It’s a mix of scavenger hunt, logic puzzle, and a mystery to be solved. The puzzle is designed to be an engaging, stimulating, and fun activity which challenges participants’ resourcefulness, logic, and deductive abilities.

How to play
Locate nodes scattered around downtown North Adams and decipher clues to unravel a thematic location-based puzzle.

After encountering nodes, use this companion website (napuzzle.com) to help link nodes together and get tips which may aid you on your journey to solve the puzzle.

Once you’ve figured out the answer to the puzzle, enter the solution on the Solve page. After providing the correct solution, enter your name on the Leaderboard to be eligible for prizes the week of the Fall Foliage Parade on October 2.

About the designer
Dane Fay is a North Adams resident and hobbyist puzzle designer. He has worked on several private projects, and The North Adams Puzzle is his first publicly available puzzle. If you would like to see his other work, are curious about upcoming projects, are interested in puzzle design, or otherwise want to drop him a line, please visit the Contact page– he would love to hear from you.