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September 11

College Puzzle Challenge 2008 Registration Open

Microsoft invites you to enter the College Puzzle Challenge; an annual puzzle-solving competition held simultaneously on college campuses across North America. Teams of 4 participants compete against their peers to solve challenging puzzles, win exciting prizes, and have a great time.

We’re hoping that you will join us to solve a baffling crime committed at the British Museum:

WANTED

Criminal mastermind responsible for the heinous theft
of the one and only Rosetta Stone

The criminal mastermind, believed to be either an overweight man wearing a trench coat or a red-haired woman with a fedora, left several puzzling clues. Scotland Yard has assigned Puzzle Investigators to investigate eye-witness accounts and return the Rosetta Stone to the British Museum.

Assemble a team of four elite puzzle investigators and prepare your team for a 12-hour investigation to unlock the secret identity of the culprit on Saturday, November 8th. To register your team and learn more about this crime, visit http://www.collegepuzzlechallenge.com.

November 09

Rooms announced for CPC '07

We'll be meeting in the following rooms before the event for our opening ceremonies:

Carnegie Mellon University - Wean 7500

Columbia University - Davis Auditorium, Shapiro (CEPSR)

Cornell University - Upson B17

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Grier Room (34-401)

Stanford University - Packard 101

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - SC (Siebel Center) 2405

University of Michigan - East Room, Pierpont Commons

University of Texas at Austin - Welch 2.246

University of Toronto - Bahen 1190

University of Washington - More Hall (Auditorium 220)

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October 01

Registration is now open for College Puzzle Challenge 2007!

Greetings auditors!

You are cordially invited to assist us in auditing the estate of Professor Solvem. The audit will take place on November 10, 2007 at 12:00 PM EST. Applications are being accepted at http://www.collegepuzzlechallenge.com/. Teams must have 4 auditors to participate, the available slots will fill on a first-come-first-serve basis, and the top auditors will be handsomely rewarded.

We look forward to your assistance.
R.E.D.T.A.P.E.

September 12

College Puzzle Challenge 2007 Announced!

The College Puzzle Challenge 2007 event will be held on November 10^th, 2007. Our website is up now at http://www.collegepuzzlechallenge.com/. Registration is not yet open, but we'll be opening registration as soon as possible. The format is going to be basically the same as previous years, with 4-member teams and 12 hours of puzzle-solving from noon EST to midnight EST. This year, the event will be taking place at 11 schools:

Carnegie Mellon University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stanford University
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Michigan
University of Southern California
University of Texas at Austin
University of Toronto
University of Washington

Keep watching this blog and/or sign up for our email list through the form on the front page of our site for more updates.

November 13

It's over!

College Puzzle Challenge 2006 has come and gone, and we think it's been a smashing success. We congratulate all of our participants, especially the winners from each school, and thank all of you for spending your Saturday with us. If you want to review any of the solutions (or puzzles, if you were unable to participate), we have posted all of the puzzles and solutions at http://www.collegepuzzlechallenge.com/Archive/2006/Default.aspx.

Please fill out the survey that was emailed to you so we can make the event even better next year!

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