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'''Fortune Cookies''' is a [INSERT PUZZLE TYPE] puzzle from the {{l|Wizard's Hollow}} round of the [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2020|2020 MIT Mystery Hunt]]. It [INSERT BRIEF DESCRIPTION] |
'''Fortune Cookies''' is a [INSERT PUZZLE TYPE] puzzle from the {{l|Wizard's Hollow}} round of the [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2020|2020 MIT Mystery Hunt]]. It [INSERT BRIEF DESCRIPTION] |
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==Solve Path== |
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==Puzzle Elements== |
==Puzzle Elements== |
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[[Physical]] - Teams were asked to contact Guest Services and provide a promo code to obtain a box of fortune cookies, which was the actual puzzle. |
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{{spoiler|label=Spoiler-y Elements}} |
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[[Culture]] - Each fortune cookie contains a fortune with a series of lucky numbers. The trick is to play the party game of appending "in bed" to the fortunes... |
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[[Identification]] ([[Media]]/[[Literature]]) - ...such that they identify a figure from popular media or literature. |
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[[Indexing]] - Using the lucky numbers to index into the names yields a word. |
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[[Synonyms]] - Each word found in this way has a synonym... |
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[[Transformations]] - ...that can be placed within the ''word'' "BED" to create a new word. Taking the seventh fortune (LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD) as an example, the indices generate the word HOTEL, which has a synonym INN for BINNED. |
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[[Enumerations]] - The pagoda on the box is actually a front for a series of blanks, which can be filled using the BED words in such a way that the lines connect identical letters. |
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[[Marked Spaces]] - Some spaces are marked with squares. Extracting the letters that land on the squares produces the answer. |
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Revision as of 11:05, 30 May 2022
| Fortune Cookies | |
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| MIT Mystery Hunt 2020 | |
| Wizard's Hollow | |
| Author(s) | Monica Singhal, Nina Hinrichs, and Yar Woo |
| Statistics | |
| No. solves | 45 |
| No. total guesses | 143 |
| Links | |
| Puzzle | Link |
| Solution | Link |
Fortune Cookies is a [INSERT PUZZLE TYPE] puzzle from the Wizard's Hollow round of the 2020 MIT Mystery Hunt. It [INSERT BRIEF DESCRIPTION]
Puzzle Elements
Physical - Teams were asked to contact Guest Services and provide a promo code to obtain a box of fortune cookies, which was the actual puzzle.
Culture - Each fortune cookie contains a fortune with a series of lucky numbers. The trick is to play the party game of appending "in bed" to the fortunes...
Identification (Media/Literature) - ...such that they identify a figure from popular media or literature.
Indexing - Using the lucky numbers to index into the names yields a word.
Synonyms - Each word found in this way has a synonym...
Transformations - ...that can be placed within the word "BED" to create a new word. Taking the seventh fortune (LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD) as an example, the indices generate the word HOTEL, which has a synonym INN for BINNED.
Enumerations - The pagoda on the box is actually a front for a series of blanks, which can be filled using the BED words in such a way that the lines connect identical letters.
Marked Spaces - Some spaces are marked with squares. Extracting the letters that land on the squares produces the answer.
