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Crazy for revenge

@Brandon_J recently asked us in Can't Even Sit Down to identify a movie based on the words tart con arc host I've also been to see a fun movie from a few years ago, just a short one buck ...
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Is my colleague happy with me?

So I graduated last year with a chemical degree and I started working in a lab. I'm still pretty nervous about making mistakes, so when I had to prepare a tricky experimental setup, I wrote down what ...
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What is the next sequence of numbers?

Seven and seven is forty-two, Eight and nine are fifty; Ten and eleven are sixty-two, And twelve and twelve are five. What is the next sequence of numbers?
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Will you win the game?

You play a gambling game. On 100 folded pieces of papers are written 100 different values. You cannot see the numbers written on the folded pieces of paper, which are grouped in a pile. You pay 10 ...
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Riddle Number Four

Time for a more challenging encryption, seeing how riddle #3 was decrypted so easily. First, I must note that this encryption was inspired during a chess match I partook in. I call it the ENIGMA ...
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Problem #NaN Fodder/Output

Inspired by Ben Franks' Input/Output Problem #1 and the others in the series Hint: Knowledge required is
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How to create a puzzle from a pre-existing, fixed data source?

Examples of what I mean: Instructions lead puzzlers to a library where the names of donors are inscribed on bricks out front. Along with some piece of information that is given to them on a piece of ...
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Honda tutu del moto - Words which say something

You find a paper lying on the sand. Does it mean something ... an imgur maze, maybe ? Cultures reserve glasses. Twin economists migrates with tails in a fine risk. Conglomerate ... voo dun saga ...
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A Way With Words

this isn't really much of a puzzle. it's just showcasing some meta ideas i had Bacon is said to have more than one origin. aguglia, lingot, lancelle, ain, other ...
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What are these encrypted Starfield tweets saying?

There are a lot of rumors about Bethesda Softworks and/or Bethesda Game Studios announcing a new game at E3 this year, or even on May 14th (source). A key in this mystery is the trademark 'Starfield'. ...
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Can anyone decipher this?

My friend just sent me this 5627 4654554 With a keyword of 'Digital' Which is apparently going to make this have some sense: At first, it's difficult to understand. But once you read down, you ...
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Crypto Riddle for a bonus track

here is a crypto riddle a artist named Master Boot Record put on the page of his music. 087 104 101 110 032 116 104 101 032 077 111 111 110 032 119 105 108 108 032 115 104 101 100 032 110 111 032 108 ...
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The search for dracula - a puzzle

Me and some friends are playing a roleplay about Dracula in the modern age. Last night, we received the following puzzle from the game-master. (7 1 1 1 1) (17 8 8 8 8) (4313 2755) With the ...
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Trying to figure a math puzzle/equation for a surprise trip using the date

I planning a surprise trip for my husband's 40th. He is a math geek. I am not. My plan is to tell him in a series of riddles/puzzles that he needs to figure out. We are going to LA to see his ...
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How to solve this specific situation in 2048?

In trying to develop and perfect my strategies, I've been playing 2048-undo. This is what I got myself into: Since this is not an uncommon situation and I still don't know how to properly get out of ...
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And yet you'll reunite

Your crush texted you: Met me there, tomorrow, 21th of July. Prove all your romance is true. Prove what you learnt in maths, computer science, litterature... and during all those years of studying ...
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Is there a Sudoku answer that has only a single minimal clue set?

User Abigail comments on the titling of "Do sudoku answers always have a single minimal clue set?" : I'd be surprised if there were a Sudoku which doesn't have at least 2 disjoint clue-sets. Well ...
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Magical Evening

Tonight will be a magical evening full of fun and excitement if you can figure out this riddle. When the clock strikes nine but loose three dash you will find a feast at the seven of these. Where ...
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Who are they and what do they believe in?

English is not my native language so forgive me if my poem ̶s̶u̶c̶k̶s̶ isn't very well written. It might not even be a poem at all. The riddle still counts, though: Some people come to me all the ...
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Number Sequence Series-Question 7

This is a series of questions that are created by me. Here is question 7: (23)，(55)，(155)，(1255)，？，？，(56139611) I will give a hint to you guys in one month if nobody can solve it.
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Tokyo metro puzzle #5

This is based on the first, second, third, and fourth. It will be the finale of the series. It relies on the answers to the previous four. Takebashi (solved by Nick & Brandon_J) ??? Ikebukuro (...
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Cipher my friend sent me

"The world is: ::: :#: : ::## :### / :##: ##: #:::" My friend sent me it and said the use of the symbols : and # don't matter. It's the pattern that matters. The hints he sent were: (EDIT) I worked ...
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Number sequence 5

Fill in the correct number in this sequence: 5 3 8 9 1 27 ? The options are: 18, 54, 38, 14 or 13. I can see the pattern of 3, 9, 27 but other than that I am clueless. Source: a publicly available ...
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Looking for a logic game 5 people 5 cities

I am looking for a logic game where there are 5 people and 5 cities. They have to travel around the 5 cities but in each city there can only be one person. They move around but they can never be in ...
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Rosemary, Heaven restores you in life

It spent a life span with no cellmate The long way back saying me why can't we look the other way? You're weightless, semi-erotic You need someone to take you there saying me why can't we ...
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How to discover twisty puzzle algorithms that are not commutators?

