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.
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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!
Connect on Twitter!
Good news- I’m now on Twitter! My Twitter feed will post when there’s new material on the blog, including when the new weekly puzzle is posted! Now that the Puzzle Point Shop is live, there’s no reason not to try winning some freebies. Connect with @PuzzleDrifter on Twitter.
Puzzle #6: Word Wizard
After a stretch of number puzzles, it’s time to try a words one. This one requires a little bit of work rather than relying on a “gotcha” moment, so take your time.
Anchorage, AK: Alaska Escape Rooms – The Raven’s Eye
June 1, 2018 (Flashback) – It’s about time for me to get back to the story of the journey across the Pacific Northwest, centered around a cruise from Seward, AK to Vancouver, BC. The trip began with an overnight flight from Chicago to Anchorage, and after arriving in Anchorage well before the crack of dawn, I had a few hours to spend in town.