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This is a '''list of puzzle hunts by theming'''. Hunts may be listed multiple times if they touch on multiple themes. Fakeout themes are included. '''This article may have plot and other hunt spoilers.'''

{{See also|List of Puzzle Hunts|List of Puzzle Hunts by Date}}
{{Sidebar hunt lists}}
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This is a '''list of puzzle hunts by theme'''. Hunts may be listed multiple times if they touch on multiple themes. Fakeout themes are included. '''This article may have plot and other hunt spoilers.'''


= Existing fiction themes =
= Existing fiction themes =
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== Literature ==
== Literature ==
* '''Literature, general''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022]], [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 16]], [[CMU Hunt Spring 2012]], [[Hunt20 2.1 Puzzle Hunt]], [[Puzzle Boat 6]], [[College Puzzle Challenge 2013]]
* '''Literature, general''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022]], [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 16]], [[CMU Hunt Spring 2012]], [[Hunt20 2.1 Puzzle Hunt]], [[Puzzle Boat 6]], [[College Puzzle Challenge 2013]]
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* '''{{w|Dr. Seuss}}''' - [[Puzzled Pint May-20]]
* '''Fairy tales''' - [[DASH 3]]
* '''Fairy tales''' - [[DASH 3]]
* '''{{w|Jules Verne}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2010]] (round)
* '''{{w|Jules Verne}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2010]] (round)
* '''{{w|Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas|20000 Leagues Under the Sea}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2015]]
* '''{{w|Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas|20000 Leagues Under the Sea}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2015]]
* '''{{w|A Series of Unfortunate Events}}''' - [[Puzzled Pint Feb-21]]
* '''{{w|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|Alice in Wonderland}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2014]], [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 7]], [[CMU Hunt Spring 2007]], [[SUMS Puzzle Hunt 2010]], [[Singapore Puzzle Hunt 2015]]
* '''{{w|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|Alice in Wonderland}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2014]], [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 7]], [[CMU Hunt Spring 2007]], [[SUMS Puzzle Hunt 2010]], [[Singapore Puzzle Hunt 2015]]
* '''{{w|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory}}''' - [[USC Puzzle Hunt 2016]]
* '''{{w|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory}}''' - [[USC Puzzle Hunt 2016]], [[NPL Extravaganza 2017]]
* '''{{w|Cthulhu mythos}}''' - [[SUMS Puzzle Hunt 2013]], [[Miskatonic University Game]]
* '''{{w|Cthulhu mythos}}''' - [[SUMS Puzzle Hunt 2013]], [[Miskatonic University Game]]
* '''{{w|Discworld}}''' - [[mezzacotta Puzzle Hunt 2016]]
* '''{{w|Discworld}}''' - [[mezzacotta Puzzle Hunt 2016]]
* '''{{w|The Grinch}}''' - [[Puzzled Pint Dec-20]]
* '''{{w|Harry Potter}}''' - [[DASH 7]], [[CMU Hunt Fall 2016]], [[Singapore Puzzle Hunt 2016]], [[Harvard Puzzle Hunt 2004]], [[Mathcamp Puzzle Hunt 2014]]
* '''{{w|Harry Potter}}''' - [[DASH 7]], [[CMU Hunt Fall 2016]], [[Singapore Puzzle Hunt 2016]], [[Harvard Puzzle Hunt 2004]], [[Mathcamp Puzzle Hunt 2014]]
* '''{{w|Hercule Poirot}}''' - [[Puzzled Pint Jul-21]]
* '''{{w|His Dark Materials}}''' - [[Harvard Puzzle Hunt 2008]]
* '''{{w|His Dark Materials}}''' - [[Harvard Puzzle Hunt 2008]]
* '''{{w|Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy}}''' - [[College Puzzle Challenge 2012]]
* '''{{w|Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy}}''' - [[College Puzzle Challenge 2012]]
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* '''Movies, general''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 15]], [[College Puzzle Challenge 2009]] (Movie production)
* '''Movies, general''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 15]], [[College Puzzle Challenge 2009]] (Movie production)
* '''{{w|Marvel Cinematic Universe}}''' - [[Puzzle Potluck 3]], [[Puzzle Boat 8]], [[Singapore Puzzle Hunt 2020]], [[MIT Aquarium Puzzle Hunt 2018]]
* '''{{w|Marvel Cinematic Universe}}''' - [[Puzzle Potluck 3]], [[Puzzle Boat 8]], [[Singapore Puzzle Hunt 2020]], [[MIT Aquarium Puzzle Hunt 2018]]
* '''{{w|Hayao Miyazaki|Miyazaki films}}''' - [[Puzzled Pint Apr-22]]
* '''{{w|List of Pixar films|Pixar}}''' - [[DaroCaro Puzzle Hunt]], [[SUMS Puzzle Hunt 2018]]
* '''{{w|List of Pixar films|Pixar}}''' - [[DaroCaro Puzzle Hunt]], [[SUMS Puzzle Hunt 2018]]
* '''{{w|Back to the Future}}''' - [[USC Puzzle Hunt 2015]], [[MIT Aquarium Puzzle Hunt 2013]]
* '''{{w|Back to the Future}}''' - [[USC Puzzle Hunt 2015]], [[MIT Aquarium Puzzle Hunt 2013]]
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* '''{{w|Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2018]]
* '''{{w|Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2018]]
* '''{{w|James Bond}}''' - [[DASH 8]]
* '''{{w|James Bond}}''' - [[DASH 8]]
* '''{{w|Jurassic Park}}''' - [[Puzzled Pint Jun-22]]
* '''{{w|The Matrix}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2003]]
