Puzzled Pint
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Puzzle solving |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Country | International |
| Inaugurated | July 13, 2010 |
| Attendance | over 3,000 |
| Website | puzzledpint |
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| Puzzles |
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Puzzled Pint is a monthly, casual, social puzzle solving event. It is held every second Tuesday in 50+ cities around the world,[1] with every location using the same puzzles. The global monthly attendance exceeds 3000. It follows the pattern of a conference-room style puzzle hunt, with teams receiving packets of 4-5 puzzles, usually with the answers feeding into a final metapuzzle. There is no prize.[2]
Most cities rotate the location to a new bar every month. The Friday before each event, a location puzzle is posted to the website. Solving this puzzle will lead players to that month's “secret” location.
Puzzled Pint is a not-for-profit, volunteer-run event,[3] with a goal of introducing new players to the world of puzzlehunts. The emphasis is on the casual nature of the evening. The puzzles are not as advanced or numerous as day-long or weekend puzzle events, and hints are always free. An archive of all previous puzzles is on the website and available under a flexible Creative Commons license so that they may be repurposed for other events and activities.
History
[edit]Puzzled Pint was started in July 2010 in Portland, Oregon; that city now sees a regular attendance of at least 100 players.[4]
It expanded to include Seattle in October 2012, and additional cities have been added over the years, to 60 locations and 3113 players in August 2018.[5]
From April 2020 the puzzles began to be posted online on event dates, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This continued until the end of 2022, when puzzles were posted online the day after each event.
Themes
[edit]Puzzled Pint has had a theme every month since its third event in September 2010. Themes have included "Dracula", "Die Hard" and "Planning an Art Heist".
November 2012's event, themed around webcomics, was the first Puzzled Pint to include a Bonus Puzzle that could optionally be solved.
References
[edit]- ^ "Locations". Puzzled Pint. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Allen, Robert (8 October 2015). "Puzzled Pint brews fun with brainteasers, craft beer". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Puzzled Pint Charter". Puzzled Pint. 10 February 2023.
- ^ King, Darryn (23 March 2015). "A Little Puzzling With Your Guzzling". WSJ. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ @PuzzledPint (August 30, 2018). "New record! August was our biggest month to date: 3113 participants across 60 bars! Thanks for coming to play our #Pokemon set! #palindromes" (Tweet). Retrieved 2018-09-02 – via Twitter.