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''Outside the Big Top tent is a parade of happy clowns, doing their best to cheer you up. The grumpy strong man challenges them to a game of Tug of War.''
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'''Tug of War''' is a teamwork puzzle from the {{l|Big Top Carnival}} round of the [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2020|2020 MIT Mystery Hunt]]. It [INSERT BRIEF DESCRIPTION]

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'''Tug of War''' is a [[TEAMWORK TIME]] puzzle from the {{l|Big Top Carnival}} round of the [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2020|2020 MIT Mystery Hunt]].


==Solve Path==
==Solve Path==
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==Puzzle Elements==
==Puzzle Elements==

* [[TEAMWORK TIME]] - Well, at least it was. Originally, choice was determined by team's voting separated by clock.
{{Element|Interactive|The puzzle is presented as an applet. In each round, two buttons are presented, each with a word on it; one will advance the applet to the next round, but the other will reset the applet.}}
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{{Element|TEAMWORK TIME|As presented live, team members working on the puzzle would vote on which button would be pressed.}}

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{{Element|Hint in Flavortext|The applet asks the solver to "think happy thoughts". Likewise, the flavortext contrasts "happy" clowns with the "grumpy" strongman.}}

{{Element|Transadditions|Each round actually presents two transadditions...}}

{{Element|Antonyms|...of a pair of antonyms. Selecting the more positively-connotated word of the pair advances the applet.}}

{{Element|Extraneous Letters|The extra letters of those words spell...}}

{{Element|Final Clue Phrase|THE CLOWNS MARCH ON BUT WHO WROTE [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlemarch MIDDLEMARCH]. The latter part of this phrase is a clue for the final answer.}}
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Tug of War
MIT Mystery Hunt 2020
Big Top Carnival
Author(s)Asher Walkover
AnswerClick to revealGEORGE ELIOT
Statistics
No. solves25
No. total guesses46
Links
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SolutionLink

Outside the Big Top tent is a parade of happy clowns, doing their best to cheer you up. The grumpy strong man challenges them to a game of Tug of War.

Tug of War is a TEAMWORK TIME puzzle from the Big Top Carnival round of the 2020 MIT Mystery Hunt.

Solve Path[edit | edit source]

Puzzle Elements[edit | edit source]

Interactive - The puzzle is presented as an applet. In each round, two buttons are presented, each with a word on it; one will advance the applet to the next round, but the other will reset the applet.

TEAMWORK TIME - As presented live, team members working on the puzzle would vote on which button would be pressed.

 

Hint in Flavortext - The applet asks the solver to "think happy thoughts". Likewise, the flavortext contrasts "happy" clowns with the "grumpy" strongman.

Transadditions - Each round actually presents two transadditions...

Antonyms - ...of a pair of antonyms. Selecting the more positively-connotated word of the pair advances the applet.

Extraneous Letters - The extra letters of those words spell...

Final Clue Phrase - THE CLOWNS MARCH ON BUT WHO WROTE MIDDLEMARCH. The latter part of this phrase is a clue for the final answer.

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