Beginner puzzlehunt game at home

Unexpected Letter

Letter. A brown envelope as a beggining of an unexpected adventure on an ordinary day. You even don't know how you stepped in but it is you who is supposed to deliver this letter to a girl named Sarah from her brother Thomas. And it is up to you if you dare to go with her through the end of this puzzled story...

You are standing at the beginning of a short puzzlehunt adventure. This game is available completely free of charge for anyone who dares to open the imaginary envelope and who wants to play. You will see how Cryptomania trails work including theirs online gaming system. At the same time you will learn the basics of solving puzzles and ciphers.

The Letter is a great gateway to the fantastic world of puzzlehunt games. We tried to include the typical examples of encryption principles. The next puzzlehunts will be much easier for you after going through this one.

The whole game is online, it can be played anytime and anywhere. You can solve it by yourself but it is much more fun to do it with some friends, colleagues or family.

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5 puzzles

and one story

Anywhere

with internet access

Anytime

when you wanna play

To learn more, look at game details.

Game details

So that you know what to expect

Team size

This game is created for those who want to try how puzzlehunts work, but they do not want to buy a pig in a poke. And of course for all those who just love puzzlehunts.

Game difficulty

Very easy game (there is no need to have any experience with puzzles or escape games). There are tips for every puzzle on what to look for. This game is ideal as the first puzzlehunt adventure.

Duration

We believe that you can manage the game in less than an hour.

Equipment

Internet connection, pen and paper. You may use a printer during the game, it will make one puzzle easier to solve, but you can manage it without it also.

When?

Anytime, it depends just on you.

Where?

Anywhere where you want to play.

Scoreboard

Total score is the primary criterion, on tie total time is used as secondary criterion.

Rank	Team name	Total score	Total time
1.	Good toads	60 b.	00:00:46
2.	Cheerful rhinoceroses	60 b.	00:00:46
3.	Wicked dachshunds	60 b.	00:12:06
4.	FCB (Petr Pelc)	60 b.	00:14:10
5.	Clever owls	60 b.	00:23:36
6.	Nervous elks	60 b.	00:26:21
7.	Adorable dolphins	60 b.	00:30:14
8.	Elegant eels	60 b.	00:30:23
9.	Misty jellyfishes	60 b.	00:31:55
10.	Real mules	60 b.	00:32:27
11.	Obedient wolves	60 b.	00:33:00
12.	Puzzled cockroaches	60 b.	00:33:09
13.	Mysterious plaices	60 b.	00:33:39
14.	Creepy sheeps	60 b.	00:33:58
15.	Tough hedgehogs	60 b.	00:36:26
16.	Agreeable bears	60 b.	00:40:43
17.	Crazy swifts	60 b.	00:42:09
18.	Wild ostriches	60 b.	00:42:42
19.	Blushing turkeys from GML (Štěpánka Ošmerová, Markéta Mládková, Jana Čapková, Michaela Vodová)	60 b.	00:44:59
20.	Thoughtful turkeys	60 b.	00:46:07

Rank

Team name

Total score

Total time

Good toads

60 b.