Puzzle Hunt 14: Travel The Number 14 (September 10-11, 2011)
- Theme: Trains/Carmen Sandiego - The puzzles from this hunt can be found here: .
- Participants: TBA
- Hosted by: Liboncatipu (Ben Andrews, Jen Chalfan, Jamie Eckman, Jeff Ford, Jonobie Ford, Drew Hoskins, Mike Janney, Jason Lucas, Chris Moore, Andy Rich, Rehana Rodrigues, Deanna Rubin, Adam Ruprecht)
- Won by: Death of Dr. Zero (Redmond); Friday the 13th Part VI (Bay Area)
- Awards: Individually personalized wooden train whistles
- Memorable Events/Puzzles: Four "whistle stops", each designed to be projected in a conference room and solved by the entire team
- Landmarks: First hunt with explicit rules governing how teams were provided with hints and data confirmation.
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