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Collection Puzzle hunts
Arcane Game   DHW21 ยท Online 0
BAPHL Puzzle Hunt   21 (Boston Alternative to Purchasing High-Priced Leaguetickets) ยท 20 (Brave Adventures & Phantasical Legends) ยท 19 (Same Area Different Hunts) ยท 18 (Backup Athletes Playing the Hometown League) ยท 17 ยท 16 ยท 15 (The Search for BAPHL 14) ยท 14 (The Sixth Anniversary Extravaganza) ยท 13 (Boston Area Pirate Hunters League) ยท 12 (Belated (Arguably Postponed) Holiday Leftovers|) ยท 11 (The Boston Adventures of Professor Hershel Layton) ยท 10 (Bostonian Association of Picking Hunt Locations) ยท 9 (Forbidden Rhode Island) ยท 8 (From Dusk to Dawn (or vice versa)) ยท 7 (Basic American Psuedo-History Lesson) ยท 6 (Battle of the Bands) ยท 5 (The Great Race) ยท 4 (Baphlception) ยท 3 (The Mysterious Journal) ยท 2 (Boston Advanced PHysics Laboratories) ยท 1 (Fuzzy and the Fuzzkins)
Beginner's Luck Pre-Hunt King of Hearts (2015) ยท Catch Me If You Can (2014) ยท Hack Punt Tool (2013) ยท The Fool's Errand (2012) ยท Beginner's Luck (2009)
Berkeley Puzzle Hunt   2015 (OskiLeaks) ยท 2014 (CALUMNIOUS) ยท 2013 (Ankur's Research) ยท 2012 (Anthrolpology 50C) ยท 2011 (Save Our University!)
Carl's Christmas Hunt   2020 ยท 2015 ยท 2014 ยท 2013 ยท 2012
Cenarius's Thrill of the Hunt   A Tale of Two Keepers (Part One) ยท Ocean's Calling ยท Knight-a-Ranting ยท The Burgundy Boy ยท Night, Knight! ยท The Sylph Sleeps ยท The Seer is Out
CMU Puzzle Hunt   Fall 2021 (Spam Hunt) ยท Summer 2021 (Orientation Week Hunt) ยท Spring 2021 (Pirate Hunt) ยท Fall 2020 (Oregon Trail Hunt) ยท Spring 2020 (Getaway Hunt) ยท Fall 2019 (Anomaly Hunt) ยท Spring 2019 (The Quest for the Dragon's Riches) ยท Winter 2019 (CS Hunt) ยท Fall 2018 (Time Travel Hunt) ยท Spring 2018 (Apocalypse Hunt) ยท Fall 2017 (Aperture Science Student Testing Initiative) ยท Spring 2017 (Carnival Hunt) ยท Fall 2016 (Harry Potter and The Hunt of Puzzles) ยท Spring 2016 (Puzzlehunt The Musical!) ยท Fall 2015 (Adventure Hunt) ยท Spring 2015 (Space Hunt)
Cracking the Cryptic Sudoku Hunt   ยท Puzzle Hunt No. 1  
Cryptex Hunt   2021 (Puzzle Hunts in 8-Bit) ยท 2020 ยท 2019 (The Fourth Eye) ยท 2018 (Prexcyt)
CS50x Puzzle Day   2021 ยท 2020 ยท 2019 ยท 2018 ยท 2017 ยท 2016
CuCaTS Puzzle Hunt   2019 ยท 2018 ยท 2017 ยท 2016 ยท 2015 ยท 2014 ยท 2013 ยท 2012
Dan Katz's Mini Hunt   2 Big 2 Fail 2 Furious (2013) ยท Odor Humanity! (2012) ยท The Internet Strikes Back (2011) ยท SC Johnson, A Mysterious Shadow Corporation (2010) ยท The Wrath of Stopheles (2009) ยท Mostly Clueless (2008) ยท Major Malfunction (2007) ยท A Challenging Round of Noodle Yanking Mysteries (2006)
