2024 Finalists
Congratulations to the finalists of the Fourth Annual Bravo Awards!
You can vote for which puzzles, rounds, and people should win awards with this Google form.
The voting closes on January 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM UTC. There will then be a livestream to announce the winners on January 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM UTC.
If you want to see all puzzles and hunts that were nominated at least once, check out this sheet.
Hunts
| A | Small Hunt of the Year | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CMUS24 - CMU Department Store Hunt - Spring 24 | Puzzle Hunt CMU |
| 2 | Heist - MIT Mystery Heist | Providence |
| 3 | Island - Island Puzzlehunt | Puzzle Islanders |
| 4 | Magic - Magic Hunt | The Mathemagicians |
| 5 | Vehem - Vehemhunt - The Vehemusical | Vehemence |
| 6 | White - White Day Hunt 24 | Deusovi |
| B | Large Hunt of the Year | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BPH24 - Brown Puzzlehunt 24 - Bluenoir | Brown Puzzle Club |
| 2 | ECPH2 - EC Puzzlehunt 2 - Enchanted Castle | ECs of /r/PictureGame |
| 3 | GPH24 - Galactic Puzzle Hunt 24 - Stargazing | ✈✈✈ Galactic Trendsetters ✈✈✈ |
| 4 | Miao23 - MiaoHunt 2023 | 喵喵喵 (MiaoMiaoMiao) |
| 5 | MITMH24 - MIT Mystery Hunt 24 - Greek Mythology | Team To Be Named Later |
| 6 | Rojak2 - Puzzle Rojak 2 | Jonathan, Xue Heng, maxwheel |
| C | New Hunt of the Year | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Advent24 - Advent Puzzle Hunt | Red Herrings 🎏 |
| 2 | Fish24 - Fishunt 2024 | 鱼左 (FishLeft) |
| 3 | Island - Island Puzzlehunt | Puzzle Islanders |
| 4 | Magic - Magic Hunt | The Mathemagicians |
| 5 | Miao23 - MiaoHunt 2023 | 喵喵喵 (MiaoMiaoMiao) |
| 6 | Vehem - Vehemhunt - The Vehemusical | Vehemence |
| D | Round of the Year | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Backstage (Miao23) | 喵喵喵 (MiaoMiaoMiao) |
| 2 | Communiter (Rojak2) | Jonathan, Xue Heng, maxwheel |
| 3 | Day 1 (P&KU3) | 北京大学解谜协会 (Peking University Puzzle Club) |
| 4 | Day 3 (P&KU3) | 北京大学解谜协会 (Peking University Puzzle Club) |
| 5 | Ghosts (ECPH) | ECs of /r/PictureGame |
| 6 | Hell, MI (MITMH24) | Team To Be Named Later |
| 7 | The DIY Room (CMUS24) | Puzzle Hunt CMU |
| E | Best Direction | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BPH24 - Brown Puzzlehunt 24 - Bluenoir | Brown Puzzle Club |
| 2 | ECPH2 - EC Puzzlehunt 2 - Enchanted Castle | ECs of /r/PictureGame |
| 3 | GPH24 - Galactic Puzzle Hunt 24 - Stargazing | ✈✈✈ Galactic Trendsetters ✈✈✈ |
| 4 | P&KU3 - Puzzle and Key Universe 3 | 北京大学解谜协会 (Peking University Puzzle Club) |
| 5 | Puzzlethon - Brown Puzzlethon - Maze Hunt | Brown Puzzle Club |
| 6 | Vehem - Vehemhunt - The Vehemusical | Vehemence |
Puzzles
| F | Best Meta Puzzle | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Rift in Hades - Hell Round (MITMH24) | Joseph DeVincentis |
| 2 | Night of the Celestials - Celestials Meta (GPH24) | Anderson Wang, Brian Chen, Mark, Patrick Xia, and Wayne Zhao |
| 3 | The Library - Library Round (ECPH2) | SeptaCube |
| 4 | The Myriad Gamut of Hera - ‘The Hole in the Ceiling of Hades’ Round (MITMH24) | Adalbert Zollern |
| 5 | 乞求春风再临 - Pray for the spring breeze to come again (P&KU3) | Winfrid, esc, x. 鱼左 |
| 6 | 梦幻岛的真正秘密 - True Secret of Neverland (Miao23) | ES, TheCelestialF |
| G | Best Word Puzzle | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Routine Cryptic (MITMH24) | Charles Steinhardt, and Craig Kasper |
| 2 | Big Branch (GPH24) | Chris Jones, Wayne Zhao, ar2r, and Mark |
| 3 | Crossword of the Ouroboros (MITMH24) | Craig Kasper |
| 4 | Occupational Hazard (Vehem) | Chris Lohmann (saltyeyes) |
| 5 | Orpheus (Labor24) | Mark Halpin |
| 6 | THE BEAST (ECPH2) | cane. and Zoë |
| H | Best Logic Puzzle | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Area 91 Puzzle (Edric24) (and Part Two) | Edric Haleen |
| 2 | Jenga (Rojak2) | Jonathan |
| 3 | Jigsaw Slitherlink (MITMH24) | Jeck Lim |
