Puzzled Pint Pittsburgh

Puzzled Pint is a beginner-friendly puzzle hunt which happens on the second Tuesday of each month in multiple cities around the world. The hunt typically takes place in a bar during a happy hour and is not competitive in nature. The location of the event for each city changes monthly; solvers must complete a puzzle online in order to locate each month's 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.")

I started attending Puzzled Pint Pittsburgh events in October 2014 and then began assisting with the logistics in February 2015. As an game coordinator (GC), I help with finding locations, communicating with restaurant staff, providing puzzle-solving materials, playtesting (quality control) of puzzles, and giving out hints/instructions at each hunt.

​I also work with Puzzled Pint HQ (the group of people who oversees operations in all cities) to promote our events and keep up a social media presence on Facebook and Twitter.

I worked on a team with fellow GC to produce the July 2017 set based on Game of Thrones. I authored 2.5 puzzles (Melisandre's Missive and The House of Black and White, as well as a bonus "puzzle" Crosswodor). I was also in charge of creating graphics for the puzzles and formatting the entire set. 

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