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PUZZLEHUNT!. WELCOME TO THE MICROSOFT PUZZLE HUNT 12 SIMULCAST FEB 28-MAR 1, 2009 STANFORD, 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 TOAST THE USUAL SUSPECTS AND FRIENDS…. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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!
PUZZLEHUNT!
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
PUZZLEHUNT!
• 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!).
PUZZLEHUNT!
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.
PUZZLEHUNT!
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?”
PUZZLEHUNT!
• 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
PUZZLEHUNT!
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
PUZZLEHUNT!
COMPETITIVE HINTS
WE RESERVE THE OPTION TO PROVIDE HINTS TO (ALL)
COMPETITIVE TEAMS
PUZZLEHUNT!
WHAT IS 65?
PUZZLEHUNT!
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
PUZZLEHUNT!
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!
LET’SPLAY
PUZZLEHUNT!
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