Puzzle Hunt Calendar
May 19 9:30a-
May 20 12:00a (recurring)
Shinteki Decathlon 7 (second running)
SF Bay Area, CA
http://www.shinteki.com/d7.html
If solving puzzles and exploring the Bay Area's great outdoors with several of your friends sounds like fun, then we've got the event for you! In May 2012, get ready to go for the gold in the seventh installment of our popular Decathlon series. You'll discover new places and face fascinating (and sometimes fiendish!) mental and physical challenges as you race to the finish line. Decathlon 7 will be an open event suitable for ambitious rookies and seasoned competitors alike, so get your team together and get ready for an adventure!

May 19 3:00p-7:00p
826LA Time Travel Adventure
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/242697
Wise Guys Events, LA's premiere designers of real-life games, proudly presents a time-traveling, clue-chasing, challenge-crushing afternoon to benefit the 826LA tutoring center. Your team of adventurers will race to restore the space-time continuum after the Great Clock of the World goes berserk. Seek and search for clues with your smart phone, ham it up for the cameras in the creative challenges, tackle our mind-bending puzzles, and square off against the other teams to dominate them all.

May 20 12:00p
WarTron applications open
http://gotovision.net/event.shtml
http://wartron.net/README.TXT
You will be able to apply for WARTRON starting at 12:00 noon Pacific Time
on Sunday, May 20th, 2012, at this web site:
http://www.gotovision.net
The application process will require teams to complete certain tasks
online, which may involve solving puzzles. Teams will be accepted to
play on a first-come, first-served basis, determined by the order in
which they complete the required tasks after applications become
available.
We recommend that all team members participate in the application
process. Full attendance is not strictly necessary, but we believe
working on your application together will be more fun.
Our goal is for the application process to take an average team about
three(3) hours to complete.

Jun 2
BANG 33: A Charity BANG
SF Bay Area, CA
Jun 9 (recurring)
P&A Magazine
http://www.pandamagazine.com/
P&A Magazine is a bi-monthly "puzzle hunt" magazine sold on-line, featuring a puzzle extravaganza (a series of interconnected puzzles leading to a single solution). Each issue contains logic, word, and trivia puzzles intended to challenge even the most hard-core solver.

Jun 9 4:00p-7:30p
The Mastermind Hunt
Sacramento, CA
http://www.mastermindhunts.com/mastermind-hunt-sacramento
Assemble your teams, and prepare to exercise your brains! Mastermind HQ is proud to once again bring Sacramento another fun-filled afternoon of clue solving. Spanning the Midtown/Downtown area, and set against the backdrop of the Second Saturday Artwalk, this information-based scavenger hunt is a great chance to explore the hidden (and not so hidden) treasures of the Capitol while exercising mind and body.

Jun 12 6:00p-7:00p (recurring)
Mastermind Pub Hunt
SF Bay Area or Sacramento, CA
http://www.mastermindhunts.com/mastermind-pub-hunts
After a hard day's work in your cover identity, Mastermind Control knows that you, our operatives, need a break. Each month we offer you a chance to get together with fellow agents, solve a handful of clues, and uncover a new location for food and beer in the San Francisco Bay Area or Sacramento. The first team to reach the secret endpoint with all clues solved wins bragging rights and a round of drinks.

Jun 12 6:00p-9:00p (recurring)
Puzzled Pint
Portland, Oregon
http://puzzledpint.com
Puzzled Pint is a monthly event for puzzle lovers in Portland, Oregon.
At 6:00 PM on the second Monday of every month, a location puzzle will be posted to this web site. You'll have 24 hours to solve that puzzle, which will lead you to a local bar. We'll also post hints here, and you can e-mail us with questions, or call our telephone help line as a last resort.
Starting at 6PM on the next day (Tuesday), we'll be at the bar with more puzzles for you to solve while you enjoy drinks and food. If you don't have a team, we'll be happy to introduce you to other puzzlers who may want to join forces. Hints are always free!
Standings will be posted every month, but the goal of Puzzled Pint is for everyone to have fun! We welcome your thoughts on how to improve future events. Use the feedback link on this web site, find us on Facebook or Twitter, or join our announcements mailing list for more information.
We hope to see you at the bar soon!

Aug 3-5
WarTron Game
Portland, Oregon
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Aug 10-17
The Great America Race
Lexington, VA to Boston, MA
http://www.ravenchase.com/public_events/great_america.php
The greatest treasure hunt ever created awaits. If you have been wanting to do something extraordinary with your life, this is your chance. Become part of American history. Live the adventure: Ravenchase is pleased to announce the Great America Race! It's the longest, most brain-twisting, heart-pumping, flawless game ever designed!

Aug 18 2:30p-5:30p
The Great Petaluma Treasure Hunt
Petaluma, CA
http://www.mastermindhunts.com/great-petaluma-treasure-hunt
Join us for the 4th running of the Great Petaluma Treasure hunt on August 18th, 2012. As ever, we will provide puzzles to challenge you and your team as you explore the streets of Downtown Petaluma. The event is presented in conjuction with the Petaluma Downtown Association and will benefit Petaluma's own Butter & Egg Days Celebration!

Sep 8
Puzzle Pursuit
San Diego, CA
http://puzzlepursuit.puzzlingthings.com
A paper clip, a gold coin, and the plaque on a nearby statue. Unrelated objects? Not if you’re participating in Outdoor Outreach’s fourth annual Puzzle Pursuit. Last year players raced through Legoland California tracking down stories for the Daily Procrastinator newspaper. This year’s event takes a decidedly different turn towards the high seas and once again is a charity fund raising event to benefit Outdoor Outreach (
www.outdooroutreach.org).

Sep 22 6:00p-11:00p
Equinox 55
Berkeley, CA
(URL withheld at organizer's request.)

Oct 20 2:00p-5:30p
The Mastermind Hunt (SF)
San Francisco, CA
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Resources of note
Announcements:
baybang,
puzzlehuntnews,
seattlepuzzlenews
Forums:
bangtalk,
Puzzalot,
seattlepuzzletalk,
the_game
Calendars:
Blood & Bones,
Team Snout,
Puzzalot
Facebook:
Puzzle Hunters,
The Game,
DASH
Traditions:
BANG,
SNAP,
DASH,
Shinteki,
The Game
To coordinate unannounced events, contact the secret puzzle hunt cabal:
bdholman@pacbell.net (Brent Holman), jeffreywallace@gmail.com
(Jeff Wallace), sparckl@snout.org (Curtis Chen)
To update this calendar, contact me: egnor@ofb.net (Dan Egnor)