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|location = Online
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|start_time = 2024-01-12 12:00:00 PM EDT
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|first_finish_time = 2024-01-15 5:21:00 AM EDT
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|end_time = 2024-01-15 10:00:00 AM EDT
|hunt = [[MIT Mystery Hunt]]
|hunt = [[MIT Mystery Hunt]]
|prev_hunt = [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2023|2023]]
|prev_hunt = [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2023|2023]]
|next_hunt = [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2025|2025]]
|next_hunt = [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2025|2025]]
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==Plot==
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==List of Rounds ==
== List of Rounds ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!Round Title
!Number of Feeder Puzzles
!Number of Metapuzzles
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|colspan=3| <center>'''Underworld'''</center>
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| {{L|The Throne Room}} ||6 ||1
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| {{L|Rivers of the Dead}} ||11 ||1
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| {{L|The Undeworld Court}} ||12 ||1
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| {{L|The Hole in the Ceiling of Hades}} ||50 ||1
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|colspan=3| <center> '''{{L|Escaping the Underworld}}'''</center>
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|colspan=3| <center>'''Overworld'''</center>
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| {{L|Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN}} ||7 ||1
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| {{L|Yellowstone, WY}} ||8 ||1
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| {{L|Hell, MI}} ||7 {{Spoiler|text=21 total answers}} ||1
|-
| {{L|Las Vegas, NV}} ||16 ||1
|-
| {{L|Everglades, FL}} ||17 {{Spoiler|text=14 regular puzzles, and 3 "generated" puzzle types (replicated a total of 112 times)}} ||1
|-
| {{L|Mississippi River, MS}} ||11 ||1
|-
| {{L|Newport, RI}} ||12 ||1
|-
| {{L|Nashville, TN}} ||14 ||3
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| {{L|Oahu, HI}} ||11 ||1
|-
| {{L|New York, NY}} ||10 ||1
|-
| {{L|Olympic Park, WA}} ||6 ||1
|-
| {{L|Sedona, AZ}} ||11 ||1
|-
| {{L|Texas}} ||8 ||1
|-
|colspan=3| <center> '''{{L|Runaround}}'''</center>
|-
| {{L|Events}} ||4 ||0
|-
| {{L|Herc-U-Lease}} ||1 ||0
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== Mentions in Other Media ==
== Mentions in Other Media ==
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== Unlock Guide ==

A full unlock order/guide can be found [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16aLXGrcdoC49p8OV_3Gq0DCYrZ5PHH0qs3iuL5M-auY/ here], including tools for running the entire hunt in an instance of Google Sheets.


== Write Ups ==
== Write Ups ==
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=== From Team TTBNL ===
=== From Team TTBNL ===
* [https://reddit.com/r/mysteryhunt/comments/19cg7e7/we&#x20;are&#x20;ttbnl&#x20;creators&#x20;of&#x20;the&#x20;2024&#x20;mit&#x20;mystery/ '''Reddit AMA with TTBNL''']
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/mysteryhunt/comments/1975eiv/hi_in_sara_and_i_was_the_creative_director_for/ Reddit AMA with Sara Winters]
* /dev/joe - [https://devjoe.appspot.com/hunt24/ /dev/joe's Experience Constructing MIT Mystery Hunt 2024]
* Michael Andersen - [https://mjandersen.medium.com/mit-mystery-hunt-a-quick-look-at-how-i-spent-my-last-year-fd0fad44a95b MIT Mystery Hunt: A Quick Look at How I Spent My Last Year]