* '''{{w|The Matrix}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2003]]
* '''Metropolis''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2010]] (round)
* '''{{w|Metropolis (1927 film)|Metropolis}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2010]] (round)
* '''{{w|The Nightmare Before Christmas}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2019]]
* '''{{w|The Nightmare Before Christmas}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2019]]
* '''{{w|Ready Player One}}''' - [[Singapore Puzzle Hunt 2018]]
* '''{{w|Ready Player One}}''' - [[Singapore Puzzle Hunt 2018]]
* '''{{w|The Expanse}}''' - [[Puzzled Pint Aug-22]]
* '''{{w|The Shawshank Redemption}}''' - [[Singapore Puzzle Hunt 2019]]
* '''{{w|The Shawshank Redemption}}''' - [[Singapore Puzzle Hunt 2019]]
* '''{{w|Sneakers (1992 film)|Sneakers}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2013]] (round)
* '''{{w|Sneakers (1992 film)|Sneakers}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2013]] (round)
* '''{{w|Star Wars}}''' - [[MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2015]], [[Mathcamp Puzzle Hunt 2015]]
* '''{{w|Star Wars}}''' - [[MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2015]], [[Mathcamp Puzzle Hunt 2015]]
* '''{{w|Tenet (film)|Tenet}}''' - [[Puzzled Pint Sep-21]]
* '''{{w|Time Bandits}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2004]]
* '''{{w|Time Bandits}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2004]]
* '''{{w|Tron}}''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 11]], [[WarTron]]
* '''{{w|Tron}}''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 11]], [[WarTron]]
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== Television ==
== Television ==
* '''General television''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 19]], [[DASH 2]]
* '''General television''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 19]], [[DASH 2]]
* '''{{w|Game shows}}''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 3]], [[UMD Puzzle Hunt 2020]]
* '''Game shows''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 3]], [[UMD Puzzle Hunt 2020]]
* '''{{w|24}}''' - [[BANG 24]]
* '''{{w|24 (TV series)|24}}''' - [[BANG 24]]
* '''{{w|The Amazing Race}}''' - [[BANG 16]], [[Puzzle Boat 4]], [[Singapore Puzzle Hunt 2021]]
* '''{{w|The Amazing Race}}''' - [[BANG 16]], [[Puzzle Boat 4]], [[Singapore Puzzle Hunt 2021]]
* '''{{w|Avatar: The Last Airbender}}''' - [[Mathcamp Puzzle Hunt 2021]]
* '''{{w|Avatar: The Last Airbender (franchise)|Avatar: The Last Airbender}}''' - [[Mathcamp Puzzle Hunt 2021]], [[Puzzled Pint Jan-22]]
* '''{{w|Beavis and Butthead}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1997]]
* '''{{w|Beavis and Butthead}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1997]]
* '''{{w|Doctor Who}}''' - [[Doctor When]]
* '''{{w|Doctor Who}}''' - [[Doctor When]]
* '''{{w|Game of Thrones}}''' - [[BAPHL 12]]
* '''{{w|Game of Thrones}}''' - [[BAPHL 12]]
* '''{{w|Gilligan's Island}}''' - [[Puzzled Pint Dec-21]]
* '''{{w|Gravity Falls}}''' - [[P.I.HUNT 4]]
* '''{{w|Gravity Falls}}''' - [[P.I.HUNT 4]]
* '''{{w|The Great British Bake Off}}''' - [[Puzzled Pint Aug-20]]
* '''{{w|Jeopardy!}}''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 123]], [[UMD Puzzle Hunt 2020]], [[MIT Aquarium Puzzle Hunt 2017]]
* '''{{w|Jeopardy!}}''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 123]], [[UMD Puzzle Hunt 2020]], [[MIT Aquarium Puzzle Hunt 2017]]
* '''{{w|The Masked Singer}}''' - [[Carvana Puzzle Hunt 2021]]
* '''{{w|The Masked Singer}}''' - [[Carvana Puzzle Hunt 2021]]
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* '''{{w|Mission: Impossible}}''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 5]]
* '''{{w|Mission: Impossible}}''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 5]]
* '''{{w|My Little Pony}}''' - [[Puzzles Are Magic]]
* '''{{w|My Little Pony}}''' - [[Puzzles Are Magic]]
* '''{{w|Scooby-Doo}}''' - [[P.I.HUNT 7]]
* '''{{w|Schoolhouse Rock!}}''' - [[Puzzled Pint Sep-20]]
* '''{{w|Spongebob}}''' - [[MIT Aquarium Puzzle Hunt 2022]]
* '''{{w|Scooby-Doo}}''' - [[P.I.HUNT 7]], [[Puzzled Pint Nov-20]]
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* '''{{w|SpongeBob SquarePants}}''' - [[MIT Aquarium Puzzle Hunt 2022]]
* '''{{w|Squid Game}}''' - [[Puzzled Pint Jul-22]]
* '''{{w|Star Trek}}''' - [[Curtis 50 Trek]]
* '''{{w|Steven Universe}}''' - [[Puzzled Pint May-21]]
* '''{{w|Stranger Things}}''' - [[Singapore Puzzle Hunt 2022]]
* '''{{w|Stranger Things}}''' - [[Singapore Puzzle Hunt 2022]]
* '''{{w|The Twilight Zone}}''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 18]]
* '''{{w|The Twilight Zone}}''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 18]]
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== Musical Theatre ==
== Musical Theatre ==
* '''General theatre''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2012]], [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 20]], [[CMU Hunt Spring 2016]]
* '''General theatre''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2012]], [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 20]], [[CMU Hunt Spring 2016]]
* '''{{w|The Producers}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2012]]
* '''{{w|The Producers (musical)|The Producers}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2012]]