I am reasonably competent at using commutators to find my own algorithms on twisty puzzles. Many good tutorials for this exist online. However, there are also algorithms that are not commutators, ...
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I need help retrieving files from this image

The person who sent this to me, says that there are some files in it, but I'm not getting anywhere. I looked at the hex with HxD trying to find something, there is information about the program the ...
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How to solve this puzzle?

I have solved the sudoku. Scratching my head on the second part. Any hints? It is not picked from any competition. One of my office colleagues usually post these types of puzzles on emails for fun ...
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Logical descriptions of logic puzzles

What notations are there to describe a logic puzzle format? Here, I'm talking about logic puzzles like Sudoku, Bridges, Kakuro, Tents; games with exact rules and an exact & finite number of ...
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Encrypted message (unknown algorithm or plaintext)

I've been redirected here for more, or rather more accurate help from the crypto section of stackexchange. Long story short, we have this assignment that is bugging me. We are supposed to be ...
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Binary puzzle in World of Warcraft

I apologize if this isn't appropriate here, but it's been driving me insane. Essentially, a puzzle was recently introduced in the video game World of Warcraft, which no one has been able to solve. ...
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A deciphering riddle

Recently in class a computer science related deciphering riddle was shown which I could not solve. For the course itself it is not obligatory to solve it but I am interested in the topic and I wonder ...
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Find the missing element?

I've been trying to solve this for quite some time, can you help me solve it? This puzzle was made by one of my friend's teachers. This is not copyrighted and cannot be found anywhere on the internet. ...
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The Grand Grid II

Have a look at the first Grand Grid to get an idea of the basic concept Each Grand Grid involves you discovering clues that allow you to solve a logic grid puzzle. The second in this series will be ...
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What's the missing number?

$\begin{array}{ccc}6&7&4\\ 4&11&14\\ 13&2&11\\ 6&8&1\\ 15&3&?\end{array}$ Own attempt at building a puzzle, find the missing number.
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A Sudoku's difficulty level is often the first thing readers notice about a puzzle. For questions and answers showing a puzzle it would be nice to have a relatively objective linkable tester. I've ...
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Find the celestial body

Last week, a group of 5 astronauts went on a space-tour. They accidentally got crashed on a celestial body in space. Luckily no one was harmed! They were amazed to see some highly intelligent aliens ...
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Find the next terms in this sequence. 4,82,1

Find the next few terms X, X, X. in this sequence Give your reasoning 4, 82, 1, 14, 84, 88, 0, 82, 81, 22, 12, X, X, X
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Alphabet II: Unified Alloy Bonds

As always, good luck! Caution your tongue, the king you will abide. Scribe! Yes sire? The new table will arrive soon! Seat it left of seaside. Hints The ...
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The Jumbled Story Johnny might have had a couple beers when putting this one together. What he intended was a logic puzzle of friends, their favorite classic computer system, and how they used to ...
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Can you solve this? Cipher I found

Here is the cipher you need to solve, it is an actual English text: ...
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Snooping Around the Garbage

So you're a spy for ACorp, which is snooping around in the BCorp (competitor) garbage truck. You just found a note that might've had their computer system password; however, where's the username? The ...
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Tokyo Metro puzzle #2

This is similar to the previous one, however they are independent. The map is here. Here is the riddle: ...
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ARG Puzzle Gate 15 Help

Me and my group (yes I'm in a group trying to solve this) are currently working on an ARG puzzle and we are stuck. The first image/clue to the entire puzzle is what is seen below. The creator of this ...
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How to generate a Zebra Puzzle?

Zebra puzzle, is a very famous puzzle, where several statements are given regarding a group of people and some of their qualities, and the solver has to deduce all the qualities of each person in the ...
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I need help solving a riddle for my English class, any aid will be greatly appreciated

I need help solving a riddle for my English class, any aid will be greatly appreciated. When Blood runs black on crimson tides, a sanguine king sets out from this domain.
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Name That …Name? 14

My middle name is romantic which allows me to act I'm not related to George, so I sing for a fact I can be like a river in the Western world And I am also really commonly hurled Name the Name
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Definitely not suspicious

This unsuspicious ... post - has just a bunch of random letters. No secret words, no silly ciphers, nothing. Nothing to see here. Goodbye. Urgent secret message: Go to another question ahem, what ...