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|hunt_name = MIT Mystery Hunt 2015 |
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|running_team = One Fish Two Fish Random Fish Blue Fish |
|running_team = One Fish Two Fish Random Fish Blue Fish |
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|winning_team = Luck, I Am Your Father |
|winning_team = [[Luck|Luck, I Am Your Father]] |
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|location = MIT (Cambridge, MA) |
|location = MIT (Cambridge, MA) |
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|hunt = [[MIT Mystery Hunt]] |
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'''MIT Mystery Hunt 2015''' was the 35th iteration of the [[MIT Mystery Hunt]]. It was run by [[ |
'''MIT Mystery Hunt 2015''' was the 35th iteration of the [[MIT Mystery Hunt]]. It was run by [[Random]] under the name "One Fish Two Fish Random Fish Blue Fish". (The running team would split away from Random to form [[Hunches in Bunches]] starting 2016.) The theme was "20,000 Puzzles Under the Sea", a play on Jules Verne's science fiction adventure novel ''{{w|Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas}}''.<ref>In the wrapup, it was noted that there were actually 20000 puzzles in the hunt - in base 3. (for a total of 162 puzzles written in decimal)</ref> |
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[[Luck|Luck, I Am Your Father]] and [[Left Out]] solved the Atlantis Meta Meta, the final puzzle before the final runaround, 14 seconds apart from each other.<ref>[https://drnautilus.tumblr.com/post/108411890193 Dr. Nautilus (tumblr)]</ref> |
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{{to do}} |
{{to do}} |
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==List of Rounds == |
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Each regular round has a single metapuzzle, and each super-round has a single metameta combining all of the rounds under it. |
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!Super-round |
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!Round Title |
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!Number of Feeder Puzzles |
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|rowspan=3| {{L|Workshop}} |
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| {{L|Machine Room}} |
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|9 |
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| {{L|Optics Lab}} |
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|7 |
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| {{L|Chemistry Lab}} |
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|8 |
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|rowspan=5| {{L|Ocean}} |
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| {{L|School of Fish}} |
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|56 |
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| {{L|Pod of Dolphins}} |
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|9 |
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| {{L|Coral Reef}} |
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|8 |
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| {{L|Treasure Chest}} |
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|8 |
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| {{L|Graveyard}} |
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|7 |
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|rowspan=4| {{L|Atlantis}} |
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| {{L|Colorful Tower}} |
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|7 |
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| {{L|Spotted Tower}} |
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|5 |
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| {{L|Spiky Tower}} |
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|9 |
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| {{L|Golden Tower}} |
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|6 |
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|rowspan=2|''(None)'' |
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| {{L|Aquatic Acquaintances}} |
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|4 (no meta) |
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| {{L|Runaround}} |
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|5 parts |
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== Unlock Instructions == |
== Unlock Instructions == |
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You can experience more or less the same progression as was in the actual hunt by registering an account on [http://20000puzzles.com]. |
You can experience more or less the same progression as was in the actual hunt by registering an account on [http://20000puzzles.com http://20000puzzles.com]. |
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== Reviews and write-ups == |
== Reviews and write-ups == |
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* sniffnoy - [https://sniffnoy.dreamwidth.org/529992.html Mystery Hunt roundup 2015] |
* sniffnoy - [https://sniffnoy.dreamwidth.org/529992.html Mystery Hunt roundup 2015] |
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* tmcay - [https://tmcaylifeasapuzzle.wordpress.com/2015/01/20/2015-mit-mystery-hunt-20000-puzzles-under-the-sea-2/ 2015 MIT Mystery Hunt: 20000 Puzzles Under the Sea] |
* tmcay - [https://tmcaylifeasapuzzle.wordpress.com/2015/01/20/2015-mit-mystery-hunt-20000-puzzles-under-the-sea-2/ 2015 MIT Mystery Hunt: 20000 Puzzles Under the Sea] |
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== Leaderboard == |
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The data source only gives a list of teams, ordered with the 11 finishers in order of when they found the coin, then the rest of the teams by the DEEP reached by Sunday night.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/mysteryhunt/comments/2t0v5j/unofficial_2015_mystery_hunt_final_results_taken/</ref> |
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{{HuntLeaderboard|max_teams=15|source=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905150224/https://web.mit.edu/puzzle/www/2015-wrapup.pdf}} |
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== References == |
== References == |
Latest revision as of 02:26, 5 November 2022
MIT Mystery Hunt 2015 | |
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Running Team | One Fish Two Fish Random Fish Blue Fish |
Winning Team | Luck, I Am Your Father |
Timeframe and Location | |
Location | MIT (Cambridge, MA) |
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Hunt Link | Link |
MIT Mystery Hunt Chronology | |
MIT Mystery Hunt 2015 was the 35th iteration of the MIT Mystery Hunt. It was run by Random under the name "One Fish Two Fish Random Fish Blue Fish". (The running team would split away from Random to form Hunches in Bunches starting 2016.) The theme was "20,000 Puzzles Under the Sea", a play on Jules Verne's science fiction adventure novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas.[1]
Luck, I Am Your Father and Left Out solved the Atlantis Meta Meta, the final puzzle before the final runaround, 14 seconds apart from each other.[2]
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List of Rounds[edit | edit source]
Each regular round has a single metapuzzle, and each super-round has a single metameta combining all of the rounds under it.
Super-round | Round Title | Number of Feeder Puzzles |
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Workshop | Machine Room | 9 |
Optics Lab | 7 | |
Chemistry Lab | 8 | |
Ocean | School of Fish | 56 |
Pod of Dolphins | 9 | |
Coral Reef | 8 | |
Treasure Chest | 8 | |
Graveyard | 7 | |
Atlantis | Colorful Tower | 7 |
Spotted Tower | 5 | |
Spiky Tower | 9 | |
Golden Tower | 6 | |
(None) | Aquatic Acquaintances | 4 (no meta) |
Runaround | 5 parts |
Unlock Instructions[edit | edit source]
You can experience more or less the same progression as was in the actual hunt by registering an account on http://20000puzzles.com.
Reviews and write-ups[edit | edit source]
From the organizing team[edit | edit source]
- betaveros - 2015 MIT Mystery Hunt
- Reddit AMA
From solvers[edit | edit source]
- chriswords - Sea for Victory- #NoLimits (#17)
- claviscryptica - Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5
- colossusofrhode - Mystery Hunt 2015: 20000 Puzzles I Didn’t Have to Edit
- cougarfang - (no subject)
- devjoe - part 1 - part 2 - part 3 - part 4
- dr_whom - Sea of puzzles - Puzzles in the sea
- dr4b - MIT Mystery Hunt 2015
- Eric Berlin - Under the Sea: Mystery Hunt 2015
- jadelennox - silent sudoku
- Joe Bohanon - Mystery Hunt 2015 Wrap-Up
- mystery_fish - Random Fish
- sniffnoy - Mystery Hunt roundup 2015
- tmcay - 2015 MIT Mystery Hunt: 20000 Puzzles Under the Sea
Leaderboard[edit | edit source]
The data source only gives a list of teams, ordered with the 11 finishers in order of when they found the coin, then the rest of the teams by the DEEP reached by Sunday night.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ In the wrapup, it was noted that there were actually 20000 puzzles in the hunt - in base 3. (for a total of 162 puzzles written in decimal)
- ↑ Dr. Nautilus (tumblr)
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/mysteryhunt/comments/2t0v5j/unofficial_2015_mystery_hunt_final_results_taken/