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Getting started

The first thing you’ll need to do is register and log in. You can use your Steam account to log in, or create a glyph account.

We suggest you form a team of around five people. When creating a team, make sure only one person from your group does so - once you're on a team you can't join another.

I’m stuck!

Don’t worry, it happens to us all! We can’t tell you the answers, but there are some general hints that might help.

There may be clues on the puzzle page, but there is also “flavour text” to jazz up the puzzles. This text is not part of the actual puzzle. However, you might find hints in the title of the puzzle, the content below the favour text, or perhaps hidden in the HTML source.

Type anything you think could be relevant into the answer box. Even if it’s not the right answer, it could unlock a hint if you’re along the right lines. Puzzles will also show hints over time without you guessing anything.

If you’re very stuck or if you think a puzzle is broken, contact the puzzle admins on Discord by messaging @hunt-admin and one of us will get back to you. Make sure not to reveal any details of puzzles in public, no matter how trivial. We want to keep it fun and fair for everyone.

The admins are constantly monitoring teams’ progress and what they’re trying. We actively try to make sure nobody falls too far behind. If a particular puzzle seems to be unduly difficult or even has a mistake, we might add hints or extra answers.

Things to try

Here are some general tips that could be helpful for any puzzle:

Useful Free Software

Techniques

These next tricks are more specific; some puzzles might not use any, but they're always useful to bear in mind. The majority of puzzles will use an idea at least similar to one of them.