Midnight Edition Enigma Cards! And a brand new crossword!
A crossword themed on everyone's favorite month: "March Madness"
In this newsletter:
“Midnight” Enigmas!
Upcoming performance: ACPT 2025
Upcoming TV appearance: CBS Morning!
Crossword Puzzle: “March Madness”
“Midnight” edition Enigma Cards!
Exciting news for puzzle fans and card collectors: I’ve just reprinted Enigmas in a“Midnight” color scheme. This is the third color in the Enigmas Puzzle Hunt series. You can grab a deck here or shoot me an email.
For the uninitiated, these cards are themed on the Riverbank Estate, the bizarre early-twentieth-century location from my one-man show, The Enigmatist. As always, I’ve included the four original puzzle hunt cards. Solve these puzzles and unlock an expertly crafted Puzzle Hunt by Dave Shukan!
For the card collector: the Enigmas “Midnight” edition features a striking new color scheme of deep blue-grey, black, and white, enhanced with silver metallic inks. The tuck case is crafted from premium vellum paper, using rich black ink and brilliant silver foil. All hail Billy French for his gorgeous design!
Midnight Enigmas and other magic and puzzle goodies here or send me an email to order. Happy solving and shuffling!
American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
I’m headed back to the ACPT! I’ll be performing next Sunday, April 6th at the tournament.
It’s been 14 years(!) since I performed at Stamford. I just found the video of me performing in 2011. This performance includes a nascent version of the crossword trick. In fact, this might be the first public show. There’s barely any banter, as I turn my back to the audience and proceed to fill out the grid at a glacial pace. Oy! But I suppose this was the best crowd to test this material in front of! It’s sort of painful to watch, so I’ve included a clip of a sleight of hand move here.
And I’m still doing this move and I promise to include it next Sunday. Is that kiwi on the table? 🥝 Yes! I’ll do that trick too plus a handful of new pieces. If you’re going to the tournament, please say hello! I’ll be there all weekend.
Upcoming Appearances
4/1: CBS Morning Plus! Performing a brand new trick and discussing How to Fool Your Parents on April Fool’s Day. I’ll post the video in the next newsletter. Signed How to Fool Your Parents copies available here or email me to order.
4/17 New York: Design Matters 20th Anniversary Celebration with Debbie Millman, Chelsea Clinton, Roxane Gay and one puzzling magician.
Working on bringing The Enigmatist to Toronto and St. Louis. Stay tuned!
New Crossword: March Madness
Brand new crossword time! It actually has nothing to do with basketball, so don’t panic my fellow puzzle nerds! Solve it here, and please let me know what you think in the comments!
Events
Interested in booking me for your next event? More info here on private parties, corporate speaking & performances and team-building puzzle hunts.
Wowza, that's a lot of theme in one puzzle :D
It'll be thrilling to finally meet you at ACPT this year, incidentally! If you need an audience plant, I'm your gal, baby ;')