{"id":160915,"date":"2026-02-13T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/?p=160915"},"modified":"2026-02-04T00:53:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T05:53:46","slug":"secrets-of-nycs-42000-puzzle-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2026\/02\/13\/secrets-of-nycs-42000-puzzle-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Secrets of NYC&#8217;s $42,000 Puzzle Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;This puzzle hunt has an entry fee of $42,000 per team of 6 people.&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler 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\/4Cr61qPIcJo?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<p>Nineteen teams of six players each descend on the streets of New York City. 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The entry fee is quite staggering, but that money goes towards both funding the event and charity. At its core, the puzzles and activities of Midnight Madness NYC are about bringing players into unusual and exclusive locations where they compete in strange and novel puzzles\u2026 and this year\u2019s event was awe inspiring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Every year, fresh new puzzles are created for this event, so you can listen to this without fear of being spoiled for future puzzle hunts. And indeed, it may help you get a better understanding of how these puzzles work. I especially loved hearing about the puzzles at the boardwalk, where a contortionist creates angles with her body that players must translate into semaphore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Midnight Madness is created, produced and run by Gotham Immersive Labs. Producer Theresa Piazza and puzzle creator Emma Alosi join us for a detailed walkthrough of this incredible event.  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