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'''MIT Mystery Hunt 2008''' was the 28th iteration of the [[MIT Mystery Hunt]]. It was run by [[Palindrome]], the winners of the [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2007|2007 Mystery Hunt]]. The theme of the hunt was a murder mystery, where teams needed to determine the circumstances of the murder of Dr. Otto Awkward. Teams started off with the Little Black Book round, a [[Meta Matching]] round where the meta associations were not given. Upon solving a meta (in addition to solving a free puzzle at the start of the hunt) teams would access the next Dossier round in the sequence. Solving all Dossier rounds would let teams go to the endgame.
'''MIT Mystery Hunt 2008''' was the 28th iteration of the [[MIT Mystery Hunt]]. It was run by [[Palindrome]], the winners of the [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2007|2007 Mystery Hunt]]. The theme of the hunt was a murder mystery, where teams needed to determine the circumstances of the murder of Dr. Otto Awkward. Teams started off with the Little Black Book round, a [[Meta-matching]] round where the meta associations were not given. Upon solving a meta (in addition to solving a free puzzle at the start of the hunt) teams would access the next Dossier round in the sequence. Solving all Dossier rounds would let teams go to the endgame.


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== Mentions in Other Media ==
* The Tech - [https://thetech.com/2008/01/23/mysteryhunt-v127-n64 In Annual Hunt, Murder Mystery Challenges Institute Puzzle Buffs]

== Reviews and Write Ups ==
=== From Palindrome ===
* Aaron Fuegi - [http://scv.bu.edu/~aarondf/hearth/archives/000498.html Mystery Hunt 2008] - [http://scv.bu.edu/~aarondf/hearth/archives/000499.html Ticket Event for MIT Mystery Hunt 2008]
* dalryaug - [https://dalryaug.livejournal.com/508422.html Briefly...] - [https://dalryaug.livejournal.com/508809.html On the making of A Mind-flexing Exercise] - [https://dalryaug.livejournal.com/509489.html On the making of Race Around the Block] - [https://dalryaug.livejournal.com/?skip=10 "Hello, I'm calling to verify your answer on..."]
* devjoe - [https://mystery-hunt.livejournal.com/2458.html#comments Statistics for the 2008 Mystery Hunt] - [https://devjoe.livejournal.com/11944.html MIT Mystery Hunt 2008 Completed] - [https://devjoe.livejournal.com/12228.html All Geared Up] - [https://devjoe.livejournal.com/12329.html Chimera] - [https://devjoe.livejournal.com/12639.html Monopoles] - [https://devjoe.livejournal.com/12850.html Some Scares and the Brady meta.] - [https://devjoe.livejournal.com/13274.html More stuff I learned during Mystery Hunt prep] - [https://devjoe.livejournal.com/13539.html Random Mystery Hunt 2008 Notes]
* Eric Berlin - [https://web.archive.org/web/20170721212854/http://ericberlin.com/2008/01/after-the-hunt/ After the Hunt] - [https://web.archive.org/web/20120411011134/http://ericberlin.com/?m=200801&paged=2 Yes, my Hunt report could have been even longer]
* jeffurrynpl - [https://jeffurrynpl.livejournal.com/174042.html The Digital Mind]
* Jess K. - [https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/interview_with_a_mystery_hunt/ Interview with a Mystery Hunt winner]
* qaqaq - [https://qaqaq.livejournal.com/71606.html MIT Hunt musings, part 1] - [https://qaqaq.livejournal.com/71692.html part 2: All about the Chicken] - [https://qaqaq.livejournal.com/72003.html part 3: My Other Puzzles]
* squonk_npl - [https://squonk-npl.livejournal.com/26866.html Now it can be told...]
* tinhorn2 - [https://tinhorn2.livejournal.com/4336.html Mystery Mystery is History]

