PUZZLES BY TRIP PAYNE

UPCOMING PUZZLE EXTRAVAGANZA CONTEST

Within the next few months, I will be releasing a multipuzzle extravaganza contest. It will consist of 12 puzzles of various sorts, plus a "metapuzzle" that requires the answers to those puzzles in order to be solved. The metapuzzle leads to a trivia question; solvers who submit the correct answer to that question before the deadline will be entered into a random drawing for the grand prize. (Right now, that prize is $100; if enough people sign up, I will increase that to two grand prizes of $100 each.)

The puzzles will all involve words and/or images; there will be no tricky logic problems and no pure math puzzles. In terms of difficulty, that depends partly on how much experience with puzzle extravaganzas you have. Generally speaking, none of the puzzles will be brainbusters in and of themselves, but there may be gimmicks added to them that make it harder to find their solutions. For those of you familiar with similar concepts: it will be nowhere near as hard as MIT Mystery Hunt, or even a P&A Magazine issue, but definitely tougher than a Puzzability op-ed section; closer comparisons might be an NPL Saturday-night extravaganza or a Games World of Puzzles "special section".

The puzzles will be delivered via e-mail in a single PDF file, so if you contribute, you will need to provide your e-mail address. (This information will never be shared with anyone else, and will only be used for extravaganza-related communications.) The contest will be open for several weeks, to give everyone plenty of opportunity to solve at their own speed.

I have already done some preliminary work; I have made the metapuzzle and know the overall scenario, and am currently brainstorming puzzle ideas for the various answer words. I expect it to take several months to write the puzzles and go through test-solving; I'm estimating May for a delivery, but it might be earlier or slightly later.
 

PAYMENT OPTIONS

For all options, please note what information you need to provide, and include it in the "all requested information" text box at the PayPal page.
 

$10 OR MORE

The puzzle extravaganza, including the right to enter the contest. You will need to provide the e-mail address you want the puzzles sent to.
 

$15 OR MORE

The puzzle extravaganza plus one of three original bonus puzzles, none of which will ever be published on this website:

1. a 21x21 themeless crossword

2. a 21x21 Something Different crossword

3. a 25x25 cryptic crossword

(For previously published examples of these puzzle types, see the Puzzles By Type page.)

You will need to provide the e-mail address you want the puzzles sent to and which puzzle you want to receive.
 

$20 OR MORE

The puzzle extravaganza and all three of the bonus puzzles. You will need to provide the e-mail address you want the puzzles sent to.
 

$40 OR MORE

The puzzle extravaganza, all three bonus puzzles, and signed copies of any two of my puzzle books that are still in print. (You can see that list by doing a search on "Trip Payne" at Puzzlewright Press.) You will need to supply the e-mail address you want the puzzles sent to, your shipping address, and which books you would like (with any specific signing requests).

Extravaganza Options

Extravaganza alone $10.00 USD + 1 bonus puzzle $15.00 USD + 3 bonus puzzles $20.00 USD + bonuses and books $40.00 USD

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