The contest will begin on Saturday, September 13th, at 12:00 p.m. EDT. Teams may have a maximum of four people composed of current MIT students and alumni. There will be 18 puzzles and an overall 'metapuzzle'. The hunt will remain open for solving for two weeks, but we expect (and hope!) that the first team will finish by the end of Saturday.

Two kinds of prizes will be awarded:

• Speed and completion prizes
• Alumni-sponsored prizes