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The '''2021 Silph Puzzle Hunt''' was a [[puzzle hunt]] run in December 2021. This was the 4th puzzlehunt from the writers, with the previous three iterations having run as [[Smogon Puzzle Hunt]]s. The hunt is [[w:Pokemon|Pokemon]] themed, and the story takes place in the Pokemon universe. Notably, all teams in the hunt also took up one of three factions as part of their pre-hunt registration. |
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== Plot == |
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⚫ | The story takes place in the Pokemon universe - the solver plays the role of a goon for an unnamed team in Round 1, going to various Puzzlestops on a map. As puzzles are solved at the Puzzlestops, new Puzzlestop locations are revealed, until finally the Round 1 Meta is unlocked. After solving the round 1 meta and remembering your task, solvers unlock the second round. Round 2 has a similar structure, but with the more specific task of interacting with Candela, Spark, and Blanche - the three team leaders in the popular mobile game Pokemon GO. Round 2 is comprised of 21 puzzles, which feed into 3 different meta puzzles, one for each team leader, and one final [[metameta]] puzzle. |
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== Structure == |
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Revision as of 13:04, 7 March 2022
Silph Puzzlehunt 2021 | |
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Running Team | Silph |
Winning Team | DIGIMON: DIGITAL MONSTERS |
No. of Rounds | 2 |
No. of Puzzles (Feeders and Metas) | 38 |
Timeframe and Location | |
Location | Online |
Start Time | 2021-12-04 10:00 EST |
Finishing Time (Winning Team) | 13 hours |
Official End Time | 2021-12-13 10:00 EST |
Links | |
Hunt Link | Link |
Wrapup Link | Link |
The 2021 Silph Puzzle Hunt was a puzzle hunt run in December 2021. This was the 4th puzzlehunt from the writers, with the previous three iterations having run as Smogon Puzzle Hunts. The hunt is Pokemon themed, and the story takes place in the Pokemon universe. Notably, all teams in the hunt also took up one of three factions as part of their pre-hunt registration.
Plot
The story takes place in the Pokemon universe - the solver plays the role of a goon for an unnamed team in Round 1, going to various Puzzlestops on a map. As puzzles are solved at the Puzzlestops, new Puzzlestop locations are revealed, until finally the Round 1 Meta is unlocked. After solving the round 1 meta and remembering your task, solvers unlock the second round. Round 2 has a similar structure, but with the more specific task of interacting with Candela, Spark, and Blanche - the three team leaders in the popular mobile game Pokemon GO. Round 2 is comprised of 21 puzzles, which feed into 3 different meta puzzles, one for each team leader, and one final metameta puzzle.
Structure
Round # | Feeder Puzzles | Meta Puzzles | Notes |
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1 | 12 | 1 | |
2 | 21 | 4 | 21 feeders into 3 metas, then one final metameta |
Round 1
# | Puzzle | Notes |
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1 | Opening Ceremony | |
2 | Kids These Days | |
3 | Quick Fix | |
4 | Now I Know My 🐝🐝🐝s | NYT Spelling Bee |
5 | If You Give... | |
6 | Harmony | Chess |
7 | Color-Coded | |
8 | Connections | |
9 | Natural Order | Crossword |
10 | Continuity | |
11 | Chimera | |
12 | Medal Ceremony | |
META | Getting Going |
Round 2
# | Puzzle |
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1 | I See! |
2 | White as a Sheet |
3 | Δ |
4 | Minute Detail |
5 | Indirect Anagrams |
6 | Drop The Cube |
7 | Only Geniuses Can Solve This Puzzle!! |
8 | Six Feet Under |
9 | 🤝 |
10 | Cyclic |
11 | RED SUS |
12 | Audit Instance |
13 | Re-actions |
14 | Composition |
15 | A Lot of Research into Things That Have Very Little Meaning |
16 | Card Sharks |
17 | The Minimeta That Goes Wrong |
18 | ⭐ Alliance |
19 | Overdone |
20 | Whole New Ball Game |
21 | Straight From The Headlines |
META | Candela's Mystic Correspondence |
META | Blanche's Social Instinct |
META | Spark's Stolen Valor |
METAMETA | A Turn For The Worse |