HOL

Name: Mayhem at the Ball
Link: http://hol.org.uk/forum/index.php?showforum=319
Type: HOL-wide Contest
Dates: 30 June - 3 August
Organizer: Prof. Dario Sehovic

When did you figure out who the murderer was?
Which clue or puzzle gave you the most trouble?
What did you think about the mystery?

I didn't actually figure out it was you all along, Scarlet
Everything was going fine until the falling letters challenge: 'bright as the color red' confused me really bad

I over-interpreted Clue 4 to mean that the murderer was from the United States since the bald eagle is not only a bird of prey found in North America; it is also the national bird of the United States of America. There were four female Ravenclaw Members on the HOL Board that I could verify were from the United States. Luckily for me, one was Professor Scarlet Leslie so it didn’t affect the outcome. But I didn’t know who the murderer actually was until Clue 5 (as brilliant as the colour red).

An amazing number of 45 people designed party outfits even before the activity began. I found the mystery to be both intriguing and challenging so it was very rewarding to solve it. I had a little trouble at first but Dario (and Tarma) patiently set me straight. It was so much fun I even asked Dario how long it took to put the activity together!

Me and Ariel Kingston thought it was going to be a rp and was going to go together. We were kind of sad it wasn't, but happy it was another activity. Although it would be nice to have a ball or a yule ball rp for everyone to join. Either on the HOL forum or even on irc itself. This would be real fun maybe a mixture of rp and activities like what is going on in the dungeon right now. Which was a wonderful idea made by Maxwell Shadow. Although we would love if more people would join us there.