puzzlehunt
puzzlehunt · puzzlehunts
A game where teams compete to solve puzzles, the answers to which reveal the location…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Origin
From puzzle + hunt. Coined by Bruce Leban in 1998 for the Microsoft Puzzlehunt.From puzzle + hunt. Coined by Bruce Leban in 1998 for the Microsoft Puzzlehunt.
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