A downloadable Printable Puzzle

A clueless word search. The world's smallest crossword. Two not-quite-jigsaws. And six more off-beat puzzles, in one big interconnected challenge.

To play: Print the puzzles, try to solve them, and test your final answer. You need pencil, eraser, and scissors.

If solving solo, using the internet is advised to solve obscure clues.


NOTE: There's no meta-puzzle or anything particularly fancy here. It is truly just a set of 10 puzzles. I might release an improved version in the future.

StatusReleased
CategoryPhysical game
Rating
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
AuthorPlaycebo
GenrePuzzle
TagsCo-op, Escape Game, Local Co-Op, party-game, Word game
Average sessionAbout an hour
LanguagesEnglish
AccessibilityColor-blind friendly
MultiplayerLocal multiplayer

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10 Puzzles (updated March 2022).pdf 1.3 MB

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Came here after 12 Word Searches to see what else this dev can do. While not as tight in a solo experience, I can definitely see how poking each other's minds in a co-op setting would improve things. I beat it in just over two hours with gratuitous skipping around. Here's some advice (anything spoilery will be in rot13, but no answers given):

A: Only the clues with bolded words are tricky (referring to other puzzles), the rest being basic descriptions of the letters.

B: Remember there's a letter missing, and remember you can put a ? in that space to solve it like a normal sudoku.

C: The hints are very helpful. Urcgntba vf na bqq qrfpevcgvba sbe gur frpbaq bar, naq V hfhnyyl qenj guvf funcr jvgu gjb fgebxrf. V jnf tbaan tvir na rkgen uvag nf "Cbvag", ohg gung npghnyyl nccyvrf gb gjb bs gurfr.

D: It is a word search. Qrfcvgr nccrnenaprf, guvf vf abg yvxr gur bgure jbeq frnepurf--"pngrtbel" fvzcyl zrnaf nyy gur jbeqf unir n pbzzba gurzr. Lbh'yy cebonoyl unir gb tbbtyr n srj.

E: If you don't want to print this out, using select tool in your art program of choice and using "select a layer at clicked point" works well here. Gurer ner gjb jbeqf gung tb npebff gur pragre bs gur jubyr pebffjbeq--gjryir yrggref ybat, naq arkg gb rnpu bgure. Gurer ner nyfb znal vfbyngrq yrggref.

F: You might notice some number sets at the bottom look the same. Gurl ner gur fnzr yrggre, naq bayl pbhag bapr sbe rnpu pyhr.

G: It's exactly like Minesweeper. V arire fbyirq gur jubyr guvat--hfr qrqhpgvba naq jung ahzore VQf ner ninvynoyr gb cva qbja gur nafjre.

H: Use the same technique as E for digital play. I skipped this one because I sucked at it.

I: Remember squares are rectangles. I formed a table for each pair of shapes, and marked off which ones were friends. V qba'g xabj vs Tybevn naq Unebyq pna or cvaarq qbja, ohg va gur raq, vg qvqa'g znggre.

J: The ? is an unknown letter. It's a standard Quotefall beside.

still waiting for the remaster

Hint for jigsaw crossword: Abg rirel jbeq vf havdhr, ohg bar bs gurz pregnvayl vf.

Could anyone provide a place to start with the jigsaw crossword?

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Solved solo in 3 hours! Love the interconnectedness, would love to see something similar but even more challenging.