by Dustin D. Trammell | Mar 27, 2025 | Ciphers, Cryptography, Gaming, Puzzlecraft, Puzzles, Tools
Dcode.fr: Your Ultimate Puzzlecrafting Companion This versatile, free website offers a plethora of tools that can turn your puzzle ideas into reality, whether you’re a novice or a seasoned pro. From cryptic codes to word games, dcode.fr covers it all. In this blog...
by Dustin D. Trammell | Mar 7, 2025 | Arcade, Bitcoin, Ciphers, Conference, Cryptoasset, Cryptography, Events, Gaming, Literature, Lock Picking, Puzzles, Riddles, Scavenger Hunt, Short Stories
Continuing with our wildly-popular “Hac-Man” theme that we introduced at DEF CON 30, and brought back last year at DEF CON 31, I)ruid again collaborated with lots of hackers to produce Hac-Man for a third year! Each year we have managed to drastically improve our...
by Dustin D. Trammell | Feb 20, 2025 | Ciphers, Literature, Puzzlecraft, Puzzles, Tools
Our regular Puzzle Tool Highlight series is a collection of short posts highlighting useful tools that we regularly use in our puzzlecraft. Each post details a single or small collection of similar tools that can be used to create or enhance puzzles. We hope you enjoy...
by Dustin D. Trammell | Mar 28, 2024 | Art, Events, Festival, Gaming, Puzzles, Riddles
Last year, we attended the music and arts festival Electric Forest. This festival takes place nestled within a pine forest in Rothbury, Michigan. With all of the infrastructure and art installations throughout the festival grounds, it is a very magical sensory...
by Dustin D. Trammell | Jan 11, 2024 | Bitcoin, Ciphers, Conference, Cryptoasset, Cryptography, Events, Gaming, Literature, Lock Picking, Puzzles, Riddles, Scavenger Hunt
Continuing with our wildly-popular “Hac-Man” theme that we introduced last year at DEF CON 30, I)ruid again collaborated with lots of hackers to produce Hac-Man for a second year! Using a vastly upgraded version of our Scramble gaming platform over the...
