When: May 5, 2016, 5:20pm EST. Where: online. An armchair treasure hunt puzzle contest. Classic and original brain-teasers, games, ciphers, puzzles, wordplay and more, with a chance to win $5200 in valuable prizes. Solve each of the 52 Master Pieces and be the first to find and redeem the Grandmaster Key. Created by David Cohen.

When: Tuesday, May 10, 2016. Where: 31 cities across three continents: North America, Australia + New Zealand, and Europe. A FREE, monthly, casual puzzling event. The location puzzle is revealed on Friday, May 6. Solve puzzles with friends while drinking and eating!

When: Saturday, May 7, 2016. 16:00 GMT. Where: online. 10 puzzles. The first puzzle will be released at the match starts. Single puzzles are released every 5 minutes. The match usually takes one hour. The Score and Position is updated while solving. Run by Griddlers.net.

When: Saturday, May 14, 2016, 2:00pm – 6:00pm. Where: downtown Richmond, VA. Five puzzles, five pubs, five drinks, and fabulously tacky prizes for top 3 teams. Recommend teams of 6 or less. A starter clue revealing the start location will be posted to the Ravenchase Adventures Facebook page on Thursday, May 12.

When: April 22, 9:00pm; April 23, 3:30pm and 6:30pm. Where: El Rey Theatre 5515 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Many teams, each with six people, all sharing one room. 60 minutes to escape not the physical room but the situation instead. $36 per person. Produced by SCRAP.

When: Sunday, May 1, 10:00am till 10:00pm. Where: campus of UC Berkeley, California. A puzzlehunt in which teams of 10 will compete. Register a team online. Registration closes April 22. Some puzzles may involve bears in space.

When: May 9-13, 2016. Where: The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. Free entry. Teams of 1-10 players. $600 in prizes.

When: Real Zero Escape: Open Date: April 15, 2016. Regular times: Wednesday – Friday: 7:00pm, 9:00pm; Saturday – Sunday: 12:00pm, 2:00pm, 4:30pm, 6:30pm, 8:30pm. Where: Real Escape Room LA in Little Tokyo: 123 Astronaut E S Onizuka St, #200, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Team: 9 persons.

When: April 23, 2016, 10:30am – 5:00pm. Where: Paleontological Research Institution’s Museum of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850. Puzzles appropriate for advanced high-school, college age or older. Tickets: $25/team (4-5 players); $6/individual. A prize for winning team – by The Enchanted Badger, a local game shop.

When: Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Where: already expanded to 30 cities across three continents: North America, Australia + New Zealand, and Europe. A FREE, monthly, casual puzzling event. The location puzzle is revealed this Friday, April 8. Solve puzzles with friends while drinking and eating!

When: April 30, 2016. Where: 16 cities in US plus London in UK. DASH – Different Area, Same Hunt – runs for its 8th year in a row. Teams of typically 3-6 people will spend the day walking around the city, solving puzzles at different locations. Official website: check availability and prices for the respective cities.

Howard Barkin just won the 39th American Crossword Puzzle Tournament which concluded in Stamford, CT on the night of April 3, 2016. Congratulations! Next year the jubilee 40th ACPT will be March 24-26.

When: March 26-28, 2016. Where: India, online. The 8th round of Puzzle Ramayan run by Logic Masters India. The round is “Placement” and like with 7 previous ones features 22 puzzles of 5 types to be solved in 90 mins. A part of the qualification for Inidia Puzzle Championship (IPC) in July 2016. International solvers are very welcomed.

When: March 12-14, 2016. Where: India, online. The 8th round of Sudoku Mahabharat run by Logic Masters India. The round is “irregular” and like with 7 previous ones features 18 puzzles to be solved in 90 mins. A part of the qualification for Inidia Sudoku Championship in July 2016. Though the international solvers are very welcomed.

When: April 1-3, 2016. Where: Stamford Marriott, Stamford, CT. The 39th ACPT. Over $7,000 in prizes. A special Friday night program featuring an Escape Room by Eric Berlin.

When: starts Monday, March 21 and stretches for 2 weeks. Where: University of South Carolina campus. The puzzle hunt will consist of 5 metapuzzles, one released each day of the first week with the difficulty increasing with each new day. Registration is opened online. Remote teams and members are also welcomed.

When: preview week: Sat, March 26 & Sun, March 27: 12pm, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:30pm. After March 30: Wed – Fri: 6:30pm, 8:30pm; Sat & Sun: 10:30am, 12:30pm, 3pm, 5pm, 7pm. Where: 1812 Polk Street, San Francisco CA 94115. Players: 11. Duration: 1.5h, including the introduction and solution walkthrough. Ticket: $30. This is the Real Escape Room Polk I Grand […]

When: Saturday, March 26, 2016, 10:00am-10:00pm. Where: Auburn, AL. The whole dice-themed image on the page is a clue where the party will start at 10:00am. Ten basic puzzles will be revealed. They have to be solved by teams formed prior to the party. An annual Auburn puzzle event hosted by Eric C. Harshbarger.

When: Monday, March 14, 2016, 10:00am – 5:00pm. Where: Exploratorium, Pier 15 (Embarcadero at Green Street), SF. The 28th annual Pi Day at the Exploratorium. Help them celebrate this never-ending number (3.14159 . . .) and Einstein’s birthday as well!

When: Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Where: in over 20 cities across three continents: North America, Australia + New Zealand, and Europe. A FREE, monthly, casual puzzling event. The location puzzle is revealed on Friday, March 4. Solve puzzles with friends while drinking and eating!