ErikH2000
Level: Legendary Smitemaster

Rank Points: 2384
Registered: 02-04-2003
IP: Logged

I'm trying out a puzzle idea. I'm going to make two posts below that are abstractions of famous pictures. I want to see who can guess correctly what they are. Since I'm trying to make a new kind of puzzle from scratch, I'd appreciate any constructive criticism you have. Also, I won't be surprised if someone somewhere has made something exactly the same or very similar.

If you post the answer or spoilers, put them in secret tags.

-Erik

____________________________
Godkiller Gamedev Sundays (live sessions every Sunday 3pm PST where I make a new puzzle game)
youtube (archive of live streams, and some animated videos I made)

---

[Last edited by ErikH2000 at 03-17-2006 03:10 PM]

ErikH2000
Level: Legendary Smitemaster

Rank Points: 2384
Registered: 02-04-2003
IP: Logged

File: Comp0.jpg (86.5 KB)
Downloaded 331 times.
License: Public Domain

Picture #1.

____________________________
Godkiller Gamedev Sundays (live sessions every Sunday 3pm PST where I make a new puzzle game)
youtube (archive of live streams, and some animated videos I made)

ErikH2000
Level: Legendary Smitemaster

Rank Points: 2384
Registered: 02-04-2003
IP: Logged

File: Comp1.jpg (58 KB)
Downloaded 259 times.
License: Public Domain

Picture #2.

____________________________
Godkiller Gamedev Sundays (live sessions every Sunday 3pm PST where I make a new puzzle game)
youtube (archive of live streams, and some animated videos I made)

ErikH2000
Level: Legendary Smitemaster

Rank Points: 2384
Registered: 02-04-2003
IP: Logged

The first one I think is pretty easy. I'm guessing a lot of people should get it at a glance. The second one, I'm hoping is a little harder and provides an "Aha!" moment to those that guess it.

I should point out that once you have an idea, it is pretty easy to verify that the idea is correct. Google for the image and compare the puzzle image to it. Rects should line up pretty clearly with the elements they depict.

-Erik

____________________________
Godkiller Gamedev Sundays (live sessions every Sunday 3pm PST where I make a new puzzle game)
youtube (archive of live streams, and some animated videos I made)

Mikko
Level: Master Delver
Rank Points: 276
Registered: 02-04-2003
IP: Logged

quote:

---

ErikH2000 wrote:
The first one I think is pretty easy. I'm guessing a lot of people should get it at a glance. The second one, I'm hoping is a little harder and provides an "Aha!" moment to those that guess it.

---

I got the second one almost right away, but have so far no idea about the first one.

This looks like a very interesting puzzle format, but I am concerned it's one of those things where you either know the answer immediately or not at all.

Rabscuttle
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 1935
Registered: 09-10-2004
IP: Logged

I think #1 is



#2 - I'm guessing




It's a nifty idea.

---

[Last edited by Rabscuttle at 02-19-2006 12:29 AM]

Oneiromancer
Level: Legendary Smitemaster

Rank Points: 2928
Registered: 03-29-2003
IP: Logged

I haven't figured the first one out yet, but the second one...


About Rabscuttle's guess for the first one...never mind! I stand corrected...Rabscuttle was correct. Good job!

Game on,

____________________________
"He who is certain he knows the ending of things when he is only beginning them is either extremely wise or extremely foolish; no matter which is true, he is certainly an unhappy man, for he has put a knife in the heart of wonder." -- Tad Williams

---

[Last edited by Oneiromancer at 02-19-2006 12:34 AM]

Rabscuttle
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 1935
Registered: 09-10-2004
IP: Logged

quote:

---

Mikko wrote:

quote:

---

ErikH2000 wrote:
The first one I think is pretty easy. I'm guessing a lot of people should get it at a glance. The second one, I'm hoping is a little harder and provides an "Aha!" moment to those that guess it.

---

I got the second one almost right away, but have so far no idea about the first one.

This looks like a very interesting puzzle format, but I am concerned it's one of those things where you either know the answer immediately or not at all.

---

Possibly. As long as the image is known and the clues are well chosen, I think it could be possible to work it out. #1 was probably a lucky guess , but I think I did have the "Aha!" with #2

---

[Last edited by Rabscuttle at 02-19-2006 12:40 AM : does it matter how cars are spelt... spelled?]

Ezlo
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 1191
Registered: 01-08-2006
IP: Logged

I managed to guess both, but then I notice that both have been guessed already.

