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'''Palindrome''' is a [[team]] that participates in the [[MIT Mystery Hunt]]. The team is one of the oldest Mystery Hunt teams that is currently active, consisting of many Hunt veterans and other well known puzzlers and puzzle-setters. Palindrome is also one of the most successful MH teams, having won Hunt in [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1997|1997]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2000|2000]] and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2007|2007]]; subsequently hosting the Hunts for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1998|1998]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2001|2001]] and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2008|2008]]. Most recently, Palindrome won the [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2021|2021 Mystery Hunt]] and were the hosts for the [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022|2022 Mystery Hunt]]<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/mysteryhunt/comments/sa84q1/ama_we_are_the_members_of_palindrome_the_writing/ Reddit AMA by Palindrome post MH22]</ref>. Since 2010, Palindrome has placed top 10 every single year, also placing top 3 in seven of those years.
'''Palindrome''' is a [[team]] that participates in the [[MIT Mystery Hunt]]. The team is one of the oldest Mystery Hunt teams that is currently active, consisting of many Hunt veterans and other well known puzzlers and puzzle-setters. Palindrome is also one of the most successful MH teams, having won Hunt in [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1997|1997]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2000|2000]] and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2007|2007]]; subsequently hosting the Hunts for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 1998|1998]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2001|2001]] and [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2008|2008]]. Most recently, Palindrome won the [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2021|2021 Mystery Hunt]] and were the hosts for the [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022|2022 Mystery Hunt]]<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/mysteryhunt/comments/sa84q1/ama_we_are_the_members_of_palindrome_the_writing/ Reddit AMA by Palindrome post MH22]</ref>. Since 2010, Palindrome has placed top 10 every single year, also placing top 3 in seven of those years.


Palindrome members have written several other hunts, including [[BAPHL 7]], [[BAPHL 12]] as well as other non-competitive hunts like [[Space Oddity]] or [[Bunch of Yoyos]]. Some members of Palindrome separately run their own hunts and events, including Mark Halpin's [[Labor Day Extravaganza]] as well as [[Puzzle Boat]]s and [[P&A Magazine]]s by Foggy Brume.
Palindrome members have written several other hunts, including [[BAPHL 7]], [[BAPHL 12]] as well as other non-competitive hunts like [[Space Oddity]] or [[Bunch of Yoyos]]. Some members of Palindrome separately run their own hunts and events, including Mark Halpin's [[Labor Day Extravaganza]] as well as [[Puzzle Boat]]s and [[P&A Magazine]] by Foggy Brume.


== History ==
== History ==
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The team is named Palindrome in the puzzle community because of their tradition to have a different palindrome in their team names for every Mystery Hunt. The team takes its grassroots from [[NPL|National Puzzlers' League]] and similar Boston-based puzzlers conventions.<ref>[https://qr.ae/pGQEH9 "What are characteristics of groups that win the MIT Mystery Hunt?", Quora Answer, 2019]</ref> Additionally, a Palindrome tradition is that each year, all on-site hunters get nametags, with a design inspired by that year's team name.
The team is named Palindrome in the puzzle community because of their tradition to have a different palindrome in their team names for every Mystery Hunt. The team takes its grassroots from [[NPL|National Puzzlers' League]] and similar Boston-based puzzlers conventions.<ref>[https://qr.ae/pGQEH9 "What are characteristics of groups that win the MIT Mystery Hunt?", Quora Answer, 2019]</ref> Additionally, a Palindrome tradition is that each year, all on-site hunters get nametags, with a design inspired by that year's team name.


In 2018, some Palindrome members formed [[Ange Management]], a sister team with close connections to Palindrome. The team is less competitive and frequently has members switching between the two.
In 2018, some Palindrome members split off to form [[Ange Management]], a sister team with close connections to Palindrome. The team is less competitive and frequently has members switching between the two.


