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ARGNet | Close Enough: Welcome Back, Game Changer ARG
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Close Enough: Welcome Back, Game Changer ARG | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network
The new Game Changer ARG just launched, but it's not tied to the newly released season of the show. Instead, it's a community challenge for backers of the Game Changer Home Edition Kickstarter campaig...
https://www.argn.com/2026/06/close_enough_welcome_back_game_changer_arg/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_content=rapidly-written-coverage
2 days ago
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Game Changer (Home Edition Kickstarter campaign) ARG launched! More soon. -mja
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dro...
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Update 79: Challenge 1001: Our Menu Options May Have Changed · Game Changer: Home Edition
Good Morning, Players.We'll be back shortly with today's Daily Update, but we're sending this message to all of our backers to inform you of a special bonus challenge we've added for the final week.Th...
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dropout/game-changer-home-edition/posts/4708427
3 days ago
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Neotropolis is so cool. -mja
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Neotropolis 2026 Faction Recap- CRuX Industries
YouTube video by The Immersive Machine
https://youtu.be/ghnVdqUIQUk?si=L5UFeQAgvqtAYWlW
8 days ago
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ARGNet | The Backrooms Viral Marketing Noclips Into An Earlier Era
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The Backrooms Viral Marketing Noclips Into An Earlier Era | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network
A24 has been running a viral marketing campaign for its upcoming film The Backrooms, opening a window to 1990s and bringing Kane Pixels' take on liminal horror to life.
https://www.argn.com/2026/05/the_backrooms_viral_marketing_noclips_into_an_earlier_era/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_content=the-markiplier-jingle-jangle-video-was-snuck-into-this-article
9 days ago
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For those looking for a little nostalgia: r/TodayILearned "learned" about Perplex City's Billion to One challenge. -mja
www.reddit.com/r/todayilear...
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From the todayilearned community on Reddit: TIL there was an alternate reality game (ARG) from 2006 where an objective was to find a man using just his first name and one photo. It was completed in 20...
Explore this post and more from the todayilearned community
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/s/6saVZTJJiD
11 days ago
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ARGNet | This Boston Wedding Party Takes "Save the Date" Literally
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This Boston Wedding Party Takes “Save the Date” Literally | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network
The Wedding Party is a "dinner theater escape room" by Secret City Adventures running in Toronto, Vancouver, and Boston that combines immersive theater and puzzles using a wedding reception as structu...
https://www.argn.com/2026/05/this_boston_wedding_party_takes_save_the_date_literally/?utm_medium=social&tum_source=bluesky&utm_content=this-was-a-hard-article-to-title
25 days ago
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ARGNet | Return of the King...in Yellow Minecraft ARG
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Return of the King in Yellow Minecraft ARG | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network
Back in November, ARGNet covered Searching for a World That Doesn't Exist, a modern reinterpretation of Robert Chambers' The King in Yellow through the lens of a Minecraft Let's Play video. This refra...
https://www.argn.com/2026/04/return_of_the_king_in_yellow_minecraft_arg/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_content=i-probably-just-wanted-to-see-an-end-that-only-inconvenienced-the-king-in-yellow
about 1 month ago
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Haunted house listing ARG! -mja
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Weekend at the End of the World
Best friends Karl and Miles have an opportunity to strike it rich, the only thing that stands in their way is the end of the world.
https://www.weekendattheendoftheworld.com/
about 2 months ago
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FYI: ARGNet is currently down and having some site troubles at the moment, we're actively working to get things back up and running. -mja
2 months ago
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ARGNet | Gotta Catch 'Em All: The MIT Mystery Hunt as Puzzle-Based Spectacle
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Gotta Catch ‘Em All: The MIT Mystery Hunt as Puzzle-Based Spectacle | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network
The 2026 Mystery Hunt's Pokemon-themed hunt featured everything from a Dropout puzzle with Sam Reich to a Hot Ones puzzle with actual hot sauces. But the hunt was at its best with its metapuzzles.
https://www.argn.com/2026/03/gotta_catch_em_all_the_mit_mystery_hunt_as_puzzle-based_spectacle/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_content=love-that-the-initial-dropout-puzzle-plans-were-stymied-by-an-actual-game-changer-arg
2 months ago
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3 months ago
Tickets are on sale for the ARGathering! Featuring selected videos from seven ARGs, a video intro from
@nightmind.bsky.social
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@dashkdot.bsky.social
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@losdesfilms.bsky.social
, and an in-person ARG to play!
filmfreeway.com/UnnamedFoota...
