Well, It's not really a puzzle, more like a quiz.

(Updated puzzle below)

Standard rules. No sharing of hints, answers and links in the comments. It's easy anyways. :D

Also, don't share what game is being given away. I want everyone to be surprised by the end. :D

Finally, please bump when you solved it. Be nice and let others in the forums know that this is happening. :D

Giveaway ends 3 days after the thread started. That's midnight, January 7th, GMT +8. No contributor value needed.

Good luck!


UPDATE: I've compiled a new itstoohard puzzle with updated questions and added variety to accepted answers below. The stories are the same but should make you feel less like you're beating the system and more like just simply understanding the stories. Sorry for the confusion with the first one.

It's (not) too hard! (Anymore!)

UPDATE 2: Giveaway over!


ANSWERS:

  1. Robert's wife/His Wife

  2. A gun/A pistol/A .44-caliber pistol

  3. The Laptop/The Computer

  4. A Wikipedia page/A Wikipedia entry

  5. A Movie/A Film/A Motion Picture

11 years ago*

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Everything was really easy except the first one, struggling on that one.

EDIT: Done. To anyone trying this you are overthinking it.

11 years ago
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bump for solving it :3

11 years ago
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bump for solving this puzzle :)

11 years ago
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So Q1 makes no goddamned sense, seeing as none of the names work. OP can we get a hint?

11 years ago
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Got it, but that is an incorrect usage

11 years ago
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Bumpy!

11 years ago
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bump!!

11 years ago
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Question 1 is driving me insane. And from reading some of the comments, it seems as if it's unnecessarily difficult because either the question or the answer is not worded or phrased properly? =(

11 years ago
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I solved it, but #1 is not very intuitive, how you have to enter. OP, maybe add another hint for people who haven't solved it? :)

11 years ago
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I feel the need to append the question but I also feel like it won't be fair to the others who have got it already... Hmm...

11 years ago
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Well, it's your call, of course. :)

As I mentioned in the giveaway, though, the syntax doesn't match some of the other possible answers to other questions. I got every other question, then brute forced #1 with variations on my initial guess until it was finally accepted. Since I can't post hints here, I'm going to post an idea for what the hint could be in the giveaway itself. You can use it or not.

But, yeah, #1 wasn't intuitive, nor did I find it personally rewarding when I solved it, since I mainly felt like I was solving the system itself, not the riddle. Anyway, just my opinion. :)

11 years ago
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Helpful post, I know I'm on the right track, but can't puzzle out the syntax. Already solved all the others.

11 years ago
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Since it has since been added as a hint in the OP, I can say it, in case you didn't see it: The answer to the first question is one word. Good luck. :)

11 years ago
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I knew it was just one word, but took it in the wrong direction. Ahhh! it all makes sense now. Solved!

11 years ago
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Congrats!

11 years ago
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Bump for solving it :)

11 years ago
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It wasn't that hard of a puzzle only took me a couple of minutes once I figured out how generic you were being in the answers. I've already got the game though...

11 years ago
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It's not hard?̡̯̼̪̝̲̯̕͘͢͡ It's very hard.

11 years ago
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Edit: Solved

Actually got #1 first try, but I added an extra word. Took me about 10 more guesses before I tried it again lol

11 years ago
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I don't get the first one.

11 years ago
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Updated the main post with a tip for the first question. Hopefully those of you who are having a hard time can get it. :D Sorry for messing with your brain! lol

11 years ago
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Doesn't seem to help me. I feel stupid :P
Thanks for actually adding hints though :)

11 years ago
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OMG! I finally got it!

11 years ago
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bump bump! solved

11 years ago
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stuck on 1 and 3, and your clues for 1 didn't help me at all....

11 years ago
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solved thanks ;)

11 years ago
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It's too hard :< Only 4 is a big problem for me. I'll try it again tomorrow :D

11 years ago
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You may be overthinking it.

11 years ago
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We need another hint for Q1

11 years ago
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bump

11 years ago
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Interesting. Working on it now. I have a question about the system you used though: how exact is it about its answers? I'm nowhere near a real idea yet, but for argument's sake let's assume Robert is a split personality of Tony's or something crazy. Would it accept "Tony" as an answer? Would it demand it to be "tony"? "him"?

Tl;dr: how weirdly specific do we have to get with the answers? Are multiple equivalent options accepted?

11 years ago
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Multiple answers are accepted (some allow specific answers, but general answers should also work), but I admit that for number one there aren't enough accepted answers.

11 years ago
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Good to know :)

11 years ago
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3 and 4 are driving me batty. Are all the answers single-word?

11 years ago
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I take that back, just 4 is driving me batty. I apparently typo'd #3 when I tried it the first time -_-

11 years ago
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I've problem with 4 too xd

11 years ago
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Bump for solved

11 years ago
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For the life of me, I can't solve 3 and 4.

11 years ago
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Closed 11 years ago by SpankyPie.