Thinking About A Puzzle · MIT Mystery Hunt / Puzzle Club
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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