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==Description==
==Description==
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[[File:Big Top Carnival.png|thumb|Overworld menu for Big Top Carnival]]
[[File:Big Top Carnival.png|thumb|Overworld menu for Big Top Carnival]]

The round is themed after circuses (hence the usage of the term "Big Top", referring to a circus tent) and the concept of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traveling_carnival traveling carnival], an amusement park-like attraction with many similarities to a circus. The round's puzzle themes incorporate both inspirations, though more use circus imagery.


==List of Puzzles==
==List of Puzzles==


* {{L|The Aerialist}} - An acrobat, holding onto [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_silk aerial silk].
* {{L|The Aerialist}}
* {{L|A Boy and His Dog}}
* {{L|A Boy and His Dog}} - A blue doghouse.
* {{L|Domino Maze}} - A life-sized model of the [https://www.thinkfun.com/products/domino-maze/ namesake puzzle game].
* {{L|Domino Maze}}
* {{L|Hall of Mystery}}
* {{L|Hall of Mystery}} - A circus tent, with a question mark sign hanging over the entrance.
* {{L|Human Cannonball}}
* {{L|Human Cannonball}} - A human standing next to a cannon.
* {{L|It's a Clown Puzzle, Bro}}
* {{L|It's a Clown Puzzle, Bro}} - A circus clown standing outside a smaller teal tent.
* {{L|People Mover}}
* {{L|People Mover}} - A small-scale train travelling into a tunnel.
* {{L|Plinko}}
* {{L|Plinko}} - A plinko board.
* {{L|Popcorn}}
* {{L|Popcorn}} - A street cart containing a popcorn machine.
* {{L|The Ringmaster}}
* {{L|The Ringmaster}} - A person in a ringmaster's outfit, standing atop a circus platform.
* {{L|Tug of War}}
* {{L|Tug of War}} - A strongman standing outside a blue-and-yellow tent.
* {{L|Weakest Carouselink}}
* {{L|Weakest Carouselink}} - A smaller carousel with only one seat.
* {{L|Carousel}} - The metapuzzle, a large carousel, depicted with three seats.
*[[Carousel]] - Metapuzzle

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Latest revision as of 23:20, 31 January 2024

Big Top Carnival is the seventh round of the 2020 MIT Mystery Hunt unlocked after 45 feeder puzzles are solved.

Description[edit | edit source]

Overworld menu for Big Top Carnival

The round is themed after circuses (hence the usage of the term "Big Top", referring to a circus tent) and the concept of a traveling carnival, an amusement park-like attraction with many similarities to a circus. The round's puzzle themes incorporate both inspirations, though more use circus imagery.

List of Puzzles[edit | edit source]