MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2012

MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2012
Poster from MUMS 2012
Running Team	Melbourne University Maths Society
No. of Registered Teams	113
Winning Team	Xyzzy
No. of Rounds	1
No. of Puzzles (Feeders and Metas)	21
Timeframe and Location
Location	Online
Start Time	12:00 PM AEST, 23th April 2012
Official End Time	12:00 PM AEST, 1st May 2012
Links
Hunt Link	Link
Leaderboard Link	Link
MUMS Puzzle Hunt Chronology

The MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2012 was the 9th iteration of the MUMS Puzzle Hunt, run by the Melbourne University Maths Society. It follows the Australian hunt format, with four puzzles were released each day for five days, with the metapuzzle also released on the fifth day. The theme of the hunt was an apocalyptic pandemic caused by a villainous koala, and teams had to find the antidote in order to stop it. Xyzzy was the highest ranked team, with a perfect score of 100 points and an average solve time of 2.61 hours. The Sons of Tamarkin were the only other team to achieve a perfect score in the hunt. The onsite meta puzzle was won by 象を発射, who found the antivirus at around 4:35pm on Saturday, 28th April.

List of Puzzles

Act 1

Released 12:00 PM AEST 23th April 2012

• 1.1: House Party
• 1.2: More than Meets the Ear
• 1.3: Threesomes
• 1.4: Criss-Crossovers

Act 2

Released 12:00 PM AEST 24th April 2012

• 2.1: Supernumeraries
• 2.2: 3-Card Stud
• 2.3: Ticket to Ride
• 2.4: Cat Walk

Act 3

Released 12:00 PM AEST 25th April 2012

• 3.1: Only Connect
• 3.2: Adventure
• 3.3: Volunteer Fire Department
• 3.4: The Beatletters

Act 4

Released 12:00 PM AEST 26th April 2012

• 4.1: Medical Malpractice
• 4.2: Composition A
• 4.3: Objets d'Art
• 4.4: Circuitry

Act 5

Released 12:00 PM AEST 27th April 2012

• 5.1: Play It Again, Sam
• 5.2: Passport
• 5.3: Rank and File
• 5.4: Gift-wrapped

Meta Puzzle

Released 12:00 PM AEST 27th April 2012

• Turing's Revenge