On Saturday, October 11th, puzzlers from near and far gathered for a tryout to join the Baystate Alternatively-Powered Human Legion! The senior league members explained that the Legion derives its powers from items that once belonged to famous Massachusettsians; those items grant the holder or wearer special abilities. But suddenly, a mysterious attack occurred, and the Legion's artifacts were in danger! Solvers were tasked with recovering the artifacts with the help of the Protection Unit Zealously, Zestfully Locking Equipment System, or P.U.Z.Z.L.E.S. By solving these challenges, the heroes acquired the relics and eventually took the fight to the villains' secret lair, where they successfully uncovered their plot, saved the day, and joined the Legion!
BAPHL 25, written and organized by the Fleens? YOU'RE Not Fleens!, ran on Saturday, October 11th, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in the Back Bay Fens area of Boston. A total of 53 teams attempted to join the Legion: 33 in the Justice League (Hard) division and 20 in the Teen Titans (Normal) division.
A total of 16 teams completed the hunt: 10 on the day of and 6 over the following week. Congratulations to the finishing teams!
The following teams were able to complete BAPHL 25 on the day of the hunt itself; they are listed in the general order in which they finished:
The senior members of the Legion left their communication channels open for one week after the hunt to give people time to finish. The following teams, listed alphabetically, were able to complete all of the puzzles in that time:
BAPHL 25 featured a total of 22 puzzles: four individual rounds which featured four puzzles each and a metapuzzle, and the "Endgame" round which featured two Mega-Metas.
| Phillis Wheatley's Quill | Emma Joyce | TT | JL | Solution | ||
| Louisa May Alcott's Typewriter | Melissa Mann | TT | JL | TT Solution | JL Solution | |
| Suzan-Lori
Parks's Calendar |
Emma Joyce |
TT |
JL |
Solution |
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| Julia Child's
Apron |
Christian
Krenek |
Location Info |
TT |
JL |
Solution |
|
| Meta: Margaret
Fuller's Library Card |
Christian
Krenek |
TT |
JL |
Solution |
| John Cena's Jorts |
Christian Krenek |
TT |
JL | Solution | ||
| Donna Summer's Microphone |
Sara Dion |
TT | JL | Solution | ||
| Leonard
Bernstein's Baton |
Emma Joyce |
Location Info |
TT |
JL |
Solution |
|
| Mindy Kaling's
Spec Script |
Emma Joyce |
TT |
JL |
TT
Solution |
JL
Solution |
|
| Meta: Penn
Jillette's Box of Props |
Christian
Krenek |
TT |
JL |
Solution |
| Aly Raisman's Leotard |
Melissa Mann |
TT |
JL | Solution | ||
| Bill Russell's Jersey |
Alexandre Champroux, "Big" Frank Krenek,
& Christian Krenek |
TT | JL | Solution | ||
| Bobby Orr's
Skates |
Katy Wooten |
TT |
JL |
Solution |
||
| Tom Brady's
Helmet |
Sara Dion |
TT |
JL |
Solution |
||
| Meta: Babe
Ruth's Mitt |
Andy Thomas,
"Big" Frank Krenek, & Christian Krenek |
TT |
JL |
Solution |
| Samuel Adams's Beer Stein |
Sara Dion |
TT |
JL | Solution | ||
| Lucy Stone's Ballot |
Andy Thomas, "Big" Frank Krenek, &
Christian Krenek |
TT | JL | Solution | ||
| Frances
Perkins's Picket Sign |
Sara Dion |
TT |
JL |
Solution |
||
| The Kennedys'
Coat of Arms |
Christian
Krenek |
Location Info |
TT |
JL |
Solution |
|
| Meta: Melnea
Cass's Glasses |
Andy Thomas
& Christian Krenek |
TT |
JL |
Solution |
| Brad Schaefer's Indian-Head Penny (Mega-Meta 1) |
All Fleens |
TT |
JL | Solution | ||
| William Rosenberg's Coffee & Donut (Mega-Meta 2) |
All Fleens |
Room Descriptions: TT, JL |
TT | JL | Solution |
BAPHL 25 is now over. To hear about future events, you can sign up for the BAPHL Announcement mailing list.
