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'''Teammate Hunt 2021''', titled '''Matt & Emma's Carnival Conundrum''', was the second iteration of the [[Teammate Hunt]], run by [[teammate]], which ran in early October, 2021. The hunt has a carnival theme, with teams following Matt and Emma by solving various puzzles themed around carnival attractions.
'''Teammate Hunt 2021''', titled '''Matt & Emma's Carnival Conundrum''', was the second iteration of the [[Teammate Hunt]], run by [[teammate]], which ran in early October, 2021. The hunt has a carnival theme, with teams following Matt and Emma by solving various puzzles themed around carnival attractions.


However, once the first pair of metas is solved, Matt & Emma each find themselves in another dimension, where any mention of the existence of the other twin is lost. At this point, solvers can switch between two different versions of the site ("Matt" and "Emma"). Any mention of the other twin on the site (both in text and in pictures) disappears. Here, a signature element of the hunt comes into play: {{Spoiler|text=Some of the puzzles are each entangled with another puzzle from the other dimension. That is, each puzzle in an entangled pair requires information or interaction from the other puzzle in order to solve it}}.
However, once the first pair of metas is solved, Matt & Emma each found themselves in another dimension, where any mention of the existence of the other twin was lost. At this point, solvers could switch between two different versions of the site ("Matt" and "Emma"). Any mention of the other twin on the site (both in text and in pictures) disappeared. Here, a signature element of the hunt came into play: {{Spoiler|text=Some of the puzzles were each entangled with another puzzle from the other dimension. That is, each puzzle in an entangled pair required information or interaction from the other puzzle in order to solve it}}.
==Plot==
==Plot==
The story was conveyed mostly visually through art on the story page and the individual puzzle pages. A traveling carnival has arrived in town, and Matt and Emma were enjoying the carnival attractions, when they were eventually invited by the Magician to each enter a box to take part in a magic act (Magical and Entanglement metas).
The story was conveyed mostly visually through art on the story page and the individual puzzle pages. A traveling carnival has arrived in town, and Matt and Emma were enjoying the carnival attractions, when they were eventually invited by the Magician to each enter a box to take part in a magic act (Magical and Entanglement metas).
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==Structure==
==Structure==
Matt & Emma's Carnival Conundrum is divided into two main rounds. The second round is further divided into the Matt and Emma sub-rounds ("dimensions").
Matt & Emma's Carnival Conundrum was divided into two main rounds. The second round was further divided into the Matt and Emma sub-rounds ("dimensions").
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Revision as of 16:19, 25 May 2022

Teammate Hunt 2021
Running Teamteammate
No. of Registered Teams497
Winning TeambanALITY AND CIRcuses
No. of Rounds2
No. of Puzzles (Feeders and Metas)48
Timeframe and Location
LocationOnline
Start Time2021-10-01 23:00 UTC
Finishing Time (Winning Team)2021-10-03 1:13:39 UTC
Official End Time2021-10-11 4:00 UTC
Links
Hunt LinkLink
Wrapup LinkLink
Teammate Hunt Chronology
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Teammate Hunt 2021, titled Matt & Emma's Carnival Conundrum, was the second iteration of the Teammate Hunt, run by teammate, which ran in early October, 2021. The hunt has a carnival theme, with teams following Matt and Emma by solving various puzzles themed around carnival attractions.

However, once the first pair of metas is solved, Matt & Emma each found themselves in another dimension, where any mention of the existence of the other twin was lost. At this point, solvers could switch between two different versions of the site ("Matt" and "Emma"). Any mention of the other twin on the site (both in text and in pictures) disappeared. Here, a signature element of the hunt came into play: Click to revealSome of the puzzles were each entangled with another puzzle from the other dimension. That is, each puzzle in an entangled pair required information or interaction from the other puzzle in order to solve it.

Plot

The story was conveyed mostly visually through art on the story page and the individual puzzle pages. A traveling carnival has arrived in town, and Matt and Emma were enjoying the carnival attractions, when they were eventually invited by the Magician to each enter a box to take part in a magic act (Magical and Entanglement metas).

Once they exited the boxes, however, they found themselves in a dark dimension, and were told that their twin sibling does not exist. Each of them solved puzzles in their own dimension, sometimes Click to revealworking together to solve cross-dimensional pairs of entangled puzzles, and tried to find the Magician. Once both of them fought the Magician in their respective dimensions (The Mystical Plaza and The Sword Swallowers metas), and solved the finale Hall of Mirrors, Matt and Emma returned to their home dimension and finally reunited.

Structure

Matt & Emma's Carnival Conundrum was divided into two main rounds. The second round was further divided into the Matt and Emma sub-rounds ("dimensions").

Round Title Number of Feeder Puzzles Number of Metapuzzles
Act I 9 2
Act II Matt 17 3 (one in each sub-round, and one unifying finale)
Emma 17

List of Puzzles

Act I

Act II (Matt side)

Act II (Emma side)

Finale

Accolades

Award Date of Ceremony Category Result
Bravo Awards January 13, 2022 Best Presentation Won
Bravo Awards January 13, 2022 Best Direction Won
Bravo Awards January 13, 2022 Hunt of the Year Runner-Up
Bravo Awards January 13, 2022 Most Innovative Structure Nominated
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