{"id":151826,"date":"2024-12-03T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/?p=151826"},"modified":"2024-12-03T14:54:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T19:54:19","slug":"elegance-in-puzzles-sandy-weisz-the-mystery-league-repod-s8e10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2024\/12\/03\/elegance-in-puzzles-sandy-weisz-the-mystery-league-repod-s8e10\/","title":{"rendered":"Elegance in Puzzles: Sandy Weisz, The Mystery League (REPOD S8E10)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Elegance in Puzzles: Sandy Weisz, The Mystery League (REPOD S8E10)\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:150px;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=axkdi-1755a9f-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Tahoma&#038;skin=1b1b1b&#038;font-color=auto&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;btn-skin=60a0c8\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pbvn2334Rjw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cInelegant is a lot of random noise.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For a long time, I thought that puzzle hunts weren\u2019t for me. They seemed completely inaccessible, like something that only geniuses from MIT could solve, with the price of admission being a massive brain and a penchant for quantum computing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, over the pandemic, I discovered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilcrow.bar\/?ref=signals.mysteryleague.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Pilcrow Bar<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em>This was a free, online puzzle hunt commissioned by Michelin 3-star restaurant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alinearestaurant.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alinea<\/a> and designed as a collaboration between Sandy Weisz of The Mystery League, and Room Escape Artist Contributor <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/tag\/matthew-stein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Matthew Stein<\/a>. I worked through the entire puzzle hunt, and at the end, I not only felt smarter, but I also gained a completely new appreciation for how elegant puzzles could be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"440\" data-attachment-id=\"152310\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/hero-image-repod-s8e10-sandy-weisz\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hero-image-REPOD-s8e10-sandy-weisz.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"782,440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hero image REPOD s8e10 sandy weisz\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hero-image-REPOD-s8e10-sandy-weisz.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hero-image-REPOD-s8e10-sandy-weisz.jpg\" alt=\"hero image repod season 8 sandor weisz The mystery league. man in black hoodie with glasses and goatee. man with short neat dark hai and a salt and pepper beard wearing clear plastic glasses and a denim shirt. Asian woman in safari outfit, smiling, with a machete over her shoulder\" class=\"wp-image-152310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hero-image-REPOD-s8e10-sandy-weisz.jpg 782w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hero-image-REPOD-s8e10-sandy-weisz-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hero-image-REPOD-s8e10-sandy-weisz-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hero-image-REPOD-s8e10-sandy-weisz-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hero-image-REPOD-s8e10-sandy-weisz-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sandy Weisz joins us on the podcast to talk about designing for elegance. As he explains, elegance in puzzles is when the puzzle \u201cscaffolding\u201d is woven into everything, from the theme, to the puzzle mechanic, to the illustrations, to the flavor text. He also tells us about some of the crazy puzzles he\u2019s designed as part of his team-building business: architectural puzzles embedded into the walls and doors of F5 Networking\u2019s 22-story office building in Seattle, a puzzle hunt on a private jet, and a giant ARG commissioned by Cards Against Humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sandy also made a game for this podcast (and I made one for him in the Patreon Bonus Show.) Sandy approaches puzzle design in a thoughtful, methodical way. His team building game <em>Search For A Superhero<\/em> will be featured at REA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/champaign-urbana-chicago-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Escape Immerse Explore Time &amp; Space 2025 Tour<\/a>. This is a great opportunity to check out his work as well as play regional standout escape rooms at <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/category\/company\/cu-adventures-in-time-space\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CU Adventures in Time &amp; Space<\/a> and 60 to Escape.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"152344\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/word-salad\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/word-salad.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"word salad\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Illustration from Pilcrow Bar&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/word-salad-1024x1024.jpg\" data-id=\"152344\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/word-salad-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"puzzle image from pilcrow bar puzzle hunt. book titled word salad, between two pieces of lettuce held between two spoons\" class=\"wp-image-152344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/word-salad-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/word-salad-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/word-salad-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/word-salad-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/word-salad-600x600.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/word-salad-100x100.jpg?crop=1 100w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/word-salad.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Illustration from Pilcrow Bar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"152342\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/foodstock\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/FoodStock.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"838,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FoodStock\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Puzzle from Pilcrow Bar&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/FoodStock-715x1024.jpg\" data-id=\"152342\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/FoodStock-715x1024.jpg\" alt=\"poster from pilcrow bar puzzle hunt. Titled Foodstock, and filled with musical group and food puns\" class=\"wp-image-152342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/FoodStock-715x1024.jpg 715w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/FoodStock-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/FoodStock-105x150.jpg 105w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/FoodStock-768x1100.