Questions tagged [visual]
A puzzle that incorporates a visual component like pictures, diagrams, drawings, etc. Do not use this tag for puzzles that discuss geometric objects without displaying them.
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Matrix pattern recognition puzzle with triangles with dots and lines inside
Images are linked from the Swedish study site pluggakuten.se.: https://www.pluggakuten.se/trad/matrigma-10/
Anyone who can explain?
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Two Blinkers, A Pair of Boats, etc
This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #8: Cellular Automata.
Find four capital letters that can replace the X's (and explain why).
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Single word answer cipher 1
DPOHS BUVMB UJPOT UIFGJ STUIB MGJTX IBUJT MFGU:
U
TOB
PD EB
QL C Z
TTF U
LU XI P
B F O
U SOL
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Hint 1:
As this is my first puzzle, I greatly welcome feedback.
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Which wedge completes the pattern? (Raven Matrices-like Question)
Which of the listed options (a-d) correctly completes the pattern in the whited out portion of the hexagon? Treat the hatched wedge as if it is blocked from view.
Source: https://sifter.org/iqtest/
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What are the patterns in these two matrices?
I found these puzzles on https://iqmentor.io, and could not figure out the solutions to them. Any thoughts?
I also posted this on Reddit. Including the link here in case you'd like to see more people'...
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The Search for a Very Square Square
This image represents, in a fundamental manner, a square containing many squares.
Hints:
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Under the Surface
This is part 13 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
Deаr Puzzling,
The first grid is a kakuro puzzle. Fill the grid with the numbers 1–9 so that ...
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THERE ARE ONLY FOUR OF THESE! (Not shouting, just trying to tell you something)
The first two images corresponding to the actor to the left are complete, the last two aren't. Also, all the four images share something in common - something that's missing... Replace the question ...
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IQ test question: 3x3 grid with 3 possible colors [closed]
Faced with this question during job interview and wondering what is the solution.
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Halloween Magic
Halloween is coming, and the little skeleton is learning a new magic trick.
Find the hidden key and solve the hidden code in the image. The code is 4 digits.
Hint 1:
Hint 2:
created by Abai, ...
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NEWS, URL_, _DAS
The title is not yelling, there's a reason for the all-caps in puzzle solving aspect.
Hint:
source: The 4th (2022) WeChat Puzzle Event, which ended on 8 Oct 2022
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The body in the cellar
This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #7: Board games.
On a cold December night in 1992, several guests have arrived at a mansion in Beverly, Massachusetts.
An hour later, the body of ...
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Can you solve this Country puzzle?
Given this sequence of flags, which flag should replace the question mark? Explain.
Note: I added 'knowledge'-tag, but it's nothing complicated.
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Put a number on both sides [closed]
Make the following equation correct by putting an exact same number on both sides of the equation. The final equation must be an "equal to" equation only. No "less than or greater than&...
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Add a line and turn this into a sport
Add a straight line to this visual and turn it into a sport.
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Somethings missing
In the puzzle below I've correctly placed an image in three different cells. Your task is to correctly place images in all the remaining (19) cells and of course, as usual, provide a good explanation ...
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Horological Horrors
This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #6: Is it really that [time] again?.
I was visiting my grandfathers workshop one day, when he received a call and had to run out for a bit. He told ...
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Approximately correct
The people you see below share something in common. All together they are almost equal to another person.
Question:
Who is this person? Explain why.
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Secret Members Out of Sight
You recently applied to a test online for an admission to a secret club and today was the time for testing. You read online that they were looking for people with excellent problem solving skills. You ...
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Hints for dot connection puzzle. Is it possible?
In the picture below (from this document), connect each pair of like-colored dots with a continuous path such that
No two paths intersect
No dot has three or more paths outside it
Here is another ...
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Move Two Lines to make the equation correct
Move 2 lines (one short and the other long) from one side (either) to the other side of the = sign to make the equation correct. Cannot use "not equal to" sign. You must move 2 lines as ...
