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'''Do not put content in a puzzle that will not aid in solving.''' Puzzle creators have put many things in their puzzles to make it pretty, more realistic, or just for fun. The problem is that the solver has no idea whether or not extraneous information is part of the puzzle. They may try to use something included only for decoration and end up very frustrated when they find out it wasn't necessary. A good BANG puzzle uses every piece of information presented in the puzzle, with nothing left over. | '''Do not put content in a puzzle that will not aid in solving.''' Puzzle creators have put many things in their puzzles to make it pretty, more realistic, or just for fun. The problem is that the solver has no idea whether or not extraneous information is part of the puzzle. They may try to use something included only for decoration and end up very frustrated when they find out it wasn't necessary. A good BANG puzzle uses every piece of information presented in the puzzle, with nothing left over. | ||
− | ====3. The Mental Hurdle (aka The Aha or | + | ====3. The Mental Hurdle (aka The Aha or Eurkea Moment)==== |
In order for there to be a puzzle, there has to be something to solve. This usually means that there is an underlying pattern in the data presented. Figuring out this pattern gives players an "aha!" moment. Every puzzle has at least one aha; a BANG puzzle shouldn't have more than three. Using the pattern to convert the presented information to the answer is often called the '''extraction method'''. In other words, how do you get the answer from the seemingly random information? | In order for there to be a puzzle, there has to be something to solve. This usually means that there is an underlying pattern in the data presented. Figuring out this pattern gives players an "aha!" moment. Every puzzle has at least one aha; a BANG puzzle shouldn't have more than three. Using the pattern to convert the presented information to the answer is often called the '''extraction method'''. In other words, how do you get the answer from the seemingly random information? |