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Thinking About A Puzzle · MIT Mystery Hunt / Puzzle Club

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The MIT Mystery Hunt is an internationally renowned puzzle competition which takes place every January on MIT campus and attracts hundreds of participants from all over the world.

Thinking About A Puzzle · MIT Mystery Hunt / Puzzle Club Thinking About A Puzzle by Allen Rabinovich I wrote these notes to remind myself how to solve puzzles. The ideas recited here were actually tested in battle — at least by me — and what’s perhaps even more important, is that there were times when I forgot them, and later regretted it. I’ve tried to organize these in order by use, starting with what I think a puzzle constitutes, and continuing on through the steps that go into solving it. At the end, I’ve included some less connected, random ideas. For starters, what is a puzzle? A puzzle,

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