Dark Horse Challenges   Dec-21 (Goose Game) ยท Nov-21 (Word Games) ยท Oct-21 (Revolutions) ยท Sep-21 (The Treasure of Pharoah Azrela) ยท Aug-21 (The Code Books) ยท Jul-21 (The Audio Labours) ยท Jun-21 (A Simple Device) ยท May-21 (The Mobius) ยท Apr-21 (Needles In Haystacks) ยท Mar-21 (Dark PK) ยท Feb-21 (The Cube) ยท Jan-21 (Tabula Revolvi) ยท 2020 (The Intro)
Darren Miller's Haunted House Hunt   2021 ยท 2020 ยท July 4 Hunt (2020) ยท 2019 ยท 2018 ยท Christmas Puzzles 2016
DASH   11 (Diagnose! Assemble! Shrink! Heal!) ยท 10 (Deputies Allied to Secure Homesteads) ยท 9 (Department of Applied Synergistic Humanities) ยท 8 (008) ยท 7 (Tri-Wizard Tournament) ยท 6 (Lemonade, Inc.) ยท 5 (Doctors Against Scourges of Humanity) ยท 4 (Apocalypse Now) ยท 3 (Fairy Tales) ยท 2 (Trapped in TV Land) ยท 1 (Wild West)
DefCon Puzzle Hunt   2021 ยท 2020 ยท 2019 ยท 2018 ยท 2017 ยท 2016
Dr. Bob's Puzzle Hunt   2020 ยท 2019 ยท 2018 ยท 2017 ยท 2016 ยท 2015 ยท 2014 ยท 2013
Dustin Foley's Mini Extravaganza   Leg Day (2020) ยท Fire Works (2019) ยท The Magnificent Seven, Plus One (2016) ยท Pressing Play (2016) ยท Non-Working Holiday (2015) ยท Winter's Stellar Travel (2014) ยท Time for the Holidays (2013) ยท A Very Flaky Set of Puzzles (2012) ยท The Winter's Talent (2011)
Edric's Treasure Hunt   2021 (Truzzle Hunt) ยท 2021 ยท 2020 (Puzzle Hunt) ยท 2020 ยท 2019 ยท 2018
Elevate Tutoring Puzzle Hunt   3 ยท 2 ยท 1
Galactic Puzzle Hunt   2021 (20/20 Vision) ยท 2020 ยท 2019 (The Galactic Artifact) ยท 2018 (The Great Galactic Bake Off) ยท 2017 (Puzzleball Championships)
GHCQ Christmas Puzzle   2020 ยท 2015
Ghost Patrol   Late Night Snack (2016) ยท Reconstructed (2013) ยท Bust A'nother Ghost (2010) ยท Ghost Patrol (2008)
Glyph Puzzle Hunt   2 ยท 1 ยท 0
Google Puzzle Hunt   2007 (Googol Conglomerate Hunt)
Harvard Puzzle Hunt   2010 ยท 2009 ยท 2008 ยท 2007 ยท 2006 ยท 2005 ยท 2004
Hunt 20   2.1 ยท 1
Intercoastal Alterations   Major League Brainball (2011) ยท Who Stole the Emerald Necklace (2004) ยท SolTrade (2003) ยท Wild Goose Chase (2002)
Mark Halpin's Labor Day Hunt   2021 ยท Balancing Act (2020) ยท Distressed (2019) ยท It Takes Two (2018) ยท When First We Practice To Deceive (2017) ยท Here Comes The Sun (2016) ยท Speaking of Witch (2015) ยท I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends (2014) ยท 2013 ยท ...And I Feel Fine (2012) ยท Let's Get Away From The City (2011) ยท Wishful Thinking (2010) ยท Sun and Sand (2009) ยท Short Story (2008) ยท Are We There Yet? (2007) ยท Labor Intensive (2006)
