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PUZZLEHUNT!. WELCOME TO THE MICROSOFT PUZZLE HUNT 12 SIMULCAST FEB 28-MAR 1, 2009 STANFORD, CA. PUZZLEHUNT!. WELCOME TO THE BIGGEST PUZZLE HUNT EVER! 100 TEAMS (84 IN REDMOND,16 HERE) OVER 1100 PLAYERS!. PUZZLEHUNT!. WHO ARE WE? CRACKING GOOD TOAST THE USUAL SUSPECTS AND FRIENDS….
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PUZZLEHUNT! WELCOME TO THE MICROSOFT PUZZLE HUNT 12 SIMULCAST FEB 28-MAR 1, 2009 STANFORD, CA
PUZZLEHUNT! WELCOME TO THE BIGGEST PUZZLE HUNT EVER! 100 TEAMS(84 IN REDMOND,16 HERE) OVER1100PLAYERS!
PUZZLEHUNT! WHO ARE WE? CRACKING GOOD TOAST THE USUAL SUSPECTS AND FRIENDS…
PUZZLEHUNT! IN GAME TERMS… BRINY DEEP MUKILTONEUM THE HIVE BLOOD & BONES AND MORE…
PUZZLEHUNT! DONATIONS THANK YOUFOR YOUR SUPPORT!
PUZZLEHUNT! WHAT ARE THE HUNT MECHANICS?
PUZZLEHUNT! EACH TEAM WILL RETURN TO PUZZLE HQ TWICE DURING THE HUNT, AND ONCE MORE AT THE END OF THE HUNT PICK UP PORTABLE PUZZLES PICK UP GAME BOARD PIECES SOLVE PUZZLES WE WILL TELL YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE TO SEND
PUZZLEHUNT! CONTACT US BEFORE YOU COME CONTACT US BEFORE YOU LEAVE
PUZZLEHUNT! EACH PUZZLE HAS ITS OWN PAGE SUBMIT ANSWERS FROM THAT PAGE NO PENALTY FOR INCORRECT ANSWERS AFTER 5 INCORRECT ANSWERS, YOU WILL NEED TO EMAIL US. YOU CAN ALSO SUBMIT PARTIAL ANSWERS (PLEASE DO!).
PUZZLEHUNT! COMPETITIVE / RECREATIONAL COMPETITIVE TEAMS WILL RECEIVE ALMOST NO HELP. RECREATIONAL TEAMS WILL CONTROL THEIR OWN EXPERIENCE. WE WILL VALIDATE DATA FOR ALL TEAMS, IF ASKED.
PUZZLEHUNT! RECREATIONAL TEAMS… SCORE POINTS FOR SOLVING PUZZLES AREN’T RANKED CAN FINISH THE HUNT, BUT CAN’T WIN IT CAN HAVE MORE THAN 12 PLAYERS HAVE ACCESS TO HINTS CAN ASK US QUESTIONS, INCLUDING “WHAT’S THE ANSWER?”
PUZZLEHUNT! EMAIL US TO SWITCH FROM COMPETITIVE TO RECREATIONAL WE’LL CALL YOU BACK TO VERIFY MAKE SURE YOUR CONTACT INFO IS CORRECT ONE-WAY DOOR
PUZZLEHUNT! HINTS HINT BUTTON ON EACH PUZZLE PAGE HINTS APPEAR IMMEDIATELY ANYONE CAN REFRESH THAT PAGE AND SEE ALL HINTS YOUR TEAM HAS RECEIVED NO COST FOR HINTS OTHER TEAMS CAN’T SEE IF YOU’VE TAKEN HINTS
PUZZLEHUNT! HINTS REVEAL THINGS IN STEPS START WITH GENTLE NUDGE, BUT EVENTUALLY SAY EXACTLY WHAT TO DO WILL NEVER REVEAL THE FINAL ANSWER
PUZZLEHUNT! CAUTION HINTS ARE LIKE DRUGS– RESISTANCE DECREASES THE MORE YOU USE THEM DON’T SPOIL YOUR OWN FUN DON’T SPOIL YOUR TEAMMATES’ FUN IT’S UP TO EACH TEAM TO FIGURE OUT THEIR OWN HINT POLICY
PUZZLEHUNT! COMPETITIVE HINTS WE RESERVE THE OPTION TO PROVIDE HINTS TO (ALL) COMPETITIVE TEAMS
PUZZLEHUNT! WHAT IS 65?
PUZZLEHUNT! WHAT IS THE SCORING SYSTEM?
PUZZLEHUNT! SCORING SYSTEM PUZZLES SCORE THEIR DOLLAR VALUE NO PENALTY FOR INCORRECT ANSWERS FOR COMPETITIVE TEAMS, ORDER OF FINISH SUPERCEDES SCORE WE SHOW THE REDMOND STANDINGS TOO! WE ALSO SHOW THE 3 FASTEST SOLVES FOR EACH PUZZLE (BAY AREA ONLY)
PUZZLEHUNT! WHAT ARE DAILY DOUBLES?
PUZZLEHUNT! DAILY DOUBLES IN-CONFERENCE-ROOM EVENTS DESIGNED FOR WHOLE TEAM TO SOLVE TOGETHER CONNECT PC TO PROJECTOR, OR GATHER AROUND ONE DISPLAY IF YOU SOLVE WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT, YOUR SCORE FOR THE PUZZLE DOUBLES YOU’LL KNOW THEM WHEN YOU GET THEM
PUZZLEHUNT! WHAT ARE ACHIEVEMENTS?!
PUZZLEHUNT! ACHIEVEMENTS MISCELLANEOUS AWARDS APPEAR BRIEFLY WHEN AWARDED LINK SHOWS ALL YOU’VE GOTTEN NO GAMERSCORE JUST FOR FUN– ABSOLUTELY NO HUNT SIGNIFICANCE WHATSOEVER
PUZZLEHUNT! HUNT ENDS AT 5 PM SHARP SUNDAY, WRAPUP STARTS 5:15 PM LIVE BROADCAST OF WRAPUP: WWW.JUSTIN.TV/PH12SIMULCAST
PUZZLEHUNT! CONTACT INFO: PH12SIMULCAST@GMAIL.COM (650) 456-1614 QUESTIONS?
PUZZLEHUNT! LET’S PLAY PUZZLEHUNT!
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