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puzzlehuntnoun
A game where teams compete to solve puzzles, the answers to which reveal the location of a hidden treasure or allow the teams to accomplish a final goal. The puzzle answers are frequently combined in a metapuzzle.
Etymology: . Coined by Bruce Leban in 1998 for the Microsoft Puzzlehunt.
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Puzzlehunt
A puzzlehunt is a puzzle game where teams compete to solve a series of puzzles at a particular site, in multiple sites and/or via the internet. Groups of puzzles in a puzzle hunt are often connected by a metapuzzle, leading to answers which combine into a final set of solutions. Some famous annual puzzlehunts are: ⁕the MIT Mystery Hunt, ⁕the Melbourne University Mathematics & Statistics Society puzzlehunt, ⁕the Sydney University Maths Society puzzlehunt, ⁕the TMOU, and many others, the calendar to be found here: ⁕the Microsoft Puzzle Hunt, ⁕the Miami Herald's Tropic Hunt, ⁕the Washington Post's Post Hunt, ⁕the Maze of Games. College puzzlehunts include the aforementioned MIT Mystery Hunt as well as: ⁕PuzzleCrack ⁕College Puzzle Challenge, hosted by Microsoft as a recruiting event on college campuses. Sometimes, the prize for winning a puzzlehunt is to create the next one.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of puzzlehunt in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of puzzlehunt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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