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Black Letter Labs preorders are up, but they're making you solve a puzzle to even find out where to send them money! Sadly, I think the puppies are a fakeout theme. -mja (there is a second harder puzzle for a discount code as well)
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https://blackletterlabs.com/
4 months ago
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ARGNet | Start Slacking Off with MrBeast's Million Dollar Puzzle Hunt
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Start Slacking Off with MrBeast’s Million Dollar Puzzle Hunt | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network
Salesforce's newest Super Bowl commercial launched a Million Dollar Puzzle, in collaboration with MrBeast. The puzzles extend beyond the Big Game spot itself, promising to extend out into the real wor...
https://www.argn.com/2026/02/start_slacking_off_with_mrbeasts_million_dollar_puzzle_hunt/
4 months ago
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Well gosh...I'm seeing a few things on this YouTube page that look decidedly like puzzles! -mja
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Watch My Super Bowl Ad To Win $1,000,000!
YouTube video by MrBeast 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBQELGS13XA
4 months ago
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A new Silent Hill ARG launching during the MIT Mystery Hunt feels like a personal attack. -mja
youliveherenow.com
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
-mja
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you live here now
welcome back...
https://youliveherenow.com/
5 months ago
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Catching up on a few tips: HEY, did you know Red Dead Redemption fans are chasing down an expansive puzzle mystery? -mja
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Red Dead Redemption 2 Is Hiding One More Unsolved Mystery
Rockstar's open-world blockbuster seems to be hiding at least one more mysterious puzzle for players to solve
https://kotaku.com/red-dead-redemption-2-spider-web-mystery-seven-years-later-unsolved-gta-6-2000656666
5 months ago
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ARGNet | The Immersive Side of Hawkins: From Scoops Ahoy to WSQK Radio
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The Immersive Side of Hawkins: From Scoops Ahoy to WSQK Radio | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network
The final episode of Stranger Things dropped on Netflix on December 31st, allowing fans of the series to say goodbye to one of the platform's biggest hits before ringing in the new year. But that wasn...
https://www.argn.com/2026/01/the_immersive_side_of_hawkins_from_scoops_ahoy_to_wsqk_radio/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_content=i-didnt-realize-how-many-stranger-things-events-i-did-until-writing-this
5 months ago
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Kathryn Yu #OpenToWork
6 months ago
And OF COURSE the creators of Pluribus have kicked off some kind of alternate reality game with the most recent episode of the official podcast
www.reddit.com/r/pluribustv/s...
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Reddit - The heart of the internet
https://www.reddit.com/r/pluribustv/s/TaFN2NCqB0
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Survivor Armchair Hunt??? -mja
www.survivor50challenge.com/coming-soon
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Survivor 50
50 states. 50 hidden immunity idols. Find one for a chance to win a Survivor 50 surprise.
https://www.survivor50challenge.com/coming-soon
6 months ago
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Michael Andersen
6 months ago
Yet another pivot to video that is most certainly not, as stated, an alternate reality game.
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Eric
6 months ago
New ARG alert. I’ve only done a little digging but looks interesting so far. Also got a newsletter email this morning:
r.newsletter.pantaloon.io/mk/mr/sh/SMJ...
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Michael Andersen
6 months ago
There is a severe lack of 10-minute ARGs in the world. JC Hutchins just released a new one as portfolio piece, and it's a delightful reminder that immersive can come in snackable sizes, too.
quantent.io
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ARGNet | The King in Yellow as Found Footage Minecraft ARG
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The King in Yellow as Found Footage Minecraft ARG | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network
Searching For A World That Doesn't Exist is a recent Minecraft ARG loosely based on the King in Yellow mythos, in which a YouTuber pieces together found footage from a Minecraft playthrough
https://www.argn.com/2025/11/the_king_in_yellow_as_found_footage_minecraft_arg/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_content=this-is-surprisingly-my-first-time-writing-about-the-king-in-yellow
7 months ago
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ARGNet | Stephen Sondheim Loved Puzzles More Than You
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Stephen Sondheim Loved Puzzles More Than You | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network
Matching Minds with Sondheim is a book that explores the composer and lyricist's enduring passion for puzzles and games, and the lasting impact his works have left on the space.
