MIT Mystery Hunt is a puzzlehunt competition that takes place on campus every IAP during Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend, a student tradition dating back more than 40 years. Starting at noon on Friday January 16th, teams of intrepid adventurers will solve puzzles all weekend long in a race to find a coin hidden on campus. You can learn more about its history and the types of puzzles at https://puzzles.mit.edu/.

• If you are an interested student or affiliate and do not have a team, fill out this form! We’ll match you with an existing team that can show you the ropes.

  • Non-MIT individuals looking for a team can join the Puzzle World public Discord server and post in #mystery-hunt-solver-introductions if you are a solver seeking a team (or #mystery-hunt-team-introductions if your team is open to new solvers). If Discord is not an option for you, please email mitmh2026@mit.edu and we can try to post a blurb on your behalf.

• If you’d like to start your own team, we recommend a group of 10 or more people; you can register your team here.
• To learn more about puzzles, come to the “How To Puzzle” workshop on Thursday January 15th at 7pm in 10-250. More details to follow.
• You can also join the MIT Puzzle Club discord server to find team members, talk about puzzles, and learn about more puzzle events throughout the year.

Learn more about the 2026 MIT Mystery Hunt here. Folks with all levels of puzzling experience are welcome!