When this post goes live, the new 1.5 version of my ARG Tools iPhone app should also be live. What is ARG Tools, you ask? It is a collection of tools and reference material for people who routinely solve puzzles: alternate reality games (ARGs), puzzle trails, The Game, and whatnot. The app (or, rather, my … Continue reading ARG/Puzzle Tools: The Next Generation
Tag: puzzles
Dictionary files: are they all created equal? [updated]
Over the weekend, some friends and I got to apply for playing WarTron. You can read more about this in the previous blog post. This particular blog post is about research into Unix dictionary files. It is related to the WarTron application puzzles, in that it is the result of a postmortem conversation, but is … Continue reading Dictionary files: are they all created equal? [updated]
How I failed the WarTron application and the fun I had in so doing [Updated x 2]
It looks as if WarTron will be the next incarnation of “The Game.” If you are not familiar with The Game – no, not that movie with Michael Douglas – it is, in brief, a weekend-long road trip in which you solve puzzles to reach particular destinations. “Race” is probably a little more apt than … Continue reading How I failed the WarTron application and the fun I had in so doing [Updated x 2]
Last weekend’s DASH puzzle hunt
Something that I mentioned to a number of people in real life, but I do not think I blogged or tweeted about much was the DASH puzzle hunt that I attended last weekend. DASH stands for “Different Area, Same Hunt.” As the name somewhat implies, a number of different cities around the country participated in … Continue reading Last weekend’s DASH puzzle hunt
Yeay Marriott!
Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal. To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2006/08/Marriott: it kicks ass. Although I smuggled my deodorant in my baggage and the TSA did nothing, even though they stared … Continue reading Yeay Marriott!
Perplex City Card Ideas
Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal. To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2006/04/I have had about a dozen people approach me through chat, email, and Unfiction private message. All of these contacts have … Continue reading Perplex City Card Ideas
Elvis needs boats! Elvis needs boats!
Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal. To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2006/04/This is going to be the typical “LJ Catchup” post in which I complain that I have not updated this thing … Continue reading Elvis needs boats! Elvis needs boats!
a-MAZE-ing!!!
Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal. To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2005/10/A couple of weeks ago, I played with the Maze book, discovered the little twist that lets you find the exit, … Continue reading a-MAZE-ing!!!