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/FoodStock-300x430.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/FoodStock-600x859.jpg 600w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/FoodStock.jpg 838w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Puzzle from Pilcrow Bar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"152343\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/search-for-a-superhero-repod-s8e10-sandy-weisz\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/search-for-a-superhero-REPOD-s8e10-sandy-weisz.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"search for a superhero REPOD s8e10 sandy weisz\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Illustrated cards from Search for a Superhero&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/search-for-a-superhero-REPOD-s8e10-sandy-weisz-1024x683.jpg\" data-id=\"152343\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/search-for-a-superhero-REPOD-s8e10-sandy-weisz-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"illustrated cards from the puzzle hunt game Search for a Superhero.\" class=\"wp-image-152343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/search-for-a-superhero-REPOD-s8e10-sandy-weisz-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/search-for-a-superhero-REPOD-s8e10-sandy-weisz-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/search-for-a-superhero-REPOD-s8e10-sandy-weisz-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/search-for-a-superhero-REPOD-s8e10-sandy-weisz-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/search-for-a-superhero-REPOD-s8e10-sandy-weisz-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/search-for-a-superhero-REPOD-s8e10-sandy-weisz.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Illustrated cards from Search for a Superhero<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" data-attachment-id=\"152341\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/f5-tower-puzzle-repod-sandy-weisz\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/F5-Tower-puzzle-REPOD-Sandy-Weisz.png\" data-orig-size=\"1920,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"F5-Tower puzzle REPOD Sandy Weisz\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;F5 Networking building&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/F5-Tower-puzzle-REPOD-Sandy-Weisz-1024x512.png\" data-id=\"152341\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/F5-Tower-puzzle-REPOD-Sandy-Weisz-1024x512.png\" alt=\"image of office building with glass walled meeting rooms, and yellow chairs in the hallway. image of pillar with puzzle clues\" class=\"wp-image-152341\" 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You can submit a voice recording by calling the Room Escape Artist not-so-hotline that always goes straight to voicemail (551-227-7273).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"resources-mentioned-in-this-episode\">Resources Mentioned in this Episode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysteryleague.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Mystery League Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/signals.mysteryleague.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Signals Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hanukkah.lol\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Hanukkah LOL<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-mystery-league\/the-making-of-hanukkah-lol-the-biggest-collaborative-puzzle-room-ever-part-1-d8de1080ad51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sandy Weisz article about creating <em>Hanukkah LOL<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2019\/10\/10\/last-defender-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">REA review of The Last Defender (Golden Lock Award)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilcrow.bar\/?ref=signals.mysteryleague.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pilcrow Bar Puzzle Hunt<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/signals.mysteryleague.com\/pilcrow-bar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pilcrow Bar Retrospective<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/segd.org\/projects\/f5-tower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">F5 Building<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/series\/4473090\/sunday-puzzle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>NPR Sunday Puzzle<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Sandy Weisz<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"923\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"152309\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/headshot-sandor-weisz-repod-s8e10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/headshot-Sandor-Weisz-repod-s8e10.png\" data-orig-size=\"1294,1436\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"headshot &amp;#8211; Sandor Weisz repod s8e10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/headshot-Sandor-Weisz-repod-s8e10-923x1024.png\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/headshot-Sandor-Weisz-repod-s8e10-923x1024.png\" alt=\"man with short neat dark hai and a salt and pepper beard wearing clear plastic glasses and a denim shirt\" class=\"wp-image-152309\" style=\"width:576px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/headshot-Sandor-Weisz-repod-s8e10-923x1024.png 923w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/headshot-Sandor-Weisz-repod-s8e10-270x300.png 270w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/headshot-Sandor-Weisz-repod-s8e10-135x150.png 135w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/headshot-Sandor-Weisz-repod-s8e10-768x852.png 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/headshot-Sandor-Weisz-repod-s8e10-300x333.png 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/headshot-Sandor-Weisz-repod-s8e10-600x666.png 600w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/headshot-Sandor-Weisz-repod-s8e10.png 1294w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mysteryleague\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@mysteryleague <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Threads: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@mysteryleague\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@mysteryleague<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blue Sky: <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/pzlr.org\">@pzlr.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sandy Weisz is the commissioner of The Mystery League. He writes and runs puzzle games for a living \u2014 he\u2019s built custom hunts for Google, Alinea Restaurant, Field Notes, The Art Institute of Chicago, the musician Watsky, Cards Against Humanity, and others. The escape room he designed with The House Theatre of Chicago was named one of the top rooms in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He teaches puzzle design at the University of Chicago. He is a member of the National Puzzlers League and is a frequent contributor to the NPR Sunday puzzle. 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