The Taskmaster has decided to set your team a series of tasks, listed below.
They will be judging what you did, and how you did it, on a scale of 1–5.
Their word is final. You will definitely respect Them.
Prepare the evidence of your successful completion of these tasks.
You may then summon the Taskmaster to judge your efforts.
The Taskmaster will also assess your teams with surprise tasks. These will contribute towards your total score.
Hello!
The Taskmaster has let me write this section to cover some boring admin and rules that I love and They despise.
Good luck!
The Taskmaster’s assistant
The total number of points your team needs to score to satisfy the Taskmaster is your registered team size, rounded up to the nearest five.
When you are ready to be judged by the Taskmaster, submit an interaction request on this puzzle with the phrase STAY ON TASK.
Dress one person in an outfit that fits one of the following categories: Royal Wedding, Haute Couture, or Battle-Ready.
This person must be wearing the outfit when being judged by the Taskmaster.
This person must be wearing regular clothes underneath their paper outfit.
The Taskmaster may choose to keep some or all of the items.
Evidence of price is required.
You have a maximum of one hour to complete this task.
One person must don the most articles of clothing that each begin with a different letter.
One person must wear all of the clothing.
They must be wearing the outfit when being judged by the Taskmaster.
The Taskmaster will not keep this item.
One person must be hidden or disguised in the first picture shown to the Taskmaster.
You must then video the person getting out of that location.
Each adjacent link must be a different color.
You have a maximum of ten minutes to complete this task.
You may only use paper.
No pens, markers, tape, scissors, or any other utensil may be used in the creation of your depiction.
Find the object that most resembles a member of your team.
Both the object and the team member must be present for inspection by the Taskmaster.
Photographs or 3D printed items are not permitted. Do not relocate any inanimate object without its owner’s explicit permission.
You have a maximum of thirty minutes to complete this task.
You must provide the solution along with the puzzle.
The puzzle should take 1–2 minutes to solve.
One member of your team should be prepared to eat the something as well.
You may only use writing implements and paper in your tower.
It must be entirely self-standing.
The items’ names should each begin with a different letter of the alphabet.
Points will be awarded based on the length of time between taking the first and last photos.
Buildings must be clearly identifiable from the photos.
You must use team members to physically spell out your team name.
You may not use any other items.
You will recite this list in alphabetical order to the Taskmaster.
Reference materials may not be used during your demonstration.
You must include the newspaper’s date somewhere in the final product.
One person should learn how to speak the following sentence in as many languages as possible:
"At last, I have mastered the art of tying my shoelaces."
Your pronunciation must be sufficient for Google Translate to understand you.
Reference materials are not permitted.
There must be a unique solution to the picture.
It should not be recognizable before solving.
You have a maximum of thirty minutes to complete this task.
The Taskmaster will not keep this item.
Calculate the distance between your team’s headquarters and the most remote person on your team.
The person must have been awake when you first read this task.
You may choose to measure in any unit you like, but you must also provide enough data for the Taskmaster’s assistant to verify your work.
Draw the largest circle you can. Do not permanently mark any campus surfaces.
You have up to three attempts.
You may not touch the Taskmaster.
Required participants: 1
You will perform your stunning visual transformation for the Taskmaster.
You have a maximum of 18 seconds to perform the transformation.
You must show one of the following labels per location:
Anything currently located within your team HQ is invalid.
Be prepared to explain your reasoning.
You may test your machine in advance, but only the run performed for the Taskmaster will be graded.
The GPS trace must be provided to the Taskmaster for judgment.
Note: Many apps can do this, but MapMyHike is useful.
You may only use printed copies of puzzles from within this Hunt.
You may use scissors, glue, and tape to construct your picture or ransom note.
Scores will be based on faithfulness to the original, creativity and detail.
The puzzle can be from any Hunt, but the original must be presented as well. The re-creation must be an original composition.
Only locations on MIT campus that have hidden a Mystery Hunt coin are eligible.
You will earn one point per location (up to five) photographed with a team member.