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The easy-half puzzles were specifically tailored for young kids to be able to solve, so families were encouraged to participate. (The guiding philosophy for writing the easy-half puzzles was that a 4th grader should be able to solve them solo and a 2nd grader should be able to solve them with maybe a little reading assistance from someone older.) Veteran solvers, for their part, were able to dispatch those easy-half puzzles <u>very</u> quickly and could merely regard them as cute little "palate cleansers" on their way to the more substantial hard-half puzzles.
The easy-half puzzles were specifically tailored for young kids to be able to solve, so families were encouraged to participate. (The guiding philosophy for writing the easy-half puzzles was that a 4th grader should be able to solve them solo and a 2nd grader should be able to solve them with maybe a little reading assistance from someone older.) Veteran solvers, for their part, were able to dispatch those easy-half puzzles <u>very</u> quickly and could merely regard them as cute little "palate cleansers" on their way to the more substantial hard-half puzzles.


{{spoiler|text=But hey, every one of answers are important in there.}}
{{spoiler|text=But still, every one of the answers were important in the overall hunt.}}
==List of Rounds==
==List of Rounds==
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|1 easy/1 hard
|1 easy/1 hard
|(Puzzles released at 17:00 EDT, July 22, 2023)
|(Puzzles released at 17:00 EDT, July 22, 2023)
|}
==List of Puzzles==
Note: The easy-half puzzle solutions are intentionally unpublished, as commemorative coins can still be earned by solvers aged 11-and-under who solve the easy-half hunt!
{| class="wikitable"
!Day of Hunt
!Easy-Half
Puzzle
!Solution
Write-Up Link
!Day of Hunt
!Hard-Half
Puzzle
!Solution
Write-Up Link
|-
|Introductory
Information
|[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/ The hunt's main page]
|''(not applicable)''
|Introductory
Information
|[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles.html "Shortcut" page]''(Major spoilers)''
|''(not applicable)''
|-
| rowspan="4" |Day 1
|Puzzle 1
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/A1Z26.pdf A1Z26]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
| rowspan="4" |Day 1
|Puzzle 1
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Puzzle-1.pdf A <u>New</u> Adventure!]
|Puzzle 1
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/3048_files/Puzzle-1_Solution.pdf Solution]
|-
|Puzzle 2
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/Commonalities.pdf Commonalities]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
|Puzzle 2
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Puzzle-2.pdf Two of Three]
|Puzzle 2
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/0521_files/Puzzle-2_Solution.pdf Solution]
|-
|Puzzle 3
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/Extractions.pdf Extractions]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
|Puzzle 3
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Puzzle-3.pdf Heads Up, Seven Up]
|Puzzle 3
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/6957_files/Puzzle-3_Solution.pdf Solution]
|-
|Puzzle 4
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/Black-Boxes.pdf Black Boxes]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
|Puzzle 4
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Puzzle-4.pdf False Positives]
|Puzzle 4
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/4327_files/Puzzle-4_Solution.pdf Solution]
|-
| rowspan="4" |Day 2
|Puzzle 5
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/Eigenletters.pdf Eigenletters]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
| rowspan="4" |Day 2
|Puzzle 5
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Puzzle-5.pdf Unfamiliar Words]
|Puzzle 5
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/6081_files/Puzzle-5_Solution.pdf Solution]
|-
|Puzzle 6
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/Research.pdf Research]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
|Puzzle 6
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Puzzle-6.pdf As Relates To "Fifth"?]
|Puzzle 6
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/9881_files/Puzzle-6_Solution.pdf Solution]
|-
|Puzzle 7
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/Namystics.pdf Namystics]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
|Puzzle 7
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Puzzle-7.pdf A Careful Construction]
|Puzzle 7
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/1241_files/Puzzle-7_Solution.pdf Solution]
|-
|Puzzle 8
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/Hidden-In-Plain-Sight.pdf Hidden In Plain Sight]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
|Puzzle 8
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Puzzle-8.pdf (Stupid AI . . .)]
|Puzzle 8
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/5790_files/Puzzle-8_Solution.pdf Solution]
|-
| rowspan="4" |Day 3
|Puzzle 9
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/Cardan-Grilles.pdf Cardan Grilles]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
| rowspan="4" |Day 3
|Puzzle 9
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Puzzle-9.pdf Shift!]
|Puzzle 9
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/3113_files/Puzzle-9_Solution.pdf Solution]
|-
|Puzzle 10
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/A-Math-Lesson.pdf A Math Lesson]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
|Puzzle 10
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Puzzle-10.pdf Submit]