ErikH2000
Level: Legendary Smitemaster

Rank Points: 2384
Registered: 02-04-2003
IP: Logged

quote:

---

Mikko wrote:
This looks like a very interesting puzzle format, but I am concerned it's one of those things where you either know the answer immediately or not at all.

---

Yeah, I wish there was a way I could tell the person playing the puzzle if they had seen the picture before without giving the answer away. I am relying here on images that nearly everyone has seen many times, and would recognize instantly if they were shown the original image.

It seems like a fruitful idea worth developing. If anybody else wants to throw a picture of their own up here, I would love to try it from the solving side.

-Erik

____________________________
Godkiller Gamedev Sundays (live sessions every Sunday 3pm PST where I make a new puzzle game)
youtube (archive of live streams, and some animated videos I made)

mrimer
Level: Legendary Smitemaster

Rank Points: 4457
Registered: 02-04-2003
IP: Logged

Rabscuttles #1 answer makes sense...except that

____________________________
Gandalf? Yes... That's what they used to call me.
Gandalf the Grey. That was my name.
I am Gandalf the White.
And I come back to you now at the turn of the tide.

---

[Last edited by mrimer at 02-19-2006 02:52 AM]

Schik
Level: Legendary Smitemaster

Rank Points: 5123
Registered: 02-04-2003
IP: Logged

quote:

---

mrimer wrote:
Rabscuttles #1 answer makes sense...except that

Click here to view the secret text

×The Last Supper depicts Jesus with his twelve apostles, who are all men. Saying they are women threw me off immediately. Some silly Renaissance artist must be to blame

---

____________________________
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it treats its animals.
--Mahatma Gandhi

---

[Last edited by mrimer at 02-19-2006 02:52 AM]

Rabscuttle
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 1935
Registered: 09-10-2004
IP: Logged

File: a_puzzle.JPG (14.4 KB)
Downloaded 747 times.
License: Public Domain

It's hard to think of a good picture.

Here's one that is probably very easy.

Here it is (under the secret tag)


Boxes are probably not _exact_, but I don't think it should matter.

---

[Last edited by Rabscuttle at 02-19-2006 08:07 AM]

mrimer
Level: Legendary Smitemaster

Rank Points: 4457
Registered: 02-04-2003
IP: Logged

quote:

---

Schik wrote:

Click here to view the secret text

×If you think The DaVinci Code is real, then one if them IS a woman.

---

I don't believe in conspiracies. I think a bunch of people just made them up.

____________________________
Gandalf? Yes... That's what they used to call me.
Gandalf the Grey. That was my name.
I am Gandalf the White.
And I come back to you now at the turn of the tide.

---

[Last edited by mrimer at 02-20-2006 09:33 PM]

Schik
Level: Legendary Smitemaster

Rank Points: 5123
Registered: 02-04-2003
IP: Logged

File: schik1.png (34.5 KB)
Downloaded 113 times.
License: Public Domain

Rabs is right, picking a good picture is hard.

I picked one out, then after starting I realized... (little bit of a spoiler: ), but I had already started, so I finished it.

I also started making too many boxes, but couldn't decide what to get rid of, so I just left them all in, and used short descriptions. Meh.


____________________________
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it treats its animals.
--Mahatma Gandhi

Rabscuttle
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 1935
Registered: 09-10-2004
IP: Logged

File: a_puzzle_2.JPG (21.6 KB)
Downloaded 697 times.
License: Public Domain

Here's another one (under the secret tag)

---

[Last edited by Rabscuttle at 02-19-2006 08:07 AM]

Rabscuttle
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 1935
Registered: 09-10-2004
IP: Logged

quote:

---

Schik wrote:
Rabs is right, picking a good picture is hard.

I picked one out, then after starting I realized... (little bit of a spoiler: )

Click here to view the secret text

×It's probably much easier for someone from the U.S.

, but I had already started, so I finished it.

I also started making too many boxes, but couldn't decide what to get rid of, so I just left them all in, and used short descriptions. Meh.

---

---

[Last edited by Rabscuttle at 02-19-2006 03:28 AM]

Rabscuttle
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 1935
Registered: 09-10-2004
IP: Logged

File: a_puzzle_3.JPG (9.8 KB)
Downloaded 170 times.
License: Public Domain

Minimalism?

---

[Last edited by Rabscuttle at 04-15-2008 09:07 AM]

Oneiromancer
Level: Legendary Smitemaster

Rank Points: 2928
Registered: 03-29-2003
IP: Logged

Hehehe. I like it!

