puzzlehunt

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From puzzle +‎ hunt. Coined by Bruce Leban in 1998 for the Microsoft Puzzlehunt.

Noun

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puzzlehunt (plural puzzlehunts)

  1. A game where teams compete to solve puzzles, the answers to which reveal the location of a hidden treasure or allow the teams to accomplish a final goal. The puzzle answers are frequently combined in a metapuzzle.

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