|Puzzle 10
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/0722_files/Puzzle-10_Solution.pdf Solution]
|-
|Puzzle 11
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/Filling-In-Boxes.pdf Filling In Boxes]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
|Puzzle 11
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Puzzle-11.pdf Every Three Is Given]
|Puzzle 11
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/7561_files/Puzzle-11_Solution.pdf Solution]
|-
|Puzzle 12
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/Metapuzzles.pdf Metapuzzles]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
|Puzzle 12
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Puzzle-12-Part-1.pdf 26 Letters] ''(Part 1 of 5...)''
|Puzzle 12
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/2834_files/Puzzle-12_Solution.pdf Solution]
|-
| rowspan="4" |Day 4
|Puzzle 13
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/Morse-Code.pdf Morse Code]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
| rowspan="4" |Day 4
|Puzzle 13
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Puzzle-13.pdf (Just The Letters)]
|Puzzle 13
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/1389_files/Puzzle-13_Solution.pdf Solution]
|-
|Puzzle 14
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/Codes-vs-Ciphers.pdf Codes vs Ciphers]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
|Puzzle 14
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Puzzle-14.pdf Dln Icrydgch Co Itwkti]
|Puzzle 14
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/2989_files/Puzzle-14_Solution.pdf Solution]
|-
|Puzzle 15
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/One-Letter-Off.pdf One Letter Off]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
|Puzzle 15
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Puzzle-15.pdf (Hint: Am Geek)]
|Puzzle 15
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/3805_files/Puzzle-15_Solution.pdf Solution]
|-
|Puzzle 16
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/Kriss-Krosses.pdf Kriss-Krosses]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
|Puzzle 16
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Puzzle-16.pdf (It's Modular)]
|Puzzle 16
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/3_files/Puzzle-16_Solution.pdf Solution]
|-
| rowspan="4" |Day 5
|Puzzle 17
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/Crossword-Puzzles.pdf Crossword Puzzles]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
| rowspan="4" |Day 5
|Puzzle 17
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Puzzle-17.pdf A Diagramless]
|Puzzle 17
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/9730_files/Puzzle-17_Solution.pdf Solution]
|-
|Puzzle 18
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/Explicit-Instructions.pdf Explicit Instructions]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
|Puzzle 18
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Puzzle-18.pdf (See below . . .)]
|Puzzle 18
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/4172_files/Puzzle-18_Solution.pdf Solution]
|-
|Puzzle 19
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/Cube-Nets.pdf Cube Nets]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
|Puzzle 19
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Puzzle-19.pdf 1-2-3-4]
|Puzzle 19
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/8787_files/Puzzle-19_Solution.pdf Solution]
|-
|Puzzle 20
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/Bigrams.pdf Bigrams]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
|Puzzle 20
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Puzzle-20.pdf <u>More</u> Bigrams!]
|Puzzle 20
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/2432_files/Puzzle-20_Solution.pdf Solution]
|-
| rowspan="4" |Day 6
|Puzzle 21
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/Anagrams.pdf Anagrams]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
| rowspan="4" |Day 6
|Puzzle 21
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Puzzle-21.pdf In The Bag]
|Puzzle 21
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/4893_files/Puzzle-21_Solution.pdf Solution]
|-
|Puzzle 22
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/Gimmicks.pdf Gimmicks]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
|Puzzle 22
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Puzzle-22.pdf Pimple Popping]
|Puzzle 22
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/5553_files/Puzzle-22_Solution.pdf Solution]
|-
|Puzzle 23
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/Differences.pdf Differences]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
|Puzzle 23
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Puzzle-23.pdf One Of Two Options]
|Puzzle 23
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/7330_files/Puzzle-23_Solution.pdf Solution]
|-
|Puzzle 24
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/Following-Directions.pdf Following Directions]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
|Puzzle 24
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Puzzle-24.pdf Just Read The Instructions]
|Puzzle 24
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/1799_files/Puzzle-24_Solution.pdf Solution]
|-
|Day 7
|Metapuzzle
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/puzzles_files/Easy-Meta.pdf The Metapuzzle]
|''(intentionally''
''unpublished)''
|Day 7
|Metapuzzle
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/hard-half_puzzles_files/Hard-Meta.pdf Before & After]
|Metapuzzle
[http://happinessboard.com/2023dualpuzzlehunt/8265_files/Final-Meta_Solution.pdf Solution]
|}
|}

