Welcome to Dr. Bob's 6th annual Online Holiday Puzzle Hunt (OHPH 2017). Holiday related puzzles are provided for your enjoyment. Solving one puzzle leads you to the next puzzle. This continues until all four puzzles have been solved.

As opposed to previous years where some puzzles had mild Christmas references, this year, there are Chanukah references - but, nothing that can't be surmounted by a little internet searching. Happy Belated Chanukah to those that celebrate. With this hunt, my goal was to try to balance five years of (light) Christmas references by having a hunt that was... Kosher. I apologize for releasing a Chanukah-themed hunt AFTER Chanukah has ended. I attempted to be inclusive and not to offend - your understanding is appreciated. Caveats aside - I truly hope all enjoy the puzzles and, for those that learn something along the way, I hope you enjoy that too! Happy Holidays to all!

Like last year, I am hosting the hunt through the ClueKeeper website. With this, you will experience smoother scoring, a better hint distribution system, and an improved answer submission process. What you will need:
When:
The hunt will go (went) live at noon on December 24th and can be played anytime thereafter. Those interested in scoring can rest assured that there is no penalty for waiting.

Cost:
The cost is $7.99. For those that really don’t like the idea of paying for this hunt, I am truly sorry. It has always been my intention to have tips/donations be completely optional. But, my time has become very thin the past few years and, among other reasons, this is an effort to save me some time. This also supports ClueKeeper - and, for those in the puzzling community, I hope you can respect this as well - ClueKeeper is awesome! Of the $7.99, I receive $2.46. If this is about what you would have tipped anyway – thank you. If you want this back, let me know. If you’d like to tip more, you will have an opportunity to do so - more on this below. If I were asked, I'd say let your enjoyment level be your guide. My secondary reason for doing this each year is to raise awareness for my non-profit: Elevate Tutoring. Thus, as always, you will also have the opportunity to make a donation.

So, if you are in a giving mood, you have the opportunity to show your appreciation by leaving a tip for Dr. Bob and/or making a donation to Elevate Tutoring, a non-profit company that Dr. Bob started to help underprivileged high school and college students in our community. You will be reminded of these when you complete the hunt.

Access:
Access is handled through ClueKeeper. To purchase the hunt, click here to go to the ClueKeeper website. If you are already there, click on "FIND HUNTS" and then HH2017 should show up as one of the options. There is also a direct link here. By purchasing the hunt, you will be given a hunt code that will allow you to download the hunt onto your app. When you are ready to start - you must provide a start code that will be listed here at noon PT on 12/24/2017. It will remain here thereafter. If you have only the ClueKeeper hunt code, you will not be able to play. If you have only the start code below, you will not be able to play. You need both.

If you have friends or family that would like to play as a separate team, please invite them to register separately. Thank you!

More ClueKeeper details:
1) If other players on your team have a ClueKeeper account, be sure to add them before entering the start code.
2) If you want to hear when hints arrive, turn notifications on.

Startcode:
The start code is: KOSHER17

Errors:
If you find any errors in the system or otherwise, please do not hesitate to let me know!

Contact:
Unlike previous years when I would ask for your email address upon registration, there is no way for me to collect contact information from the participants. So, if you are interested in hearing from me after the event or if you want to hear of any errata, etc. - please fill out this quick form. Thanks!

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