Chain Puzzles

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3:38 AM

I've tried to work on this and I'm sorry, I don't think I can mentally do it. All the initial excitement has worn off and working through possibilities is a slog. Either someone else takes up an idea or the chain ends here. I'm so sorry.

Deusovi

3:48 AM

100% understandable - your mental health is more important than this

Prince North Læraðr

4:00 AM

@bobble Yeah, no problem :)

HTM

4:43 AM

@bobble Hey, I'm sorry to hear that things haven't been going so well for you. I would be down to pick up wherever you've left off, I just need to know what the current theme and topic is and what ideas you were considering so that perhaps I can do some justice to them

bobble

Theme was Video Games. The previous puzzle's answer was Baba Is You, so you have to incorporate some element into this puzzle. My idea was... let me dig up the link

Jan 29 at 5:12, by bobble

My plan is to make a cryptic crossword, or at least a series of cryptic clues. A previous set of clues gives types of indicators, with "is" between. So if in the previous section clue a solved to ANAGRAM and b solved to DELETION, and a is b was given, then any anagram indicators would instead act as deletion indicators in the after-clues or the crossword... does this sound like it could work?

there, that starts where I was working on the idea

HTM

@bobble That sounds like an interesting path, do you have any information on the game itself?

bobble

store.steampowered.com/app/736260/Baba_Is_You

HTM

From my cursory investigation, it looks like your proposed puzzle mechanism fits pretty well with the game's mechanism, so I'll definitely see if I can expand it into something

bobble

The main problem I had was all the words were long and sorta-similar

HTM

4:49 AM

Only thing is that the previous puzzle uses CCs as well, so I may need to find a different way to incorporate that idea

bobble

I was toying with some ideas of expanding beyond just indicators. E.g. "Alpha is Lima" and now all the As in the next clue are secretly Ls

A more complicated variation I dreamed up at one point was several mini-grid-deductions where each grid would lead to an answer string hinting at changed rules for the next one

Anonymus 25- Reinstate Monica

Bobble, I'm sorry for making you feel uncomfortable before, I was just remarking on your words, I had no idea that that would hurt your feelings :(

Deusovi

@bobble ah, that does sound pretty fun!

i like the [grid-deduction] idea too

HTM

Of course the Deus would be excited by a mechanism with a thematic link :)

Deusovi

i'm always a fan of novel twists on puzzle types

HTM

4:59 AM

I just watched some gameplay of Baba Is You, and wow is it amazing

Deusovi

it's a very good game, highly recommend

HTM

@bobble May I have access to that list of words?

bobble

Oh, I mean the indicator words

Deusovi

it has a lot of interesting puzzles, and your thought process will sound like absolute nonsense. "if rock is push, then i can't have wall is hot or box is move... unless i can make it so box has baba and rock..."

bobble

"Deletion" "Insertion" "Anagram" "First-letter extraction". etc.

HTM

5:05 AM

@Deusovi Sounds right up my alley hehe