== Video games ==
== Video games ==
* '''Video games, general''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2011]], [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 21]]
* '''Video games, general''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2011]], [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 21]]
* '''{{w|Text adventures}}''' - [[Harvard Puzzle Hunt 2007]]
* '''{{w|Text adventures}}''' - [[Harvard Puzzle Hunt 2007]]
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* '''{{w|Incremental games}}''' - [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2018]] (Cookie Clicker), [[Huntinality 2021]] (round)
* '''{{w|Age of Empires}}''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 2]]
* '''{{w|Age of Empires}}''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 2]]
* '''{{w|Among Us}}''' - [[Puzzle Potluck 4]]
* '''{{w|Among Us}}''' - [[Puzzle Potluck 4]]
* '''{{w|Animal Crossing}}''' - [[Puzzle Potluck 4]]
* '''{{w|Animal Crossing}}''' - [[Puzzle Potluck 4]]
* '''{{w|Civilization}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2011]] (round)
* '''{{w|Civilization (series)|Civilization}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2011]] (round)
* '''{{w|Five Nights at Freddy's}}''' - [[Puzzled Pint Jan-23]]
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* '''{{w|Incremental games}}''' - [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2018]] (Cookie Clicker), [[Huntinality 2021]] (round)
* '''{{w|Mario}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2011]] (round), [[Huntinality 2021]] (Waluigi)
* '''{{w|Mario}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2011]] (round), [[Huntinality 2021]] (Waluigi)
* '''{{w|Mega Man}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2011]] (round)
* '''{{w|Mega Man}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2011]] (round)
* '''{{w|Portal}}''' - [[CMU Hunt Fall 2017]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2011]]
* '''{{w|Neko Atsume}}''' - [[Puzzled Pint Jan-20]]
* '''{{w|Portal (series)|Portal}}''' - [[CMU Hunt Fall 2017]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2011]]
* '''{{w|Professor Layton}}''' - [[BAPHL 11]], [[Puzzle Potluck 2]]
* '''{{w|Professor Layton}}''' - [[BAPHL 11]], [[Puzzle Potluck 2]]
* '''{{w|Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1999]], [[CMU Hunt Fall 2007]]
* '''{{w|Spiritfarer}}''' - [[Puzzled Pint Feb-22]]
* '''{{w|Zelda}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2011]] (round), [[Harvard Puzzle Hunt 2010]]
* '''{{w|Carmen Sandiego (video game series)|Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1999]], [[CMU Hunt Fall 2007]]
* '''{{w|The Legend of Zelda}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2011]] (round), [[Harvard Puzzle Hunt 2010]]


=== Pokémon ===
=== Pokémon ===
* '''{{w|Pokémon}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2018]] (round), [[SUMS Puzzle Hunt 2016]], [[Smogon Puzzle Hunt 1]]
* '''{{w|Pokémon}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2018]] (round), [[SUMS Puzzle Hunt 2016]], [[Smogon Puzzle Hunt 1]]
* '''{{w|Pokémon contests}}''' - [[Smogon Puzzle Hunt 2]]
* '''Pokémon contests''' - [[Smogon Puzzle Hunt 2]]
* '''{{w|Pokémon Go}}''' - [[Silph Puzzle Hunt]]
* '''{{w|Pokémon Go}}''' - [[Silph Puzzle Hunt]]
* '''{{w|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon}}''' - [[Smogon Puzzle Hunt 3]]
* '''{{w|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon}}''' - [[Smogon Puzzle Hunt 3]]


