This week, we have a round-table discussion with the organizers of DASH 3 PDX—Matt Cleinman, Ana Roeszler, and Vic Asteinza–plus one of the players, Emily Wax from team “House of Wax!”
(Apologies for the variable sound quality here; we were trying out a new microphone and recording setup.)
[ Download mp3 – 37 MB ]
00:59 – “dashing”
01:11 – in which we mispronounce everyone’s name
01:56 – the importance of knowing where the nearest bathroom is
04:31 – how Ana, Matt, and Vic got into DASH
07:51 – the Puzzled Pint connection
10:54 – as seen on Twitter
12:50 – Emily’s team was a family affair
15:10 – creating the Rapunzel puzzle for DASH
16:47 – on tuning puzzle difficulties for a diverse audience
18:31 – how different was running DASH vs. running Puzzled Pints?
21:10 – “Would y’all do it again?”
27:15 – Anecdote Time!
30:58 – “I do NOT condone shooting skateboarders with paintball guns.”
32:52 – the problem with condiments
36:23 – thoughts on advertising
37:24 – Achievement Unlocked: On Budget!
38:28 – Upcoming Events on PuzzleHuntCalendar.com
39:32 – The End
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Music: instrumentals from “Code Monkey” and “I Feel Fantastic” by Jonathan Coulton
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