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Questions tagged [enigmatic-puzzle]

Puzzles where the genre or solving strategy of the puzzle is not explicitly stated; puzzles where the puzzler must deduce what type of puzzle it is.

This tag should be used for puzzles where the genre or solving strategy of the puzzle is not explicitly stated; puzzles where the puzzler must deduce what type of puzzle it is.

The word enigmatic comes from enigma, meaning

a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.

Enigmatic puzzles are typically set up in a way where the solvers aren't immediately clear on where they should start. It should still be clear once it has been solved, so as not to invite speculative answers or risk being closed for being too open-ended.

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A puzzle in 140 characters

Your final answer will respond to the question "Why don't I like Twitter that much?" Like usual, I'll confirm any sub-answers if you find them Here's the link to the puzzle on Twitter. Here's the text of the puzzle: ❄#♠ …
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An overheard gang meeting, a double agent, and a murder

I was walking home late last night and heard raised voices coming from a boarded up old warehouse. I stopped, out of sight, to listen... [When I started eavesdropping, the conversation was already under way...] Gangster 1: -infiltrator in our…
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Merlin and Hermes: Mysterious Lines

Two adventurers, Merlin and Hermes, approached a large iron door built into a cliff face."Well...", said Hermes, "What do we do now?". Merlin produced an old, large piece of crumpled paper from his pocket. "Hrm...", Merlin mumbled. "It says here…
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Paper Picture Puzzle

Here is a puzzle I drew Your final answer will be what you need to know to solve this puzzle (You'll know it when you have the final answer) Notes: I did a couple dumbs. One is the space planning. Anywhere with awkwardly written or squeezed in…
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How many questions are there on Stack Exchange?

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I assure you — This Is A Puzzle

Let us consider the role of the hyphen. The all-important hyphen—which we use use on a daily basis. The no. of hyphens that we see everyday may well surprise you. They are ever-present, don't you think? They are not merely semi-useful. They can…
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I'm a noob, plz help me quick!

I'm a programmer and I have a deadline to finish a difficult project, I need your help now. I would ask it on Stackoverflow, but it's probably gonna get closed, so I'm reaching out on this SE. [![edit image description here][1]][1] May come in…
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I can't say more, I really can't

Under Sahara, delicious tuber Greek cheese, asian sword way Translucent dead, getting older Communication device, outdoor shelter Heawy iron block, Neeson's name Shining coating, exists forever Prime prime, standing infinity Stack gone rong,…
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The Madman's Speech

You are walking through the prairie when you find a madman wandering around talking to himself. The following is what you manage to hear of his speech: "How? I - I'll ask her. I owe her much, again. I'd a home on town, a tax as florid as out the…
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Help! I can't rock out, with my clock out!

I need your help! Look at this: One, two, one o'clock, three o'clock rock Eight, six, three o'clock, two o'clock rock Nine, seven, one o'clock, seven o'clock rock We're gonna rock around the clock tonight There's no way I can possibly rock to my…
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These equations are unsolvable!

I display to you a set of 5 equations that cannot be solved*. I want you to find the solution: B + C = 1 B + C + F + G = 4 A + B + C = 7 A + B + C + D + G = 3 A + B + E + D + G = 2 Time’s ticking, don't wait around! What is the solution to the…
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Who's not welcome here?

Five people are discussing their hobbies: "I like baseball", says a man. "I prefer hiking", answers a woman. "I love persian culture", tells a second man. "It's weird, but I like to slice things up", says another woman. "As for me, I really…
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A puzzle in 280 characters

In the past, you found I felt Twitter's character limit was too small when each tweet only fit 140 characters, but what's my opinion now that it fits twice that? I'll be here to confirm any subanswers, all of which are words or phrases, or in the…
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A mysterious benefactor

One morning, a criminal was found all tied up in front of the police station. Next to him, this cryptic piece of paper: TINOAQBPAKU OWZOFSCNUSG FHOWLEMIEAF IRBIURAPGDV DBYFNEIPIVB SEDETIACCET SOFLNQISRCA URWLZLEMUBO OVISUAWMAQP …
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A Single Sentence Puzzle

One of my peculiar acquaintances introduced me to the world of puzzles, so I've started to dabble in making some of my own. Here's a single sentence puzzle, where I want you to find a four letter word that is the answer to the puzzle, and a four…
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