= Genre themes =
= Genre themes =
* '''{{w|Animated TV show}}''' - [[BAPHL 1]]
* '''Animated TV show''' - [[BAPHL 1]]
* '''{{w|Bomb Defusal}}''' - [[Quantum Online Puzzle Hunt]]
* '''Bomb Defusal''' - [[Quantum Online Puzzle Hunt]]
* '''{{w|Cyberpunk}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1994]]
* '''Cyberpunk''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1994]]
* '''{{w|Espionage / global search}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2006]], [[SUMS Puzzle Hunt 2011]], [[Burn After Solving]]
* '''Espionage / global search''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2006]], [[SUMS Puzzle Hunt 2011]], [[Burn After Solving]]
* '''{{w|Fictional sleepers}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2016]]
* '''Fictional sleepers''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2016]]
* '''{{w|Heist}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2013]], [[UMD Puzzle Hunt 2021]], [[College Puzzle Challenge 2008]]
* '''Heist''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2013]], [[UMD Puzzle Hunt 2021]], [[College Puzzle Challenge 2008]]
* '''{{w|Horror}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2001]], [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 123]]
* '''Horror''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2001]], [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 123]]
* '''{{w|Fictional magic}}''' - [[CMU Hunt Spring 2010]]
* '''Fictional magic''' - [[CMU Hunt Spring 2010]]
* '''{{w|Investigative}}''' - [[Mathcamp Puzzle Hunt 2020]]
* '''Investigative''' - [[Mathcamp Puzzle Hunt 2020]]
* '''{{w|Medieval}}''' - [[CMU Hunt Fall 2015]]
* '''Maze''' - [[Luogu Puzzle Hunt 1]] <small>(Chinese)</small>
* '''{{w|MMO}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2021]]
* '''Medieval''' - [[CMU Hunt Fall 2015]]
* '''{{w|Massively multiplayer online game|MMO}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2021]]
* '''{{w|Mystery}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2008]], [[CMU Hunt Spring 2011]], [[REDDOThunt 2018]], [[SUMS Puzzle Hunt 2014]], [[SUMS Puzzle Hunt 2009]], [[Singapore Puzzle Hunt 2017]], [[Intercoastal Altercations 4]]
* '''{{w|Parallel universes}}''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 22]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2021]], [[MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2010]]
* '''Mystery''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2008]], [[CMU Hunt Spring 2011]], [[REDDOThunt 2018]], [[SUMS Puzzle Hunt 2014]], [[SUMS Puzzle Hunt 2009]], [[Singapore Puzzle Hunt 2017]], [[Intercoastal Altercations 4]]
* '''{{w|Quests}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1993]], [[CMU Hunt Spring 2019]], [[Puzzle Potluck 1]]
* '''{{w|Parallel universes in fiction|Parallel universes}}''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 22]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2021]], [[MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2010]]
* '''{{w|Sci-fi}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2018]] (round)
* '''Quests''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1993]], [[CMU Hunt Spring 2019]], [[Puzzle Potluck 1]]
* '''Sci-fi''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2018]] (round)
* '''{{w|Sports}}''' - [[BAPHL 18]], [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2017]], [[P.I.HUNT 1]], [[Intercoastal Altercations 5]]
* '''{{w|Superheroes / Supervillains}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2005]], [[BANG 23]], [[MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2011]]
* '''Sports''' - [[BAPHL 18]], [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2017]], [[P.I.HUNT 1]], [[Intercoastal Altercations 5]]
* '''{{w|Time loop / travel}}''' - [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022]], [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 6]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2010]], [[BAPHL 14]], [[CMU Hunt Fall 2018]], [[CMU Hunt Spring 2009]], [[MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2016]], [[College Puzzle Challenge 2016]]
* '''Superheroes / Supervillains''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2005]], [[BANG 23]], [[MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2011]]
* '''{{w|Treasure hunting}}''' - [[BAPHL 9]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1992]], [[CMU Hunt Spring 2013]], [[Carvana Puzzle Hunt 2019]], [[Harvard Puzzle Hunt 2005]]
* '''{{w|Time loop}} / {{w|Time travel|travel}}''' - [[Luogu Puzzle Hunt 2]] <small>(Chinese)</small>, [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022]], [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 6]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2010]], [[BAPHL 14]], [[CMU Hunt Fall 2018]], [[CMU Hunt Spring 2009]], [[MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2016]], [[College Puzzle Challenge 2016]]
* '''Treasure hunting''' - [[BAPHL 9]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1992]], [[CMU Hunt Spring 2013]], [[Carvana Puzzle Hunt 2019]], [[Harvard Puzzle Hunt 2005]]
* '''{{w|Zombies}}''' - [[BAPHL 8]], [[BANG 19]], [[CMU Hunt Spring 2014]], [[Mathcamp Puzzle Hunt 2012]]
* '''{{w|Zombies}}''' - [[BAPHL 8]], [[BANG 19]], [[CMU Hunt Spring 2014]], [[Mathcamp Puzzle Hunt 2012]]


= Puzzle metafiction / references =
= Puzzle metafiction / references =
* '''{{w|DASH}}''' - [[BAPHL 19]]
* '''DASH''' - [[BAPHL 19]]
* '''{{w|Escape from Zyzzlvaria}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2009]]
* '''Escape from Zyzzlvaria''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2009]]
* '''{{w|Hunt locations}}''' - [[BAPHL 10]]
* '''Hunt locations''' - [[BAPHL 10]]
* '''{{w|Past hunts}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2010]] (with references to 1983, 2000, 2009), [[BAPHL 15]]
* '''Past hunts''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2010]] (with references to 1983, 2000, 2009), [[BAPHL 15]], [[Puzzled Pint Jul-20]]
* '''{{w|Puzzle Factory}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2023]]
* '''Puzzle Factory''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2023]]

