http://2014.argfestocon.com/ ARGFest-o-Con attracts some of the most innovative and creative minds who are thinking about and working with transmedia and Alternate Reality Gaming. Our speakers and attendees have worked on notable campaigns such as The Blair Witch Project, I Love Bees, LonelyGirl15, ReGenesis, Perplex City, and World Without Oil. Each year, our team strives to present a line up that will appeal to a diverse audience from professional developers to casual players. Saturday festival sessions can include workshops, craft sessions, film screenings, the annual FestQuest puzzle trail, and more!

http://www.coedastronomy.org/sf2 coed astronomy is pleased to announce a mini-game that will take place in San Francisco on Saturday, August 2 and Saturday August 9. Highlights will include: * Puzzles * Walking * And much more!

http://www.pyropuzzles.com/odcthintro.htm The hunt is being organised by Stephen Miller, Nick Ball and others, who have been running in-depth cryptic treasure hunts for many years. A great deal of time and effort goes into organising these hunts, making them quite spectacular. The hunt will be a team event, with each team consisting of up to six participants. The objective for each team will be to escape the puzzle box and locate the prizes once outside. This is similar to 'escape the room' type events, except that here there will be multiple rooms to challenge and confound the participants - The venue was designed to securely contain 300 people away from the outside world - So escaping will be a real challenge! Many of the rooms will contain mechanical and physical puzzles, codes and riddles that need to be solved in order to reveal an escape route that the teams can use, but there'll still be more to do even after you've escaped.

http://www.coedastronomy.org/sf2 coed astronomy is pleased to announce a mini-game that will take place in San Francisco on Saturday, August 2 and Saturday August 9. Highlights will include: * Puzzles * Walking * And much more!

http://puzzledpint.com Puzzled Pint is a monthly event for puzzle lovers occurring on the second Tuesday of every month (unless otherwise announced) in these cities: - Chicago, Illinois - London, England (UK) - Phoenix, Arizona - Portland, Oregon - San Francisco Bay Area (city varies), California - Seattle (city varies), Washington At 1800Z on the day before the event (that's 6pm in London, 10am in Portland), we post a location puzzle to this web site. The solution to that puzzle will lead you to a local bar. Hints will be available here on the site, and you can e-mail us with questions, or call our telephone help line as a last resort. On the night of the event (starting at 6pm in most cities but 7pm in London and 5pm in Missoula), we'll be at the bar with more puzzles for you to solve while you enjoy drinks and food. If you don't have a team, we can introduce you to other puzzlers who want to join forces. And if you get stuck at any point, hints are always free! Standings will be posted every month, but the goal of Puzzled Pint is for everyone to have fun! We welcome your thoughts on how to improve future events. Twitter: http://twitter.com/@puzzledpint Facebook: http://fb.com/puzzledpint Announcements mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/puzzled-pint We hope to see you at the bar soon!

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http://www.ravenchase.com/public_events/index.php Ravenchase Adventures presents the 2014 A.R.K. Races - urban adventure races where the price of admission is a simple Act of Random Kindness (A.R.K.). The 2014 Ravenchase A.R.K Races are team adventure races based in U.S. cities from Philadelphia to Austin. Ravenchase A.R.K, Races are like a combination of the Amazing Race, National Treasure, and The Goonies all rolled into one. You and your team of friends, family, or co-workers will use your wits to solve clues, crack ciphers, and race to the end.

Curtis and DeeAnn talk to women who make puzzle games! http://snout.org/podcast

http://www.puzzle-pursuit.com/ The 6th annual Puzzle Pursuit charity race will send teams of 2 – 4 on a mind-bending trip through time and space, astounding and confounding at every twist and turn.

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Greetings Shinteki fans! By popular demand, our Field Trip: Disneyland event is scheduled to return in November! In case you missed it in 2009 or 2012, now's your chance to get in on the fun. This will be basically the same event as before, with a few small changes based on the current state of the park. Field Trip: Disneyland is designed as a non-linear, all-day puzzle event, in which the destination is the real star. This event is open to puzzle lovers as well as their friends, family and kids. Team size is 2-4 players. On November 8th, 2014, you and your teammates will spend the day exploring Disneyland from top to bottom: riding the rides, soaking in the sights, stretching your minds and bodies, and solving puzzles all along the way. The playing field is limited to Disneyland only; Downtown Disney and California Adventure are not part of this event. Details and sign-up information will be available in late August, so stay tuned. You can keep up with Shinteki's latest announcements at our website, on Facebook or on Twitter. Thanks for your continued support, and we hope to M-I-C you real soon! -the Shinteki Crew

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http://con.puzzlers.org/recouvery Location and details TBD.