https://www.argn.com/2025/11/stephen_sondheim_loved_puzzles_more_than_you/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_content=still-proud-of-being-the-first-to-finish-the-hidden-puzzles
7 months ago
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Field Notes x Mystery League are offering a free murder mystery booklet with all orders placed today! -mja
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Wednesday Murder Club
Simplest offer ever. Buy anything on our site today (October 22) and get a Halloween mystery “Murder Book” free with your order. No minimums. No coupon…
https://fieldnotesbrand.com/dispatches/wednesday-murder-club
8 months ago
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ARGNet | Ministry of Lost Things Delivers a Box of Puns with a Side of Puzzles
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Ministry of Lost Things Delivers a Box of Puns with a Side of Puzzles | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network
PostCurious' newest project Ministry of Lost Things: Finders Keypers is crowdfunding on Kickstarter for a pun-laden puzzle game perfect for logic puzzle fans looking for some tactile fun.
https://www.argn.com/2025/10/ministry_of_lost_things_delivers_a_box_of_puns_with_a_side_of_puzzles/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_content=you-even-get-a-thematic-trinket-to-remember-finishing-by
8 months ago
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I'm still a bit light on the details but I think I just got a tip about an Australian ARG leading up to and/or tied to a drag show next month in Perth? -mja
www.instagram.com/aristobratdr...
8 months ago
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...that's a good question, giant display at the theater while I'm waiting to get into "The Life of a Showgirl"! -mja
#ShelbyOaks
8 months ago
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ARG/puzzle trailhead for NYCC! Looks like I have at least one booth on the agenda for next week (along with some reading homework)... -mja
8 months ago
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ARGNet | Masquerade: NYC's New Immersive Musical Launched With a Secret ARG
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Masquerade: NYC’s New Immersive Musical Launched With a Secret ARG | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network
Masquerade just brought Phantom back to Broadway. But even before Previews, Andrew Lloyd Webber's new immersive musical teased the show with an expansive ARG that drew the Opera Ghost to our world.
https://www.argn.com/2025/09/masquerade_nycs_new_immersive_musical_launched_with_a_secret_arg?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_content=this-was-partially-motivated-by-having-a-terrible-time-finding-sleep-no-more-arg-archival
8 months ago
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Happy 10 years,
@noproscenium.com
! That's one heck of a season one. -mja
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Episode 500: Ten Years of The NoPro Podcast
A MegaSode In Many, Many Parts
https://noproscenium.com/episode-500-ten-years-of-the-nopro-podcast-66ee3c30b39a
9 months ago
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San Francisco's Pursuit experience got a fascinating writeup in WIRED! The "San FranPsyche" is such a fun turn of phrase to describe the city's "long history of monkeyshines". -mja
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The Wild, Citywide Scavenger Hunt That Ate San Francisco
Twelve quests; 12,000 players. This is Pursuit, a real-world race to find clues scattered across the city, solve mysteries, and maybe make a few friends.
https://www.wired.com/story/pursuit-scavenger-hunt-san-francisco/
9 months ago
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...and may we see more ARG credits in the future. -mja
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9 months ago
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Welcome back, Marble Hornets. -mja
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Rosswood: Part 1
YouTube video by Marble Hornets
https://youtu.be/mnGvd53CBEY?si=EHQQGxLguChrgXxP
9 months ago
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NYC recently had a "hey what's up with the new payphones" mystery that is now solved! -mja
gothamist.com/arts-enterta...
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'What the f--- is this?': What Darren Aronofsky has to do with new payphones in NYC
'Caught Stealing' comes out on Friday. Pick up the right phone, and you might be directed to a promotional gathering or another NYC event.
https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/what-the-f-is-this-what-darren-aronofsky-has-to-do-with-new-payphones-in-nyc
9 months ago
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Less than two hours until we get answers! Context here, if you missed the prior coverage. -mja
www.argn.com/2025/08/its_...
9 months ago
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...no promises of how far I'll get, but I will check out the political scavenger hunt tomorrow. -mja
bsky.app/profile/zohr...
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10 months ago
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ARGNet | It's Been Here the Whole Time: The Boy Who Cried "Dropout ARG"
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It’s Been Here the Whole Time: The Boy Who Cried “Dropout ARG” | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network
Game Changer's last episode of season 7 launched an ARG through Dropout's minigames that may just unlock the "real" finale. Although Dropout fans thought they found ARGs the last two seasons too...
https://www.argn.com/2025/08/its_been_here_the_whole_time_the_boy_who_cried_dropout_arg/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_content=still-giggling-over-the-qr-code-fragment-made-of-butts
10 months ago
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I Want to Believe -mja
www.reddit.com/r/dropout/co...
