BAPHL 8: From Dusk to Dawn (or vice versa)Top
Date
BAPHL 8 was run on Saturday, October 26 2013 commencing at 10:00am.
Teams
22 teams competed in the Competitive division and 6 in the Casual division.
Overview
The hunt began at Greene-Rose Heritage Park where the eighth meetup of the Boston Area Publishers of Horrific Literature playtested the first in a series of Young Adult interactive novels by local author H. L. Plughcraft, entitled "From Dusk to Dawn (or vice versa): A Choose-Your-Own Zombie Apocalypse".
After falling victim to a zombie outbreak, competitors were sent on a journey through a number of parks (Squirrel Brand Park, Clement G. Morgan Park) before converging on Novartis Global Research Headquarters and Technology Square (named TransHuman Inc. in the story text). Successful teams identified the source of the zombie outbreak, and more importantly, how to inoculate themselves and reverse the infection.
Results
| Team | Elapsed time (h:mm) |
|---|---|
| ✈✈✈Galactic Trendsetters✈✈✈ | 3:52 |
| Quarks and Gluons | 4:37 |
| Team (Casual) | 5:05 |
| The Sons of Tamarkin | 5:09 |
| Azote | 5:36 |
| Just for the Halloween | 5:41 |
| Phlogiston | 6:21 |
| ALL THE LEAVES ARE BROWN | 6:48 |
Credits
- Puzzle construction, event design, and organization
- Michael Booth, Joseph DeVincentis, Nathan Fung, Paul Melamud, Corey Plover
- Story writing
- Michael Booth
- Graphics, design, and typesetting
- Corey Plover
- Test solvers
- Rich Bragg, Moya Chen, Benjamin Cosman, Evan Davis, Tom Gazzola, Mark Halpin, Laura Klein, Milica Kolundzija, Jonathan McCue Eric Prestemon, Alex Stark, Charles Steinhardt
Puzzles & Solutions
| Introductory packet | ||||
| Act 1 - Greene-Rose Heritage Park | ||||
| Circles | by Corey, Nathan & Mike |  (Competitive) |
(Casual) |
(Solution) |
| Sightings | by Nathan & Mike | (Competitive) |
(Casual) |
(Solution) |
| Hunting | by Joe | (Competitive) |
(Casual) |
(Solution) |
| Buddy System | by Joe | (Competitive) |
(Casual) |
(Solution) |
| Act 2 - Clement G. Morgan Park | ||||
| Natural Enemies | by Nathan | (Competitive) |
(Casual) |
(Solution) |
| Neurology | by Corey & Joe | (Competitive) |
(Casual) |
(Solution) |
| Ranged Weapons | by Joe | (Competitive) |
(Casual) |
(Solution) |
| Dietary Intake | by Nathan | (Competitive) |
(Casual) |
(Solution) |
| Act 3 - Novartis Global Research | ||||
| Mental Ability | by Corey | (Competitive) |
(Casual) |
(Solution) |
| Pursuit | by Nathan | (Competitive) |
(Casual) |
(Solution) |
| Evolution | by Corey & Mike | (Competitive) |
(Casual) |
(Solution) |
| Act 4 - Technology Square | ||||
| Anatomy - Meta | by Joe and Team Plugh | (Competitive) |
(Casual) |
(Solution) |
| Act 5 - Finale | ||||
| Inoculation - Meta-meta | by all of Team Plugh | (Competitive) |
(Casual) |
(Solution) |
Errata
The following errata were present during the event, but have been corrected in the above PDF files.
- In Mental Ability, the line ending S(r) = "BRAAIN" should read S(r)="BRRAIN"
- In Pursuit, add the entry "INSTANT (6)" (not INSTANT (7), thanks to Ross Corliss) between SPECIAL (10) and DEAD (6). Also add the entry EXIT (8) between VICE (5) and PLASTIC (7).
- In Buddy System (Casual), "Fine, prison, or death" should have enumeration (10) and "Six feet under" should have enumeration (6) (thanks to Nathan Curtis).
About BAPHLTop
- Imagine that I'm new to this whole "BAPHL" thing. What is it?
- BAPHL is the Boston Area Puzzle Hunt League. It is a recurring series of puzzle hunts that take place in the Boston area.
- BAPHL hunts incorporate an element of exploration to the traditional pen-and-paper puzzles, and require teams to visit certain locations during the completion of the event. All travel can be accomplished on foot and takes place in publicly accessible areas, but solvers are highly encouraged to dress for outdoor activities.
- The event is designed to be completed in 4-6 hours. Food and drink are not provided, and teams must bring their own supplies such as pencils, paper, clipboards, scissors and straight-edges.
- OK. Now imagine that I'm a seasoned veteran of BAPHL events. Is there anything particular I need to know about *this* event?
- Yes.
- ...well? Can you tell me?
- Oh, of course!
- For starters, we are relaxing the "no internet of any kind" rule. We can't really enforce this, so we won't try to prevent, or forbid, you from accessing the internet. But the puzzles are designed to be solvable without going to the internet.
- Further BAPHL 8 specifics will be announced in the lead-up, or upon commencement, of the event.
ContactTop
Specific HQ contact information will be given in writing to each team's Captain on the day of the event, along with other essential information.
Email baphl8@baphl.org for questions about the BAPHL 8 event.
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