Snively '11 | August 02, 2009
"Cheat Sheet"
Mystery Hunt is a yearly tradition at MIT, but this isn't an entry about Mystery Hunt. This is an entry about one of the tools our team has for Mystery Hunt. We rarely used it, but the sheer amount of information on this PDF is awesome!
If you even have a slight bit of geekiness, you'll freak out about this PDF. Seriously.
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FIRST! Wow, great cheat sheet.
Posted by: Ryan on August 2, 2009 11:14 PM
What team do you hunt with? I think I'm going to try doing the whole remote hunter deal this year with Death From Above.
Posted by: Josh on August 2, 2009 11:31 PM
@Josh
I hunt for DFA, we'll be working together in January.
Posted by: Snively on August 2, 2009 11:37 PM
Cool. By the way, that cheat sheet is ridiculous!
Posted by: Josh on August 2, 2009 11:43 PM
Oh my, this is just... So beautiful...
Posted by: Mike on August 2, 2009 11:49 PM
I agree with Snively; this PDF is kick-ass! a compilation of all the science I've learnt in high-school and more :)
Posted by: Bolstein on August 3, 2009 01:10 AM
Hello everyone!
@Snively/anyone knows:
Are there any blogs specifically on Mystery Hunts?
Posted by: FuLanKe on August 3, 2009 04:49 AM
Are teams all MIT students? And how difficult is it to join a team as a freshman, especially with limited puzzle solving ability?
Posted by: Kmsmith on August 3, 2009 08:29 AM
wow. this is amazing.
Posted by: Bro on August 3, 2009 12:58 PM
Incredible. I am going to keep a copy around for reference. Thanks!
Posted by: Ram - A parent on August 3, 2009 02:19 PM
Pretty much the best document to ever exist. Ever.
Posted by: Jennie ('14 Hopeful) on August 3, 2009 05:07 PM
Awesome!!!
Posted by: Anonymous on August 3, 2009 05:11 PM
Love it. I need to save it for future reference... Now, can you help me solve the Sunday New York Times Crossword puzzle?
Posted by: Daniel Barkowitz on August 3, 2009 05:44 PM
@Kmsmith
No, not all teams are MIT students. Most teams contain some MIT students, but some (such as Manic Sages) have members who don't go to MIT [yet...in many cases] while others have alumni or people who are even only loosely affiliated with MIT.
Also, getting involved in a team is really easy, even as a freshman. In fact, if you really want to, you can form a team with your friends. Although I think most people join teams with a group (living groups, student organizations, etc.) that they are a part of.
Posted by: shawn '11 on August 3, 2009 08:16 PM
@Kmsmith:
Don't be worried about whether or not you have "puzzle-solving ability". Mystery Hunt is purposely made so that you need a wide range of knowledge in order to solve all the puzzles - it's not all number sequences and wordplays. I distance-hunted (solved puzzles at home, away from MIT) this past January, and while I didn't know anything about number sequences and science/techy trivia, there were a few puzzles I was able to solve that no one else even had a clue about, simply because I had some expertise in audio mixing. There's really a niche in MysHunt for everyone; teams are willing to take on as much fresh talent as they can get (more people = more manpower = faster puzzle-solving!) Enjoy the Hunt next year =)
Posted by: Vivian '12 on August 4, 2009 12:13 AM
my god that's INSANE!!... insanely cool!! where on earth did you find it Snively??
Posted by: Banerjee on August 4, 2009 03:44 AM
That's so awesome! Must have taken a lot of time to compile.
Posted by: Alex on August 4, 2009 02:01 PM
Holy--
That is hands down THE most impressive PDF I've ever seen. :D
Posted by: Anonymous on August 4, 2009 03:13 PM
FuLanKe, there is a community on LJ that's all about Mystery Hunt.
Posted by: Nathan on August 4, 2009 05:47 PM
Thanks Nathan!
Posted by: FuLanKe on August 5, 2009 09:44 AM
Woooow....a very complete PDF...do we certainly need that PDF to solve the puzzle?? The puzzle must've been very hard...
Posted by: Napsky on August 5, 2009 11:54 AM
That has to have been the coolest 29 pages of my life.
Posted by: Jacobi on August 7, 2009 12:54 PM
Wow... *jawdrop*
Posted by: VAL '14? on August 9, 2009 02:49 PM
*prints frantically*
Posted by: VAL '14? on August 9, 2009 03:27 PM
