Enhancing Your Game Night

At Puzzling Pursuits, we create exciting, immersive puzzle adventures. Our games transport you into the midst of a compelling story, during a specific time period, and make you the protagonist. In an effort to create an even more immersive and exciting experience, we created Enhance Your Game Night, a curated list of recipe, costume, and music recommendations that are custom tailored to the settings and events within our games. Whether you're just interested in adding a fun drink to your solo evening, or you want to cook a full-blown meal, dress-up, and have themed music for a multi-member adventure, you can pick and choose elements to suit your interests. We sincerely hope you enjoy! 

 

Experience The Future

Synapse takes place in a future where AI has become integrated in virtually all elements of society. Our other guides include specific, concrete recipes and recommendations that we have selected, but this guide is a bit different. Instead of providing a series of specific recipes, we will be providing recommendations for AI models that will help you create your own recipes and recommendations, custom tailored to your tastes, interests, capabilities, and materials/ingredients on hand. If you haven’t played around with AI before, this is a great time to do so!


Beverages 

Below are two ChatGPT models that specialize in crafting cocktails and mocktails. The first was created by Evelyn Chick, an award winning mixologist. The second was created by Nick Fisher, a mixologist youtuber with over half a million subscribers. Each description below was written by the respective AIs (we asked for a short 5-7 sentence description of who they are and what they can do). You can chat with these models as you would a human. Try asking for recommendations based on what ingredients you have in your house, what kinds of drinks or spirits you like, your level of drink-making expertise, or based on a theme (like futuristic scifi). To access these models, you will need to create a free ChatGPT account.

Cocktails by Evelyn Chick: Hi, I’m Evelyn Chick — your digital cocktail expert and flavor guide, here to help you mix better drinks, pair with purpose, and unlock your inner bartender. I bring 17+ years of real-world experience as a world champion mixologist, bar owner, and author of For the Love of Cocktails. As a chatbot, I’m available 24/7 to create custom cocktail recipes, suggest food pairings, help name drinks, troubleshoot techniques, and teach you everything from bar basics to advanced mixology. Whether you’re planning a party, running a bar, or just shaking things up at home, I’m here to make every sip smarter and more delicious. Let’s build something beautiful — one cocktail at a time.

Cocktail GPT: I'm Cocktail GPT, your boozy sherpa in the world of classic cocktails, channeling the spirit of Anthony Bourdain—sharp tongue, deep knowledge, and zero patience for pretense. You want to know what to mix with that dusty bottle of Chartreuse? I’ve got you. Curious about the origins of the Negroni or need a whiskey cocktail that doesn’t taste like regret? I’m your guy. I pull from a solid foundation of classic recipes and flavor pairings, giving you real-deal drinks with personality and punch. I’ll even serve you a picture of your cocktail—no garnish too wild. Whether you're mixing at home or dodging overpriced bar menus, I’ll help you drink better, bolder, and with more damn purpose.

Food  

Below are two AI models designed specifically for recipe creation. Similar to the beverage models, you can create recipes based on your taste preferences, what ingredients you have at home, or for a specific theme. The classic ChatGPT model can also be used for recipe generation, as can Google Gemini (which can apparently generate recipe recommendations based on a photo of the inside of your fridge!). Descriptions below are courtesy of ChatGPT.

ChefGPT: ChefGPT is an AI-powered kitchen companion built to transform how you plan and cook meals. Simply type in the ingredients you have on hand, and it instantly generates creative, step-by-step recipes tailored to your pantry. It also tracks calories and nutritional information, making it easier to stay aligned with your health goals. Beyond single recipes, ChefGPT can build meal plans, create smart grocery lists, and adapt everything to your dietary preferences—whether you’re keto, vegan, gluten-free, or just looking for lighter options. With smart pantry tracking, you’ll know exactly what you can cook without extra shopping trips. ChefGPT blends convenience with creativity, ensuring you spend less time stressing about “what’s for dinner” and more time enjoying it.

DishGen: DishGen is an AI recipe generator built for adventurous cooks who want inspiration at their fingertips. You can enter ingredients, cooking styles, or dietary restrictions, and DishGen instantly produces unique recipes to match your needs. Its strength lies in creativity—encouraging flavor combinations and twists on classics you might never have considered. It’s flexible enough to handle plant-based, keto, gluten-free, and other specialized diets while still keeping things fun and inventive. The platform is designed to spark culinary curiosity, helping you break out of repetitive meal routines. While some recipes may need a touch of refinement, they’re excellent launchpads for experimentation. DishGen is perfect for anyone who loves exploring new flavors without needing to flip through dozens of cookbooks.


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Attire

AI models that are specifically designed to help with DIY costume ideas are a bit harder to come by, but we had luck getting practical and thoughtful ideas from general models like ChatGPT, and Google Gemini


Music/Podcasts


There are some impressive AI models out there that generate music from simple text prompts. We had some really great results while working with Suno. Unfortunately, the free versions will only allow you to generate short snippets, not full hours-long playlists that would work as a backtrack for your game night. ChatGPT recommended these two playlists from Youtube as fitting ambience for the game: Cyberpunk Ambient and Futurescapes.