Dec 18, 2019

Ryekoms The Bear

Ryekoms The Bear

By Sandor Weisz • Issue #62 • View online

Today’s issue is dedicated to puzzles-by-mail, which make great last-minute gift ideas, since you can tell your giftee that their present is being sent directly to their house. Just make sure to encode the message for proper effect.

Do have a favorite game not listed here? Or do you you operate a puzzle subscription service? Send us the info and we’ll include it in a future issue.

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Puzzle of the Week: Think of a name associated with fire under ground. Remove the first letter, reverse the letters that remain, and the result will be a name that’s associated with fire above ground. Which names are these?

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Dear Holmes: Mail-based Victorian Mysteries

This monthly subscription makes Sherlock Holmes’s clients, sources, and colleagues into your pen pals.

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The Enigma Emporium

Each of these puzzles is set of postcards is a fun puzzle game in a small package. My family has really enjoyed a few of these. Each is $15 or you can buy the set of three for $50.

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The Deadbolt Mystery Society

A monthly subscription box including police reports, puzzles, evidence, & interviews around a single mystery. Each box is a standalone, so it’s a flexible idea for a gift.

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9 Best Mystery Subscription Boxes and DIY Escape Rooms | Cratejoy

A list from last year that highlights some options in addition to those mentioned above.

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Solution to previous puzzle

QE. AB → GEBA → GUBE

(From Issue #61)

Congrats to those who solved it correctly: @saturn2169, Chris Shabsin, Patrick Cleary, Ian Michael, Evan D Moore, Kniffler, Jon Cudby, Nick Baxter, Wombat, Chris Howard, Jeffery & Co, Sarah L, Daniel Spencer, Harrison S., Jake N, ARONS, pgw, Andrew S, Matthew Stern, Jacob W, Daniel Marcin, Jeff L, Chris Norborg, Ryan, “Michael”, Heather Schon, Jason Westley, Victoria, David Edwards, Mathomeric Gallyernor, Phil Calvert, Gabby, Rob Stilphen, Kailin J, Carly P., Rachel Quest, June F, A Roar, Nixed, Jon R, Dean S., Jeremy B., Dave Innis.

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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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