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The venue. Dinkelspiel Auditorium at Stanford University.
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Darren doing a mystery puzzle - solving emo cube with 3D glasses!
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Me and Macky judging. I swear I just looked away on accident. lol.
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Another mystery puzzle - team blindfold with TouchCube! DNF.
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More team blindfold fun.
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"yesyesyesyes nooooo no yes! yesssss" team bld using only yes/no
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Day 2 - skirt/dress day
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Berkeley kids warming up
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BBQ at Lars Petrus' house
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Day 3 mystery puzzle - crazy cube sudoku! Another DNF.
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Awards! I got one too :)
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We're all winnars!!
Photo credits: Lucas Garron, Stanley Wong, Lars Vandenbergh