Unanswered Questions
388 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Noita Eye Glyphs
A puzzle found hidden between the background layers of the computer game Noita. The puzzle has not been solved since it was added to the game in October of 2020.
It is made of thousands of eye images, ...
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Is there a move-efficient way to rotate the center pieces on the Octo-Star?
I'm looking for a more efficient algorithm to rotate the center column of the Octo-Star puzzle 45 degrees.
The situation below occurs when four properly-oriented edges are next to each other, ...
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Decrypting the Key: "Phage is Spreading.."
I've been trying to solve this puzzle called "Phage is Spreading.."
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What does this mathematical operator do?
The solution to this puzzle is one I came up with when working on this puzzle: What is the answer of this math puzzle?
For two natural numbers a,b, can you figure ...
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REALLY important days in history
@Z. Dailey asks a mathematical puzzle Important days in history... and to come! with a series of dates in years 1973, 1978, 1983, 1992, 2005.
My puzzle asks the question: What is the previous date in ...
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Alternate, complex potions puzzle from HP fanfic
A long narrow room. The entrance is blocked by purple flame, the path onward blocked by black flame. On a table, the only thing in the room, are two dozen potions in opaque bottles. Half green glass, ...
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Determining the meaning of a challenge coin
I saw this rather cool looking challenge coin the other day, and I was wondering what the associated binary on the back of it means, as it isn't standard ASCII.
In plaintext:
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Qubes: Oh, For the Love Of
TL;DR: This is a mixture between a tribute/spin-off puzzle and an attempt at a new puzzle type, greatly inspired by the notorious arcade game, Q*bert, published originally by Gottlieb Amusement Games. ...
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Crack the pigeon code
Can you crack this message? It was discovered in a chimney in 2012 attached to a carrier pigeon and was most likely sent during the D-day invasions. The GCHQ was not able to crack it, even after ...
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Grandma's keynote
Found this note which is addressed
To my grandma, in her chest
Since she's passed now, here's my quest..
What tickled her interest?
And who invited her as guest?
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Can we find four identically colored numbers?
Take the positive integers {1, 2, 3, ...} and color them red, green or blue. Is it true that no matter what coloring is chosen, we can always find three distinct numbers x, y and z so that x, y, z ...
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The Snake and the Hunter
The Snake and the Hunter is a game for two players who play in two rounds interchanging the roles of snake and hunter. The game is played in a rectangular grid of points, say 6×6. In both rounds the ...
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Dissecting a figure into 2, 3, 4, and 5 parts but not 6
This figure is divided in 2, 3 and 4 equal parts of same size and shape, but it is not possible to do it in 5 equal parts of same size and shape.
Is it possible to find a figure that can be divided ...
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Hidden message in rap text II: "Ya, a ray 'ave july joy!"
This puzzle is inspired by this one by @LukasRotter. Hopefully you don't mind me using similar (well, basically the same) format as yours, Mr. Rotter! ;)
The same rapper released another teaser for ...
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Found the key, but what to unlock?
Here's a series of text messages between me and my friend.
Me: Couldn't use ebg13, so used ______ to hide my messages.
Him: What? How is this possible???
Me: A big prime ______, what else did you ...
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Quantum tic tac toe strategy
Most of us learn tic tac toe early in our life. Also, it is easy to find an optimal strategy for playing.
How about Quantum tic tac toe? What is the optimal strategy for playing it?
Rules
On a ...
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Meteor strikes again
Part of a phone call:
-...well why didn't you just say so?
-It wasn't as easy as you thought, Jack. All the power lines here were destro---
-I know...It's not like we're living on a different planet ...
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Can you find the cipher that I used?
I have encoded a phrase, using a cipher that I invented. But I don't want you to decode it, rather I want you to figure out how my cipher works.
This is the phrase that I encrypted
Find the ...
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The Majestic but Draconian Dinner
We are hosting a dinner party. Here is a list of things you can take:
Hotdog
Grapefruit
Oreos
Potato Salad
Cheetos
Utensils
Katlyn
Predator Drones
Banana
However,...
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An Attempt at AV Puzzle
Here's another puzzle with visuals and sound. I hope you enjoy it!
With Sound:
https://youtu.be/yHkQdEu0QpA
Static Image (the musical notes represent the music in the YouTube video):
Hint 1
Hint 2
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What is a Freecell Word™?
This is in the spirit of the What is a Word/Phrase™ series started by JLee with a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles.
If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Freecell Word™.
Use the ...
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April Fool's Enigma
Every year, a famous French youtuber (e-penser) presents his enigma of April Fool, but this year, targeting specifically a group of people who have done particularly well last year, he raised the ...
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A funny looking cipher puzzle
What secrets does this jester hold? Hints are found down the road.
A hint, or rather, that what is held transcribed:
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Powerful number systems
Imagine I have two positive integers, $a$ and $b$. Can you find the last digit of the sum $a+b$ given only the last digits of $a$ and $b$? More generally, can you find the last $n$ digits of $a+b$ ...
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I'm a number with a special product, so name me when you think you've got it
In the blocks that come before,
their special product tells us more.
To guess my scheme you'll need calculation,
but only little tests of recreation.
Each block contains atoms strong as Thor,
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3D ring/rope wooden puzzle solution?
I have a Eureka 3d "Puzzle G":*
The box lists 3 puzzles:
Remove the ring
Remove the rope
Move the ring to the other side
While I was able to solve shows the first puzzle, I haven't ...
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Dreamcatcher Puzzle
I created this puzzle as part of a set of puzzles about good wishes for a wedding. Does it work?
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A nice riley, hopefully is fun
Within these lines is a puzzle I've made.
With cunning and wit, can you guess my trade?
Inside the tome of the element's power,
One minute per side, you'll read for an hour.
A single number of the ...
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12:41 puzzle: colorful geometry
The answer is a 4-letter word. I will not be giving any hints.
This puzzle is very old. The puzzle is solved using only the image (no clues to the puzzle in title or description).
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