Puzzled Pint Pittsburgh

About Puzzled Pint
Puzzled Pint is a beginner-friendly puzzle hunt which happens on the second Tuesday of each month in multiple cities in the US, the UK, Canada, Austria, the Czech Republic, and New Zealand (and potentially other countries since I don't update my website as often as new cities join us!). The hunt typically takes place in a bar during a happy hour and is not competitive. The location of the event for each city changes monthly, so solvers must complete a puzzle which is posted online in order to locate the new venue. After arriving, teams of any size (usually 3-6) solve around 5 puzzles "as quickly as they can" (or as I like to say, "while having as much fun as they can.")

More information about Puzzled Pint HQ (the global organization) can be found on their website.

More information about Puzzled Pint Pittsburgh (our city chapter) can be found on Facebook or Twitter.

Event Coordinator Tasks
I started attending Puzzled Pint events in October 2014 and then began assisting with the operation of the Pittsburgh branch in February 2015. As an event coordinator, I help with the following for Pittsburgh:

• Speaking with potential bars and restaurants to secure venues
• Communicating venue and event information to Puzzled Pint HQ and solvers
• Printing out puzzles and bringing materials to events
• Playtesting puzzles for quality assurance and to be able to explain puzzles at events
• Greeting solvers, offering hints, and helping solvers who are stuck

Set Author Tasks
I worked on a team with fellow coordinators to produce the July 2017 set based on Game of Thrones. You can view the set on this page. 

• Authoring puzzles and solutions
• Formatting puzzles to be consistent in style and layout
• Developing visual materials, mostly using free-for-use web images