Mystery Hunt Day 1

Mystery Hunt Day 1 9:30am: Im not blogging about admissions today, because at noon the 2007 Mystery Hunt will begin! Im going to try todays entry as a liveblog, updating this entry throughout the day with thoughts and stories about the Hunt, one of my favorite events of the year. In short, Mystery Hunt is a weekend-long competition at MIT where people team up to solve lots of puzzles (which lead to more puzzles), with the ultimate goal of finding a coin hidden somewhere on campus. The only prize for the winning team is the honor of writing the next years Hunt. For some history, check out this classic article from Games Magazine. If youd like to try some puzzles for yourself, you can check out the archives, or you can try these four fun puzzles. People are starting to make significant progress on these four puzzles from my entry earlier this week. Ive posted some hints and thoughts in the comments thread that might help. Dont stop, youre getting closer! 10:45am: A quick walk through Lobby 7, soon to be the site of the Hunt Kickoff. Right now, though, things are very quiet 11:40am: Im about to head to Lobby 7 for the Kickoff well see what this years hunt organizers Dan 03 (at right) and my old Baker House dormmate Jenn have in store for us! 12:40pm: The Kickoff has ended. Heres what Lobby 7 looked like during the kickoff (compare to the images from just two hours earlier above): The theme of the Hunt appears to be at least for now How to Succeed at the MIT Mystery Hunt by Being Really Really Awesome. Heres Dan 03 announcing it in Lobby 7: 11:40pm: Wow, the last 11 hours of Mystery Hunt flew by. Im about to go to bed so I can get up for an early morning (4am!) puzzle. This Hunt rocks, so far one of the best ever! More news soon Post Tagged #Mystery Hunt