Welcome to your first day in the Multiverse, new recruits! We’ve been seeing some strange disturbances in the multiverse lately, and it’ll be up to you to investigate them! Head over to the Story tab for your introduction briefing.
Is this a puzzlehunt? Who is it for?
Yes. This page was designed for the 2023 Meta Puzzlehunt, which is held for various students all over the world, including the annual CS50 Puzzle Day.
What kind of puzzles should I expect? How do I solve puzzles?
All regular puzzles in this hunt have a single word as the answer (the metapuzzle may have an answer that is a single word or common phrase). You should never have to brute force, randomly anagram, or read any code in order to solve any of the puzzles.
Each puzzle in the hunt is unique, and usually has a specific or clever insight needed to solve. Once you deduce or organize the patterns within the puzzle, you should be able to extract a clear word or phrase from the puzzle. Puzzles come in all sorts of different shapes and sizes, won't necessarily come with clear instructions; it's up to you to figure out what the puzzle wants from you! If you're new to puzzles and puzzlehunts, you can read more about them here.
We also have a practice puzzle, including a solution, from an old CS50 Puzzlehunt. You can try it out here!
What's the format of this puzzlehunt?
As you explore the Multiverse, you’re likely to encounter various challenges and puzzles on your way. In total, there are eight puzzle challenges for you to complete, along with a metapuzzle. We only recommend attempting the metapuzzle once you have solved at least six(6) of the eight regular puzzles. You’ll need to use parts of the first eight puzzles in order to solve the metapuzzle. The more regular puzzles you solve, the easier the metapuzzle becomes!
Is this page or the Story page a puzzle?
How should I submit answers for the hunt?
Note that this website is an answer checker, but does not actively track or save any information for submission. In order to get credit for solving puzzles, please follow the instructions of your hunt administrator.
What resources can I use to solve puzzles?
You can feel free to use any tools you have available, including collaborative sheets or searching the internet to help you solve any of the puzzles in the hunt. No puzzle in the hunt will require you to brute force any answers or look at source code to solve. Puzzles sometimes use codes or ciphers for letters of the alphabet. We’ve attached a code sheet from Puzzled Pint with this document (the sheet is not a puzzle). You’ll find it useful for at least one of the puzzles in this hunt.
I'm having trouble with the site, or would like to reset my progress. Can I do that?
Yes, to reset the site, just click on this button:
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