| 4 | Take Me Home, Country Roads (ECPH2) | chimpaznee |
| 5 | Why the Romans Never invented Logic Puzzles (MITMH24) | Jacob N Scott |
| 6 | 混乱星空 - Chaotic Galaxies (Miao23) | 美恒 |
| I | Best Interactive Puzzle | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Character Classes (ECPH2) | Lewis Chen |
| 2 | Funny Farmer (GPH24) | Nathan P., Josh Alman, Mark, and Amon Ge |
| 3 | Get Home! (GPH24) | Amon Ge |
| 4 | Roguelikes with a K (MITMH24) | Linus Hamilton |
| 5 | Text Adventure (MITMH24) | Joseph DeVincentis, and Linus Hamilton |
| 6 | 西提沃克刮刮乐 - Citywalk Scratchcard (CCBC15) | Nano |
| J | Best Non-Categorized Puzzle | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elf Condo Construction (Advent) | Eshan Mitra |
| 2 | Queen Marchesa to g4 (MITMH24) | Andrey Gorlin, and Linus Hamilton |
| 3 | The Deck of Many Numbers (Magic) | jamiecjx |
| 4 | The Gallery (Island) | noneuclidean |
| 5 | The Hermit Crab (MITMH24) | Linus Hamilton |
| 6 | WTF (ECPH2) | chimpaznee, chuttiekang, and quatrevingtneuf |
| 7 | 平行时空 - Parallel Universe (Miao23) | 秋水仙素 - Kolchicin |
Puzzle Aspects
| K | Best Introductory Puzzle | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badges Badges Badges Badges Badges Badges Badges Badges Badges (MITMH24) | Alina Khankin, Brian Widerman, and John Bromels |
| 2 | Deep Conspiracy (MITMH24) | Michael Andersen |
| 3 | Follow the Leader (ECPH2) | quatrevingtneuf |
| 4 | Knaves and Knights (Rojak2) | Xue Heng |
| 5 | Meet the Museum Staff (Grand2) | David Jackson |
| 6 | Pig-Tac-Toe (Rojak2) | Xue Heng |
| 7 | 出发, 去冒险！(Embark on an Adventure!) (Miao23) | TheCelestialF, 五月 |
| L | Funniest Puzzle | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Committing Financial Crimes (Brown24) | Audrey Feigin, Bailey Merlino, Erin Finn, and Megan Carlson |
| 2 | Definition of Insanity (GPH24) | Violet Xiao |
| 3 | Get Home! (GPH24) | Amon Ge |
| 4 | Needle in a Haystack (GPH24) | Anderson Wang, and Leon Zhou |
| 5 | Two Outs, Two Strikes, and… (MITMH24) | Alina Khankin, Brian Widerman, and John Bromels |
| 6 | 对不起！- Sorry! (CCBC15) | 闲散解谜 - Laid back Puzzling |
| M | Best Solution | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Get Home! (GPH24) | Amon Ge |
| 2 | Numbers (GPH24) | Lewis Chen |
| 3 | Solution: Meta Bingo (ECPH2) | chimpaznee, and quatrevingtneuf |
| 4 | Taskmaster (ECPH2) | eanacra |
| 5 | 混乱星空 - Chaotic Galaxies (Miao23) | 美恒 |
| N | Most Innovative Puzzle | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill, 你的人工智能助手 - Bill, your AI assistant (CCBC15) | Whitefox September |
| 2 | Free Puzzle (GPH24) | Mark |
| 3 | Game to Be Themed Later (MITMH24) | Elaine Lowinger |
| 4 | I Know My Patterns (Rojak2) : 123s : ABCs | Jonathan |
| 5 | Six Flags (Rojak2) : Colors : Shapes | Jonathan |
| 6 | WTF (ECPH2) | chimpaznee, chuttiekang, and quatrevingtneuf |
| 7 | 西提沃克刮刮乐 - Citywalk Scratchcard (CCBC15) | Nano |
People
| O | Best Puzzle-Based Media | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | /dev/joe’s Experience Constructing MIT Mystery Hunt 2024 - Blog | Joe DeVincentis “/dev/joe” |
| 2 | Cute Mage’s Tower - Blog/Website | Cute Mage |
| 3 | help how do i puzzle - Blog | Level51 |
| 4 | Puzzlehunting 201 - Blog | Alex Irpan |
| 5 | Icely Puzzles - YouTube | icely |
| 6 | Puzzlehunt Countdowns - YouTube | RockmanEX3 |
| 7 | QuizzyDan - Twitch | Daniel Peake |
| 8 | Reality Escape Pod - Podcast | Lisa Spira |
| P | Best Non-Puzzle Contribution to the Hunt Community | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 中国谜题索引 - An index of Chinese puzzlehunts | 雪儿, kinami |
| 2 | Maven Exam - A guide/problemset to learn advanced Google Sheeting | lvl1psy |
| 3 | MIT Mystery Hunt Puzzle Index - An index of all MIT Mystery Hunt puzzles | Joe DeVincentis “/dev/joe” |
| 4 | Myus - A free puzzlehunt hosting platform | Puzzle Tech Hub, betaveros |
| 5 | Nutrimatic - The regex-matching tool (Dan Egnor) | Dan Egnor |