Questions tagged [story]
A puzzle that is dressed up as a story or a longer description of a situation.
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Twelve Labours - Conclusion
This puzzle is the FINAL part of the ‘Twelve Labours’ series, and contains spoilers for previous instalments, which can be found here: Prologue | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | ...
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Recurring Meeting
The computer scientist's assistant is late at work once again, trying to once again decode their bosses directions for the day. Under meetings, the boss has listed only a single meeting:
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Twelve Labours - #11 Hesper's Hypermarket
This puzzle is part of the ‘Twelve Labours’ series, but can be solved independently. Previous instalments can be found here: Prologue | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10
His business ...
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Who killed Mr. Green, and Why?
One sun-shining day in London,
Twelve people attended a party.
They didn't know who was coming,
But they hoped the time would be hearty.
Four husbands and wives were attending,
Each one of two boys ...
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Zed's Note: Famously Infamous
My friend Al and I constantly bicker. One time, he proudly boasted that he can crack any cipher ever written, so I put out a little wager: if I can stump him with any cipher I write, he would have to ...
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Please help me cook :(
I had the worst day today. My car broke down, I was late to work, I forgot my lunch, and to top it all off, my chef is on holidays. Due to being an emotional eater, it is during times like these when ...
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I'm a respectable predator (?, 7, 9, 7)
My head hurts... I feel like I'm missing something. "Avoid notes" starts with the left heading, reportedly. Ends firsts, like extremely terrifyingly impressively clearly plainly solved:
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Zed's Phone: Failure to Communicate
My friend Beto and I constantly buy things for one another. One day, he gave me a strange-looking phone and said it was my birthday gift (My birthday wouldn't be until 3 more months). He said he ...
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Twelve Labours - #08 Dark Horse Bookmakers
This puzzle is part of the ‘Twelve Labours’ series, but can be solved independently. Previous instalments can be found here: Prologue | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07
From the golf course Hercules ...
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A Boring Lecture - ft. Eggs, Donuts & Pills
You were yawning at your seat, being forced to attend this will-be-boring lecture by an always-boring teacher…
“Good morning class, today, we’ll look into the use of different materials. ...
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Twelve Labours - #09 House of Hippolyta
This puzzle is part of the ‘Twelve Labours’ series, but can be solved independently. Previous instalments can be found here: Prologue | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08
The House of Hippolyta ...
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On Valentine's Day
A Women gets into an accident and can't remember who she is or family. The police ask her if there's anyone they could call. She thinks for a bit and says, "On Valentine's Day, we had pie and talked ...
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A simple murder mystery puzzle that I came up with
A woman was found dead in her apartment. She was hanging from the ceiling but the detectives deduced that it was not suicide because of the bruises on her body (indicating a struggle) and the mess in ...
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Grid Puzzle - Paint
A student was found making Graffiti in the teacher's office.
He was punished and was asked to repaint the wall of the room.
The teacher gave him a grid to show which part of the wall should be painted ...
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What Just Happened?
The wife was out, the father was in, the men drank gin, the cards were played, it was hand made, the house was still, he wrote his will, then turned over, he found clover, so the phone rang, he would ...
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What is this saying?
<=19
B: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, ...
P: <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ...
AB: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -...
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Puzzle Hunt 03: As a bat
This is part three in my clichéd treasure island puzzle series. The story carries directly on from part two. Part one is here. There may be a bit of a gap before part 4 as I'm running out of ideas :)
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Schrödinger's phone
You are working on an undercover spy mission, equipped with an iPhone to communicate with your partner. Assigned as the lookout, your job is to make sure that no nosy guards pass by and to alert your ...
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How do I find the least number of times a shuttle can travel from one place to another?
I often see this situation in exams and I'd like to know if there is any kind of algorithm or shortcut that I can use to solve this riddle instead of just guessing or trying to play Where's wally with ...
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A loyal traitor
Two countries are at war, Albekistan and Uzbania. The leader of the Albekistanian army asks, "Who ___ me?". The Uzbanian army's leader replies, "I ___ you!" She is promptly shot by her own army for ...
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Puzzle Hunt 01: A cliched treasure map
This is my first puzzle, but strongly influenced in style by the type of puzzles you see monthly at Puzzled Pint. If you are fortunate enough to live in a city where they are hosted, I would really ...
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Puzzle Hunt 02: Echoes of Change
This is part two in my clichéd treasure island puzzle series. The story carries directly on from part one.
You take an incredulous look at the map.
spoiler for part one
"That's a bit of a cliché. "...
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The Quest For My Northern Home
I am a hybrid, a part of two wholes
I became accomplished and then I was sold
But enroute to my new home
Down I rocketed to the frozen bowl
Encased in iron for three days
I lost the courage I had
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Stool to love - who am I?
Recently, I was walking to Genua, where I stumbled upon Ego.
He told me some Gordas were chasing him.
Now, I usually don't follow Ego's advice, but before I could doubt him I saw Rozel and Fozel ...