= Hunt Mechanic Themes =
= Hunt Mechanic Themes =
* '''{{w|Puzzle construction}}''' - See [[:Category:Puzzle construction challenges]]
* '''Puzzle construction''' - See [[:Category:Puzzle construction challenges]]
* '''{{w|All work and no play}}''' - [[P.I.HUNT 5]]
* '''{{w|All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy|All work and no play}}''' - [[P.I.HUNT 5]]
* '''{{w|Conlang}}''' - [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2019]]
* '''Codes''' - [[Puzzled Pint Apr-23]]
* '''{{w|Darkness}}''' - [[BANG 28]]
* '''{{w|Constructed language|Conlang}}''' - [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2019]]
* '''{{w|Hexominoes}}''' - [[BANG 35]]
* '''Darkness''' - [[BANG 28]]
* '''{{w|Jigsaw Puzzles}}''' - [[P.I.HUNT 8]]
* '''{{w|Hexomino|Hexominoes}}''' - [[BANG 35]]
* '''{{w|Lists}}''' - [[Lists of Lists]]
* '''{{w|Jigsaw puzzle|Jigsaw Puzzles}}''' - [[P.I.HUNT 8]]
* '''Lists''' - [[Lists of Lists]]
* '''{{w|Morse Code}}''' - [[BANG 34]]
* '''{{w|Morse Code}}''' - [[BANG 34]]
* '''{{w|Riddle sequences}}''' - [[P.I.HUNT 9]]
* '''Riddle sequences''' - [[P.I.HUNT 9]]


= Non-fiction themes =
= Non-fiction themes =
== Animals ==
== Animals ==
* '''{{w|Dogs}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2016]]
* '''Cats''' - [[Puzzled Pint Dec-22]]
* '''{{w|Fish}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2015]]
* '''Dogs''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2016]], [[Puzzled Pint May-22]]
* '''{{w|Rats}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022]]
* '''Fish''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2015]]
* '''Rats''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022]]


== Business ==
== Business ==
* '''{{w|Corporate culture}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2003]], [[CMU Hunt Fall 2011]]?, [[REDDOThunt 2020]]
* '''Corporate culture''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2003]], [[CMU Hunt Fall 2011]]?, [[REDDOThunt 2020]]
* '''Internet shopping''' - [[Puzzled Pint Mar-22]]
* '''{{w|Lemonade stand}}''' - [[DASH 6]]
* '''{{w|Lemonade stand}}''' - [[DASH 6]]
* '''{{w|Stock Market}}''' - [[Intercoastal Altercations 3]]
* '''Stock Market''' - [[Intercoastal Altercations 3]]


== Education ==
== Education ==
* '''{{w|Back to School}}''' - [[BANG 25]]
* '''{{w|Back to School}}''' - [[BANG 25]]
* '''{{w|Camp counseling}}''' - [[Mathcamp Puzzle Hunt 2011]]
* '''{{w|Camp counseling}}''' - [[Mathcamp Puzzle Hunt 2011]]
* '''{{w|Computer Science courses}}''' - [[CMU CS Hunt]]
* '''Computer Science courses''' - [[CMU CS Hunt]]
* '''{{w|Enigmatology}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1998]], [[UMD Puzzle Hunt 2017]]
* '''{{w|Enigmatology}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1998]], [[UMD Puzzle Hunt 2017]]
* '''{{w|Ivy League}}''' - [[MIT Aquarium Puzzle Hunt 2021]]
* '''{{w|Ivy League}}''' - [[MIT Aquarium Puzzle Hunt 2021]]
* '''{{w|MIT (fictional)}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2021]]
* '''{{w|MIT|MIT (fictional)}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2021]]
* '''{{w|MIT (hacking culture)}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2018]] (round)
* '''{{w|MIT|MIT (hacking culture)}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2018]] (round)
* '''{{w|Museum}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2023]], [[UMD Puzzle Hunt 2021]]
* '''Museum''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2023]], [[UMD Puzzle Hunt 2021]]
* '''{{w|Scholarship applications}}''' - [[MIT Aquarium Puzzle Hunt 2019]]
* '''Scholarship applications''' - [[MIT Aquarium Puzzle Hunt 2019]]
* '''{{w|Standardized testing}}''' - [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022]]
* '''Standardized testing''' - [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022]]
* '''{{w|University}}''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 2023]], [[Miskatonic University Game]]
* '''University''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 2023]], [[Miskatonic University Game]]


