Who Are We?
We are a group of individuals from Sonoma County interested in participating in puzzle events, especially BANGs, Games, and puzzle hunts. Formed in 2006, our core team consists of Jonathan McCue, Scott Royer III, and Given Clatterbaugh. Other
members have joined us for our outings. Our secondary team is known as The Smoldering YAK.
Contact
Get in touch with us at
contact at smokinggnu.org . A physical mailing address can be provided upon request.
Upcoming Events
Date Event Location GC Notes
TBD BANG XXX: The Adult BANG TBD XX-Rated
10.31.2010 Ghost Patrol BANG TBD Desert Taxi and lowkey
TBD BANG 28 TBD The Burninators
TBD BANG 3^3 Palo Alto Team Bananaphone
09.18.2010 and 09.19.2010 BANG 23 Downtown Burlingame The League of Extraordinary Puzzlemen
Events Hosted
Date Event Location Notes
04.24.2010 DASH 2 Santa Rosa, CA
04.18.2009 BANG 22 San Rafael, CA A simulcast of SNAP 5
Events Playtested/Volunteered
Events Played
Date Event Team Name Roster Placed Notes
05.29.2010 Shinteki Decathlon 6 The Smoking GNU Jonathan, Eric 2 of 27
04.24.2010 DASH 2 The Smoking GNU Jonathan, Jaid -
04.19.2009- 04.23.2009 Melbourne University Puzzle Hunt 2010 The Smoking GNU Jonathan, Eric P. 14 of 183
Eric wrote about their solving process, starting with the first puzzle 04.03.2010 2 Tone Game The Smoking GNU Jonathan, Scott, Given -
01.15.2010- 01.17.2010 MIT Mystery Hunt 2010 w/Silly Hat Brigade Jonathan, Given, Eric P. 7 of 37
10.19.2009 Shinteki Field Trip: Disneyland The Smoking GNU Jonathan, Scott, Given, Andrea Top 13
Photos 09.26.2009 BANG XXVI: Viking Conquest The Smoking GNU Jonathan, Scott, Eric P., Dan 8 of 24
Simulcast of SNAP VI Photos 09.13.2009 DASH 1 The Smoldering YAK Scott, Given, Andrea, William 12 of 28
Played in the SF version. Photos 08.30.2009- 09.05.2009 ΣUMS Puzzle Hunt 2009 The Smoking GNU Jonathan, Eric P. 9 of 254
20/20 puzzles, 93/100 points
08.25.2009 BANG 25: Back to School The Smoking GNU Jonathan, Scott, Given, Rob, William 5 of 28
Photos 07.18.2009 24: The BANG The Smoking GNU Jonathan, Scott, Given, Rob, Andrea 8 of 29
Photos 05.30.2009 Shinteki: Decathlon 5 The Smoking GNU Jonathan, Eric, Cynthia, Kekoa 3 of 23
Photos 05.02.2009 BANG 21 The Smoking GNU Jonathan, Scott, Given, Rob, Mark 14 of 26
Photos 04.26.2009- 04.30.2009 CiSRA Puzzle Competition 2009 The Smoking GNU Jonathan, Eric P., Scott 9 of 190
03.29.2009- 04.03.2009 Melbourne University Puzzle Hunt 2009 The Smoking GNU Jonathan, Eric P. 12 of 107
03.22.2009 BANG XX: Get Lucky! The Smoking GNU Scott, Given, Andrea 38 of 51
Photos 02.28.2009- 03.01.2009 Microsoft Puzzle Hunt 123: Jeopardy!/Puzzlehaunt! w/Team 196 Jonathan 10 of 40
38 puzzles solved for $15,200
Microsoft Puzzle Hunt 123: Jeopardy!/Puzzlehaunt! Simulcast w/Judean People's Front Given, Eric P. 5 of 11
38 puzzles solved for $14,600
02.21.2009 BATH 4: DIchotomY The Smoking GNU Jonathan, Scott, Given, Eric P., Rob, Mark 2 of 11
Photos our puzzle 01.16.2009- 01.19.2009 MIT Mystery Hunt 2009 w/Silly Hat Brigade Jonathan, Eric P. 7 of 41
11.01.2008 BANG 19: UDC The Smoking GNU Jonathan, Given, Rob, William 7 of 26
The Smoldering YAK Scott, Linda, Eric, Lori, Andrea 19 of 26
Photos 08.06.2008 BANG 18: Iron Puzzler BANG The Smoking GNU Jonathan, Scott, Erik, Dan, Jared 3 of 29
Photos 05.10.2008 Shinteki: Decathlon 4 The Smoking GNU Jonathan, Scott, Eric P., Sam 9 of 25
Photos 04.26.2008 SF Mini-Game The Smoking GNU Jonathan, Given, Erik, April, Rob -
The Smoldering YAK Scott, Matthew, Linda, Eric G., Andrea, Lori -
Photos 04.05.2008- 04.06.2008 Midnight Madness: Back to Basics The Smoking GNU Jonathan, Scott, Given, Larry 7 of 19
Photos 02.23.2008 Chinese New Year Treasure Hunt The Smoking RAT Scott, Given, Linda, Eric G., Dan -
Photos 01.18.2008- 01.20.2008 MIT Mystery Hunt 2008 w/Silly Hat Brigade Jonathan 10 of 45
10.18.2007- 10.19.2007 Microsoft Puzzle Hunt 11.0: Caught in the Net w/Team 196 Jonathan, Scott 13 of 71
Photos 09.08.2007 Parking Challenge 3rd Run The Smoking GNU Scott, Given, Linda, Eric G. 3 of 3
Photos 07.18.2007 Shinteki: Decathlon 3 The Smoking GNU Jonathan, Eric P., Sam, Laura 4 of 22
06.18.2007- 06.19.2007 Google Puzzle Hunt w/Second Breakfast Jonathan, Scott 5 of 21
Photos 05.09.2007- 05.10.2007 BATH 3: Pirates BATH Möbius BrigANDs Jonathan, Given, Erik 16 of 24
05.19.2007- 05.20.2007 No More Secrets The Smoking GNU Jonathan, Scott, Given, Matthew 18 of 20
Photos 04.28.2007 BANG 17 The Smoking GNU Jonathan, Scott, Given, Nathan, Erik 5 of 13 (hardcore)
Photos 11.04.2006- 11.05.2006 Iron Puzzler II Vortex Survivors Jonathan, Scott, Given, Nathan, Scott Sr. 6 of 6
08.12.2006 BANG 16 Total Perspective Vortex Survivors Jonathan, Scott, Given, Nathan 11 of 37
Photos 08.12.2006 Perplexcity SF Connection Total Perspective Vortex Survivors Jonathan, Scott, Given, Nathan -
Photos 07.22.2006 Shinteki: Decathlon 2 Better Late Than Never Jonathan, Eric P., Sam, Laura 4 of 24
- BANG 29