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Puzzle hunt

Type of puzzle game Promotional poster for the annual Manbites Dog puzzle hunt. Part of a series onPuzzles Types Guessing Riddle Situation Logic Dissection Induction Logic grid Self-reference Mechanical Combination Disentanglement Lock Go problems Folding Stick Tiling Tour Sliding Chess Maze (Logic maze) Word and Number Crossword Sudoku Puzzle video games Metapuzzles Topics Brain teaser Dilemma Joke Optical illusion Packing problems Paradox Problem solving Puzzlehunt Syllogism Tale Lists Impossible puzzles Maze video games Nikoli puzzle types Puzzle video games Puzzle topics vte A puzzle hunt (sometimes рuzzlehunt) is an event where teams compete to solve a series of puzzles, many of which are tied together via metapuzzles. Puzzlehunt puzzles are usually not accompanied by direct instructions for how to solve them; figuring out the necessary approach is part of the puzzle. These hunts may be hosted at a particular location, in multiple locations, or via the internet. General structure A puzzlehunt puzzle usually has no direct instructions for how to solve it, but instead requires solvers to deduce the approach to solving it. The method of solving may be hinted by the puzzle's titl