== Entertainment ==
== Entertainment ==
* '''{{w|Birthday Party}}''' - [[Teammate Hunt 2020]]
* '''Birthday Party''' - [[Teammate Hunt 2020]]
* '''{{w|Camping}}''' - [[EC Puzzle Hunt]]
* '''Camping''' - [[EC Puzzle Hunt]]
* '''{{w|Gambling / casinos}}''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 8]] (Las Vegas), [[College Puzzle Challenge 2014]], [[College Puzzle Challenge 2004]]
* '''Gambling / casinos''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 8]] (Las Vegas), [[College Puzzle Challenge 2014]], [[College Puzzle Challenge 2004]]
* '''{{w|Magic (real-life)}}''' - [[College Puzzle Challenge 2018]]
* '''Magic (real-life)''' - [[College Puzzle Challenge 2018]], [[Puzzled Pint Apr-20]]
* '''{{w|Rubik's cube}}''' - [[MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2019]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2013]] (round)
* '''{{w|Rubik's cube}}''' - [[MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2019]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2013]] (round), [[Edric's Truzzle Hunt 2022]], [[ffao Hunt]]
* '''{{w|Theme Park}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2020]], [[Teammate Hunt 2021]], [[CMU Hunt Spring 2017]]
* '''Theme Park''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2020]], [[Teammate Hunt 2021]], [[CMU Hunt Spring 2017]]
* '''{{w|Toys}}''' - [[Teammate Hunt 2020]]
* '''Toys''' - [[Teammate Hunt 2020]]
* '''{{w|Vacation}}''' - [[CMU Hunt Spring 2020]], [[REDDOThunt 2022]], [[College Puzzle Challenge 2015]]
* '''Vacation''' - [[CMU Hunt Spring 2020]], [[REDDOThunt 2022]], [[College Puzzle Challenge 2015]]
* '''{{w|Zoo}}''' - [[Mathcamp Puzzle Hunt 2019]]
* '''Zoo''' - [[Mathcamp Puzzle Hunt 2019]]


=== Art ===
===Art===
* '''{{w|Rene Magritte}}''' - [[CMU Hunt Spring 2022]]
* '''{{w|Rene Magritte}}''' - [[CMU Hunt Spring 2022]]


=== Board games ===
===Board games===
* '''Board games, general''' - [[Puzzle Boat 7]]
* '''Board games, general''' - [[Puzzle Boat 7]], [[NPL Extravaganza 2011]], [[Puzzled Pint Jun-20]]
* '''{{w|20 Questions}}''' - [[MIT Aquarium Puzzle Hunt 2016]]
* '''{{w|20 Questions}}''' - [[MIT Aquarium Puzzle Hunt 2016]]
* '''{{w|Chess}}''' - [[Puzzled Pint Jun-21]]
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* '''{{w|Clue}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1995]], [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 4]], [[Puzzle Potluck 2]], [[P.I.HUNT 3]]
* '''{{w|Dungeons & Dragons / tabletop RPG}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2017]], [[BAPHL 20]]
* '''{{w|Cluedo|Clue}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1995]], [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 4]], [[Puzzle Potluck 2]], [[P.I.HUNT 3]]
* '''{{w|Monopoly}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2002]], [[CMU Hunt Fall 2022]]
* '''{{w|Tabletop role-playing game|Dungeons & Dragons / tabletop RPG}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2017]], [[BAPHL 20]], [[Puzzled Pint Mar-23]]
* '''{{w|Monopoly (game)|Monopoly}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2002]], [[CMU Hunt Fall 2022]]
* '''{{w|Settlers of Catan}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2018]] (round), [[Harvard Puzzle Hunt 2009]]
* '''{{w|Settlers of Catan}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2018]] (round), [[Harvard Puzzle Hunt 2009]]
* '''{{w|Trivial Pursuit}}''' - [[BANG 7]], [[Puzzle Potluck 3]]
* '''{{w|Trivial Pursuit}}''' - [[BANG 7]], [[Puzzle Potluck 3]]


=== Music ===
===Music===
* '''{{w|Pop music, general}}''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 17]]
* '''Pop music, general''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 17]]
* '''{{w|Rock band tour}}''' - [[BAPHL 6]]
* '''Rock band tour''' - [[BAPHL 6]]
* '''{{w|2 Tone Records}}''' - [[2 Tone Game]]
* '''{{w|Elvis Presley}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1997]]
* '''{{w|Elvis Presley}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1997]]


=== Sports ===
===Sports===
(Also see Genre Themes/Sports heading for hunts with a fictional sports theme (usually puzzleball or similar)
(Also see Genre Themes/Sports heading for hunts with a fictional sports theme (usually puzzleball or similar)
* '''{{w|Baseball}}''' - [[BAPHL 21]]
* '''Archery''' - [[A Round of Archery]]
* '''{{w|Motorsport}}''' - [[BAPHL 5]]
* '''Baseball''' - [[BAPHL 21]]
* '''Motorsport''' - [[BAPHL 5]]
* '''{{w|Olympics}}''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 1]], [[Carvana Puzzle Hunt 2020]]
* '''{{w|Olympics}}''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 1]], [[Carvana Puzzle Hunt 2020]]
* '''Soccer''' - [[Puzzled Pint Nov-22]]


