It was Tuesday, a warm sunny day like anyother day at Nust.
Everything was the usual, the scorching heat, the boring conduction of
classes and the hectic schedule we all
find so hard to cope up with. But on 30th of September, every face
in SEECS waited for the clock to strike 1pm eagerly. Ah yes! it was ACM’s first
ever fun filled event for which everyone waited impatiently because it was
something which reflected the idea of having a break from the dull academic
routine. “THE PUZZLE HUNT” is what was awaited.
The story behind “Puzzle Hunt” has a very interesting
background. A talented ACM member had coded a game which featured a puzzle to
solve-oh trust me! it was not a piece of cake. Only someone with great mental
skills could solve the mystery behind it. And from there the idea of ACM’s
first ever event for the year 2014-2015 got seeded. So I was given the task to
report at the Farabi Lab and observe closely so I could come up with a report
later on, and here I’m trying to jot down every single detail I can recall. Well
to be honest I wasn’t expecting anything big. But yes I was proved wrong. It
was actually a very fun event.
“Hira, I hope it turns out to be a fun experience for the
freshies” remarked a dear friend while we were on our way to SEECS-Farabi Lab.
“I have my fingers crossed!” is all I said with a witty smile. The first thing
that caught my eye when we entered the lab was the big crowd neatly seated at
the computer tables waiting for the Chair to call out “Let’s start the
competition!!”. And in a few moments, after everyone was instructed, the
competition began. In a flash of seconds, there was a change of expression from
the relaxed idle ones to frowns of determination signifying how everyone wanted
to get hold over those tickets to movie at Cineplex. So what exactly was the
task assigned to the competitors?
Well the task sounded easy. There were teams of three. Every
team had to solve the puzzle that appeared on their screens. Take the screen
shot of the sorted puzzle and move on to the next one. The interesting part was
that the puzzles were basically pictures of places at Nust (mostly Seecs) which
everyone had to sort. After solving maximum puzzles in the first 25min, teams were
supposed to hare off to the specified places and take pictures with members of
ACM.
I encountered confused faces because the “oh so easy
puzzles” were time consuming and that is where stress and panic started to play
its role. Freshies were making vague
guesses at what exactly the place could be. But that is what made the event very
interesting. It was all about putting up a battle against one another. Students
from the sophomore batch took part as well and overall the event was a great
success.
Congratulations to the following teams for posing a great
competition. And special congrats to the Team Jigsaw-Abdul Wahab, Murtaza Wahab and Taha Raza for winning
themselves tickets to movie at Cineplex. Here is a list of the winning teams.
Team Jigsaw
Points: 100/100
Team IBM
Points: 88/100
Team 021
Points: 80/100
Team Bullz
Points: 80/100
ACM once again gave a great boosting start to this roller
coaster ride of the year 2014-2015.The credit goes to the hard work and the
full determination with which everyone played their role. ACM is all set to
make this year a fun experience. Till then lets all keep ourselves patient. ^_^
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