DASH 8 is set to shake (but not stir?) on Saturday

DASH 8 logoIt’s been a busy old week here, oddly enough, with the reward at the end being the DASH 8 puzzle hunt in London and 16 cities across the US. While this site won’t be putting together a predictions post like the one last year, the weather forecasts point to a hope that the afternoon’s puzzles can be situated in locations with shelter. For at least two of the last three years, the forecast on DASH day has been for a risk of rain which has manifested as a few stray spots at worst, so perhaps the world shouldn’t have much cause for complaint if luck is not on our side.

This site hazards a guess that this year’s codes sheet will look like the image on the tote bag and plumps for the NATO alphabet to make an appearance this year as being vaguely thematic, with a second guess being that it’s time for a hex code to make an appearance. Similarly, the logo on the T-shirts (and the other tote bag) hides analogues to morse and braille at the very least. Iiiinteresting. Much as last year’s DASH had a location at King’s Cross station, to take advantage of the thematic link to the actual fictional Platform 9¾, it’s tempting to note that this year’s London start location is just on the other side of the Vauxhall Bridge and barely a couple of hundred metres from what is known to the public as the MI6 building. Might the hunt’s route take us closer still?

My team this year will contain three-quarters of our DASH 6 line-up (not the chap in the middle) – sadly, we will not be as impeccably dressed as the most famous fictional secret agent of them all. Do please say “Hi!”; it’ll be lovely to see you! The continued growth of Puzzled Pint should surely mean that the community gets ever stronger and more teams will know (or, at least, recognise!) each other. Assuming that the logistics permit, why not stay around for a drink and a chat with your fellow solvers at the end, if you can? (Especially you brilliantly quick front-running teams, though I know you’re busy people who might not be able to hang around to let us catch up!)

Many thanks to all the people who have put together the hunt: the global co-ordinators, all those who helped playtest and test-solve and the London volunteers on the day. It’s going to be a great day!

One thought on “DASH 8 is set to shake (but not stir?) on Saturday”

  1. why is their logo the same as the Dehavilland dash 8 aircraft logo? somebodys getting sued.

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