Game on,

____________________________
"He who is certain he knows the ending of things when he is only beginning them is either extremely wise or extremely foolish; no matter which is true, he is certainly an unhappy man, for he has put a knife in the heart of wonder." -- Tad Williams

Rabscuttle
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 1935
Registered: 09-10-2004
IP: Logged

Oneiromancer
Level: Legendary Smitemaster

Rank Points: 2928
Registered: 03-29-2003
IP: Logged

These puzzles remind me a lot of "Language Equations" (examples one and two). Example: 4 = S. in a D. of C. (4 Suits in a Deck of Cards).

They can be either immediately obvious or have you cudgeling your brain for hours. And some of them are extremely topical...I remember the "original" puzzle set I got in elementary school had ones that we were mostly able to get except for "18 1/2 = M. E. from the W. T." Which some old person finally realized was "18 1/2 Minutes Erased from the Watergate Tapes."

Anyway, it seems like it could be quite interesting as long as you get the genders of the people correct.

Game on,

____________________________
"He who is certain he knows the ending of things when he is only beginning them is either extremely wise or extremely foolish; no matter which is true, he is certainly an unhappy man, for he has put a knife in the heart of wonder." -- Tad Williams

ErikH2000
Level: Legendary Smitemaster

Rank Points: 2384
Registered: 02-04-2003
IP: Logged

quote:

---

Schik wrote:
I picked one out, then after starting I realized...

---

I got it! Big "aha" moment for me.

The answer is...


My means of arriving at the answer...


I think that was a good puzzle. I may try a little harder on the others later. Nothing came to me at first glance. Well, other than Rabscuttle's "minimalism" pic, which was pretty cool.

-Erik

____________________________
Godkiller Gamedev Sundays (live sessions every Sunday 3pm PST where I make a new puzzle game)
youtube (archive of live streams, and some animated videos I made)

ErikH2000
Level: Legendary Smitemaster

Rank Points: 2384
Registered: 02-04-2003
IP: Logged

quote:

---

Oneiromancer wrote:
Anyway, it seems like it could be quite interesting as long as you get the genders of the people correct.

---

Yeah, sorry. I suck. For anyone trying to get the 1st puzzle, the "Woman looking intently left, with hands pointing towards her chest." should be "Man looking intently left...".

About my error...

Rabscuttle
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 1935
Registered: 09-10-2004
IP: Logged

On reflection, I don't think my first example is exactly the same style of puzzle as the others. There are definitely more clues that could be given - but I think that might make the answer too obvious. I'll whip up another version.

Rabscuttle
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 1935
Registered: 09-10-2004
IP: Logged

File: a_puzzle_try_2.JPG (27.4 KB)
Downloaded 189 times.
License: Public Domain

Here's a version with more clues.

---

[Last edited by Rabscuttle at 04-15-2008 09:06 AM]

ErikH2000
Level: Legendary Smitemaster

Rank Points: 2384
Registered: 02-04-2003
IP: Logged

quote:

---

Rabscuttle wrote:
Here's a version with more clues.

---

Ohhhhhhhhhhh! Groan. Okay, yeah. I get it. It's...



Good one. My thought process...



Excellent puzzle. I think I might have gotten it from the first pic, but making these things easy is probably a good idea.

-Erik

____________________________
Godkiller Gamedev Sundays (live sessions every Sunday 3pm PST where I make a new puzzle game)
youtube (archive of live streams, and some animated videos I made)

ErikH2000
Level: Legendary Smitemaster

Rank Points: 2384
Registered: 02-04-2003
IP: Logged

The answer to Rabscuttle's puzzle #2 is...



Thought process...


Took about 5 minutes.

-Erik

____________________________
Godkiller Gamedev Sundays (live sessions every Sunday 3pm PST where I make a new puzzle game)
youtube (archive of live streams, and some animated videos I made)

Doom
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 3083
Registered: 07-05-2004
IP: Logged

File: Doom1.PNG (16.7 KB)
Downloaded 94 times.
License: Public Domain

Alright, here's one from me. It should be fairly easy. And very easily spoiled, so I won't say anything else now.

Ezlo
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 1191
Registered: 01-08-2006
IP: Logged

I got it.

Chris
Level: Master Delver
Rank Points: 144
Registered: 08-12-2005
IP: Logged

File: Chris-1.png (30.8 KB)
Downloaded 571 times.
License: Public Domain

Here's one:

---

[Last edited by Chris at 02-19-2006 01:28 PM]