=== Others ===
* 530nm330hz - [https://530nm330hz.livejournal.com/170198.html My Stery Hunt - Details] - [https://530nm330hz.livejournal.com/170488.html My Stery Hunt -- Overall Impressions]
* Bryan - [https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/mystery_hunt_liveblog/ Mystery Hunt LiveBlog]
* coendou - [https://coendou.livejournal.com/94963.html Hunt Post]
* colossusofrhode - [https://colossusofrhode.com/2008/01/23/mh2k8/ MH2K8]
* dr_whom - [https://dr-whom.dreamwidth.org/3906.html Post-Palindrome Hunt Palindrome Post] - [https://dr-whom.dreamwidth.org/4159.html (no subject)]
* foggyb - [https://foggyb.livejournal.com/35665.html Unmysterious]
* Heaneyland! - [http://www.yarnivore.com/francis/archives/001972.html The mystery of the disappearing blog]
* Laura N. - [https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/semireal_time_mystery_hunt_upd_1/ Semi-Real Time Mystery Hunt Update v.2008]
* motris - [https://motris.livejournal.com/33630.html Mystery Hunt, 2008 Edition]
* noahspuzzlelj - [http://deadlymantis.blogspot.com/2008/01/first-review-of-mystery-hunt-lots-of.html (no subject)]
* okosut - [https://okosut.livejournal.com/23113.html?view=comments#comments My 8th]
* Paul B. - [https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/riddles_research_and_nerds_with_power_tools/ Riddles, Research, and Nerds with Power Tools]
* prog - [https://prog.livejournal.com/823173.html Long Mystery Hunt is Looooong] - [https://prog.livejournal.com/823771.html Yet more post-hunt stuff]
* redcat9 - [https://redcat9.livejournal.com/125417.html Obligatory Hunt Post]
* rhysara - [http://rhysara.livejournal.com/516138.html (no subject)]
* Snively - [https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/how_many_liveblogs_can_we_get/ How Many Liveblogs Can We Get Onto One Page?!] - [https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/exactly_the_same/ "Exactly" the Same]
* tablesaw - [https://tablesaw.dreamwidth.org/330228.html My Personal Hunt.] - [https://tablesaw.dreamwidth.org/330367.html Individual Puzzles at the Hunt.]
* tahnan - [https://tahnan.dreamwidth.org/154593.html That Mystery Hunt Thing]
* Tanya Khovanova - [https://blog.tanyakhovanova.com/2008/02/mit-mystery-hunt-functions/ MIT Mystery Hunt Functions]
* tigupine - [https://web.archive.org/web/20080906180845/http://tigupine.livejournal.com/ MIT Mystery Hunt 2008]

Latest revision as of 08:37, 23 September 2023

MIT Mystery Hunt 2008
Running TeamPalindrome
Winning TeamThe Evil Midnight Bombers What Bomb At Midnight
Timeframe and Location
LocationMIT (Cambridge, MA)
Links
Hunt LinkLink
MIT Mystery Hunt Chronology
← 2007
2009 →


MIT Mystery Hunt 2008 was the 28th iteration of the MIT Mystery Hunt. It was run by Palindrome, the winners of the 2007 Mystery Hunt. The theme of the hunt was a murder mystery, where teams needed to determine the circumstances of the murder of Dr. Otto Awkward. Teams started off with the Little Black Book round, a Meta-matching round where the meta associations were not given. Upon solving a meta (in addition to solving a free puzzle at the start of the hunt) teams would access the next Dossier round in the sequence. Solving all Dossier rounds would let teams go to the endgame.

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List of Rounds[edit | edit source]

Round Title Number of Feeder Puzzles Number of Metapuzzles
Little Black Book 53 (+1)[1] 6
Dossier Puzzles
Dossier 1 11 1
Dossier 2 11 1
Dossier 3 11 1
Dossier 4 1Click to revealThis round additionally takes 1 puzzle from every other dossier meta, which are otherwise not used in their respective metas. 1
Dossier 5 9 1
Dossier 6 9 1
Dossier 7 13 1
Endgame

Mentions in Other Media[edit | edit source]

Reviews and Write Ups[edit | edit source]

From Palindrome[edit | edit source]

Others[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1 free puzzle not used by metas
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