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The Age of Jobs and Technology
Many years ago, Macintosh does not have a place in the technology field. Nokia was the beacon, the headlight of the kingdom of technology. Yet, there is a hidden force, in the far East, triggered by ...
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Where will this killer strike next?
I'm going to try something new here... this puzzle is going to play out in real-time, so if it remains unsolved long enough the final objective will change. That'll be bad news for some fictional ...
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What is my lover's name?
I have a lover, I love her so
She has a special name as we all do
But I wish, from me to you, not to tell
A secret kept is a secret kept well
But if you truly want to know
I shall soon reveal her ...
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I am a former model
A long time ago, I used to be a model,
Even though I was a bit thick boned,
I'd dress in casual clothes like everyone else,
I could have been a thousand different things, I was way ahead of my time,
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A mysterious story that will leave you in the dark (1)
This is the story of a man:
He was designing a booster rocket that could put people on the moon. (3)
Every day he would drink a whole pot of hot coffee. (2)
One day he knocked his best mug ...
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The Marching Tune
And a one, and a two, and a three four five six!
Or a one, and a two, and a three four five!
From my home right here,
To the end way down there!
And then I have a choice
Of a one, a two, or a ...
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Disordered Cryptic Orders
... two targets ... the 3 A's of war ... dressed in ... your mission is
... we must prevent ...
If the first message wasn't cryptic enough, the rest wasn't much clearer. What we do know is ...
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What is lost can never be saved
Donnie and Violet are Ivy-League college students, and don't have fancy names or costumes or anything. But they do have superpowers and are attempting to track down and stop whoever is trying to ...
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The Librarian's Labyrinth - Part III
"This Library is HUGE!," You say aloud. You hear your voice echoing through the halls and nothing else. How could this be? Who comes here? You start examining the books on the shelves. It's just your ...
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Puzzle: Who is the winner of the Great Puzzling Trophy?
It’s the 10th annual award ceremony for the Puzzling StackExchange community! As the host and his attendants are handing out the awards to the best members of the community, they suddenly realize that ...
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The Death Of An Angel
Lovely she was, oh the things I wanted to do to her...
Going to that nice restaurant, eating everything I could and even
more.
Giving her that ring was hard, I desired to keep it for ...
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Lost in time and space
You have been working on your plutonium-powered time machine for years, and now you finally succeeded!
At least, you thought you did...
After extensive testing with sending back and ...
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Disciple of Gzemnid
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #39: Deep Down in the Dungeon 1.
Upon entering the dark room, you hear a loud, chilling sound. A light flickers to life and illuminates a relatively small ...
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Who is the Killer from the following suspect in this image? [closed]
I did a lot of image search on google and found out the original source of the image is http://www.ghadahaleidi.com/
because there is a lot of debate I posted the answer myself and here are the ...
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I am happier now
Narrator:
I am one of your typical first world citizens. I got my hobbies, but nothing too special.
I hate cleaning. I find it boring, and a chore. And I hate it even more, when I have to do any ...
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What should he have said at the door?
A man walked into a store and spoke abruptly, "I need four apples, three eggs, a broom, a dustpan and well ... I suppose we need don't need any flour."
After a pause to regard the new man, the ...
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Boat children and army crossing the river puzzle
During the war, a small detachment found itself
confronted by a deep and wide river. However, they found a small boat in which
two-children were rowing about. It was a very small boat and can only ...
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Reconstructing A Chess Game #4
My five years old pupil Magnus is really on fire !
After three wins in the first, second and third games, he is playing White today in round 4 against one of the tournament's favorites (a child who ...
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Fated to earn money [closed]
Here's a puzzle I made.
Joe has investments in Company A, Company B, and Company C.
Joe is fated to earn $25.00 from Company A within 2 days from now.
Joe is fated to earn $45.00 from Company B ...
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A journey through letters and numbers
In the year 2407476658354979366708415043923125501315337890943021769230219230892355006879909214795402102204224, as cosmopolitanism is in the air and companies are more than ever bound to ...
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Mysterious loss of weight
Now an entry into Fortnightly Topic Challenge #41: Short and Sweet
A man enters a room and presses a button. Within seconds he loses 20 lbs body weight. How did he lose the weight?
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A Remote Location
Here be a simple problem
For the keen directmate eye
White to move and win
In seven moves, Black shall die
However, I remember now a relative
Long ago did he begin to live
About a two decades or ...
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My Friend James
I have a friend named James*. James is the victim of an unfortunate circumstance which prevents him from doing something that most of you can do.
Which unfortunate lack of ability would explain the ...
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These roommates throw strange parties
There are four roommates who throw strange parties. They live in a room with two front doors, and no windows. At the start of a party, the first roommate opens one door, lets the guests in, and closes ...
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Forbidden Love: A tale of two kingdoms
Once upon a time there were two kingdoms (bluex and pinksus) separated by a wall of eternal war. The kings of these two kingdoms each had one son and one daughter. Their children sought to end the war ...
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Prove your innocence
Inspired by A double-agent with a conundrum. Everything is hypothetical and while the choice of countries is important, they serve no political purpose.
Tension between the US and China is rising. ...
