What’s the neatest souvenir you’ve gotten from an experience? Back in 2019, I posted a summary of some of the neatest trophies I’ve gotten, and honestly, the list hasn’t changed that much since then. I’m still a big fan of putting neat stickers on my laptop, but my bookshelf isn’t filling with interesting trophies. There is one newer innovation that gets me excited though- videos from the experience itself!
Last week I shared some thoughts based on discovering that a murder mystery game I left at a Little Free Library remained unused. I need to update the takeaways on that, because this week, it was gone!
I’ve mentioned a few times about my experiment of dropping off puzzle games at various locations and seeing if I can get a few responses from people who pick them up. Early signs are in… and they’re weak!
Have you heard of Balatro? If not, I can’t wait to share with you about the best timekiller of the last decade.
Travel tip: Don’t rule out a journey that doesn’t come full circle.
When booking a flight recently, I saw a tremendously intriguing option. Frontier Airlines offers a “GoWild” pass promising unlimited flights for the next 1.25 years for only $349/year!
As you’re probably aware by now, I’m a member of the design team for the Escape Room World Championship, and every year, thousands of solvers from dozens of countries compete to be the best at solving a series of themed puzzles. What you may not know is that the 2026 theme was just released!
I mentioned new projects this year, and here’s a little one – a utility for tracking puzzles and games I release into the wild. I’ve dropped games and puzzle books off to Little Free Libraries before, and now I’ve added a fun way to learn a little more about where these games wind up.
I stumbled across a double-faceted delight recently. I’m always excited to see new escape rooms open, and to my surprise and delight, a new business called “City Limits Escape” in Volo, IL showed up on the map. After combing through social media a bit, it seems that there’s a twist to this surprise- City Limits is bringing back the games from City 13 Escape!
MIT Mystery Hunt 2026 is live! The notorious puzzle hunt is a crown jewel of the world’s greatest puzzling events. Teams of the worlds best puzzlers get together and work around the clock to be the fastest to complete an extensive series of some of the world’s most complex puzzles.
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