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Time to get a watch
This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #6: Is it really that [time] again?.
Last weekend I caught up with a friend I hadn't seen in a while. I went round his house on the Friday night ...
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In the name (what they're called)
I'm looking for a 4-word phrase. Can you tell me what it is?
E H O F O G
T O E N O N
A M R V I P
D Y E G A S
A F T H R T
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Find the pattern and fill in the question mark
Hint:
Hint 2 (added later):
Hint 3 (added later):
Hint 4 (added later):
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Only time will tell
This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #6: Is it really that [time] again?.
Please help. I'm an intelligence officer, and I've got a crisis on my hands - my boss has gone missing! I came ...
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A Quick Rebus Puzzle
(Awarding prizes to runners-up)
And the winner is...
(drumroll)
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where is our winner?
(Click to enlarge.)
Note: The flavor text is for flavor only. This is a rebus puzzle. So,
What does this ...
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PSE Advent Calendar 2022 (Day 23): Christmas Classifieds
This puzzle is part of the Puzzling Stack Exchange Advent Calendar 2022. The accepted answer to this question will be awarded a bounty worth 50 reputation.< Previous Door Next Door >
I've ...
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Impossible knot
Encountered this knot in a real life example (tangled necklace). Is it possible to untangle it (without e.g cutting the loop) and if so, how?
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What is Man? (7)
What is Man? (7)
Please replace the characters in the grids with the correct characters.
Hint:
Hint 2:
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My GF is a spy?
So it turns out my long-term girlfriend is a spy.
I probably should have seen the signs earlier (I guess this finally explains all the wigs and false moustaches), but last night she told me on the ...
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PSE Advent Calendar 2022 (Day 18): Light Up the Christmas Tree
This puzzle is part of the Puzzling Stack Exchange Advent Calendar 2022. The accepted answer to this question will be awarded a bounty worth 100 reputation.< Previous Door Next Door >
The year ...
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Making flags from the flag of Norway
Here is the flag of Norway. You can cut out rectangular non-overlapping regions from this flag to form flags of other countries. What is the most number of different country flags you can make?
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PSE Advent Calendar 2022 (Day 16): A Christmas Card from my Travel Agent
This puzzle is part of the Puzzling Stack Exchange Advent Calendar 2022. The accepted answer to this question will be awarded a bounty worth 50 reputation.< Previous Door Next Door >
"Hi ...
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Think ..... and you'll get the prize
Once you figure out how to approach the puzzle below, try to find the hidden four-word phrase.
Skillful and experienced, single
Flexible and agile, on a shirt
"To", in it's natural state
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PSE Advent Calendar 2022 (Day 11): The other side of Christmas
This puzzle is part of the Puzzling Stack Exchange Advent Calendar 2022. The accepted answer to this question will be awarded a bounty worth 100 reputation.< Previous Door Next Door >
Christmas ...
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PSE Advent Calendar 2022 (Day 7): Christmas Settings
This puzzle is part of the Puzzling Stack Exchange Advent Calendar 2022. The accepted answer to this question will be awarded a bounty worth 50 reputation.< Previous Door Next Door >
So the ...
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Watson's deduction about the Mystery Man
Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Watson have taken a case to identify the whereabouts of a mystery man. The only clue thus far is a single photograph of the man, presented here.
Watson starts in. &...
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PSE Advent Calendar 2022 (Day 5): The Double Slitherlink Experiment
This puzzle is part of the Puzzling Stack Exchange Advent Calendar 2022. The accepted answer to this question will be awarded a bounty worth 50 reputation.< Previous DoorNext Door >
'Twas the ...
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A (non corny) mathematical puzzle
What's the nine-letter word I'm looking for? It starts with O.
x x x x x x x x x x x x
x x x x x x x x x x x x
x x x x x x x x x x x x
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Around the World in Many Days
Deаr Puzzling,
How have you been? I am excited to tell you about my new trip. It’s my most ambitious one yet – a full trip around the world! I will definitely keep you posted about my whereabouts. I ...
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