Mathcamp Puzzle Hunt   2021 ยท 2020 ยท 2019 ยท 2018 ยท 2017 ยท 2016 ยท 2015 ยท 2014 ยท 2013 ยท 2012 ยท 2011 ยท 2010 ยท 2009 ยท 2008 ยท 2007 ยท 2006 ยท 2005 ยท 2004

Matt Jones's Puzzle Hunt Count Furcula's Groovy Gravy Late-Nite Cinema (2012) ยท Puzzle Feast (2011)
Mezzacotta Puzzle Hunt[1]   2016 ยท 2013 ยท 2012 ยท 2011 ยท 2010 ยท 2009 ยท 2008 ยท 2007
Microsoft Puzzle Hunt   18 (The Puzzling Zone) ยท 17 (KPUZ Music Festival) ยท 16 (Library Island) ยท 15 (The Motion Picture Post-Apocalyptic) ยท 14 (Travel the Number 14) ยท 123 (Jeopardy!/Puzzlehaunt!) ยท 11.0 (Caught in the Net) ยท A (Atlantis) ยท 9 (Doomsday) ยท 8 (The Hard Way) ยท 7 (Alice in Puzzlehunt) ยท 6 (TimeCorps) ยท 5 (Mission: Impuzzible) ยท 4 (Clue) ยท 3 (You Don't Know Puzzles) ยท 2 (Age of Puzzles) ยท 1 (The Microsoft Games)
Mission Street Puzzles   Season 5 (Scholarship Edition) ยท Season 4 (Seoul) ยท Mission Street Puzzles (Season 3)Season 3 (Austin) ยท Mission Street Puzzles (Season 2)Season 2 (New York City) ยท Mission Street Puzzles (Season 1)Season 1 (San Francisco)
MIT Aquarium Puzzle Hunt   2021 (Ivy Leagues Under the Sea) ยท 2020 ยท 2019 (The Banquet) ยท 2018 (Eternal Glove) ยท 2017 (Jeopardy) ยท 2016 (Twenty Questions) ยท 2015 (Inception) ยท 2014 (True and Verified Secret of Happiness) ยท 2013 (McFly Portal Enterprises) ยท 2012 (Penguin Federation)
MIT Mystery Hunt   2022 (Bookspace) ยท 2021 (โŠฅIW) ยท 2020 (Penny Park) ยท 2019 (Molasses Awareness Day) ยท 2018 (Operation Head Hunters) ยท 2017 (Monsters et Manus) ยท 2016 (Huntception) ยท 2015 (20,000 Puzzles Under the Sea) ยท 2014 (Alice in Wonderland) ยท 2013 (Coin Heist) ยท 2012 (The Producers) ยท 2011 (Video Games) ยท 2010 (300th Anniversary) ยท 2009 (Escape from Zyzzlvaria) ยท 2008 (Mystery Mystery Hunt) ยท 2007 (Seven Deadly Sins) ยท 2006 (S.P.I.E.S.) ยท 2005 (Normalville) ยท 2004 (Time Bandits) ยท 2003 (Matrix) ยท 2002 ( Monopoly) ยท 2001 (Hunt of Horror) ยท 2000 (Wizard of Oz) ยท 1999 (Carmen Sandiego) ยท 1998 (Enigmatology) ยท 1997 (Elvis Presley) ยท 1996 (Gรถdel, Escher, Bach) ยท 1995 (Clue) ยท 1994 (Cyberpunk) ยท 1993 (The Holy Grail) ยท 1992 (Captain Red Herring's Mystery Island)
MUMS Puzzle Hunt   2019 ยท 2016 ยท 2015 ยท 2014 ยท 2013 ยท 2012 ยท 2011 ยท 2010 ยท 2009 ยท 2008 ยท 2007 ยท 2006 ยท 2005 ยท 2004
Nathan Curtis's Mini Extravaganza   Verwald's Treasures (2018) ยท What's That Spell? (2017) ยท The Wanderer and the Wu Xing (2017) ยท A Curtain Call for Borbonicus and Bodley (2013) ยท A Banner Occasion (2012) ยท Tortoise's Binary Birthday Extravaganza (2011)
