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PUZZLEHUNT!WELCOME TO THE

MICROSOFT PUZZLE HUNT 12 SIMULCAST

FEB 28-MAR 1, 2009STANFORD, CA

PUZZLEHUNT!WELCOME TO THE BIGGEST PUZZLE

HUNT EVER!

100 TEAMS(84 IN REDMOND,16 HERE)

OVER 1100 PLAYERS!

PUZZLEHUNT!WHO ARE WE?

CRACKING GOOD TOASTTHE USUAL SUSPECTS

AND FRIENDS…

PUZZLEHUNT!IN GAME TERMS…

BRINY DEEPMUKILTONEUM

THE HIVEBLOOD & BONES

AND MORE…

PUZZLEHUNT!DONATIONS

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

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WHAT ARE THE HUNT MECHANICS?

PUZZLEHUNT!• EACH TEAM WILL RETURN TO PUZZLE

HQ TWICE DURING THE HUNT, AND ONCE MORE AT THE END OF THE HUNT• PICK UP PORTABLE PUZZLES• PICK UP GAME BOARD PIECES• SOLVE PUZZLES• WE WILL TELL YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE TO SEND

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• CONTACT US BEFORE YOU COME• CONTACT US BEFORE YOU LEAVE

PUZZLEHUNT!• EACH PUZZLE HAS ITS OWN PAGE

• SUBMIT ANSWERS FROM THAT PAGE• NO PENALTY FOR INCORRECT ANSWERS• AFTER 5 INCORRECT ANSWERS, YOU WILL NEED TO EMAIL US.• YOU CAN ALSO SUBMIT PARTIAL ANSWERS (PLEASE DO!).

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COMPETITIVE / RECREATIONAL

COMPETITIVE TEAMS WILL RECEIVE ALMOST NO HELP.

RECREATIONAL TEAMS WILL CONTROL THEIR OWN EXPERIENCE.

WE WILL VALIDATE DATA FOR ALL TEAMS, IF ASKED.

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RECREATIONAL TEAMS…• SCORE POINTS FOR SOLVING PUZZLES• AREN’T RANKED• CAN FINISH THE HUNT, BUT CAN’T WIN IT• CAN HAVE MORE THAN 12 PLAYERS• HAVE ACCESS TO HINTS• CAN ASK US QUESTIONS, INCLUDING “WHAT’S THE ANSWER?”

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• EMAIL US TO SWITCH FROM COMPETITIVE TO RECREATIONAL• WE’LL CALL YOU BACK TO VERIFY• MAKE SURE YOUR CONTACT INFO IS CORRECT• ONE-WAY DOOR

PUZZLEHUNT!HINTS

• HINT BUTTON ON EACH PUZZLE PAGE• HINTS APPEAR IMMEDIATELY• ANYONE CAN REFRESH THAT PAGE AND SEE ALL HINTS YOUR TEAM HAS RECEIVED• NO COST FOR HINTS• OTHER TEAMS CAN’T SEE IF YOU’VE TAKEN HINTS

PUZZLEHUNT!HINTS

• REVEAL THINGS IN STEPS• START WITH GENTLE NUDGE, BUT EVENTUALLY SAY EXACTLY WHAT TO DO• WILL NEVER REVEAL THE FINAL ANSWER

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CAUTION

• HINTS ARE LIKE DRUGS– RESISTANCE DECREASES THE MORE YOU USE THEM• DON’T SPOIL YOUR OWN FUN• DON’T SPOIL YOUR TEAMMATES’ FUN• IT’S UP TO EACH TEAM TO FIGURE OUT THEIR OWN HINT POLICY

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COMPETITIVE HINTS

WE RESERVE THE OPTION TO PROVIDE HINTS TO (ALL)

COMPETITIVE TEAMS

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WHAT IS 65?

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WHAT IS THE SCORING SYSTEM?

PUZZLEHUNT!SCORING SYSTEM

• PUZZLES SCORE THEIR DOLLAR VALUE• NO PENALTY FOR INCORRECT ANSWERS• FOR COMPETITIVE TEAMS, ORDER OF FINISH SUPERCEDES SCORE• WE SHOW THE REDMOND STANDINGS TOO!• WE ALSO SHOW THE 3 FASTEST SOLVES FOR EACH PUZZLE (BAY AREA ONLY)

PUZZLEHUNT!

WHAT ARE DAILY DOUBLES?

PUZZLEHUNT!DAILY DOUBLES

• IN-CONFERENCE-ROOM EVENTS• DESIGNED FOR WHOLE TEAM TO SOLVE TOGETHER• CONNECT PC TO PROJECTOR, OR GATHER AROUND ONE DISPLAY• IF YOU SOLVE WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT, YOUR SCORE FOR THE PUZZLE DOUBLES• YOU’LL KNOW THEM WHEN YOU GET THEM

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WHAT ARE ACHIEVEMENTS?!

PUZZLEHUNT!ACHIEVEMENTS

• MISCELLANEOUS AWARDS• APPEAR BRIEFLY WHEN AWARDED• LINK SHOWS ALL YOU’VE GOTTEN• NO GAMERSCORE• JUST FOR FUN– ABSOLUTELY NO HUNT SIGNIFICANCE WHATSOEVER

PUZZLEHUNT!HUNT ENDS AT 5 PM SHARP

SUNDAY, WRAPUP STARTS 5:15 PM

LIVE BROADCAST OF WRAPUP:WWW.JUSTIN.TV/PH12SIMULCAST

PUZZLEHUNT!

CONTACT INFO:PH12SIMULCAST@GMAIL.COM

(650) 456-1614

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