Unexpected Letter

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.

Get your free ticket

free of charge

you can just try it!

5 puzzles

and one story

Anywhere

with internet access

Anytime

when you wanna play

To learn more, look at game details.

This game is also available in Czech as Dopis bez adresy.

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, but it is not necessary.

When?

Anytime you want.

Where?

Anywhere you want.

Scoreboard

The total score is the primary criterion, in case of a tie the total time is used as the secondary criterion. Show only up to 500 first finished teams.

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.	Mysterious swifts	60 b.	00:22:26
6.	Clever owls	60 b.	00:23:36
7.	Nervous elks	60 b.	00:26:21
8.	Mysterious camels	60 b.	00:26:45
9.	Successful lions	60 b.	00:27:02
10.	Adorable dolphins	60 b.	00:30:14
11.	Elegant eels	60 b.	00:30:23
12.	Misty jellyfishes	60 b.	00:31:55
13.	Kind wasps	60 b.	00:32:21
14.	Real mules	60 b.	00:32:27
15.	Obedient wolves	60 b.	00:33:00
16.	Puzzled cockroaches	60 b.	00:33:09
17.	Mysterious plaices	60 b.	00:33:39
18.	Creepy sheeps	60 b.	00:33:58
19.	Tough hedgehogs	60 b.	00:36:26
20.	Agreeable bears	60 b.	00:40:43
21.	Emoji Detectives (Anna, David)	60 b.	00:42:02
22.	Crazy swifts	60 b.	00:42:09
23.	Wild ostriches	60 b.	00:42:42
24.	Blushing turkeys from GML (Štěpánka Ošmerová, Markéta Mládková, Jana Čapková, Michaela Vodová)	60 b.	00:44:59
25.	Thoughtful turkeys	60 b.	00:46:07
26.	Old-fashioned pumas	60 b.	00:47:51
27.	Unusual mouses	60 b.	00:54:43
28.	Nice saurians	60 b.	00:56:15
29.	Light swans	60 b.	01:01:37
30.	Funny fleas	60 b.	01:04:31
31.	Unbewildered turkeys (Zora Matějčková)	60 b.	01:11:27
32.	Fancy hamsters (Alena Klaschková, Libuše Klaschková)	60 b.	01:14:18
33.	Disgusted pumas	60 b.	01:16:49
34.	Scary hedgehogs	60 b.	01:22:36
35.	Four road pigeons (Paul Joly)	60 b.	01:23:06
36.	Alive goats	60 b.	01:27:52
37.	Hungry dragonflies	60 b.	01:31:05
38.	Cute nymphs	60 b.	02:01:04
39.	Fierce polecats	60 b.	05:43:34
40.	Confused cods	60 b.	46:13:36
41.	Combative woodpeckers	55 b.	00:42:14
42.	Obedient wolves	55 b.	00:44:56
43.	Outstanding gooses	55 b.	00:56:52
44.	Gorgeous ostriches	55 b.	01:00:00
45.	Beautiful cottonmouths	50 b.	00:58:24
46.	Gorgeous storks	50 b.	01:01:53
47.	Cloudy robins	50 b.	01:50:26
48.	Excited badgers	50 b.	02:23:11
49.	Puzzled sawfishes	40 b.	00:24:18
50.	Old-fashioned mouses	40 b.	00:32:46
51.	Crazy racoons	40 b.	00:54:07
52.	Gorgeous tadpoles	40 b.	01:04:01
53.	Mysterious vultures	35 b.	01:36:16
54.	Crazy horses	30 b.	00:11:23
55.	Enchanting gulls	20 b.	00:07:13
56.	Amused grasshoppers	20 b.	00:26:56
57.	Thankful rhinoceroses	20 b.	00:49:06
58.	Thoughtful spiders	20 b.	88:13:29
59.	Graceful hedgehogs	10 b.	00:03:55
60.	Lively rats	10 b.	00:15:26
61.	Attractive iguanas	10 b.	00:37:54