Puzzles
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Topics 28
The clue that only makes sense after you know the answer is a trick and not a puzzle
Fair-play clue puzzles show you the killer's mistake early and almost nobody catches it
Clue density matters more than clue cleverness in escape room design
Rereading a clue puzzle backwards shows which evidence was decoration
Puzzle difficulty is about how many wrong paths look right and not how many steps
Hint systems in clue puzzles are a confession that the clue chain broke
Puzzle boxes get solved by the internet in about a week
Red herrings only work when the false clue costs the reader something to believe
When does a hidden clue stop being fair and start being a cheat?
How puzzle designers decide which clues go in the text and which go in the picture
Do solvers get the same evidence the detective has or is withholding it part of the game?
Logic grid puzzles teach deduction better than sudoku and nobody wants to hear it
Classical ciphers are taught as history and still make the best beginner puzzles
Transposition hides meaning by moving it and substitution hides it by renaming it
Substitution ciphers fall to letter frequency long before anyone needs a computer
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