=== Nametag designs ===
=== Nametag designs ===
<gallery widths="300" heights="200">
<gallery>
File:Palindrome_Nametag_2024.png|'''A Nut for a Jar of Tuna''' (2024) - art by Joe Cabrera
File:PalindromeNametag2023.png|Ten-Alpaca Planet (2023)
File:PalindromeNametag2023.png|'''Ten-Alpaca Planet''' (2023) - art by Joe Cabrera
File:PalindromeNametag2021.jpg|Not So Boston (2021)
File:PalindromeNametag2021.jpg|'''Not So Boston''' (2021) - art by Joe Cabrera
File:PalindromeNametag2020.png|WTF FTW (2020)
File:PalindromeNametag2020.png|'''WTF FTW''' (2020) - art by Joe Cabrera
File:PalindromeNametag2019.png|¯\_(+_+)_/¯ (2019)
File:PalindromeNametag2019.png|'''¯\_(+_+)_/¯''' ''(pronounced "huh")'' (2019) - art by Joe Cabrera
File:PalindromeNametag2018.png|Flower/Ewe/Werewolf (2018)
File:PalindromeNametag2018.png|'''Flower/Ewe/Werewolf''' (2018) - art by Joe Cabrera
File:PalindromeNametag2017.jpg|Too Long No Loot (2017)
File:PalindromeNametag2017.jpg|'''Too Long, No Loot''' (2017) - art by Joe Cabrera
File:PalindromeNametag2016.png|Dammit I'm Mad (2016)
File:PalindromeNametag2016.png|'''Dammit, I'm Mad!''' (2016) - art by Joe Cabrera
File:PalindromeNametag2015.png|Senile Felines (2015)
File:PalindromeNametag2014.png|Engage Le Jeu Que Je Le Gagne (2014)
File:PalindromeNametag2015.png|'''Senile Felines''' (2015) - art by Joe Cabrera
File:PalindromeNametag2014.png|'''Engage Le Jeu Que Je Le Gagne!''' (2014) - art by Joe Cabrera
File:PalindromeNametag2013.png|I Prefer Pi (2013)
File:PalindromeNametag2013.png|'''I Prefer Pi''' (2013) - art by Joe Cabrera
File:PalindromeNametag2012.png|Mega-Tart Stratagem (2012)
File:PalindromeNametag2012.png|'''Mega-Tart Stratagem''' (2012) - art by Joe Cabrera
File:PalindromeNametag2011.png|Stacy's Super-Aware Pussycats (2011)
File:PalindromeNametag2011.png|'''Stacy's Super-Aware Pussycats''' (2011) - art by Joe Cabrera
File:PalindromeNametag2010.png|So Many Dynamos (2010)
File:PalindromeNametag2010.png|'''So Many Dynamos''' (2010) - art by Joe Cabrera
File:PalindromeNametag2009.png|Star Rats (2009)
File:PalindromeNametag2009.png|'''Star Rats''' (2009) - art by Joe Cabrera
</gallery>
</gallery>


