How To Run a Puzzle Hunt

by Jonobie Ford

Overview

Written for puzzle aficionados by an organizer of the Puzzle Hunt 14 event at Microsoft, this book covers how to put on your own puzzle event. Filled with checklists, tips, and specific advice, it includes information on:

* Planning the Hunt – How to gain experience, who to run it with, and how to get started.

* Writing Puzzles – How to write puzzles, where to get inspiration, how to match puzzles to your event theme, and how to run tests of your event.

* Running the event – Logistics, managing your puzzle central, and what to do for opening and closing ceremonies.

It also includes sample emails, schedules, rules, hinting guidance, puzzle class outlines and other resources to make your experience a success.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940045197922
Publisher:	Jonobie Ford
Publication date:	08/03/2013
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	768 KB

About the Author

Jonobie Ford coachs driven tech workers who are fighting overwhelm or imposter syndrome and want to feel more control in their work life. She previously spent 20+ years in cloud technologies as a people manager and TPM. She is a writer and organizer of nerdy events. In a prior life she wrote professionally for IBM and Microsoft for 10 years and still reads all her articles and bios out loud to her cats. When she isn't running puzzle hunts, she brews her own beer and mead under the label Hoity Toity Home Brews. She lives near Seattle, WA.