The World's Hardest Puzzle

4.2 (92)
DOCUMENTARY
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Archive is an investigative documentary series hosted by Tommie Trelawny and Nicky Anderson. Following the success of The Interruption, listeners can expect another captivating story from Season Two: The World's Hardest Puzzle. In 2012, a mysterious organisation known as Cicada 3301 announced itself on the message board, 4chan. The cryptic post appeared online, seeking 'highly intelligent individuals.' What followed became known as the hardest puzzle on the internet. One that took players across the internet and into real-world locations. After two years of enigmatic posting, it disappeared - and was never seen again. The final puzzle was never solved. Nearly a decade later, Tommie Trelawny and Nicky Anderson decide to take on Cicada 3301 for themselves. Who was behind these mysterious puzzles? And what did they want to achieve? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The World's Hardest Puzzle | Launching 19th February

In 2012, a mysterious organisation known as Cicada 3301 announced itself to the world with a cryptic post seeking ‘highly intelligent individuals.’ What followed became known as the hardest puzzle on the internet. One that took players to all corners the internet and out into real-world locations. After two years of enigmatic posting, it disappeared - and was never seen again. The final puzzle was never solved.Nearly a decade later, Tommie Trelawny and Nicky Anderson decide to take on Cicada 3301 for themselves. Who was behind these mysterious puzzles? And what did they want to achieve? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 12

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3 min

Tommie Trelawny

Host

4.2

out of 5

92 Ratings

Fascinating!!

Mar 14

Miss Pinchy

Wow! Just finished both seasons!! Fascinating!! Love the pod! More please!
Sound quality is inconsistent

Aug 29

Sandyripple

Really hard to hear some of the interviews and I was constantly toggling the volume. Otherwise interesting content.
Badly edited and boring

Apr 11

Stasia77

I’m all for a good mystery - even an unsolved one. But there was so much redundant and duplicative content here, I actually checked multiple times to see whether I’d inadvertently skipped backwards. This was disorienting at first, but as I caught on to how often the show was repeating itself, it became straight up irritating. Especially given that the show wasn’t going to give us any answers, they at least could have offered us good storytelling.
The World’s Hardest Puzzling Podcast

Mar 15

Scarletminded

I am confused that Nicky receives a long email with attachments and contacts in episode seven, but doesn’t investigate them? Is it surprising that cyberpunks would not want to give out information? I am sure that is part of their manifesto! Secret groups are secret for a reason…that took a year of research? Plus, acting tense at anticlimactic things each episode is very tiring.

Archive is an investigative documentary series hosted by Tommie Trelawny and Nicky Anderson. Following the success of The Interruption, listeners can expect another captivating story from Season Two: The World's Hardest Puzzle. In 2012, a mysterious organisation known as Cicada 3301 announced itself on the message board, 4chan. The cryptic post appeared online, seeking 'highly intelligent individuals.' What followed became known as the hardest puzzle on the internet. One that took players across the internet and into real-world locations. After two years of enigmatic posting, it disappeared - and was never seen again. The final puzzle was never solved. Nearly a decade later, Tommie Trelawny and Nicky Anderson decide to take on Cicada 3301 for themselves. Who was behind these mysterious puzzles? And what did they want to achieve? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Channel

Stak
Creator

Stak
Episodes

18
Seasons

2
Rating

Clean
Show Website

The World's Hardest Puzzle

The World's Hardest Puzzle

Episode One: Good Luck, 3301.

Episode Two: We Want The Best.

Episode Three: It’s Dark Outside.

Episode Four: We Shall Await You There.

Episode Five: Patience is a Virtue.

Episode Six: The Key is All Around You.

Episode Seven: Ultimate Truth is the Ultimate Illusion.

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