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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

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

ARGNet | The King in Yellow as Found Footage Minecraft ARG

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.

ARGNet | Stephen Sondheim Loved Puzzles More Than You

The last time you might have heard of Field Notes getting puzzley was for their "Clandestine" series, which got particularly ARGish with a series of deaddrops.

This new Field Notes release only promises one dead will drop, however. -mja

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…

Field Notes x Mystery League are offering a free murder mystery booklet with all orders placed today! -mja

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.

ARGNet | Ministry of Lost Things Delivers a Box of Puns with a Side of Puzzles

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...

...that's a good question, giant display at the theater while I'm waiting to get into "The Life of a Showgirl"! -mja #ShelbyOaks

Nope, nothing printed on the backside of the cloth as far as I can tell. -mja

...here's the solution to the initial transcription, for those in search of relief. -mja

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

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.

ARGNet | Masquerade: NYC's New Immersive Musical Launched With a Secret ARG

Episode 500: Ten Years of The NoPro Podcast A MegaSode In Many, Many Parts

Happy 10 years, @noproscenium.com!

That's one heck of a season one. -mja

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.

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

...and may we see more ARG credits in the future. -mja

YouTube video by Marble Hornets Rosswood: Part 1

Welcome back, Marble Hornets. -mja

'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.

NYC recently had a "hey what's up with the new payphones" mystery that is now solved! -mja gothamist.com/arts-enterta...

Less than two hours until we get answers!

Context here, if you missed the prior coverage. -mja www.argn.com/2025/08/its_...

...no promises of how far I'll get, but I will check out the political scavenger hunt tomorrow. -mja bsky.app/profile/zohr...

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...

ARGNet | It's Been Here the Whole Time: The Boy Who Cried "Dropout ARG"

From the dropout community on Reddit: Possible Dropout/Game Changer ARG/Puzzle Hunt? Explore this post and more from the dropout community

I Want to Believe -mja www.reddit.com/r/dropout/co...

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.

ARGNet | KFC Launches Special Blend of 11 Secret Codes and Puzzles

THE COLONEL’S SECRET | KFC The Colonel’s Secret Blend of 11 Herbs and Spices didn’t come easy. It took years of obsessive searching to finally crack it. And once he did, he went to even greater lengths to hide it. Now it’s your turn.

Yep, that about covers it! -mja www.the11secrets.com/home

KFC PUZZLE TRAIL!!! (via Loey Lane) -mja www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv8N...

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.

ARGNet | I'm Obsessed with Emerald Echoes' Narrative Hint System

YouTube video by Playthroughline Neurocracy 3.0 Release Trailer

✨ 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 👇

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...

ARGNet | Return of the Duck Cult: A Doors of Divergence ARG?

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...

ARGNet | I Still Love Bees: A Personal Reflection

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.

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