On the road to Wisconsin to visit family for Thanksgiving, a new riddle fell right into my lap and I knew I had my puzzle for the week. One more thing to give thanks for. But seriously, this year has been great and I feel very blessed. Thanks again to everyone who’s made the 2018 journey so special. And the year isn’t over just yet!
As I’m approaching my own deadline for putting together a riddle this week (Wednesday before midnight!), a colleague and puzzle enthusiast sent me a big list of rebuses (rebi?) to tackle. Deadline for my own submission is tomorrow, so wish me luck. When I finish, I’ll report on how many I was able to solve and you can try your hand at beating my mark.
November 2, 2018- I get asked a lot what escape rooms I’ve done have been my best or my favorite, and I’ve always deflected those questions. One of the reasons I can still enjoy escape rooms after solving 300+ is that each room is so different, and most aren’t even trying to do the same thing. Sometimes it’s a cinematic experience meant for a small group. Sometimes it’s a communications exercise for a large group. It can be a linear brainteaser or a tangle of parallel tracks. Different people will like different styles of rooms more than others, and unless I know […]
Getting ready to publish another escape room tale when I noticed that puzzle #23 had up and vanished from the site. No idea what happened, and apologies for any confusion this may have caused!
No, I haven’t disappeared. I’ve been working on rolling out a new way to anonymously submit answers to my weekly puzzle, and I think I’ve got it! Let’s try it out this week. No longer do you need to go out on a limb and publish your answer for all to see.
November 4, 2018 – Only ten months after half-jokingly suggesting I should try tackling an escape room in every state in 2018, and I’m done. I also achieved my stretch goal of succeeding in an escape room in each state, which doesn’t matter too much to me, but it’s nice, I suppose. And now I’m left wondering what to do in November and December.
November 2, 2018 – It’s finally here- after ten months of meticulously watching for flight deals and studying maps, I’ve hit the final stretch. I just completed my 47th state (Colorado), will be headed to Wyoming in just a few hours, and will be tackling Montana and Idaho in the next two days. Whew!
Happy Halloween! Last week’s puzzle was a roller coaster, with Scott S. finding two unorthodox solutions right at the buzzer. Thanks to all who participated! This week’s puzzle is also numbers-based. Keeping things mixed up between numbers and words, riddles and challenges.
Date: September 24, 2018 Place: ??? – New Hampshire “I’m dead.” I turn to my left to see a gray-haired woman stooped behind a dusty oak table. “Excuse me?” I ask. I’m sure I must have misheard, since I’ve never seen an introduction open with a declaration of being deceased.
Surprise! It’s a new puzzle before 10PM! There’s a little more time to figure this one out. There are multiple solutions this time, and I’m interested in seeing which of them get found. The official winner this week will be declared by who has found the most distinct solutions this week, with the time of entry being a tiebreaker.
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