NPL Convention   2022 (Contry) ยท 2021 (WashingCon) ยท 2020 (Contario) ยท 2019 (RockOn!) ยท 2018 (Milwaukee) ยท 2017 (BeaCon) ยท 2016 (SiLiCon) ยท 2015 (Recouvery) ยท 2014 (MaineCon) ยท 2013 (ConTex) ยท 2012 (Orecon) ยท 2011 (Convidence) ยท 2010 (ConPac) ยท 2009 (Baltimore) ยท 2008 (Conorado) ยท 2007 (MichiCon) ยท 2006 (TaxSAcon) ยท 2005 (Laconic) ยท 2004 (BosCon) ยท 2003 (IndyCon)
P&A Magazine   Space Oddity ยท A Panda's Kickstarter ยท Damn This Traffic Jam ยท Ya Buncha Yo-Yos ยท Shakespr ยท Escape the Room ยท The Ucaganza ยท SpaceFight! ยท The Wes Carpenter Experience
P.I.HUNT   7 ยท 6 ยท 5 ยท 4 ยท 3 ยท 2 ยท 1
Palantir Puzzle Hunt   2020 (Food For Thought)
PaizoCon Puzzle Hunt   2021 ยท 2020 ยท 2019 ยท 2018 ยท 2017
Pea Puzzle Hunt   2021 ยท Pre-Hunt 2021 ยท Rabble 2020 ยท Rabble Pre-Hunt 2020 ยท 2020 ยท Pre-Hunt 2020 ยท 2019 ยท 2018 ยท Pre-Hunt 2018 ยท 2017 ยท 2016
Projectyl's Mini Hunt Snow Problem (2011) ยท Halloween (2011)
Puzzle Crawl   2020 (Happy Quarantine's Day Hunt)
Puzzle Boat   8 ยท 7 ยท 6 ยท 5 ยท 4 (Epilogue) ยท 4 ยท 3 ยท 2 ยท 1
Puzzle Potluck   3 ยท 2 ยท 1 ยท 0.3 ยท 0.2 ยท 0.1
Puzzled Pint   Jan-22 (Avatar) ยท Dec-21 (Gilligan's Island) ยท Nov-21 (Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) ยท Oct-21 (Condiments) ยท Sep-21 (Tenet) ยท Aug-21 (Vikings) ยท Jul-21 (Agatha Christie's Poirot) ยท Jun-21 (Chess) ยท May-21 (Steven Universe) ยท Apr-21 (Greek Mythology) ยท Mar-21 (Life in 2020) ยท Feb-21 (A Series of Unfortunate Events) ยท Jan-21 (PuzzFeed) ยท Dec-20 (The Grinch) ยท Nov-20 (Scooby-Doo) ยท Oct-20 (Seasons) ยท Sep-20 (Schoolhouse Rock) ยท Aug-20 (The Great British Baking Show) ยท Jul-20 (Puzzled Pint's 10th Anniversary) ยท Jun-20 (Modern Board Games) ยท May-20 (Dr. Seuss) ยท Apr-20 (Magic) ยท Mar-20 (Frankie & Louie) ยท Feb-20 (Circular Reasoning) ยท Jan-20 (Neko Atsume) ยท Dec-19 (Die Hard) ยท Nov-19 (Music) ยท Oct-19 (Haunted House) ยท Sep-19 (Dimensional Diversions) ยท Aug-19 (The Muppet Show) ยท Jul-19 (The Space Age) ยท Jun-19 (The Crystal Maze) ยท May-19 (High School) ยท Apr-19 (Head to Head) ยท Mar-19 (The Dark Crystal) ยท Feb-19 (Art Heist) ยท Jan-19 (Friends) ยท Dec-18 (The Nightmare Before Christmas) ยท Nov-18 (Da Vinci) ยท Oct-18 (Zoo Theft) ยท Sep-18 (Labyrinth) ยท Aug-18 (Pokรฉmon) ยท Jul-18 (KANGAROO) ยท Jun-18 (Road Trip) ยท May-18 (Ampersands) ยท Apr-18 (Pintcoin) ยท Mar-18 (Harry Potter) ยท Feb-18 (Stargate) ยท Jan-18 (Stranger Things) ยท Dec-17 (Secret Messages) ยท Nov-17 (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) ยท Oct-17 (Dracula) ยท Sep-17 (Wedding) ยท Aug-17 (Destiny) ยท Jul-17 (Game of Thrones) ยท Jun-17 (The Prisoner) ยท May-17 (Pintopia Press) ยท Apr-17 (Playing Cards) ยท Mar-17 (Alice in