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'''Dropquotes,''' also called '''quotefalls''', are a type of [[Word Puzzle|word puzzle]] that involves placing letters from letter banks in the right places in a grid to form a string of coherent text (often a famous 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: the secrets to eternal epiphany. |
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== Background == |
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[[Image:Dropquote example puzzle.svg|250x250px|center|border]] |
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Dropquotes are a relatively recent invention, having debuted in a French puzzle book in 1975 titled "100 Jeux et Casse-tête", written by Pierre Berloquin (a notable French puzzle-writer and author of several cryptography manuals). However, beyond that there is not much recorded history for this puzzle type, at least not in in English-language resources. |
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In modern times, dropquotes aren't as common outside of two primary sources. The first being (as usual) puzzle hunts (and puzzle hunt-related media), wherein dropquotes are almost always presented with a twist or gimmicks. The second source is geocaches, which have been using various puzzle techniques since soon after their inception. However even then, dropquotes (like most other more puzzle-involved cache techniques) aren't nearly as common outside of hunts. |
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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. |
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== Puzzle Application == |
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[[Image:Dropquote example solution.svg|250x250px|center|border]] |
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== Strategy == |
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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. |
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== Notable Examples == |
== Notable Examples == |
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* [[Drop Everything]] (MITMH 2006) - A much more difficult variation on a dropquote using a hexagonal grid and without spaces being marked. To compensate for the extra difficulty, it also had letter being dropped in from three separate angles that end up cross-checking each other. |
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* [[Drop and Give Me Ten]] (MITMH 2019) - A rare dropquote using something other than text. {{spoiler|text=Instead, it used music tracks, via mashups made using the Dropmix card game.}} |
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== See Also == |
== See Also == |
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Dropquotes, also called quotefalls, are a type of word puzzle that involves placing letters from letter banks in the right places in a grid to form a string of coherent text (often a famous quote).
Background
Dropquotes are a relatively recent invention, having debuted in a French puzzle book in 1975 titled "100 Jeux et Casse-tête", written by Pierre Berloquin (a notable French puzzle-writer and author of several cryptography manuals). However, beyond that there is not much recorded history for this puzzle type, at least not in in English-language resources.
In modern times, dropquotes aren't as common outside of two primary sources. The first being (as usual) puzzle hunts (and puzzle hunt-related media), wherein dropquotes are almost always presented with a twist or gimmicks. The second source is geocaches, which have been using various puzzle techniques since soon after their inception. However even then, dropquotes (like most other more puzzle-involved cache techniques) aren't nearly as common outside of hunts.
Puzzle Application
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Strategy
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Notable Examples
- Drop Everything (MITMH 2006) - A much more difficult variation on a dropquote using a hexagonal grid and without spaces being marked. To compensate for the extra difficulty, it also had letter being dropped in from three separate angles that end up cross-checking each other.
- Drop and Give Me Ten (MITMH 2019) - A rare dropquote using something other than text. Click to revealInstead, it used music tracks, via mashups made using the Dropmix card game.
