Puzzled Pint

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Puzzled Pint is a monthly, casual, social puzzle solving event. It is held every second Tuesday in 50+ cities around the world,[1] with every location using the same puzzles. The global monthly attendance exceeds 3000. It follows the pattern of a conference-room style puzzle hunt, with teams receiving packets of 4-5 puzzles, usually with the answers feeding into a final Metapuzzle.

Most cities rotate the location to a new bar every month. The Friday before each event, a location puzzle is posted to the website. Solving this puzzle will lead players to that month's “secret” location.

Puzzled Pint is a not-for-profit, volunteer-run event,[2] with a goal of introducing new players to the world of puzzlehunts. The emphasis is on the casual nature of the evening. The puzzles are not as advanced or numerous as day-long or weekend puzzle events, and hints are always free. An archive of all previous puzzles is on the website and available under a flexible Creative Commons license so that they may be repurposed for other events and activities.

History

  • Puzzled Pint was originally 5 people in July 2010 in Portland, Oregon; that city now sees a regular attendance of at least 100 players.[3]
  • It expanded to include Seattle in October 2012.
  • Additional cities have been added over the years, to the current count of 60 locations and 3113 players in August 2018.[4]

Themes

Puzzled Pint has had a theme every month since September 2010. The first two months had puzzles with no common theme.

  • 2010
    • September: Pirates
    • October: Brewing beer
    • November: Fantasy video games
    • December: Lesser-known holidays
  • 2011
    • January: Sports
    • February: A blind date
    • March: William Shakespeare
    • April: Condiments
    • May: Games
    • June: Flags
    • July: A pub crawl to celebrate the first anniversary
    • August: Round things
    • September: Space
    • October: An exam
    • November: Political campaigning
    • December: A Christmas party
  • 2012
    • January: Calendars
    • February: Wedding planning
      • Note: This was a sequel to the February 2011 Puzzled Pint.
    • March: The wedding itself
      • Note: This was the first Puzzled Pint to continue on from the previous month.
    • April: Time travel
    • May: Water safety
    • June: Bicycles
    • July: A birthday party
    • August: The WarTron Game
      • Note: No puzzles are available online.
    • September: The number 8
    • October: Dogs
    • November: Webcomics
      • Note: The first Puzzled Pint to include a Bonus Puzzle that could optionally be solved.
    • December: Disney's Star Wars
  • 2013
    • January: The apocalypse
    • February: The board game Clue
    • March: The game show "Jeopardy!"
    • April: Marijuana
    • May: The show "Arrested Development"
    • June: The show "Twin Peaks"
    • July: Spies
    • August: Magazines
    • September: Pub Games
    • October: Sherlock Holmes
    • November: The five senses
    • December: "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy"
  • 2014
    • January: Transportation
    • February: The movie "This Is Spinal Tap"
    • March: Casino games
    • April: A mixtape
    • May: The movie "The Princess Bride"
    • June: The Doubleclicks
    • July: The movie "Monty Python And The Holy Grail"
    • August: Moving day
    • September: Words that kind of sound like "sex"
    • October: The movie "Back To The Future"
    • November: Ancient Egypt
    • December: Holiday traditions
  • 2015
    • January: The X-Men
    • February: Phobias
    • March: Mythology
    • April: The A-Team
    • May: Robotics
      • Note: Based on puzzles from JoCo Crazy Cruise 5.
    • June: TV Shows
    • July: The city of Portland, Oregon
    • August: Semaphore
    • September: Doctor Who (using ClueKeeper)
    • October: None, just a mystery theme.
    • November: The movie "The Big Lebowski"
    • December: The TV show "Mad Men"
  • 2016
    • January: A crime scene
    • February: The poems of Shel Silverstein
    • March: A comic book mystery
    • April: Queens
    • May: The TV show "Parks And Recreation"
    • June: A brewery tour
    • July: Secret societies
    • August: The "Star Trek" series
    • September: Rats
    • October: Elections
    • November: Voting results
      • Note: Was held a week later due to the U.S. elections.
    • December: "Dungeons And Dragons"
  • 2017
    • January: The musical "Hamilton"
    • February: Valentine's Day
    • March: The book "Alice's Adventures In Wonderland"
    • April: Playing cards
    • May: The newspaper
    • June: The TV show "The Prisoner"
    • July: Game of Thrones
    • August: The video game "Destiny"
    • September: "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare
    • October: Dracula
    • November: The book "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory"
    • December: Secret messages and codes
  • 2018
    • January: The TV show "Stranger Things"
    • February: The "Stargate" series
    • March: Harry Potter
    • April: Cryptocurrencies
    • May: Ampersand
    • June: Road trips
    • July: Kangaroo
    • August: Pokémon
    • September: Labyrinth
    • October: Zoo Theft

References

  1. ↑ "Puzzled Pint, Cities". Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  2. ↑ "Puzzled Pint Charter". Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  3. ↑ "A Little Puzzling With Your Guzzling". Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  4. ↑ "Twitter: @PuzzledPint, New record". Retrieved 2018-09-02.
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