Latest revision as of 00:20, 9 January 2024

The 2023 DUAL Puzzle Hunt
Running TeamEdric Haleen
Winning TeamVehemence
No. of Rounds7
No. of Puzzles (Feeders and Metas)26 easy/26 hard
Timeframe and Location
LocationOnline
Start Time2023-07-16 17:00 EDT
Finishing Time (Winning Team)2023-07-23 18:30:47 EDT
Official End Time2023-07-26 12:00 EDT
Links
Hunt LinkLink
Edric's Treasure Hunt Chronology
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The 2023 DUAL Puzzle Hunt (the fifth non-treasure hunt in the series, and the third "Puzzle Hunt") went live at 5:00 p.m. EDT on Sunday, July 16, 2023. The hunt was structured in the style of an Australian hunt, with six rounds of puzzles released over the course of a week, and then a final metapuzzle at the end.

The twist on this structure, however, was that there were actually two hunts running simultaneously -- an "easy-half" hunt that was formally presented on the main web page and a "hard-half" hunt which ran "in the background." Solving an easy-half puzzle allowed the solver to access the corresponding hard-half puzzle, so the puzzles for the hard-half followed the same release schedule as the puzzles for the easy-half.

The easy-half puzzles were specifically tailored for young kids to be able to solve, so families were encouraged to participate. (The guiding philosophy for writing the easy-half puzzles was that a 4th grader should be able to solve them solo and a 2nd grader should be able to solve them with maybe a little reading assistance from someone older.) Veteran solvers, for their part, were able to dispatch those easy-half puzzles very quickly and could merely regard them as cute little "palate cleansers" on their way to the more substantial hard-half puzzles.

Click to revealBut still, every one of the answers were important in the overall hunt.

List of Rounds[edit | edit source]

Round Number of Puzzles Notes
Day 1 4 easy/4 hard (Puzzles released at 17:00 EDT, July 16, 2023)
Day 2 4 easy/4 hard (Puzzles released at 17:00 EDT, July 17, 2023)
Day 3 4 easy/4 hard (Puzzles released at 17:00 EDT, July 18, 2023)
Day 4 4 easy/4 hard (Puzzles released at 17:00 EDT, July 19, 2023)
Day 5 4 easy/4 hard (Puzzles released at 17:00 EDT, July 20, 2023)
Day 6 4 easy/4 hard (Puzzles released at 17:00 EDT, July 21, 2023)
Token Meta 1 easy/1 hard (Tokens were collected as puzzles got solved)
Meta 1 easy/1 hard (Puzzles released at 17:00 EDT, July 22, 2023)

List of Puzzles[edit | edit source]

Note: The easy-half puzzle solutions are intentionally unpublished, as commemorative coins can still be earned by solvers aged 11-and-under who solve the easy-half hunt!