== Food ==
==Food==
* '''Food, general''' - [[BANG 15]]
* '''Food, general''' - [[BANG 15]]
* '''{{w|Candy}}''' - [[Mathcamp Puzzle Hunt 2022]]
* '''Candy''' - [[Mathcamp Puzzle Hunt 2022]]
* '''Condiments''' - [[Puzzled Pint Oct-21]]
* '''{{w|Cookies}}''' - [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2018]], [[Harvard Puzzle Hunt 2006]], [[Mathcamp Puzzle Hunt 2016]]
* '''{{w|Food Pyramid}}''' - [[Purple People Eaters Puzzle Hunt]]
* '''Cookies''' - [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2018]], [[Harvard Puzzle Hunt 2006]], [[Mathcamp Puzzle Hunt 2016]]
* '''Food Pyramid''' - [[Purple People Eaters Puzzle Hunt]]
* '''Tacos''' - [[Puzzled Pint May-23]]


== History ==
==History==
* '''{{w|Alchemy}}''' - [[MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2014]]
* '''2020 (year)''' - [[Puzzled Pint Dec-21]]
* '''{{w|American history (fictional)}}''' - [[BAPHL 7]]
* '''Alchemy''' - [[MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2014]]
* '''{{w|Archaeology}}''' - [[BAPHL 3]], [[DASH 9]]
* '''American history (fictional)''' - [[BAPHL 7]]
* '''{{w|Colonial America}}''' - [[USC Puzzle Hunt 2013]]
* '''Archaeology''' - [[BAPHL 3]], [[DASH 9]]
* '''{{w|Humboldt expedition}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2010]] (round)
* '''Colonial America''' - [[USC Puzzle Hunt 2013]]
* '''{{w|Alexander_von_Humboldt#Spanish_American_expedition,_1799–1804|Humboldt expedition}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2010]] (round)
* '''{{w|Oregon Trail}}''' - [[CMU Hunt Fall 2020]]
* '''{{w|Oregon Trail}}''' - [[CMU Hunt Fall 2020]]
* '''{{w|Prehistory}}''' - [[CMU Hunt Spring 2023]]
* '''Mobsters''' - [[Puzzled Pint Mar-20]]
* '''{{w|Pirates}}''' - [[BAPHL 13]], [[CMU Hunt Spring 2021]], [[CMU Hunt Spring 2008]]
* '''Prehistory''' - [[CMU Hunt Spring 2023]]
* '''Pirates''' - [[BAPHL 13]], [[CMU Hunt Spring 2021]], [[CMU Hunt Spring 2008]]
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* '''{{w|Presidents}}''' - [[BANG 14]]
* '''{{w|Vikings}}''' - [[BANG 26]]
* '''Presidents''' - [[BANG 14]]
* '''{{w|Wild West}}''' - [[DASH 10]], [[DASH 1]]
* '''Vikings''' - [[BANG 26]], [[Puzzled Pint Aug-21]]
* '''Wild West''' - [[DASH 10]], [[DASH 1]]
* '''{{w|Witch hunts}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2010]] (round)
* '''{{w|Witch hunts}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2010]] (round)
* '''{{w|Wonders of the World}}''' - [[College Puzzle Challenge 2005]]
* '''{{w|Wonders of the World}}''' - [[College Puzzle Challenge 2005]], [[Puzzled Pint Nov-21]]

==Language==
* '''Letters''' - [[Puzzled Pint Aug-23]]
* '''Punctuation''' - [[Puzzled Pint Oct-22]]
* '''Question words''' - [[Puzzled Pint Aug-23]]


== Non-fiction literature ==
==Non-fiction literature==
* '''{{w|Godel, Escher, Bach}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1996]]
* '''{{w|Godel, Escher, Bach}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1996]]


== Paranormal ==
==Paranormal==
* '''{{w|Anomaly}}''' - [[CMU Hunt Fall 2019]]
* '''Anomaly''' - [[CMU Hunt Fall 2019]]
* '''{{w|Conspiracy theories}}''' - [[Berkeley Mystery Hunt 2015]]
* '''Aliens''' - [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2019]]
* '''{{w|Psychics}}''' - [[CMU Hunt Fall 2008]]
* '''Conspiracy theories''' - [[Berkeley Mystery Hunt 2015]]
* '''Psychics''' - [[CMU Hunt Fall 2008]]


== Religion and Tradition ==
== Religion and Tradition==
* '''{{w|Apocalypse}}''' - [[CMU Hunt Spring 2018]], [[MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2012]], [[SUMS Puzzle Hunt 2012]], [[College Puzzle Challenge 2010]]
* '''Apocalypse''' - [[CMU Hunt Spring 2018]], [[MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2012]], [[SUMS Puzzle Hunt 2012]], [[College Puzzle Challenge 2010]]
* '''{{w|Halloween}}''' - [[BANG 13]], [[Inexact Puzzlehunt]], [[P.I.HUNT 6]]
* '''Christmas''' - [[Puzzled Pint Jul-23]]
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* '''Halloween''' - [[BANG 13]], [[Inexact Puzzlehunt]], [[P.I.HUNT 6]]
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* '''{{w|Hell, Seven deadly sins}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2007]]
* '''{{w|Holidays}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2019]], [[BAPHL 12]]
* '''Hell, Seven deadly sins''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2007]], [[Puzzled Pint Sep-22]]
* '''{{w|Luck}}''' - [[BANG 20]]
* '''Holidays''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2019]], [[BAPHL 12]]
* '''{{w|Zodiac}}''' - [[BANG 12]]
* '''Luck''' - [[BANG 20]]
* '''Seasons''' - [[Puzzled Pint Oct-20]]
* '''Zodiac''' - [[BANG 12]]


