# Puzzled Pint

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{{Short description|International social event}}
{{Infobox recurring event
| name        = Puzzled Pint
| image       = Puzzled Pint Full Logo.png
| caption     = 
| status      = Active
| genre       = Puzzle solving
| venue       = 
| location    = 
| country     = International
| coordinates = 
| first       = {{Start date and age|2010|7|13}}
| frequency   = Monthly
| organizer   = 
| filing      = 
| attendance  = over 3,000
| website     = {{url|puzzledpint.com}}
}}
{{Puzzles|Topics}}

'''Puzzled Pint''' is a monthly, casual, social puzzle-solving event held on the second Tuesday of each month in 50+ cities around the world,<ref>{{cite web |title=Locations |url=https://puzzledpint.com/locations/ |website=Puzzled Pint |access-date=23 March 2024 |date=15 February 2023}}</ref> with every location using the same puzzles. Global monthly attendance exceeds 3000. It follows the pattern of a conference-room style puzzle hunt, with teams receiving packets of 4-5 puzzles, usually with the answers feeding into a final [metapuzzle](/source/metapuzzle). There is no prize.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Robert |title=Puzzled Pint brews fun with brainteasers, craft beer |url=https://eu.freep.com/story/entertainment/nightlife/2015/10/08/puzzled-pint-game-metro-detroit/73382012/ |access-date=23 March 2024 |work=Detroit Free Press |date=8 October 2015}}</ref>

Most cities rotate the location to a new bar every month. The Friday before each event, a location puzzle is posted to the website. Solving this puzzle will lead players to that month's “secret” location.

Puzzled Pint is a not-for-profit, volunteer-run event,<ref>{{cite web |title=Puzzled Pint Charter |url=http://www.puzzledpint.com/info/charter/ |website=Puzzled Pint |date=10 February 2023}}</ref> with a goal of introducing new players to the world of [puzzlehunt](/source/puzzlehunt)s. The emphasis is on the casual nature of the evening. The puzzles are not as advanced or numerous as day-long or weekend puzzle events, and hints are always free. An archive of all previous puzzles is on the website and available under a flexible [Creative Commons](/source/Creative_Commons) license so that they may be repurposed for other events and activities.

==History==

Puzzled Pint was started in July 2010 in [Portland, Oregon](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon); that city now sees a regular attendance of at least 100 players.<ref>{{cite news |last1=King |first1=Darryn |title=A Little Puzzling With Your Guzzling |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-little-puzzling-with-your-guzzling-1427157930 |access-date=23 March 2024 |work=WSJ |date=23 March 2015}}</ref>

It expanded to include Seattle in October 2012, and additional cities have been added over the years, to 60 locations and 3113 players in August 2018.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=PuzzledPint|number=1035213320301756420 |title=New record! August was our biggest month to date: 3113 participants across 60 bars! Thanks for coming to play our #Pokemon set! #palindromes|accessdate=2018-09-02}}</ref>

From April 2020 the puzzles began to be posted online on event dates, due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic). This continued until the end of 2022, when puzzles were posted online the day after each event.

==Themes==
Puzzled Pint has had a theme every month since its third event in September 2010. Themes have included "Dracula", "[Die Hard](/source/Die_Hard)" and "Planning an Art Heist".

November 2012's event, themed around [webcomic](/source/webcomic)s, was the first Puzzled Pint to include a Bonus Puzzle that could optionally be solved.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.puzzledpint.com/ Puzzled Pint]

Category:Puzzle hunts

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