hello all niv and i just finished re-solving all of the atlas of mosaics round from mit mystery hunt 2026 and we are so f***** right now
i got to see what was up with case of the superhero dinner party, dance of the bumblebee, the tortured programmers department, and firefly, which i didn't get a real chance to look at during the hunt and knew i wanted another chance to visit. i also got to dive deeper into what was happening with underwater hunt, doubles games, bite-sized logic, and on the fence, which was cool. niv got to visit the puzzle that cannot be named and lifecycle, which i had worked on during the hunt but they hadn't.
i wish i could revisit the entirety of a mystery hunt this way, but it's not feasible unless i have people to work on it with, and even i don't want to be working on puzzles 24/7, like i have other things to do in a given year unfortunately :(