Prexcyt Quest was a lengthy puzzling event and I am not an experienced puzzle hunter.
My goals: level up my skills and have fun.
I absolutely improved my skills and had a lot of fun… but my journey was amusingly bumpy.
Warning
The Cryptex Hunt is still live and you can still complete it.
This post will not contain any puzzle answers, but it will contain structural spoilers and some hints.
… and this post won’t really make much sense if you don’t know the context of each puzzle.
… and this is all kind of self-indulgent.
Enjoy.
Video
“Woot! We’re starting… and we’re overthinking.”
Hall of Heroes
Magic Words
Simon
Light Grid
Haunted House
Theater
At first glance?
Half a day later?
Temple of Mill “Oh… It’s a Meta!”
Temple of Lum “The Errol Process”
Temple of Nor – “Surprisingly Straightforward”
Solved it fast… then thwarted by a bug.
Pillar of Fire – “The one where I had all of the information but thought it was a joke”
Pillar of Poison – “Prexcyt Go Outside in the Winter”
Pillar of Electric – “Catan 2: Electric Boogaloo”
Pillar of Ice – “Mudpen”
After solving the puzzle in 23 minutes.
After looking at the leaderboard and realizing that I ranked 63rd on this puzzle.
After reflecting upon the quality of the competition and my place among them.
Pillar of Acid – “Word Spell Backwards”
“Another map? Ok. I can handle this… oh no… not cryptic crosswords…”
Vortex
Patchwork House – “OMG it’s a Golden Lock-In puzzle!”
Wow… It’s a Golden Lock-In puzzle. Everything in this puzzle is about us?!
The 10 Puzzle Finale
After puzzle 1:
Puzzle 2:
Also puzzle 2
Puzzle 3
Thank Yous
I’d like to thank all of the people who I teamed up with at various points in the hunt. Fro, Andrea, Glyn, Theresa, Ken, Amanda, and Drew. We took turns carrying one another. I’m so glad we did.
Thank you to the creators of the hunt and all of the people who supported them. Y’all are absolutely insane… Go take a nap.
I could give you a little bit of a push on #3 if you like… if only because I seem to need some help on #5.
If I was still working on it, I would take you up on that.
Since the hunt has been won, I know that the hunt’s creators are currently working on adding structured hints to the finale puzzles.
In the mean time, if you’re looking for help, you can also hop into the Escape Room “Secret Slack.” http://thecodex.ca/wp-login.php?action=slack-invitation
I am 100% sure that I derived more enjoyment reading/viewing the summary of your Prexcyt Quest experience than I would have if I had chosen to participate (not my thang). I always read every one of your posts – even if the topic is not likely to be of interest. Why? I give you several reasons…1) Succinctly educational/informative, 2) Well written (logical, vocabulary/grammar/spelling, structure), 3) Constructively humorous. There is nothing wrong with one being entertained while one is being educated!!! 🙂