Puzzled Pint is a monthly, casual, social puzzle solving event. It is held every second Tuesday in 50+ cities around the world, with every location using the same puzzles. The global monthly attendance exceeds 3000. It follows the pattern of a conference-room style puzzle hunt, with teams receiving packets of 4-5 puzzles, usually with the answers feeding into a final

Metapuzzle A metapuzzle, also known as a meta-puzzle or meta, is a puzzle that uses the solutions to a set of puzzles to create or provide data for a final puzzle. Overview Game designer Cliff Johnson defines a meta-puzzle as "a collection of puzzles that, ...

. Most cities rotate the location to a new bar every month. The Friday before each event, a location puzzle is posted to the website. Solving this puzzle will lead players to that month's “secret” location. Puzzled Pint is a not-for-profit, volunteer-run event, with a goal of introducing new players to the world of

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s. The emphasis is on the casual nature of the evening. The puzzles are not as advanced or numerous as day-long or weekend puzzle events, and hints are always free. An archive of all previous puzzles is on the website and available under a flexible

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license so that they may be repurposed for other events and activities.

History

* Puzzled Pint was originally 5 people in July 2010 in

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; that city now sees a regular attendance of at least 100 players. * It expanded to include Seattle in October 2012. * Additional cities have been added over the years, to the current count of 60 locations and 3113 players in August 2018.

Themes

Puzzled Pint has had a theme every month since September 2010. The first two months had puzzles with no common theme. * 2010 ** July: None ** August: None ** September: Pirates ** October: Brewing beer ** November: Fantasy video games ** December: Lesser-known holidays * 2011 ** January: Sports ** February: A blind date ** March:

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...

** April: Condiments ** May: Games ** June: Flags ** July: A pub crawl to celebrate the first anniversary ** August: Round things ** September: Space ** October: An exam ** November: Political campaigning ** December: A Christmas party * 2012 ** January: Calendars ** February: Wedding planning *** Note: This was a sequel to the February 2011 Puzzled Pint. ** March: The wedding itself *** Note: This was the first Puzzled Pint to continue on from the previous month. ** April: Time travel ** May: Water safety ** June: Bicycles ** July: A birthday party ** August: The WarTron Game *** Note: No puzzles are available online. ** September: The number 8 ** October: Dogs ** November: Webcomics *** Note: The first Puzzled Pint to include a Bonus Puzzle that could optionally be solved. ** December:

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has been expanded into various film ...

* 2013 ** January: The apocalypse ** February: The board game ''

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'' ** March: ''

Jeopardy! ''Jeopardy!'' is an American game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead given ge ...

'' ** April:

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** May: ''

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'' ** June: ''

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'' ** July: Spies ** August: Magazines ** September: Pub Games ** October: Sherlock Holmes ** November: The five senses ** December: ''

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' (sometimes referred to as ''HG2G'', ''HHGTTG'', ''H2G2'', or ''tHGttG'') is a comedy science fiction franchise created by Douglas Adams. Originally a 1978 radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4, it ...

'' * 2014 ** January: Transportation ** February: ''

This Is Spinal Tap ''This Is Spinal Tap'' (also known as ''This Is Spınal Tap: A Rockumentary by Martin Di Bergi'') is a 1984 American mockumentary film co-written and directed by Rob Reiner (in his feature directorial debut). The film stars Christopher Guest, M ...

'' ** March: Casino games ** April: A mixtape ** May: ''

The Princess Bride The Princess Bride may refer to: * ''The Princess Bride'' (novel), 1973 fantasy romance novel by American writer William Goldman William Goldman (August 12, 1931 – November 16, 2018) was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He ...

'' ** June: The Doubleclicks ** July: '' Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' ** August: Moving day ** September: Words that kind of sound like "sex" ** October: ''

Back to the Future ''Back to the Future'' is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis, and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson. Set in 19 ...

'' ** November: Ancient Egypt ** December: Holiday traditions * 2015 ** January: The

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** February: Phobias ** March: Mythology ** April:

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** May: Robotics *** Note: Based on puzzles from JoCo Crazy Cruise 5. ** June: TV Shows ** July: The city of

** August: Semaphore ** September: Doctor Who (using

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) ** October: None, just a mystery theme. ** November:

The Big Lebowski ''The Big Lebowski'' () is a 1998 crime comedy film written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker and avid bowler. He is assaulted as a result of mistake ...

