Etymology

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Today it means: A game where teams compete to solve puzzles, the answers to which reveal the location of a hidden treasure or allow the teams to accomplish a final goal. The puzzle answers are frequently combined in a metapuzzle. Full definition →

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The story

From puzzle + hunt. Coined by Bruce Leban in 1998 for the Microsoft Puzzlehunt.

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