Tyler Hinman
@thatpuzzleguy.bsky.social
That kid from Wordplay (2006). I do puzzles and sometimes other stuff.
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Tyler Hinman
@thatpuzzleguy.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Hey, a pinned post.
Work: [This space for rent, particularly if it's in the realm of puzzles]
Pub quiz: Dogpatch Saloon and sometimes The Pig & Whistle
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thatpuzzleguy
Soccer club: @sfcityfc.bsky.social
My bizarre set of sports allegiances: www.tylerhinman.com/blog/sports
Work: [This space for rent, particularly if it's in the realm of puzzles]
Pub quiz: Dogpatch Saloon and sometimes The Pig & Whistle
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thatpuzzleguy
Soccer club: @sfcityfc.bsky.social
My bizarre set of sports allegiances: www.tylerhinman.com/blog/sports
I wouldn't blame you for considering:
February 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
I wouldn't blame you for considering:
I'll get online at about 6:30 PT for some more @defector.com crosswords. I know it's a sad time in the Defector community right now, but hopefully we can have some fun. www.twitch.tv/thatpuzzleguy
January 29, 2026 at 10:04 PM
I'll get online at about 6:30 PT for some more @defector.com crosswords. I know it's a sad time in the Defector community right now, but hopefully we can have some fun. www.twitch.tv/thatpuzzleguy
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Oh, we also 100%ed it. That was neat.
January 19, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Oh, we also 100%ed it. That was neat.
What a great Mystery Hunt! We finished! Yay! We didn't win! YAY!!!!!
January 19, 2026 at 4:22 AM
What a great Mystery Hunt! We finished! Yay! We didn't win! YAY!!!!!
Thanks, super jazzed about it
January 16, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Thanks, super jazzed about it
@kleinman.bsky.social I'll have you know, sir, that I had my first colonoscopy on Tuesday, thank you very much
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INTERNET BULLSHIT THAT I LIKED
I suspect the median reader of this newsletter is of an age where you should talk to your doctor about whether it's time to schedule a colonoscopy. So I wanted to let you know... [cut off]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x33wrvwry5iuvwtcqcxhlj2r/bafkreiepdqbk56dxzq4lnzasrkztv2vvsymlayhex7nf7crbqn7nkmujk4@jpeg)
January 15, 2026 at 10:58 PM
@kleinman.bsky.social I'll have you know, sir, that I had my first colonoscopy on Tuesday, thank you very much
Sweet; I was gonna ask if it had started yet or if I'd missed something
January 15, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Sweet; I was gonna ask if it had started yet or if I'd missed something
Hey, I'm in @puzzmo.com again, this time with the illustrious @norahsharpe.bsky.social! And you'll probably beat my time because I managed to make a typo and not find it for thirty goddamn seconds! Boy am I good! www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...
Puzzmo - Cross|word
Play Cross|word on Puzzmo, Take a hint.
www.puzzmo.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Hey, I'm in @puzzmo.com again, this time with the illustrious @norahsharpe.bsky.social! And you'll probably beat my time because I managed to make a typo and not find it for thirty goddamn seconds! Boy am I good! www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...
Sunday schadenfreude
a man with a mustache is saying it 's so it 's so beautiful
Alt: Ron Swanson: "It's so... it's so beautiful"
media.tenor.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Sunday schadenfreude
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📢📢📢 It's happ3ning! 📢📢📢
Westwords III
Sunday, June 14
Berkeley, CA
Individual and pairs solvers welcome
If you haven't competed previously, you can sign up for email updates at our website. See you in June!
westwordsbestwords.com
Westwords III
Sunday, June 14
Berkeley, CA
Individual and pairs solvers welcome
If you haven't competed previously, you can sign up for email updates at our website. See you in June!
westwordsbestwords.com
Westwords | June 22 | Bay Area & Online
Westwords 2025 is in the books! Thanks to all of our solvers, volunteers, and constructors for making it a huge success, and congratulations to the winners!
The puzzle packs from 2025 and 2024 can be ...
westwordsbestwords.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:54 PM
📢📢📢 It's happ3ning! 📢📢📢
Westwords III
Sunday, June 14
Berkeley, CA
Individual and pairs solvers welcome
If you haven't competed previously, you can sign up for email updates at our website. See you in June!
westwordsbestwords.com
Westwords III
Sunday, June 14
Berkeley, CA
Individual and pairs solvers welcome
If you haven't competed previously, you can sign up for email updates at our website. See you in June!
westwordsbestwords.com
Since I'm thinking about it, might as well drop my NFL playoff preferences for this year.
1. BUF
2. JAX
3. CHI
4. HOU
5. CAR
6. LAC
7. SEA
8. DEN
9. LAR
10. SF
11. GB
12. NE
13. PIT
14. I get tased after every Giants loss next season
15. PHI
1. BUF
2. JAX
3. CHI
4. HOU
5. CAR
6. LAC
7. SEA
8. DEN
9. LAR
10. SF
11. GB
12. NE
13. PIT
14. I get tased after every Giants loss next season
15. PHI
January 9, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Since I'm thinking about it, might as well drop my NFL playoff preferences for this year.
