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: ''True joy of nature is when every drop of a letter shines like a quote.'' |
: ''True joy of nature is when every drop of a letter shines like a quote.'' |
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When we find ourselves faced with a mighty struggle in life... think about this humble puzzle, with majestic columns of letters, perched upon a grid of black and white, and behold |
When we find ourselves faced with a mighty struggle in life... think about this humble puzzle, with majestic columns of letters, perched upon a grid of black and white, and behold: the secrets to eternal epiphany. |
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[[Image:Dropquote example puzzle.svg|300px]] |
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In a standard dropquote puzzle, the goal is to place the letters (which are usually in alphabetical order) into the (non-black) squares in their columns in some other order, such that a meaningful sentence or phrase appears. |
In a standard dropquote puzzle, the goal is to place the letters (which are usually in alphabetical order) into the (non-black) squares in their columns in some other order, such that a meaningful sentence or phrase appears. |
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[[Image:Dropquote example solution.svg|300px]] |
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Named so because when it appears in newspaper or puzzle collections, the solution is often an inspirational or life-smart quote from a well-known historical person. In puzzle hunts, more commonly they result in cluephrases, or sentences from some dataset that the rest of the puzzle may use. |
Named so because when it appears in newspaper or puzzle collections, the solution is often an inspirational or life-smart quote from a well-known historical person. In puzzle hunts, more commonly they result in cluephrases, or sentences from some dataset that the rest of the puzzle may use. |
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Revision as of 21:44, 15 March 2022
- True joy of nature is when every drop of a letter shines like a quote.
When we find ourselves faced with a mighty struggle in life... think about this humble puzzle, with majestic columns of letters, perched upon a grid of black and white, and behold: the secrets to eternal epiphany.
In a standard dropquote puzzle, the goal is to place the letters (which are usually in alphabetical order) into the (non-black) squares in their columns in some other order, such that a meaningful sentence or phrase appears.
Named so because when it appears in newspaper or puzzle collections, the solution is often an inspirational or life-smart quote from a well-known historical person. In puzzle hunts, more commonly they result in cluephrases, or sentences from some dataset that the rest of the puzzle may use.
Example Puzzles
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