Test Your Mental Might With The Escapist's First-Ever Puzzle Adventure!

[supermariner]

gah, this is hard
only have number 1 and 2 so far

 

[Cpt. Red]

For 4 I made a program that tests each game on a list of about 11k games to find ones that fit the condition.

That sounds like harder work than just solving it yourself. Regex?

Well it's more fun this way. Also nope, haven't really used it that much (read less then 5 min)... Just looped them all through and printed out those that had the right letters in the right order...

 

[sindremaster]

I'm getting the distinct feeling that I've never heard of the game referenced in #1...

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Also, the clue to #2 isn't helpful and doesn't have anything to do with the answer.

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you don't need to have heard about the game the answer is in the clue

 

[Icarion (aka Stockholm)]

THANK YOU ESCAPIST! YOU GUSY ARE AWESOME, WITH YOUR HELP I GOT THEM ALL! YES!
Also for #3

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think "Wasted potential" Also don't use punctuation

Hope that helps

 

[maddawg IAJI]

Got five.

When two words seem to do, push them together to form this clue.

I get the

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Cry, little sister (?)

bit, but the clue doesn't help.
Number four confuses me as well.

Push harder, it's only small.

For Four, remember to mask out the letters you don't need, or you'll be throwing the furniture around.

*Looks at 2 a bit more*.....Wow...I feel dumb now. *Inserts answer*

 

[Spoon E11]

Ok finally got 2. The clue is useless. maybe because I have no idea what the game is about.

 

[Jackhorse]

I have two out of five so far... I will get them all, even if it kills me.
Solved puzzles one and three, GAH!

Any clues for number two?

One of the only ones I got. Beautiful, watching someone else squirm like the space squid to my Jason Statham

 

[Professor James]

I need serious help. I haven't got any of them.

 

[Leopard]

Can someone give me a hint to what kind of game 1 is. I'm looking at it right and I'm still not seeing it. Thanks.

 

[Karacan]

Also, not sure how anyone who's never played 5 is supposed to know the answer...

I never played it. However, on the subway station to my way to work, there was a huge poster. Instant recognition, and it was the first thing I solved.

Also, got all five, mostly due to the first two pages of hints you helpful guys shared so liberally. Thanks!

 

[Bat Vader]

I was able to get number 3,4, and 5 but number 1 is killing me. I have looked at the puzzle from different angles but none of it helps me. All I am seeing is the puzzle at a different angles. It does not help me solve the puzzle at all.

 

[Karacan]

Can someone give me a hint to what kind of game 1 is. I'm looking at it right and I'm still not seeing it. Thanks.

The hint is in the picture.

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Just follow the instructions.

 

[Sennz0r]

Can someone give me a hint to what kind of game 1 is. I'm looking at it right and I'm still not seeing it. Thanks.

That's because you shouldn't be looking at it right.
Also, if you are looking at it in a different way already, try the other way around.

Got 'em all thanks to you guys. Thanks, you rock

 

[Leopard]

Can someone give me a hint to what kind of game 1 is. I'm looking at it right and I'm still not seeing it. Thanks.

The hint is in the picture.

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Just follow the instructions.

Yeah yeah I got that part. I still can't freaking see it!

 

[Weaver]

I can't get number 1 because my brain keeps seeing it as an illogical inequality statement.
I just keep saying "this is mathematically invalid".

 

[Karacan]

Can someone give me a hint to what kind of game 1 is. I'm looking at it right and I'm still not seeing it. Thanks.

The hint is in the picture.

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Just follow the instructions.

Yeah yeah I got that part. I still can't freaking see it!

It clicked for me when I....

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...started looking at the < in a different angle.

The rest suddenly made sense!

 

[Andalusa]

One of the only ones I got. Beautiful, watching someone else squirm like the space squid to my Jason Statham

Ah, but I've got it now... took about an hour longer than the others.
Damn, I feel so stupid.
But then, I do feel extremely superior when people say they struggle with puzzles one and three.
They were easy as pie.

 

[The_Evermind]

Thanks everyone, without these hints there is no way i would have figured out number 4.

 

[Invariel]

For those of you still having problems with number two...

We all know that the clue is Weep, little female sibling.

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However, instead of parsing "little female" "sibling", you considered "little" "female sibling"?

 

[No_Remainders]

I'm sorry, but I can't actually get number one.

Anyone have a hint that isn't

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"Look sideways"

?