Spaceship: Puzzle Design Competition Template

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[edit] Introduction

This is the template to use if you're submitting a puzzle for the Puzzle Design Competition. More information on the competition is here.

To submit, add your puzzle's name under 'Puzzle Entries', save the page, copy the Puzzle Design Competition Template into the resulting link and create away!

Need more help? Check out these examples: Breathing, Leave Captain's Quarters and Aspirin

[edit] Puzzle Entries

[edit] Puzzle Design Template

[edit] Top Line

  • Use this space to give a brief description of the puzzle in 20 words or less

[edit] Verbose Description

  • Use this space to describe your puzzle in detail if needed.

[edit] See this puzzle in context

Add a link to the Synopsis goal this puzzle relates to.

[edit] Which rooms are implicated in the puzzle?

  • Where does the player have to go to complete this puzzle? Include all rooms! For bonus points, link to them so we know where they have to go before/during the puzzle solution

[edit] Which objects are involved in the puzzle?

  • Please list all objects which the player MUST use in order to complete this puzzle. For bonus points, link to them so we know which rooms they can be found in and how they are picked up/used

[edit] Is this puzzle essential to the plot, or is it a secondary objective?

  • There will be many sub-plots in Spaceship!, but there are only a few puzzles which are essential. These are listed on the puzzle page

[edit] What actions do you need to take?

  • Please list what exactly the player must do to complete this puzzle. These should be in order, if the puzzle solution requires it.

[edit] How many turns do you have to complete the puzzle?

  • Is this puzzle essential to survival? If so, identify when the puzzle begins (i.e., when something happens, they take a particular object or enter a particular room) and how many turns they have to complete it before they die. Be nice! A good rule is to take the number of actions you listed above and double it.

[edit] What text appears after each action is completed?

  • Not all actions require text, but some do - like if a switch is pulled. Text may also be useful if time is running out.

[edit] What words do you read when you complete the puzzle?

  • Please describe what happens once the puzzle's been solved.

[edit] What words do you read if you don't complete the puzzle?

  • In what grisly way does the player die?

[edit] Help! I'm stuck! Give me a hint

  • Give a clue in less than 20 words.

[edit] Special development instructions:

  • Please add anything else you feel doesn't fit into the above template but is important for the coders to know when they're adding your puzzle to the demo.
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