• How many people per team?

    Eh, we don't really care. We'd recommend teams of 2-4, ideally.

  • I've never done this before! What do I need to know? What should I have?

    This section has been moved off to the Tools & Helpful Links Page

  • Who's sponsoring this?

    ACM, and some stuff from our own pockets.

  • So what are the prizes?

    Glory! Boasting rights! And prizes (courtesy of ACM)!

  • I'm stuck on a puzzle! I don't know how to solve this!

    Find some friends and get a new pair of eyeballs on it. If your team is really stuck, contact Game Control and we'll give you hints. Taking hints will incur minor time or point penalties. What these penalties will we, we're not too sure yet.

  • Finally, some things to keep in mind:

    • Puzzles shouldn't take more than 4 hours - please, for the love of all things shiny, ask for hints before then!!!
    • We won't be sending you off-campus. If you see something that looks like the GPS coordinates of somewhere far away, that's not right. Please, PLEASE, PLEASE don't rush online to buy a plane ticket to Paris.
    • If you see the words "Red Herring" in your answer, that's not the right answer. Also, we're pretty specific, so if it says "This content is a red herring", we do mean "content" (letters, etc) are misleading, but its delivery method might not be...
    • If you're new to this, don't be afraid to try out stupid things. There are no stupid questions. We were all n00bs once.

  • Contact info:

    For general site related questions and problems, we can be reached at GameControl (AT) puzzlebang.com.

    If you send us questions regarding a specific puzzle before all the hints are revealed, you will probably get ignored.

    Lastly, please keep in mind that Game Control consists of two people who are both employed at full-time jobs, one in Chicago, one in California, so our response times during standard working hours may be slow.