Day of Hunt Easy-Half

Puzzle

Solution

Write-Up Link

Day of Hunt Hard-Half

Puzzle

Solution

Write-Up Link

Introductory

Information

The hunt's main page (not applicable) Introductory

Information

"Shortcut" page(Major spoilers) (not applicable)
Day 1 Puzzle 1

A1Z26

(intentionally

unpublished)

Day 1 Puzzle 1

A New Adventure!

Puzzle 1

Solution

Puzzle 2

Commonalities

(intentionally

unpublished)

Puzzle 2

Two of Three

Puzzle 2

Solution

Puzzle 3

Extractions

(intentionally

unpublished)

Puzzle 3

Heads Up, Seven Up

Puzzle 3

Solution

Puzzle 4

Black Boxes

(intentionally

unpublished)

Puzzle 4

False Positives

Puzzle 4

Solution

Day 2 Puzzle 5

Eigenletters

(intentionally

unpublished)

Day 2 Puzzle 5

Unfamiliar Words

Puzzle 5

Solution

Puzzle 6

Research

(intentionally

unpublished)

Puzzle 6

As Relates To "Fifth"?

Puzzle 6

Solution

Puzzle 7

Namystics

(intentionally

unpublished)

Puzzle 7

A Careful Construction

Puzzle 7

Solution

Puzzle 8

Hidden In Plain Sight

(intentionally

unpublished)

Puzzle 8

(Stupid AI . . .)

Puzzle 8

Solution

Day 3 Puzzle 9

Cardan Grilles

(intentionally

unpublished)

Day 3 Puzzle 9

Shift!

Puzzle 9

Solution

Puzzle 10

A Math Lesson

(intentionally

unpublished)

Puzzle 10

Submit

Puzzle 10

Solution

Puzzle 11

Filling In Boxes

(intentionally

unpublished)

Puzzle 11

Every Three Is Given

Puzzle 11

Solution

Puzzle 12

Metapuzzles

(intentionally

unpublished)

Puzzle 12

26 Letters (Part 1 of 5...)

Puzzle 12

Solution

Day 4 Puzzle 13

Morse Code

(intentionally

unpublished)

Day 4 Puzzle 13

(Just The Letters)

Puzzle 13

Solution

Puzzle 14

Codes vs Ciphers

(intentionally

unpublished)

Puzzle 14

Dln Icrydgch Co Itwkti

Puzzle 14

Solution

Puzzle 15

One Letter Off

(intentionally

unpublished)

Puzzle 15

(Hint: Am Geek)

Puzzle 15

Solution

Puzzle 16

Kriss-Krosses

(intentionally

unpublished)

Puzzle 16

(It's Modular)

Puzzle 16

Solution

Day 5 Puzzle 17

Crossword Puzzles

(intentionally

unpublished)

Day 5 Puzzle 17

A Diagramless

Puzzle 17

Solution

Puzzle 18

Explicit Instructions

(intentionally

unpublished)

Puzzle 18

(See below . . .)

Puzzle 18

Solution

Puzzle 19

Cube Nets

(intentionally

unpublished)

Puzzle 19

1-2-3-4

Puzzle 19

Solution

Puzzle 20

Bigrams

(intentionally

unpublished)

Puzzle 20

More Bigrams!

Puzzle 20

Solution

Day 6 Puzzle 21

Anagrams

(intentionally

unpublished)

Day 6 Puzzle 21

In The Bag

Puzzle 21

Solution

Puzzle 22

Gimmicks

(intentionally

unpublished)

Puzzle 22

Pimple Popping

Puzzle 22

Solution

Puzzle 23

Differences

(intentionally

unpublished)

Puzzle 23

One Of Two Options

Puzzle 23

Solution

Puzzle 24

Following Directions

(intentionally

unpublished)

Puzzle 24

Just Read The Instructions

Puzzle 24

Solution

Day 7 Metapuzzle

The Metapuzzle

(intentionally

unpublished)

Day 7 Metapuzzle

Before & After

Metapuzzle

Solution

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