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!Hunt
!Hunt
!Year !!Placement!! Comments
!Year !!Placement!! Comments
|-
|[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2024]]
|2024||n/a|| as '''A Nut for a Jar of Tuna'''
|-
|[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2023]]
|2023||11th|| as '''Ten-Alpaca Planet'''
|-
|-
|[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022]]
|[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022]]
|2022||n/a||Host.
|2022||n/a||Host
|-
|-
|[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2021]]
|[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2021]]
|2021||1st|| as '''Not So Boston'''.
|2021||1st|| as '''Not So Boston'''
|-
|-
| [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2020]]
| [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2020]]
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|-
|-
|[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2019]]
|[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2019]]
|2019||2nd|| as '''¯\_(+_+)_/¯''' ''(pronounced "huh")''
|2019||2nd|| as '''Huh'''<ref>[https://www.ericberlin.com/2019/01/23/mystery-hunt-2019/ "Mystery Hunt 2019", Blog Post by Eric Berlin]</ref>
|-
|-
|[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2018]]
|[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2018]]
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|-
|-
|[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2017]]
|[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2017]]
|2017||5th|| as '''Too Long, No Loot'''
|2017||5th|| as '''Too Long, No Loot'''. The name is a reference to the theme of the Hunt as well as the fact that Palindrome had performed very well but not yet won a hunt recently.<ref>[https://fortenf.org/e/mystery_hunt/puzzlehunts/2020/02/04/mystery-hunt-team-name-origins.html Fort & Forge Blog post on MH team origins, 2020]</ref>
The name is a reference to the theme of the Hunt as well as the fact that Palindrome had performed very well but not yet won a hunt recently.<ref>[https://fortenf.org/e/mystery_hunt/puzzlehunts/2020/02/04/mystery-hunt-team-name-origins.html Fort & Forge Blog post on MH team origins, 2020]</ref>
|-
|-
|[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2016]]
|[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2016]]
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|-
|-
|[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2014]]
|[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2014]]
|2014||5th|| as '''Engage Le Jeu Que Je Le Gagne'''
|2014||5th|| as '''Engage Le Jeu Que Je Le Gagne!'''
|-
|-
|[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2013]]
|[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2013]]

Latest revision as of 04:25, 30 December 2023

Palindrome is a team that participates in the MIT Mystery Hunt. The team is one of the oldest Mystery Hunt teams that is currently active, consisting of many Hunt veterans and other well known puzzlers and puzzle-setters. Palindrome is also one of the most successful MH teams, having won Hunt in 1997, 2000 and 2007; subsequently hosting the Hunts for 1998, 2001 and 2008. Most recently, Palindrome won the 2021 Mystery Hunt and were the hosts for the 2022 Mystery Hunt[1]. Since 2010, Palindrome has placed top 10 every single year, also placing top 3 in seven of those years.

Palindrome members have written several other hunts, including BAPHL 7, BAPHL 12 as well as other non-competitive hunts like Space Oddity or Bunch of Yoyos. Some members of Palindrome separately run their own hunts and events, including Mark Halpin's Labor Day Extravaganza as well as Puzzle Boats and P&A Magazine by Foggy Brume.

History[edit | edit source]

The team is named Palindrome in the puzzle community because of their tradition to have a different palindrome in their team names for every Mystery Hunt. The team takes its grassroots from National Puzzlers' League and similar Boston-based puzzlers conventions.[2] Additionally, a Palindrome tradition is that each year, all on-site hunters get nametags, with a design inspired by that year's team name.

In 2018, some Palindrome members split off to form Ange Management, a sister team with close connections to Palindrome. The team is less competitive and frequently has members switching between the two.

Nametag designs[edit | edit source]

