How To

Before you start...

Register a new user to participate. Click this Register link or the Register button to create a new username and password.


Fill out the registration form with your preferred username, a valid email address, and your password. The display name is automatically generated.

Start of the Puzzle Hunt...

Go to the Puzzles tab to access all unlocked puzzles. Every week a new puzzle will be unlocked at 12:00 PM EDT on Friday. Click on the image to access the puzzle.

Solve a puzzle...

On a puzzle's page, click on the "Solve the puzzle" button to submit your guesses:



Answers are either an English word or a phrase. If the guess you submitted is one of the substep answers, the system will let you know you are on the right track. There are no penalties for submitting wrong guesses.

Get hints for a puzzle...

On a puzzle's page, click on the "View hints" button to view available hints:



Timed hints for a puzzle will be automatically released every 12 hours after that puzzle is unlocked. Hints are a great way to confirm you are on the right track, or to give you some guidance when you are stuck. There are no penalties for checking hints.

Unlock new puzzles...

Every week a new puzzle will be unlocked at 12:00 PM EDT on Friday. All previously unlocked puzzles will remain accessible until the end of the Puzzle Hunt.

The meta puzzle is the final puzzle. The first player that solves the meta puzzle will be the winner of the Puzzle Hunt.

If no one solves the meta puzzle, then the player that solved the most puzzles the fastest will be the winner of the Puzzle Hunt.

I’m stuck on a puzzle. What should I do?

This is an individual competition, so you should be solving all the puzzles yourself.

Here are some general puzzle tips that might be useful:

  • Check the reference sheet.
  • Check the available hints: 1 of the 6 hints will be made available every 12 hours after the puzzle is unlocked.
  • Submit solved clues from substeps of the puzzle to confirm you are on the right track.
  • Thoroughly check the work that you’ve already done. Fixing a small mistake or incorrect assumption can greatly help with getting unstuck.
  • Take a break and look at something else to refresh your mind.
  • Consider what information you haven’t used yet.
  • It can be useful to put everything you have into your favorite search engine.
  • Have you tried…

Good Luck!