Keepsakes and Throwsakes

[tacotortoise]

Nearly a month after graduation, I'm finally closing the door on the two years of my life spent at Tufts. After a few weeks of fruitlessly searching for subletters, (That could be an entry in itself, if I wanted to whine. Two people got lost trying to find my place. Two made appointments to see the place but never showed. Two people were

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[blue102]

Have a marvelous time at CTY! Still planning on doing a version of the puzzle hunt?

I hope we can bring back Lake Effect Snow next year... the Arizona Contingent would love to get in on the snowy action!

[tacotortoise]

Yep, I'm still planning on the CTY hunt. I need about 5 more puzzles (out of 15) to complete the Session 1 hunt. I may have to just reuse those puzzles for Session 2, as teaching CTY can be time-consuming.

Oh, Lake Effect Snow will be back. I think we'll stick with that name next year, and once we've established ourselves as a returning team, name ourselves after different weather patterns each year. What's your favorite weather pattern in Arizona? Is there even more than one?

AZ weather patterns

[blue102]

Well, there's the monsoon season. That's pretty awesome. Dust storms are cool too. The one that really stands out is the "Oh dear God, it hurts, I got a third-degree burn from my seat belt" season, which we are entering now.

Re: AZ weather patterns

[tacotortoise]

"Oh dear God, it hurts" might be a good name for a Mystery Hunt team, though it strays slightly from my intended pattern.

State weather patterns

[zandperl]

Oh man, now I want to write a Hunt-ish puzzle based on predominant weather patterns in various states, where you have to guess the states.

NY = Lake Effect Snow (yes, that is where I came up with it from)
FL = Hurricaines
AZ = "Oh dear God..." or Fire Season
CA = Mudslides or Earthquakes
etc.