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Mini-Episode: Greetings (ft. Max Woghiren)
In the debut episode of Clashing on Conundrums, our guest says hello. What occurred during this recording?Answer checker:…
S2E2 10: Cultural Conventions (ft. Olive)
Olive comes in to talk about cultural conventions in puzzlehunts. (Sorry about the audio artifacts in this one, I did my best.)Also: Jeopardy! canon, police sirens, and tiny towns in…
S2E1 9: Ahas Are Overrated (ft. Jonah Ostroff)
This week, Jonah shares his opinion on the place of ahas in puzzlehunts. Also: surprises, inquiry-based learning, and a crisis of faith. This episode contains discussion of (and spoilers for!) the…
Mini-Episode: The Tim Tam Incident
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S1E8 8: Recent Developments
In the finale for Season 1, Zach and Thomas demonstrate long-term memory skills. Also: live investigative journalism, being on the same team, and getting skinnerboxed.We are looking to have some…
S1E7 7: Solvability
In the first house Thomas found puzzles; but the puzzles were too hard. In the second house Zach found puzzles; but the puzzles were too easy. But then they both went to the third house, and there…
S1E6 6: Answerables and Unlock Structures
Must puzzlehunt puzzles have answers? If a puzzle’s goal is simply to interact with a puzzle until a “solved state” is reached, is there something missing? And, seemingly unrelatedly, but arguably…
S1E5 5: Testing and Difficulty
Did you know that Zach and Thomas argued extensively about whether to release this episode, given that some of it had become outdated since its original recording date, and other parts feel…
S1E4 4: Puzzle Variety
Thomas reflects on some past experiences in puzzle variety and standard puzzle types.Also: zen, high horses, and the magic/logic/faith triangle.This episode’s featured puzzle-round-thing was Boo York…
S1E3 3: Leaderboards and Competition
Zach and Thomas ramble extensively about competitiveness.Also: luck-based games, throwing red shells, and where to get all of those flamingos.This episode’s featured puzzle was In the Details, by…
S1E2 2: Story
Thomas presents his philosophy about stories in puzzlehunts.Also: a linear stack of puzzles, throwing out half the tools in your toolbox, and light in the darkness.The video essay Thomas references…
S1E1 1: Flavortext
Zach presents his argument about flavortext in puzzles.Also: semaphore extractions, vibes-based identification, and multiple avenues for cheating at cricket.This episode’s featured puzzle was…
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