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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]]. |
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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. |
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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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Not to be confused with a [[Stock Video Game Puzzle]], which is ''necessarily'' a video game puzzle; a [[Stock Puzzle]] can be reasonably implemented with pen-and-paper or a physical toy, and will often date back at least several decades or even centuries. |
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* [[Block Puzzle]] |
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** [[Fifteen Puzzle]] |
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** [[Klotski]] |
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* [[Enter Solution Here]] |
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* [[Fox Chicken Grain Puzzle]] |
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* [[Game of Nim]] |
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* [[Grid Puzzle]] |
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** [[Crossword Puzzle]] |
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** [[Magic Square Puzzle]] |
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** [[Queens Puzzle]] |
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* [[The Key Is Behind the Lock]] |
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* [[Knights and Knaves]] |
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* [[Monty Hall Problem]] |
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* [[Riddle Me This]] |
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** [[Riddle of the Sphinx]] |
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* [[Songs in The Key of Lock]] |
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* [[Stock Lateral Thinking Puzzle]] |
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* [[Three Plus Five Make Four]] |
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* [[Towers of Hanoi]] |
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* [[Train Problem]] |
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* [[Twelve Coins Puzzle]] |
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[[Category:Narrative Devices]] |
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[[Category:Index Index/Sandbox]] |
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[[Category:Index Index]] |
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[[Category:index]] |
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