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From the dropout community on Reddit: Possible Dropout/Game Changer ARG/Puzzle Hunt?
Explore this post and more from the dropout community
https://www.reddit.com/r/dropout/comments/1mpq8s3/possible_dropoutgame_changer_argpuzzle_hunt/
10 months ago
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ARGNet | KFC Launches Special Blend of 11 Secret Codes and Puzzles
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KFC Launches Special Blend of 11 Secret Codes and Puzzles | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network
KFC's newest commercial celebrates the Colonel's obsessions by challenging solvers to a 11 puzzles hidden in the video, using clues on The11Secrets.com ...and now I'm obsessed.
https://www.argn.com/2025/07/kfc_launches_special_blend_of_11_secret_codes_and_puzzles/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_content=none-of-you-are-surprised-i-wrote-this
11 months ago
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KFC PUZZLE TRAIL!!! (via Loey Lane) -mja
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv8N...
11 months ago
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ARGNet | I'm Obsessed with Emerald Echoes' Narrative Hint System
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I’m Obsessed with Emerald Echoes’ Narrative Hint System | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network
Postcurious' narrative puzzle game Emerald Echoes features a narrative hint system, meaning even the answer-checking system tells a story. The Kickstarter campaign runs through August 14th.
https://www.argn.com/2025/07/im_obsessed_with_emerald_echoes_narrative_hint_system/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=i-got-to-playtest-this-with-sarah-before-the-stray-kids-concert
11 months ago
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joannes
11 months ago
✨ NEUROCRACY ✨ A sci-fi hypertext game 🌐 Fall into a wiki hole from the future 🔎 Solve a murder and other mysteries 👀 Your theories influence what happens [citation needed] 📅 The third — and final — season launches JULY 16! Check out our new trailer, courtesy of
@sammgreer.bsky.social
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Neurocracy 3.0 Release Trailer
YouTube video by Playthroughline
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPwWYRQUQso
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ARGNet | Return of the Duck Cult: A Doors of Divergence ARG?
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Return of the Duck Cult: A Doors of Divergence ARG? | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network
Doors of Divergence is a series of three escape rooms where your choices in the one room impacts your experience in the next. The NYC location closed in October 2023, but an ARG is teasing an eventual...
https://www.argn.com/2025/06/return_of_the_duck_cult_a_doors_of_divergence_arg/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_content=i-still-have-that-philosophers-stone
11 months ago
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ARGNet | I Still Love Bees: A Personal Reflection
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I Still Love Bees: A Personal Reflection | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network
Twenty-one years ago, ARGNet received a jar of honey in the mail, with a series of letters spelling out the phrase "I Love Bees". This is a reflection on some of the personal stories that experience c...
https://www.argn.com/2025/06/i_still_love_bees_a_personal_reflection/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_content=yay-stray-kids-concert
12 months ago
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12 months ago
The Slenderverse / ARG community is doing some really special stuff, here - give it a watch, give it a share, and (if you can) give it a donation as well.
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DASH (Different Area Same Hunt) is back, and tickets are live for the September puzzle event! Check to see if there's a city near you. -mja
playdash.org
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DASH – Different Area, Same Hunt
https://playdash.org/
about 1 year ago
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For those curious about this: the fashion brand/story/game has a Discord, now (check their social profiles for the URL). -mja
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about 1 year ago
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ARGNet | MIT Mystery Hunt and the Case of the Shadow Diamond
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MIT Mystery Hunt and the Case of the Shadow Diamond | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network
The MIT Mystery Hunt for 2025, "The Case of the Shadow Diamond", was a noir detective mystery featuring everything from a custom radio to a livestreamed escape room.
https://www.argn.com/2025/05/mit_mystery_hunt_and_the_case_of_the_shadow_diamond/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_content=if-somebody-sells-the-radio-i-would-probably-buy-it
about 1 year ago
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ARGNet | SCXR Academy: A New ARG Fashion Line?
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SCXR Academy: A New ARG Fashion Line? | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network
SCXR Academy is the narrative ARG universe for an upcoming fashion brand by Angelina Zhang (AngelinaZHQ) that intends to hide easter eggs in both garments and packaging to tell a story.
https://www.argn.com/2025/05/scxr_academy_a_new_arg_fashion_line/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_content=i-am-so-not-the-target-audience-for-this-but-still-so-curious
about 1 year ago
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