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Would a physical puzzle of some sort be appropriate? I'm thinking of something like a maze, with a lot of endpoints, but missing the middle section. Each user is given a piece of card with the centr …

This answer links to a number of posts on this site that discuss how to make great puzzles. It's hard to give generic advice, since the things to consider will be different depending on what type of …

I posted this answer here, and xnor suggested I also post it on this question. An article on this topic that I've found very useful is this one. A brief summary: Puzzles should be compelling. P …

I've posted a link to this article elsewhere, but I think it might be especially relevant to your question here. It discusses some things to consider when trying to design a good puzzle, and I think …

If you build something into your riddle besides the solution itself, it can help to enforce a "rule" for the solution. Let me explain: Maybe you have a riddle where every line rhymes, and the solut …

Doomed to run from place to place Ever chasing, ever chased And though I'm always travelling I rarely change the place I'm in

A bit of an easier one: Winding gently to the sea Or rollicking ferociously With water clear or water white I flow nonstop, from day to night

Highway of the ancient days Providing life in many ways A boon to those who go my way But try to cross me and you'll pay

Because someone mentioned limericks in the question's comments and I love a challenge (and wordplay): An ARENA of moderate fame Was sorely in need of a name Folks travelled a bit Back through nine al …

You may want to check out some of the riddles by Hugh Meyers. He is, in my opinion, the best riddle-setter on this site. Most of his riddles have a "gimmick". In addition to the description given …

I don't think there's any hard-and-fast way to rank the boards, but here are a few thoughts. Let $z = $ the number of zombies. Let $g = $ the number of ghosts. Let $v = $ the number of vampires. Let …

Here are my suggestions for tightening up the cadence and flow: We shelter wealth and own it too My brethren and I We share a name, the same name all I swear I do not lie One is thoughtful, simple, k …

I'm not sure of the math involved in actually proving this (even by brute force), so I made a program that will just keep randomly scrambling the Pyraminx and checking if its state is a valid solution …