MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2015

MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2015
Poster from MUMS 2015
Running Team	Melbourne University Maths Society
No. of Registered Teams	166
Winning Team	Return of the Plugh
No. of Rounds	1
No. of Puzzles (Feeders and Metas)	21
Timeframe and Location
Location	Online
Start Time	12:00 PM AEST, 4th May 2015
Official End Time	12:00 PM AEST, 12th May 2015
Links
Hunt Link	Link
Leaderboard Link	Link
MUMS Puzzle Hunt Chronology

The MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2015 was the 12th 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 the Star Wars franchise, and fittingly started on May 4th (Star Wars Day, because "May the 4th ("force") be with you"). Three teams scored the maximum of 100 points (solving all 20 feeder puzzles within a day of release). Return of the Plugh had the lowest average solve time of 5.15 hours. The onsite meta puzzle was jointly won by A New Plugh and The Judean GNUs, who together found the X-Wing fighter on the 9th of May, 2015 at around 2:50pm.

List of Puzzles

Act 1

Released 12:00 PM AEST 4th May 2015

• 1.1: Brute Force
• 1.2: Galactic Salesman
• 1.3: Anatomy of a Spaceship
• 1.4: Destroyer of Worlds

Act 2

Released 12:00 PM AEST 5th May 2015

• 2.1: Word List
• 2.2: Common Sense
• 2.3: 5-Card Stud
• 2.4: Losing Your Mind

Act 3

Released 12:00 PM AEST 6th May 2015

• 3.1: Fun with Flags
• 3.2: A Familial Sensation
• 3.3: Lines from the Bard
• 3.4: Lock It In

Act 4

Released 12:00 PM AEST 7th May 2015

• 4.1: Significant Information
• 4.2: Anthroponymy
• 4.3: Cryptics for a Rainy Day
• 4.4: World Views

Act 5

Released 12:00 PM AEST 8th May 2015

• 5.1: Gone to Seed
• 5.2: Wise Confucius
• 5.3: Drawing Paper
• 5.4: Humpty Dumpty

Meta Puzzle

Released 12:00 PM AEST 8th May 2015

• Lasers