Yes, but we're currently phasing out the sandbox, so I would suggest holding off on posting it for a bit. (You still could post if you want, but as of now it'd have to go through the sandbox.)
Not removed, but no longer mandatory. We're currently discussing alternatives to it, and I highly suspect that it'll be unnecessary soon (but I'm saying that as a regular user, not a mod)
@ObviouslyJake The sandbox will probably still exist on meta, but we're hoping that soon it won't be mandatory any more, so people can post riddles without having to go through it. See my answer on meta and this starred chat post from Deusovi.
Yeah, the mandatory sandbox was an experiment. It probably would've been best to introduce the sandbox first, and then if necessary enact the moratorium.
So, I have a question about the wording of a phrase.
I'm using the use of royalty and Crown, though i'm looking for a leader, President. Rather than a king. Would someone come up with a deduction similar to what I'm wanting, or is it too far of a stretch?
@Deusovi How do you think it compares to this or this? Again, not really messages being concealed there, but still nice puzzles in my (obviously biased) opinion.
@Deusovi Look no further than the Wikipedia page. Scroll down a bit and you'll find an image of a cat hidden somehow in an image of a tree, which apparently counts as steganography.
So, on a different topic than steganography... Are any of you good at Enigmatic puzzles? I feel like this is a rather simple one though I can't understand it. http://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/41667/this-game-is-a-puzzle-in-itself
Question: is there some post someone can direct me to about the scope for cubing here? I noticed there is a rubiks-cube tag but I'm not sure what questions are applicable under taht
I have a series of puzzles, my 'Clues' series, starting with this one.
Yesterday, somebody went and upvoted all of the questions in the series, including two that I didn't post.
However, now the 50 rep that I gained from it has been reversed, probably due to an automatic script that I remembe...
As of today, the riddle sandbox is no longer mandatory. The close reason related to it has been deactivated, and the requirement has been removed from the sandbox text. It was an experiment to see if it would be sustainable and effective going forward; for a variety of reasons many of you have po...
@ObviouslyJake No, as long as you attribute it. If they've posted it, they're assuming others are going to make use of it. (I assume you're referring to partial solutions to a puzzle, here.)
Really, My answer is literally just to make things easier for people who want it. I'm gonna have a go at the riddles of course, however I'm not the best at solving things xD
@ObviouslyJake Yeah, people here are good and fast. Especially when there are lots of answers and they feel the pressure of competition to get it finished as quickly as possible.
I'm not sure about my puzzle though.... I have an inkling of doubt in my mind, that it's actually a lot harder to get the pieces together than i'm seeing it :')
I mean, all it is is gathering clues to put together an answer. To me it seems rather simple. Though y'know, someone viewing the puzzle for the first time, they might be stumped.
Of course there's the guy who got one of the clues, though there are a few more before you can actually see where the answer is coming from.
I didn't put Tooooo much effort in, just like, 7 or 8 hours of coming up with clues that made reasonable sense, then giving an overall look of it which didn't give too much away
that's including the time it took me to look up the subject matter
Although it can be scary,
Everything ends alright.
At least it did for me,
But that might not be right.
Choices make all the difference,
Don't take any lightly.
Everything changes how it ends,
Abruptly or quite nicely.
Be sure to check out all the painti...
(Thanks to f'' for the help in chat! He solved the majority of this puzzle - I just came in at the end.)
Step 1: Crossword
The crossword was solved by feelinferrety, Z. Dailey, and Sleafar:
Step 2: NOTHEX
Step 3: Using The Key
you get a message for all four paragraphs:
Step 4: Follo...
Word to the wise though, @Deusovi: it doesn't set a good example to answer close-worthy questions. Posting answers makes it look as though those sorts of questions are encouraged; if a question's bad enough to be worth closing, then it's not good enough to be worth answering. In the worst case, you might help the question hit HNQ and get loads of upvotes; in the best case, you look as though you care more about rep than the upkeep of the site.
@Randal'Thor Fair enough! I normally try not to answer closeworthy questions, but sometimes I slip up. (Also, wasn't sure if it was closeworthy - I'm much stricter about questions being "too broad" than most other members of the community, which is one of the reasons I was a bit hesitant.)
@ObviouslyJake Keep it up! The more rep you get, the more privileges you unlock (until you've unlocked them all like me, at which point the only step left on the ladder is diamond mod like Deusovi).
@ObviouslyJake I'm currently a college student, hoping to major in math. Puzzles are my main hobby really, but I also like video games and making 8-bit music
ooooo 8bit music sounds awesome! good luck with your studies xD
I don't really have any ambitions or hobbies aside from this new one. I'm also consdered a weeb by my friends, so i guess Anime counts :') I draw every now and then, when I can manage to find the inspiration. I roleplay a lot, play games, Not too big a fan of reading, though if I happen to be near some books I'll pick one up and see what it's like
I did at one point do Maths ((there's clearly a difference in where we live ;) )) in college (Our college is 2 years after highschool and then we can go onto university)
@Randal'Thor Haven't specialized yet. Only a first-year student. I've read a bit about group theory though, and abstract algebra seems pretty interesting to me!
I have a series of puzzles, my 'Clues' series, starting with this one.
Yesterday, somebody went and upvoted all of the questions in the series, including two that I didn't post.
However, now the 50 rep that I gained from it has been reversed, probably due to an automatic script that I remembe...
Although it can be scary,
Everything ends alright.
At least it did for me,
But that might not be right.
Choices make all the difference,
Don't take any lightly.
Everything changes how it ends,
Abruptly or quite nicely.
Be sure to check out all the painti...
(Thanks to f'' for the help in chat! He solved the majority of this puzzle - I just came in at the end.)
Step 1: Crossword
The crossword was solved by feelinferrety, Z. Dailey, and Sleafar:
Step 2: NOTHEX
Step 3: Using The Key
you get a message for all four paragraphs:
Step 4: Follo...
