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You've seen it a million times, in puzzle books, video games, or even children's toys, and you've probably solved it a million times. You may have even made one if you've taken a computer programming course. It's the humble [[Stock Puzzle]], a boon to anybody who can't be bothered to come up with an original puzzle. At least one of these puzzles always seem to pop up in situations where [[Only Smart People May Pass]].
In adventure games, a [[Stock Puzzle]] is nearly always a [[Set Piece Puzzle]]. The reverse is not true: A [[Set Piece Puzzle]] can be original, and in order for a game to be enjoyable at all, it had better have some original puzzles.
These sometimes pop up in other media besides video games, usually in programs that are partly or wholly edutainment. You have to wonder whether it's [[Genre Blindness]] that keeps people from knowing the solutions to these puzzles in advance.
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