SnoutCast #35: "Sudoku, Tangrams, and Evilness"

A BANG 23 debriefing with special guests Doctor Sudoku and Professor Tangram! WARNING: This podcast may contain minor spoilers for some puzzles from BANG 23.


[ Download mp3 - 38 MB ]

00:00 - Disclaimer: puzzle spoilers ahoy!
01:30 - "evil"
02:18 - welcoming Dr. Sudoku and Prof. Tangram
03:25 - BANG numbering shenanigans
05:13 - puzzle hunt amnesia is a real thing
06:19 - secret identities revealed
07:28 - backstories and inspirations
12:38 - work is fun!
15:10 - puzzles puzzles puzzles
19:36 - 56 teams played on 2 days
20:21 - tangram quality control
23:19 - can an evil puzzle be "too evil"? um, yeah
26:39 - scoring, points, hints, ...
28:33 - lessons learned from BANG 23 (both of them)
35:37 - our Twitter contest was a bust :(
36:30 - upcoming events: Berkeley Mystery Hunt, "Odd Man Out" treasure hunt, Puzzled Pint: Octoberfest, Ghost Patrol BANG
39:12 - Curtis wants postcards
40:45 - The End

Music: instrumentals from "Code Monkey," "Skullcrusher Mountain," and "I Feel Fantastic" by Jonathan Coulton

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