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RECON speaker, Errol's headshot in a gold, art deco frame with the RECON logo.
10 April, 2023

6 Mindsets to Overcome as a Puzzle Designer

6 Mindsets to Overcome

As a Puzzle Designer

Speaker Session

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RECON speaker, Errol's headshot in a gold, art deco frame with the RECON logo.
Errol Elumir

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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The Talk

There are common misconceptions beginner puzzle designers adopt such as needing to ‘beat’ the player, needing to be original, and needing to work solo. This talk will focus on how to move past those mindsets and design puzzles for player enjoyment!

This talk is a sequel to Errol’s RECON session from 2021: 

The Speaker

Errol Elumir creates puzzles and wrote 13 Rules for Escape Room Puzzle Design. Errol runs the Cryptex Hunt, is on the board for the TERPECAs, and writes escape room articles on a website no one reads.