Wonderland) ยท Feb-17 (Valentine's Day) ยท Jan-17 (Hamilton) ยท Dec-16 (Dungeons & Dragons) ยท Nov-16 (I Puzzled) ยท Oct-16 (Election) ยท Sep-16 (Rats) ยท Aug-16 (Star Trek) ยท Jul-16 (Secret Societies) ยท Jun-16 (Pintopia Brewery Tours) ยท May-16 (Parks and Recreation) ยท Apr-16 (Queen's Birthday) ยท Mar-16 (Comic Book Mystery) ยท Feb-16 (Shel Silverstein) ยท Jan-16 (Crime Scene) ยท Dec-15 (Mad Men) ยท Nov-15 (The Big Lebowski) ยท Oct-15 (Mystery Month) ยท Sep-15 (Doctor Who) ยท Aug-15 (Semaphore) ยท Jul-15 (Portland) ยท Jun-15 (TV) ยท May-15 (Ex Machina) ยท Apr-15 (The A-Team) ยท Mar-15 (Mythology) ยท Feb-15 (Phobias) ยท Jan-15 (X-Men) ยท Dec-14 (Reason's Greetings) ยท Nov-14 (Ancient Egypt) ยท Oct-14 (Back to the Future) ยท Sep-14 (Let's Talk About...) ยท Aug-14 (Moving Day) ยท Jul-14 (Monty Python and the Holy Grail) ยท Jun-14 (The DoubleClicks) ยท May-14 (The Princess Bride) ยท Apr-14 (Mix Tape) ยท Mar-14 (Casino) ยท Feb-14 (Spinal Tap) ยท Jan-14 (Transportation) ยท Dec-13 (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) ยท Nov-13 (Five Senses) ยท Oct-13 (Sherlock) ยท Sep-13 ยท Aug-13 ยท Jul-13 ยท Jun-13 ยท May-13 (Arrested Development) ยท Apr-13 ยท Mar-13 (Jeopardy) ยท Feb-13 (Clue) ยท Jan-13 ยท Dec-12 ยท Nov-12 ยท Oct-12 ยท Sep-12 ยท Aug-12 ยท Jul-12 ยท Jun-12 ยท May-12 ยท Apr-12 ยท Mar-12 ยท Feb-12 ยท Jan-12 ยท Dec-11 ยท Nov-11 ยท Oct-11 ยท Sep-11 ยท Aug-11 ยท Jul-11 ยท Jun-11 ยท May-11 ยท Apr-11 ยท Mar-11 ยท Feb-11 ยท Jan-11 ยท Dec-10 ยท Nov-10 ยท Oct-10 ยท Sep-10 ยท Aug-10 ยท Jul-10
REDDOT Hunt   2020 ยท 2019 ยท 2018 ยท 2017
RIT CS Puzzle Hunt 2020 ยท 2017 ยท 2010 ยท 2009 ยท 2008 ยท 2007 ยท 2006
RMHS Pi Day Puzzle Hunt   2020 ยท 2019 ยท 2018 ยท 2017 ยท 2016 ยท 2015
RSS Christmas Quiz   2021 ยท 2020 ยท 2019 ยท 2018 ยท
Silph Puzzle Hunt[2]   2021 ยท 2020 ยท 2019
Singapore Puzzle Hunt   2021 (Around the World in 18 Puzzles) ยท 2020 (The Infinite Puzzle) ยท 2019 (The Puzzleville Redemption) ยท 2018 (Ready Puzzler One) ยท 2017 (The Final Puzzle) ยท 2016 (Order of the Puzzles) ยท 2015 (Alice's Adventures in Singapore)
SUMO Puzzle Hunt   2019 ยท 2018 ยท 2017 ยท 2016
SUMS Puzzle Hunt 2018 ยท 2017 ยท2016 ยท 2015 ยท 2014 ยท 2013 ยท 2012 ยท 2011 ยท 2010 ยท 2009
Teammate Hunt   2021 (Carnival Conundrum) ยท 2020 (Matt and Emma's Birthday Bash)
Trip Payne's Mini Extravaganza Three Ring Circus (2014) ยท Super-extravaganza! (2013) ยท Remote Possibilities (2012)
UMD Puzzle Hunt   2021 (Art Heist) ยท 2020 (Jeopardy) ยท Fall 2019 (Wild Goose Chase) ยท Spring 2019 (Clues to the Cosmos) ยท 2018 (It's Lit) ยท 2017 (Department of Enigmatology)