  • A Nut for a Jar of Tuna (2024) - art by Joe Cabrera

    A Nut for a Jar of Tuna (2024) - art by Joe Cabrera

  • Ten-Alpaca Planet (2023) - art by Joe Cabrera

    Ten-Alpaca Planet (2023) - art by Joe Cabrera

  • Not So Boston (2021) - art by Joe Cabrera

    Not So Boston (2021) - art by Joe Cabrera

  • WTF FTW (2020) - art by Joe Cabrera

    WTF FTW (2020) - art by Joe Cabrera

  • ¯\_(+_+)_/¯ (pronounced "huh") (2019) - art by Joe Cabrera

    ¯\_(+_+)_/¯ (pronounced "huh") (2019) - art by Joe Cabrera

  • Flower/Ewe/Werewolf (2018) - art by Joe Cabrera

    Flower/Ewe/Werewolf (2018) - art by Joe Cabrera

  • Too Long, No Loot (2017) - art by Joe Cabrera

    Too Long, No Loot (2017) - art by Joe Cabrera

  • Dammit, I'm Mad! (2016) - art by Joe Cabrera

    Dammit, I'm Mad! (2016) - art by Joe Cabrera

  • Senile Felines (2015) - art by Joe Cabrera

    Senile Felines (2015) - art by Joe Cabrera

  • Engage Le Jeu Que Je Le Gagne! (2014) - art by Joe Cabrera

    Engage Le Jeu Que Je Le Gagne! (2014) - art by Joe Cabrera

  • I Prefer Pi (2013) - art by Joe Cabrera

    I Prefer Pi (2013) - art by Joe Cabrera

  • Mega-Tart Stratagem (2012) - art by Joe Cabrera

    Mega-Tart Stratagem (2012) - art by Joe Cabrera

  • Stacy's Super-Aware Pussycats (2011) - art by Joe Cabrera

    Stacy's Super-Aware Pussycats (2011) - art by Joe Cabrera

  • So Many Dynamos (2010) - art by Joe Cabrera

    So Many Dynamos (2010) - art by Joe Cabrera

  • Star Rats (2009) - art by Joe Cabrera

    Star Rats (2009) - art by Joe Cabrera

Mystery Hunt performances[edit | edit source]

Hunt Year Placement Comments
MIT Mystery Hunt 2024 2024 n/a as A Nut for a Jar of Tuna
MIT Mystery Hunt 2023 2023 11th as Ten-Alpaca Planet
MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 2022 n/a Host
MIT Mystery Hunt 2021 2021 1st as Not So Boston
MIT Mystery Hunt 2020 2020 2nd as WTF FTW
MIT Mystery Hunt 2019 2019 2nd as ¯\_(+_+)_/¯ (pronounced "huh")
MIT Mystery Hunt 2018 2018 3rd as Flower/Ewe/Werewolf
MIT Mystery Hunt 2017 2017 5th as Too Long, No Loot

The name is a reference to the theme of the Hunt as well as the fact that Palindrome had performed very well but not yet won a hunt recently.[3]

MIT Mystery Hunt 2016 2016 4th as Dammit, I'm Mad!
MIT Mystery Hunt 2015 2015 5th as Senile Felines
MIT Mystery Hunt 2014 2014 5th as Engage Le Jeu Que Je Le Gagne!
MIT Mystery Hunt 2013 2013 2nd as I Prefer Pi
MIT Mystery Hunt 2012 2012 6th as Mega-Tart Stratagem
MIT Mystery Hunt 2011 2011 9th as Stacy's Super-Aware Pussycats
MIT Mystery Hunt 2010 2010 6th as So Many Dynamos
MIT Mystery Hunt 2009 2009 10th as Star Rats
MIT Mystery Hunt 2008 2008 n/a Hosted as Dr. Awkward
MIT Mystery Hunt 2007 2007 1st as Dr. Awkward
MIT Mystery Hunt 2006 2006 6th as Wercrew
MIT Mystery Hunt 2005 2005 3rd as El Google
MIT Mystery Hunt 2004 2004 6th as Ecroforce
MIT Mystery Hunt 2003 2003 5th as Snafu Fans
MIT Mystery Hunt 2002 2002 3rd as Ycnamancy
MIT Mystery Hunt 2001 2001 n/a Hosted as The Team That Must Not Be Named
MIT Mystery Hunt 2000 2000 1st as PAINTTTNIAP
MIT Mystery Hunt 1999 1999 ? as Ygology
MIT Mystery Hunt 1998 1998 n/a Hosted as The Faculty / Palindrome
MIT Mystery Hunt 1997 1997 1st as Ainamania
MIT Mystery Hunt 1996 1996 ? as Ailihphilia
MIT Mystery Hunt 1995 1995 ? as Aibohphobia

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Reddit AMA by Palindrome post MH22
  2. ↑ "What are characteristics of groups that win the MIT Mystery Hunt?", Quora Answer, 2019
  3. ↑ Fort & Forge Blog post on MH team origins, 2020
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