May 14, 2019

Captain Marvee

Captain Marvee

By Sandor Weisz • Issue #54 • View online

Seeking playtesters. We’re building a new tabletop puzzle game, and it’s almost done, which means we need to observe people playing it. If you’re in Chicago over the next week, and you want to play, and you like free pizza, please sign up here.

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The Last Defender is opening in Denver!

The escape room / immersive theatre game I built several years ago in Chicago with the House Theatre is finding a new home at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available now and slots are already selling out.

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Puzzle of the week. Name a character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Change the last letter and you’ll get, phonetically, another character in the MCU. Who are they?

Submit your answer here.

Puzzle Potluck 2

Puzzle Potluck 1 (shown above) was a fun online hunt run by some talented folks. The sequel is coming in a month, and is free. I’m already registered.

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WSJ: Today’s Crossword Too Easy? Try Solving Down Clues Only

Solving downs-only is a great way to build up your crossword skills. I’ve tried it and… man, it’s tough.

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PuzzleTales: Interactive Puzzle Stories by Jake

Just a day left on this Kickstarter. An interesting sci-fi tale with more than two dozen puzzles to solve as you read and explore this non-linear story.

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BEAT ANY ESCAPE ROOM: 10 proven tricks and tips

The presentation is a little grating, but these are some legit good tips

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Solution to Previous Puzzle

PBAF + CVENPL = PBAFCVENPL

From issue #53. Congratulations to everyone who got it right: Frank Webb, Lily G, Jenn, Shiny22, Tyler Hinman, Levi T, Jillian McKenzie, Leland Aldridge, Chris Cogburn, Daniel Marcin, Brian Kupersmit, Rachel Quest, Korbin K, Brian Casavant.

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By Sandor Weisz

I run The Mystery League, a company of creative puzzlemakers in Chicago. This is my weekly dispatch of puzzle news. To learn about puzzle events in Chicago, subscribe to Puzzling in Chicago: http://mysteryleague.com/pic.

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