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'''Concierge Services''' is a [INSERT PUZZLE TYPE] puzzle from the [[Yesterdayland]] round of the [[MIT Mystery Hunt (2020)|2020 MIT Mystery Hunt]]. It [INSERT BRIEF DESCRIPTION] |
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|title = <!-- Puzzle title, defaults to subpage name, but be sure to include in case of slashes or weird formatting --> |
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|hunt = <!-- Hunt name, defaults to page parent. Do not link with [[]]; it'll automatically do so --> |
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|round = Yesterdayland |
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|image = <!-- Should start with File: --> |
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|image_width = <!-- include "px", defaults to 200px --> |
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|author = Charlie Graham, Justin Graham, and Todd Etter |
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|author1=Charlie Graham|author2 = Justin Graham|author3=Todd Etter |
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|solves = 37 |
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|guesses = 0* |
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|link = https://puzzles.mit.edu/2020/puzzle/concierge_services/ |
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|solution_link = https://puzzles.mit.edu/2020/puzzle/concierge_services/solution/ |
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|checker_link = |
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|stats_link = |
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|answer = CLASSIFIEDS |
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'''Concierge Services''' is an interactive puzzle from the {{l|Yesterdayland}} round of the [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2020|2020 MIT Mystery Hunt]]. As 2020 was the first year without a callback system, this puzzle was a way of paying homage to the old system, and was thus the only puzzle in the hunt that did not automatically return the result of a guess. |
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==Solve Path== |
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[INSERT SOLVE PATH] |
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[INSERT PICTURE] |
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==Puzzle Elements== |
==Puzzle Elements== |
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[[Flavortext]] - ''Submit your answer and wait for us to call you back at your registered team phone number. While waiting, we hope you enjoy the award-winning musical playlist we made just for you!'' |
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* [INSERT ELEMENTS] |
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[[Interaction]] - After solvers submitted an answer, they would receive a phone call informing them that their answer was incorrect (unless they submitted the correct answer) and then asking a banter-like question. After a while, the caller would hang up. ''This component is emulated on the post-hunt website.'' |
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{{spoiler|label=Spoiler-y Elements}} |
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[[Hint in Flavortext]] - The "award-winning musical playlist" hints towards the winners of the Tony Award for Best Musical. |
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[[Identification]] ([[Theater]]) - Each question can be answered with the name of one of these winners. Upon being provided with a winner that also answered a question (be it through the submission box or directly through the phone), the operator would respond with another banter-y sentence before asking another question. The questions asked this way are always in sequence (unlike the questions asked after an incorrect answer, which are chosen randomly). |
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[[Pun With Numbers]] - The banter sentence that follows each answer phonetically contains a number. For example, after the solvers answer AIN'T MISBEHAVIN', the operator will respond "OK. We'll find out who did thi'''s even'''tually". |
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[[Indexing]] - That number will be used to index into the associated musical; in the cyclical ordering used for correct answers, these letters spell out the answer. Submitting this answer will still cause a callback, but the operator will mark the puzzle as solved and proceed to engage in an actual conversation about the hunt. |
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Latest revision as of 22:25, 1 November 2022
| Concierge Services | |
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| MIT Mystery Hunt 2020 | |
| Yesterdayland | |
| Author(s) | Charlie Graham, Justin Graham, and Todd Etter |
| Answer | Click to revealCLASSIFIEDS |
| Statistics | |
| No. solves | 37 |
| No. total guesses | 0* |
| Links | |
| Puzzle | Link |
| Solution | Link |
Concierge Services is an interactive puzzle from the Yesterdayland round of the 2020 MIT Mystery Hunt. As 2020 was the first year without a callback system, this puzzle was a way of paying homage to the old system, and was thus the only puzzle in the hunt that did not automatically return the result of a guess.
Puzzle Elements[edit | edit source]
Flavortext - Submit your answer and wait for us to call you back at your registered team phone number. While waiting, we hope you enjoy the award-winning musical playlist we made just for you!
Interaction - After solvers submitted an answer, they would receive a phone call informing them that their answer was incorrect (unless they submitted the correct answer) and then asking a banter-like question. After a while, the caller would hang up. This component is emulated on the post-hunt website.
Hint in Flavortext - The "award-winning musical playlist" hints towards the winners of the Tony Award for Best Musical.
Identification (Theater) - Each question can be answered with the name of one of these winners. Upon being provided with a winner that also answered a question (be it through the submission box or directly through the phone), the operator would respond with another banter-y sentence before asking another question. The questions asked this way are always in sequence (unlike the questions asked after an incorrect answer, which are chosen randomly).
Pun With Numbers - The banter sentence that follows each answer phonetically contains a number. For example, after the solvers answer AIN'T MISBEHAVIN', the operator will respond "OK. We'll find out who did this eventually".
Indexing - That number will be used to index into the associated musical; in the cyclical ordering used for correct answers, these letters spell out the answer. Submitting this answer will still cause a callback, but the operator will mark the puzzle as solved and proceed to engage in an actual conversation about the hunt.