USC Puzzle Hunt   2016 (Operation Golden Ticket) ยท 2015 (Back To the Present) ยท 2014 (Great Minds) ยท 2013 (Colonial America) ยท 2012
VT Puzzle Hunt   2021 ยท Halloween (2020) ยท 2020 ยท Halloween (2019) ยท 2019 ยท 2018 ยท
  1. โ†‘ previously CISRA Puzzle Hunt
  2. โ†‘ previously Smorgon Puzzle Hunt

Treasure Hunts

Collection Puzzle hunts
Arizona Treasure Hunt   2021 ยท 2020 ยท 2019 ยท 2018 ยท 2017 ยท 2016 ยท 2015 ยท 2014 ยท 2013 ยท 2012 ยท 2011 ยท 2010 ยท 2009 ยท 2008 ยท 2007 ยท 2006 ยท 2005 ยท 2004 ยท 2003 ยท 2002 ยท 2001 ยท 2000 ยท 1999 ยท 1998 ยท 1997 ยท 1996 ยท 1995 ยท 1994 ยท 1993 ยท 1992 ยท 1991 ยท 1990 ยท 1989 ยท 1988 ยท 1987 ยท 1986 ยท 1985 ยท 1984 ยท 1983 ยท 1982 ยท 1981 ยท 1980 ยท 1979 ยท 1978 ยท 1977 ยท 1976 ยท 1975 ยท 1974 ยท 1973 ยท 1972 ยท 1971 ยท 1970 ยท 1969 ยท 1968 ยท 1967 ยท 1964 ยท 1962 ยท 1961 ยท 1956
Pablo's Armchair Treasure Hunt   2021 ยท 2020 ยท 2019 ยท 2018 ยท 2017 ยท 2016 ยท 2015 ยท 2014 ยท 2013 ยท 2012 ยท 2011 ยท 2010 ยท 2009 ยท 2008 ยท 2007 ยท 2006 ยท 2005 ยท 2004 ยท 2003 ยท 2002 ยท 2001 ยท 2000 ยท 1999 ยท 1998 ยท 1997 ยท 1996 ยท 1995 ยท 1994 ยท 1993 ยท 1992 ยท 1991 ยท 1990 ยท 1989 ยท 1988 ยท 1987 ยท 1986 ยท 1985

One-off

Collection Puzzle hunts
2 Tone Game   2010
A Love Story in Puzzles   2011
Alice Still Shrugs   2015
Burn After Solving   2021
Caltech Puzzle Hunt   2018
Cambridge Puzzle Hunt   2017
Colby's Curious Cook-off   2020
Come on Down   2021
Co-Puzzle Hunt   2020
CRUMS Puzzle Hunt   2020
Daro & Caro's Pixar Puzzle Hunt   2020
DP Puzzle Hunt   2020
Elite Puzzle Hunt 2011
ffao Secret Solver Hunt   2021
Food Pyramid Puzzle Hunt   2020
HMMT Puzzle Hunt   2021
Huntinality   2021
Inaudible Hunt   2021
Inexact Puzzle Hunt   2021
InteGIRLS Puzzle Hunt   2020
Mirroux Puzzle Shake Off   2020
Paradox Puzzle Hunt   2021
Pilcrow Bar   2020
Puzzle Rojak   2021
Puzzles are Magic Hunt   2020
Puzzling Elves Hunt   2021
QoDE Puzzle Hunt   2021
The Famine Games   2013
The Great American History Puzzle   2012
The Locked House of Dr. Matrix   2008
The Space Beyond Imagination   2022
TimTang Puzzle Hunt   2020
Ultraviolet Puzzle Challenge   2020
University of Chicago Puzzle Hunt   2021
Winter Distraction That Tantalizes and Amuses   2018


Still to add

Sequential puzzles / riddles:
NotPron (online riddle)	http://notpron.org/notpron/
OddPawn (does a riddle count)	http://oddpawn.com/gameon/switchboard.php
PuzzleDonkey	https://puzzledonkey.org/default.php

Not working / inaccessible?
Great Puzzle Hunt	https://www.greatpuzzlehunt.com/
Microsoft College Puzzle Hunt	https://www.collegepuzzlechallenge.com/Archive/
Princeton Puzzle Hunt	https://puzzles.princeton.edu/