Puzzled Pint

What Puzzled Pint does

Puzzled Pint is a Portland, Oregon-based community organization founded in 2010 that hosts monthly in-person puzzle-solving events at bars and pubs on the second Tuesday of each month across cities in the United States and internationally. Operating with a headcount in the 11-50 range, the organization serves puzzle enthusiasts and social gamers seeking casual, team-based intellectual entertainment in a social venue setting. Events are free to attend, accessible across skill levels, and organized at the local level by volunteers in each city, with the centralized organization producing puzzle content and maintaining cross-city coordination.

The organization's product is a recurring themed event experience rather than a discrete software or service; puzzle content is distributed via the puzzledpint.org website alongside a maintained archive of past puzzles, participant resources, and a public volunteer onboarding funnel. No proprietary technology platform, mobile application, API, or SDK has been disclosed, and the technology footprint is limited to a content-managed website. Distribution operates through a decentralized model in which local volunteer organizers partner with venue-host bars and pubs that provide physical space, while Puzzled Pint centralizes puzzle authoring and the global event calendar.

The business model is non-commercial: Puzzled Pint does not charge participants, and no revenue stream, pricing model, funding rounds, or investor backing is disclosed in the available data. The organization appears to rely on volunteer labor and word-of-mouth community growth, with venue partners indirectly capturing attendee food and beverage spend at host establishments. Coverage spans 60+ US cities across more than 30 states and 15+ countries including Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, India, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic, with events scheduled through July 2026 confirming active operations.

Name

Puzzled Pint

Legal name

Puzzled Pint

Website

https://puzzledpint.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Puzzled Pint is a Portland-based community organization that hosts free monthly puzzle-solving events at bars and pubs on the second Tuesday of each month across 60+ US cities and 15+ countries, serving puzzle enthusiasts through a volunteer-run local organizer network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Gaming Events

akta.pro primary industry

Social/Free-to-Play Bingo Lounges (In-Venue) (MPAEAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Escape Room Games & Mystery Puzzle Boxes Retail (CRALALAM), Mini Golf & Attractions Centers (Mini Golf, Go-Karts, Laser Tag Complexes) (THAJAEAK)

Keywords

• Social puzzle events
• Monthly puzzle meetups
• Community puzzle gatherings
• Bar puzzle nights
• Group puzzle solving

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Event-based community gatherings: Puzzled Pint operates as a free community event with no stated revenue model. Events are held at bars/pubs where attendees purchase their own food and drinks. The organization appears to be volunteer-run without a commercial revenue stream.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Puzzled Pint organizes free, casual, in-person puzzle-solving events held at bars and pubs on the second Tuesday of every month across 60+ U.S. cities and 15+ countries. Local volunteer organizers coordinate the events, providing themed monthly puzzle content to attendees who purchase their own food and drinks at host venues.

Product overview

Puzzled Pint is a single-offering organization that runs monthly in-person puzzle solving events at bars and pubs. The events take place on the second Tuesday of every month across multiple cities in the USA and around the world. The organization also provides access to a puzzle archive, volunteer opportunities, and related resources for participants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Local Bars and Pubs (Venue Hosts)coreOthersLocal bars and pubs serve as venue hosts for monthly Puzzled Pint events. These establishments provide physical space for puzzle-solving activities. The relationship appears informal and locally coordinated by volunteer organizers.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Brilliant: Digital learning platform focused on puzzles, problem-solving, and STEM challenges. Comparable audience of puzzle enthusiasts, but delivery is digital and self-paced rather than in-venue social.
• Storm Hall Escapes: Independent escape room operator offering themed puzzle-solving experiences. Comparable to Puzzled Pint's core puzzle-solving social mechanic, though smaller-scale and ticketed.
• Puzzled (Puzzle Subscription): Subscription-based jigsaw puzzle delivery service. Comparable audience overlap with Puzzled Pint's puzzle enthusiasts, though operating in a different format (physical product delivery vs. live events).

Others

• Meetup: Community event organization platform that hosts countless local hobby and interest groups. Comparable to Puzzled Pint's volunteer-driven, decentralized event model as an infrastructure layer for recurring community gatherings.
• BoardGameGeek: Largest online community and database for board game and puzzle enthusiasts. Comparable to Puzzled Pint as an enabling platform for the same hobbyist audience, though digital rather than event-based.

Direct peers

• 60out Escape Rooms: Multi-location escape room operator offering social puzzle-solving experiences for groups. Closest commercial analog to Puzzled Pint's recurring in-person puzzle events, differentiated by paid ticketing and professional production.
• The Escape Game: Operates a national chain of escape room experiences where groups solve puzzles together in themed venues. Directly comparable to Puzzled Pint's group puzzle-solving at physical venues, though commercialized and ticketed.
• Snakes & Lattes: Board game cafe chain that combines food and beverage service with social gameplay in a venue setting. Comparable to Puzzled Pint's bar/pub-hosted puzzle format as both turn social gaming into a destination experience.
• Escape the Room: Escape room operator offering themed group puzzle experiences. Shares the core mechanic of social, in-person puzzle-solving that defines Puzzled Pint, though monetized via ticketed bookings.

Regional players

• The Puzzling World (Wanaka): New Zealand-based puzzle attraction center and museum offering hands-on puzzle experiences. Comparable concept of in-person puzzle entertainment for enthusiasts, but operates as a paid destination rather than a free recurring community event.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/puzzledpint
• Facebookfacebook.com/PuzzledPint
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/puzzled-pint

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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