=== Others ===
=== Others ===
* Reddit post - [https://www.reddit.com/r/mysteryhunt/comments/1998ux5/favorite_puzzles_from_mystery_hunt_2024/ '''Favorite puzzles from Mystery Hunt 2024''']
* Alex Irpan - [https://www.alexirpan.com/2024/01/21/mh-2024.html MIT Mystery Hunt 2024]
* Brian Gondek - [https://puzzledrifter.com/mit-mystery-hunt-2024/ MIT Mystery Hunt 2024]
* chaotic_iak - [https://chaoticiak.github.io/mitmh24.html MITMH24: A Skymin's Perspective]
* Cute Mage - [https://cutemagestower.com/mh2024-likes/ Things I Liked About the 2024 MIT Mystery Hunt]
* CJ Quines - [https://blog.cjquines.com/post/puzzlehunts-institutions/ Puzzlehunts and institutions]
* Dan Katz - [https://puzzlvaria.wordpress.com/2024/01/16/2024-mystery-hunt-part-0-a-puzzle-an-anecdote-and-some-meta-thoughts-not-meta-thoughts/ Part 0: A Puzzle, an Anecdote, and some Meta-Thoughts (not Meta Thoughts)]
* Eric Berlin - [https://www.ericberlin.com/2024/01/20/ye-gods-the-2024-mit-mystery-hunt/ Ye Gods: The 2024 MIT Mystery Hunt]
* HayashiSTL - [https://hayashi-stl.github.io/website/2024/01/18/mystery-hunt-2024.html MIT Mystery Hunt 2024 Postmortem]
* Inexact Puzzles - [https://blog.inexactpuzzles.com/puzzles/116/ MIT Mystery Hunt 2024 Recap]
* Level 51 - [https://levelfiftyone.wordpress.com/2024/03/01/chtharsis-a-mit-mystery-hunt-2024-warstory/ Chtharsis: a MIT Mystery Hunt 2024 Warstory]
* Lumia Neyo - [https://iam.lumia.gay/puzzles/2024/01/18/mystery_hunt_timeline.html mystery hunt 2024]
* Puzzledrifter - [https://puzzledrifter.com/mit-mystery-hunt-2024/ MIT Mystery Hunt 2024]
* Rachel F. - [https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/this-schools-big-game-a-fun-way-to-think-too-hard/ This School’s Big Game: a fun way to think too hard]
* Rubrica - [https://www.benwoodley.co.uk/thoughts-on-mitmh-2024/ Thoughts on MITMH 2024]
* Sandy Weisz - [https://signals.mysteryleague.com/sexta-texas/#mit-mystery-hunt-2024 MIT Mystery Hunt 2024]
* Sniffnoy - [https://sniffnoy.dreamwidth.org/580384.html Mystery Hunt Roundup 2024!]
* Sushi's Scribbles - [https://sucribbles.wordpress.com/2024/01/20/mystery-hunt-2024/ Mystery Hunt 2024]

Latest revision as of 15:56, 23 April 2024

MIT Mystery Hunt 2024
Running TeamTTBNL
Winning TeamDeath and Mayhem
No. of Rounds17
No. of Puzzles (Feeders and Metas)243
Timeframe and Location
LocationOnline
Start Time2024-01-12 12:00:00 PM EDT
Finishing Time (Winning Team)2024-01-15 5:21:00 AM EDT
Official End Time2024-01-15 10:00:00 AM EDT
Links
Kickoff LinkLink
Wrapup LinkLink
MIT Mystery Hunt Chronology
← 2023
2025 →

MIT Mystery Hunt 2024 was the 44th iteration of the MIT Mystery Hunt, with kickoff occurring on January 12th, 2024. Run by TTBNL, the hunt was themed after Greek Mythology.


List of Rounds[edit | edit source]

Round Title Number of Feeder Puzzles Number of Metapuzzles
Underworld
The Throne Room 6 1
Rivers of the Dead 11 1
The Undeworld Court 12 1
The Hole in the Ceiling of Hades 50 1
Escaping the Underworld
Overworld
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 7 1
Yellowstone, WY 8 1
Hell, MI 7 Click to reveal21 total answers 1
Las Vegas, NV 16 1
Everglades, FL 17 Click to reveal14 regular puzzles, and 3 "generated" puzzle types (replicated a total of 112 times) 1
Mississippi River, MS 11 1
Newport, RI 12 1
Nashville, TN 14 3
Oahu, HI 11 1
New York, NY 10 1
Olympic Park, WA 6 1
Sedona, AZ 11 1
Texas 8 1
Runaround
Events 4 0
Herc-U-Lease 1 0


Unlock Guide[edit | edit source]

A full unlock order/guide can be found here, including tools for running the entire hunt in an instance of Google Sheets.

Write Ups[edit | edit source]

This is a list of write ups about Mystery Hunt 2024.

From Team TTBNL[edit | edit source]

Others[edit | edit source]