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|author = Monica Singhal, Nina Hinrichs, and Yar Woo
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|solves = 45
|guesses = 143
|link = https://puzzles.mit.edu/2020/puzzle/fortune_cookies/
|solution_link = https://puzzles.mit.edu/2020/puzzle/fortune_cookies/solution/
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'''Fortune Cookies''' is a [INSERT PUZZLE TYPE] puzzle from the {{l|Wizard's Hollow}} round of the [[MIT Mystery Hunt
==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.
{{spoiler|label=Spoiler-y Elements}}
[[Knowledge Required]] ([[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.
{{spoiler-end}}
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Fortune Cookies | |
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MIT Mystery Hunt 2020 | |
Wizard's Hollow | |
Author(s) | Monica Singhal, Nina Hinrichs, and Yar Woo |
Answer | Click to revealAMENDMENTS |
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[edit | edit source]
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.
Knowledge Required (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.