For the opening puzzle of Midnight Madness 2025, players were introduced to the spectacular world of Harry Houdini in a place where his early career began - Coney Island. Players first experienced five different vaudeville acts, each with their own embedded puzzles. Then, they combined that information with their carnival prizes - magical talking bears - to uncover their final answer.

As the lead designer for this puzzle, I helped ensure all of these pieces fit together elegantly. Through combining live performers with hands on puzzles, I worked to ensure that players were immediately drawn into the rich world of spectacle we were building throughout this game.