1. BUF
2. JAX
3. CHI
4. HOU
5. CAR
6. LAC
7. SEA
8. DEN
9. LAR
10. SF
11. GB
12. NE
13. PIT
14. I get tased after every Giants loss next season
15. PHI
1. BUF
2. JAX
3. CHI
4. HOU
5. CAR
6. LAC
7. SEA
8. DEN
9. LAR
10. SF
11. GB
12. NE
13. PIT
14. I get tased after every Giants loss next season
15. PHI
A friend of mine was recently falsely accused of a very serious crime because of shit like this. Knock it off.
I'm already seeing people on here use AI face tools to try to identify the masked ICE agent in Minneapolis. It's a truly terrible idea and here's why
January 7, 2026 at 11:15 PM
A friend of mine was recently falsely accused of a very serious crime because of shit like this. Knock it off.
Reposted by Tyler Hinman
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
Reposted by Tyler Hinman
I have to say, I’m really not thrilled that my country is devolving into a lawless gangster state abroad, and at home, one officially dead set on destroying science, art, and any shared feeling of common humanity
January 7, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I have to say, I’m really not thrilled that my country is devolving into a lawless gangster state abroad, and at home, one officially dead set on destroying science, art, and any shared feeling of common humanity
For those breathlessly anticipating my next Twitch game: well, first off, you need another hobby.
Was all set to start Firmament (a Cyan game released in 2023) until I ran into some driver issues. Sorted them out, but I don't feel like cracking into it this late. Soon!
Was all set to start Firmament (a Cyan game released in 2023) until I ran into some driver issues. Sorted them out, but I don't feel like cracking into it this late. Soon!
January 6, 2026 at 6:46 AM
For those breathlessly anticipating my next Twitch game: well, first off, you need another hobby.
Was all set to start Firmament (a Cyan game released in 2023) until I ran into some driver issues. Sorted them out, but I don't feel like cracking into it this late. Soon!
Was all set to start Firmament (a Cyan game released in 2023) until I ran into some driver issues. Sorted them out, but I don't feel like cracking into it this late. Soon!
450+ hours of play later, I've done everything there is to do in this game (aside from the platinum times on all the Flow Orbs and Glide Rings, which I have no desire to try for). Thanks to everyone who watched along the way, as well as to the amazing designers of the unofficial mod.
Twitch programming note: I'm going to start streaming Islands of Insight, a new open-world puzzle game. Might get started late tonight. Very excited!
www.twitch.tv/thatpuzzleguy
islandsofinsight.com
www.twitch.tv/thatpuzzleguy
islandsofinsight.com
Shared-world puzzle game | Islands of Insight | Islands of Insight
Islands of Insight is a sublime shared-world puzzle game. Seek out and solve 10,000+ puzzles across an awe-inspiring world of floating islands.
islandsofinsight.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:05 AM
450+ hours of play later, I've done everything there is to do in this game (aside from the platinum times on all the Flow Orbs and Glide Rings, which I have no desire to try for). Thanks to everyone who watched along the way, as well as to the amazing designers of the unofficial mod.
Took four flights this month (OAK-LGB and SFO-BOS round trips) and all went very well. Balance restored. Hoping the run will continue in a few weeks for Mystery Hunt.
December 31, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Took four flights this month (OAK-LGB and SFO-BOS round trips) and all went very well. Balance restored. Hoping the run will continue in a few weeks for Mystery Hunt.
But I did manage to solve the final meta, which I honestly didn't think I would. I enjoyed that the entry form asks if you have a home computer. Deadline for entries: July 31, 1996. Maybe if I tell them I was busy?
December 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
But I did manage to solve the final meta, which I honestly didn't think I would. I enjoyed that the entry form asks if you have a home computer. Deadline for entries: July 31, 1996. Maybe if I tell them I was busy?
The 49 were easy and definitely at least somewhat musty. The way to get the pair of letters was a bit silly. Shamelessly Googled my way through #50; it was still very hard and there remain several clues I don't understand. Can't imagine how people solved it in the days of very early internet.
December 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The 49 were easy and definitely at least somewhat musty. The way to get the pair of letters was a bit silly. Shamelessly Googled my way through #50; it was still very hard and there remain several clues I don't understand. Can't imagine how people solved it in the days of very early internet.
Solve 49 crosswords, derive two letters from each in a manner to be determined, plug those in to get a message, apply the message to the brutally hard #50.
December 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Solve 49 crosswords, derive two letters from each in a manner to be determined, plug those in to get a message, apply the message to the brutally hard #50.
Over the holiday break, I whipped through a book I must have picked up from an NPL convention prize table at some point: $10,000 Crossword Challenge (1996).
December 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Over the holiday break, I whipped through a book I must have picked up from an NPL convention prize table at some point: $10,000 Crossword Challenge (1996).
I still can't believe it happened!
December 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I still can't believe it happened!
I like a challenge, Allegra.
December 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I like a challenge, Allegra.
I survived the Mariahpocalypse. I thought it was a literally impossible task. But, somehow, I've done it.
December 26, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I survived the Mariahpocalypse. I thought it was a literally impossible task. But, somehow, I've done it.