** December: The TV show "Mad Men" * 2016 ** January: A crime scene ** February: The poems of

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** March: A comic book mystery ** April: Queens ** May:

Parks And Recreation ''Parks and Recreation'' (also known as ''Parks and Rec'') is an American political satire mockumentary sitcom television series created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. The series aired on NBC from April 9, 2009, to February 24, 2015, f ...

** June: A brewery tour ** July: Secret societies ** August: The "Star Trek" series ** September: Rats ** October: Elections ** November: Voting results *** Note: Was held a week later due to the U.S. elections. ** December:

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* 2017 ** January: The musical "Hamilton" ** February: Valentine's Day ** March: The book "Alice's Adventures In Wonderland" ** April: Playing cards ** May: The newspaper ** June:

The Prisoner ''The Prisoner'' is a 1967 British television series about an unnamed British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a mysterious coastal village, where his captors designate him as Number Six and try to find out why he abruptl ...

** July:

Game of Thrones ''Game of Thrones'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the firs ...

** August:

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** September: "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare ** October:

Dracula ''Dracula'' is a novel by Bram Stoker, published in 1897. As an epistolary novel, the narrative is related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist, but opens with solicitor Jonathan Harker taki ...

** November:

Charlie And The Chocolate Factory ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' is a 1964 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. The story was originally ...

** December: Secret messages and codes * 2018 ** January:

Stranger Things ''Stranger Things'' is an American science fiction horror drama television series created by the Duffer Brothers, who also serve as showrunners and are executive producers along with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen. Produced by Monkey Massacre Pr ...

** February:

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** March:

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students a ...

** April:

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** May: Ampersand ** June: Road trips ** July:

Kangaroo Kangaroos are four marsupials from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning "large foot"). In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, the red kangaroo, as well as the antilopine kangaroo, eastern ...

** August:

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** September:

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** October: Zoo Theft ** November:

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** December:

The Nightmare Before Christmas ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (also known as ''Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas'') is a 1993 American Stop motion, stop-motion animated film, animated musical film, musical dark fantasy, dark fantasy film directed by Henry Seli ...

* 2019 ** January: Friends ** February: Planning an art heist ** March:

The Dark Crystal ''The Dark Crystal'' is a 1982 dark fantasy film directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz. It stars the voices of Stephen Garlick, Lisa Maxwell, Billie Whitelaw, Percy Edwards, and Barry Dennen. The film was produced by ITC Entertainment and T ...

** April: Rivalries ** May: High school ** June: ''The Crystal Maze'' ** July: The space race ** August: ''The Muppet Show'' ** September: Dimensions ** October: Haunted House ** November: Music ** December:

Die Hard ''Die Hard'' is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan, with a screenplay by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza. Based on the 1979 novel '' Nothing Lasts Forever'', by Roderick Thorp, it stars Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, ...

* 2020 ** January:

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** February: Circles ** March: Gangsters ** April: Magic *** Note: Due to Coronavirus concerns, all the puzzles began being posted online on event dates starting with this one. This stayed until the end of 2022, when puzzles were posted online the day after each event. ** May:

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** July: Puzzled Pint's 10th Anniversary ** August:

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** September:

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** October: The four seasons ** November: ''Scooby-Doo'' ** December: The Grinch * 2021 ** January: BuzzFeed ** February: ''A Series Of Unfortunate Events'' ** March: Life in 2020 ** April: Greek mythology ** May: Steven Universe ** June:

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** July:

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** August: Vikings ** September: ''

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'' ** October: Condiments ** November: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World ** December: ''Gilligan's Island'' * 2022 ** January: ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' ** February: ''Spiritfarer'' ** March: Internet shopping ** April:

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** May: Dogs ** June: The ''Jurassic Park'' and ''Jurassic World'' movies ** July: ''Squid Game'' ** August: ''The Expanse'' ** September: The Seven Deadly Sins ** October: Punctuation marks ** November: The World Cup ** December: Cats * 2023 ** January: ''Five Nights At Freddy's'' ** February: Robots ** March: ''Not Another D&D Podcast'' ** April: Codes ** May: Tacos and other Mexican foods ** June: Liquid measures

References

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