Coming to America
I'm back from my trip to Mexico, where I had an incredible time with the Shinteki gang at the Lobby Conference. Lots of great memories were made; I've got a list of inside jokes and quotes that serve...
View ArticlePost of the century
This is my hundredth post since the relaunch of tylerhinman.com! Only took me a friggin' year and a half. But never mind that arbitrary milestone. You need to know about this weekend's Silicon Valley...
View ArticleFestive mood
Another Silicon Valley Puzzle Fest is in the books! Thanks to everyone who came out to the talks and/or participated in the competitions, and congratulations to the winners! In particular, Jordan...
View ArticleHeading north
Let's journey up the west coast from San Francisco and visit the locations of a few upcoming puzzle events. In the north end of my home city, the second American edition of the Real Escape Game is...
View ArticleEscapism
I have to start today's post with a little gloating: My team was the only one in our session to win Volume 2 of the Real Escape Game! My group of four and the pair with whom we were placed put in a...
View ArticleUnwinding
It's my least favorite week of the year: the week immediately following the National Puzzlers' League convention. I had a fantastic time with my second family. Highlights included playing terrific...
View ArticleNotes from all over
Here's a bunch of small items for you. BACFill went very well; fifty contestants showed up in support of Families of SMA, and the venue was a big step up from a high-school cafeteria. Congratulations...
View ArticleSpend a night with Puzzlewright!
In the email carrying this week's Fireball Crossword, Peter Gordon announced the Barnes & Noble puzzle events to which I alluded a couple entries ago. So here are the details! In twenty stores...
View ArticleThe heat is on
There's been some radio silence around here of late, as I've been traveling every two weeks like clockwork for the last month and a half to various places for various reasons. I finally get a bit of a...
View ArticleTo the rescue
Last week, I returned from the annual National Puzzlers' League convention, which this year was held in Portland, Maine. As usual, I had a fantastic time solving and socializing with my puzzling...
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