Birthday Puzzle 2026: Murder Mystery

 This year, I'm doing something a bit different. Instead of publishing a birthday puzzle here, I'm designing and writing a murder mystery puzzle for my birthday party! It's quite an undertaking, even for my usual standard - in addition to being challenging, it also has to be somewhat fun, which is not something I've ever optimized for in a puzzle, heheheh.

The party's in a week, so no specifics here - I might do a postmortem, or I might not. Ephemeral art is just as worthwhile as the stuff that sticks around, I reckon.