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Hi, it’s Sharky! We have 48 hours to go in this great campaign. We thank the 500+ of you that have backed so far. For all those coming back, we'd love to have to join our backers in getting all of our cool puzzle stuff. Here's what's changed since... (Read More)

Hi, it’s Sharky! We just hit the $44,000 mark, which means we now have a double-sided Puzzlevania Map in the works! If we can hit the next couple goals, we'll have a 288-page treasury and a 9-month Chums subscription. Thanks for getting us there!... (Read More)

Hi, it’s Sharky! We're entering the last calendar week of our campaign. We'd love it if you'd tell your friends about The Hunting of the Shark and all our 20th anniversary bundles. Especially, if you have a puzzlehunt team, puzzle-solving group, or... (Read More)

Hi, it’s Sharky! Here are the new stretch goals! If we hit these goals, we will be at 9 months for each Chums subscription and 288 pages in The Hunting of the Shark! A hunt from 2019: The Gauntlet HuntIn Seattle, there are 400 game companies. We... (Read More)

Hi, it’s Sharky! We hit another stretch goal today, so the book is up to 280 pages! Can we get more? That'd be sweet.  The next one up is having the Puzzlevania Map printed double-sided. This will let us do some fancy trickery about what you... (Read More)

Hi, it’s Sharky! We've had some nice publicity in the past week or so. First, there was an excellent piece on ARGNet that gets deep into Lone Shark's puzzle history. Then, GeekDad was kind enough to put us in their roundup of notable Kickstarters.... (Read More)

Hi, it’s Sharky! We hit another stretch goal, meaning we're up to 8 months of Chums for every subscription! Next up, another 8 pages and printing on the back of the Puzzlevania Map! Testsolving invitationWe're making this book! And a map and a... (Read More)

Hi, it’s Sharky! Lots of news today as we move into our last week. There's a lot in this update, so here's the tl;dr: We added a new Sharknado 2 level with all the physical puzzles at $119! We added an Extra Sharknado physical add-on at $119! We... (Read More)

Hi, it’s Sharky! It's April Fools Day! So, this is a perfect time to tell the story of one of our all-time favorite pranks.  A hunt from 2014: Cards Against Humanity’s island giveaway.Every December, the nutcases at Cards Against Humanity do... (Read More)

We’ve had a couple of more in-depth reviews of Kickstarter games recently, but as always there are a few other tabletop projects I want to highlight alongside those. A few of these are ending this week! (Read More)

Hi, it’s Sharky! We hit another stretch goal! Our next stretch goal is another month for all Chums subscriptions. We'll get that if we hit $40,000! Woo! A hunt from 2013: The Duck HuntYesterday we talked about ravens. Now we’re gonna talk about... (Read More)

Hi, it’s Sharky! Time to meet my favorite birdbrains! A hunt from 2012: The Hunt for Odin’s HorseNorse mythology! It’s one of our favorite ancient cultural contributions. When the Mirror Stage theatre company put on a play by Robert Koon called... (Read More)

Hi, it's Sharky! Things are plugging along here at Lone Shark HQ. Butch and I have a puzzle for you, we look in on a bizarre Wired party, and Damian talks about his cover design. Damian's cover spotlightThe cover of The Hunting of the Shark is still... (Read More)

Hi, it’s Sharky! We're really enjoying the progress of the last few days. Here's what is going on. Stretch goals progress!You folks knocked down two stretch goals already! These two are next on the horizon. A hunt from 2010: Repo Men Are ComingIn... (Read More)

Hi, it’s Sharky! Here's an important announcement! WE FUNDED.Thank you to everyone who kicked in and got this over the line. You people are the nicest. Now we are aiming for those stretch goals. We hit the first one at $34,000, so we will add 8... (Read More)

Hi, it’s Sharky! We topped the $30K mark, so we think it's time to show off our first stretch goals. (Real ones. Not the Great Ideas™ from Apex Marketing in my Sharky's Puzzlehunt puzzles. No gem-studded covers here.) Our main goal is to fund the... (Read More)

Hi, it’s Sharky! We’re getting close to funding (yay! thank you!) so it’s time to start thinking about stretch goals. Y’know, REAL stretch goals. Not like the ones Butch is proposing. These will add more puzzles to The Hunting of the Shark,... (Read More)

Lone Shark Games’ name has come up more than a few times over the years here at ARGNet. Some of those projects, like 2008’s Citizens of Virtue, which created a fictional megachurch to create an interactive morality play, were explicitly designed as alternate reality games. More often than not, though, the company’s projects trend towards puzzle hunts that revel in spectacle in a way that crosses over into territory familiar to alternate reality gaming fans. (Read More)

Hi, it’s Sharky! Thanks to the more than 300 backers who've kicked into the campaign! In this update, we'll show you one of our physically largest events and give you today's puzzle. But first... What are the values of the levels and add-ons?We've... (Read More)

Hi, it’s Sharky! Things are going great in the campaign. We had our best puzzle campaign launch day ever. We really thank you for spreading the word about The Hunting of the Shark, and encourage you to do it whenever and wherever you think it might... (Read More)

Hi, it’s Sharky! We appreciate all your support. We’re ready with another hunt spotlight and puzzle, but first, we want to show you some images from... The Puzzlevania Poster MapYou may know our artist Corey Macourek from his brilliant work on... (Read More)

Hi, it’s Sharky! What a nice start to the campaign! We're halfway to our goal, putting this on pace to be our best puzzle project launch day ever. We’re excited that you’re excited about our puzzle retrospective. And thanks to Kickstarter for... (Read More)