Talk:Metapuzzle

I think this page should be incorporated into the puzzle page and the puzzlehunt pages, since the information it contains is an adjunct to each of them.Glp
 * Understood, but it is a separate subject that could be expanded upon. There are multiple types of metas: checkpoints (puzzles collect information in sequence), cascades (answers to one puzzle form the clues for another), and so on. I guess all I'm saying is that someone (maybe me) might add a fair bit more text to this section, thus forcing a separate article again. Just my opinion.--Mike Selinker 11:07, 2 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Fair enough. Mike. So get to work. :) There could certainly be more depth in this entire category, providing both information for those involved in puzzles and puzzlehunts and also for those who are interested in learning about them.--Glp 16:51, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

I would like to document the puzzles and nature of the puzzles of the puzzlehunts at ClueChaser.com but all of my edits keep getting deleted. Could someone explain why?150.131.69.134 (talk) 16:53, 18 February 2008 (UTC)MisterrBen

It took a minute to figure out what this page was talking about. It might be helpful to flesh out the example more (Given BLACK, UNION, HAMMER, etc. you can form "BLACKJACK" "UNION JACK", "JACK HAMMER", etc.). 24.9.120.43 (talk) 01:44, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Smullyan has used "metapuzzle" in a different sense: a puzzle in which part of the given information is whether or not some puzzle is solvable. For example: "There are two identical twins. One of them is named John.  It is known that one of them always lies, but it is not recorded whether that twin was John.  It was known that John had committed a crime.  Both twins were brought into court.  The judge (who was a perfect logician and was aware of all things mentioned so far) asked the first twin "Are you John?"  The twin answered "No."  She asked the second twin the same question, and got either a yes or no answer.  She then pointed to one of the twins ordered the bailiffs to arrest that one.  Which twin, first or second?" --ralphmerridew 24.217.226.188 (talk) 20:05, 11 November 2013 (UTC)