Puzzle #10: Gotta Have It
Finally, this week’s puzzle is ready. Yesterday was a crazy day, and I apologize for missing the normal schedule. But it’s ready now, so dig in!
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Delay for Riddle, Expected Late 8/16
Just wanted to give notice that my weekly riddle this week will be delayed. I expect a new one to be posted about 11:30 PM Thursday 8/16.
Stamford, CT: Trap’t – Time Chasers
July 28, 2018 – Grabbing a coffee at Culture Espresso in New York City, I pull out my phone and scan over a map of the northern metro rail. New Haven appears to be the biggest city in Connecticut on the line… but Stamford is a lot closer. I cross-check “Stamford” and “escape room”, and voila: Trap’t!
Puzzle #9: More Wacky Geography
This week’s puzzle is thematically similar to last week’s- interesting geography with key context clues removed. How will you fare this time? Give it your best shot.
New York, NY: OMEscape – Laboratory of Biohazard
July 28, 2018 – I landed in LaGuardia, nabbed a metro pass from the kiosk, and headed for Manhattan. I hadn’t the faintest plan at the time of when to do what, so I was pleasantly surprised that OMEscape had a reasonably early group I could join up with. After exploring Times Square briefly, I took a quick walk to OMEscape and signed in.
July 28-31: East Coast, No Car
Well… That was an adventure. I booked a flight to New York City and a flight back from Washington DC with not a detail planned in between. Somehow, it all worked out. I had a lot of fun, with tons of surprises along the way. I’ll be making separate posts regarding the escape rooms I solved in each city; for now this is just a summary of how I got around.
Puzzle #8: More Meanderings
To commemorate a weekend of heavy travel and miles and miles of walking, this week’s puzzle is related to navigation and the what one might find while exploring. This weekend I knocked six more states, plus the DC bonus, off my 2018 checklist.
New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware… COMPLETED!
I’ve been quiet for a few days, but not for a lack of activity! Quite the opposite actually- been running hard these last few days tackling the east coast with no car and only a vague plan. It’s been successful so far, with a ton of pleasant surprises along the way.
Puzzle #7: Lost in a Labyrinth
Only one day remains before the clock runs out on the puzzle #6 response window! If no one beats the 44 letter mark, a winner will be crowned! Today’s puzzle once again changes the nature of the game. We started with number puzzles, spent a week on a word puzzle, and now we’ve got ourselves a fresh logic puzzle! This one puts you in the shoes of an adventurer in a strange maze.
Northwest Pacific: Celebrity Millennium & The Adventure of the Millennium Door
June 1, 2018 (Flashback) – After departing Anchorage, I watched the Alaskan scenery on a bus ride to the cruise port in Seward. No mountain goats but one moose and plenty of avian wildlife. After a shockingly short check-in process (no lines!), it was all aboard and bon voyage. And to my great surprise, my ship, the Celebrity Millennium, was not without puzzles of its own!