SnoutCast #139: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades

Inspired in part by @OdinsHunt, a protracted, spoiler-riddled discussion of a time-honored puzzle tradition: backsolving!

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00:59 - "approximate"
02:08 - hey, remember that Hunt for Odin's Horse thing?
04:44 - on the posting of past puzzles online (e.g., Puzzled Pint)
06:15 - see also: JoCo Cruise Crazy 2: Dead Man's Quest?
12:55 - who are the people on your puzzle-hunting team?
24:48 - "Is this your card?"
32:50 - again with the WarTron
36:13 - (for the record: also DAIN, DAUN, or DAWN)
38:57 - The End

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Music: instrumentals from "Code Monkey" and "Skullcrusher Mountain" by Jonathan Coulton

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