=== Mythology ===
===Mythology===
* '''{{w|Mythology, various}}''' - [[Labor Day Extravaganza]] franchise
* '''Mythology, various''' - [[Labor Day Extravaganza]] franchise
* '''{{w|Atlantis}}''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 10]]
* '''{{w|Atlantis}}''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 10]]
* '''{{w|Greek Mythology}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2010]] (round)
* '''Greek Mythology''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2024]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2010]] (round), [[Puzzled Pint Apr-21]]
* '''{{w|Knights of the Round Table}}''' - [[BANG 17]]
* '''{{w|Knights of the Round Table}}''' - [[BANG 17]]
* '''{{w|Phoenix}}''' - [[DP Puzzle Hunt]]
* '''{{w|Phoenix}}''' - [[DP Puzzle Hunt]]


== STEM topics ==
==STEM topics==


=== Mathematics ===
===Mathematics===
* '''{{w|21 (number)|The number 21}}''' - [[BANG 21]]
* '''{{w|21 (number)|The number 21}}''' - [[BANG 21]]
* '''{{w|Squares}}''' - [[BAPHL 16]]
* '''Circles''' - [[Puzzled Pint Feb-20]]
* '''{{w|Triangles}}''' - [[BAPHL 19]]
* '''Squares''' - [[BAPHL 16]]
* '''Triangles''' - [[BAPHL 19]]


=== Science ===
===Science===
* '''{{w|Research institute}}''' - [[BANG 22]], [[Berkeley Mystery Hunt 2013]]
* '''Research institute''' - [[BANG 22]], [[Berkeley Mystery Hunt 2013]]
* '''{{w|Richard Feynman|Feynman}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2013]] (round)
* '''{{w|Richard Feynman|Richard Feynman}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2013]] (round)
* '''{{w|Ornithology}}''' - [[CMU Hunt Fall 2014]]
* '''{{w|Ornithology}}''' - [[CMU Hunt Fall 2014]]
* '''{{w|Physics}}''' - [[BAPHL 2]]
* '''Physics''' - [[BAPHL 2]]
* '''{{w|Weather}}''' - [[CMU Hunt Fall 2012]]
* '''Quantum Physics''' - [[Puzzled Pint Sep-23]]
* '''Units of Measurement''' - [[Puzzled Pint Jun-23]]
* '''Weather''' - [[CMU Hunt Fall 2012]]


=== Technology ===
===Technology===
* '''{{w|Artificial intelligence}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2023]]
* '''{{w|Artificial intelligence}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2023]]
* '''{{w|Cloning}}''' - [[CMU Hunt Fall 2009]]
* '''{{w|BuzzFeed}}''' - [[Puzzled Pint Jan-21]]
* '''Cloning''' - [[CMU Hunt Fall 2009]]
* '''{{w|Deep-sea exploration}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2015]], [[College Puzzle Challenge 2017]]
* '''{{w|Deep-sea exploration}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2015]], [[College Puzzle Challenge 2017]]
* '''{{w|Email spam}}''' - [[CMU Hunt Fall 2021]]
* '''{{w|Email spam}}''' - [[CMU Hunt Fall 2021]]
* '''{{w|Medicine}}''' - [[DASH 11]], [[DASH 5]]
* '''Medicine''' - [[DASH 11]], [[DASH 5]]
* '''{{w|Optical devices}}, {{w|Visual perception|vision}}''' - [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2020]]
* '''Optical devices, vision''' - [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2020]]
* '''{{w|Outer space}}''' - [[CMU Hunt Spring 2015]], [[SUMS Puzzle Hunt 2015]], [[Berkeley Mystery Hunt 2016]], [[Mathcamp Puzzle Hunt 2017]]
* '''Outer space''' - [[CMU Hunt Spring 2015]], [[SUMS Puzzle Hunt 2015]], [[Berkeley Mystery Hunt 2016]], [[Mathcamp Puzzle Hunt 2017]], [[NPL Extravaganza 2012]]
* '''{{w|Phonograph}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2010]] (round)
* '''{{w|Phonograph}}''' - [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2010]] (round)
* '''{{w|Trains}}''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 14]]
* '''Robots''' - [[Puzzled Pint Feb-23]]
* '''Trains''' - [[Microsoft Puzzlehunt 14]]
* '''{{w|Web 2.0}}''' - [[Huntinality 2022]]
* '''{{w|Web 2.0}}''' - [[Huntinality 2022]]


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