Enigame

enigame is a public team puzzle hunt competition organized by members and alumni of the Technical University of Munich.[1] With roughly 1,000 participants and 250 teams competing biannually, enigame is one of the biggest puzzle hunt events in Europe.

History

In 2019, enigame started as an in person event at the Technical University of Munich.[2] Since 2020, enigame is carried out online only due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

List of past events [3]

Number Year Event Name Online or Onsite Winners
1 2019 Letโ€™s begin onsite
  1. ); DROP TABLE teams; - -
  2. UrbanStateOfMind
  3. unorganized machine
2 2020 quarantine edition online
  1. Fallen Codex
  2. UrbanStateOfMind
  3. unorganized machine
3 2020 fall edition online
  1. unorganized machine
  2. Create Team
  3. UrbanStateOfMind
4 2021 escapism edition online
  1. Get in the back of vafan
  2. !stuck
  3. bit.ly/3du1G0B
5 2021 spaced out online
  1. ๐–ฏแ—ฃแ—งโ€ขโ€ขโ€ข๐Œ‘แ—ฃ๐–ญ๐Ÿ’
  2. Get back in the back of vafan
  3. GATEAU - GAme Theory Enthusiasts' Altruistic Union
6 2022 The show must go on online
  1. bit.ly/cute_puffin_pics
  2. UrbanStateOfMind
  3. ever forward
7 2022 EN:I:7 online
  1. ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ๐Ÿ‡ฒ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ๐Ÿ‡จ ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ’ฏ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿฅต ๐Ÿ‘Œ
  2. Get in the Back of Vafan
  3. en\u200Biteam\u200B
8 2023 enimal kingdom online
  1. Enigmethics
  2. Cheatahs
  3. MegaLeech
9 2023 dance to the beat online
  1. Invertebrains
  2. Get in the back of vafan
  3. !StuckTales
10 2024 enitime online
  1. โ“”โ“โ“˜โ“–โ“œโ“๐Ÿ…ฃ๐Ÿ…˜๐Ÿ…’๐Ÿ…š๐Ÿ…ข
  2. !StuckTales
  3. Chicken Vafan!
11 2024 eni of the books online
  1. literally enigmatics
  2. Quarantine Decrypters
  3. Chicken Vafan!

References

  1. ^ "Announcement of the Technical University of Munich".
  2. ^ "Newspaper coverage of on-site enigame". Sรผddeutsche Zeitung.
  3. ^ "Past enigame events".