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''This listing is a deliberately selective list, extracted from the much more exhaustive listing in the original Google Doc link [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D-ATvSsgG8f0d5Swj-3z4kngQ-P8efwssbR13H4J6hk/edit here]. The intention is for a more "bottom-up" approach that can be expanded up to the desired level of detail.''
''This listing is a deliberately selective list, extracted from the much more exhaustive listing in the original Google Doc link [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D-ATvSsgG8f0d5Swj-3z4kngQ-P8efwssbR13H4J6hk/edit here]. The intention is for a more "bottom-up" approach that can be expanded up to the desired level of detail.''


* <code>[[Arts]]</code> - ''Could be combined to make "Arts & Literature"''
* '''<code>[[Arts]]</code>''' - ''Could be combined to make "Arts & Literature"''
** <code>[[Dance]]</code> - All styles
** <code>[[Dance]]</code> - All styles
** <code>[[Theater]]</code> - Live theater (Musicals, Shakespeare). For screen theater, see <code>[[Movies]]</code> under <code>[[Media]]</code>
** <code>[[Theater]]</code> - Live theater (Musicals, Shakespeare). For screen theater, see <code>[[Movies]]</code> under <code>[[Media]]</code>
** <code>[[Visual Art & Design]]</code> - Color & Color theory including palettes. <code>[[Heraldry]]</code> could be separate, but RGB manipulation is found under Content\Intermediate steps
** <code>[[Visual Art & Design]]</code> - Color & Color theory including palettes. <code>[[Heraldry]]</code> could be separate, but RGB manipulation is found under Content\Intermediate steps
* <code>[[Culture]]</code> - Cultural trends not easily classified in other topical areas (hairstyles, fashions, etc) can go here
* '''<code>[[Culture]]</code>''' - Cultural trends not easily classified in other topical areas (hairstyles, fashions, etc) can go here
** <code>[[Puzzle Culture]]</code> - Puzzles that reference previous, or other hunts
** <code>[[Puzzle Culture]]</code> - Puzzles that reference previous, or other hunts
** <code>[[MIT Culture]]</code> - All things MIT specific (Course catalog, floor plans, etc)
** <code>[[MIT Culture]]</code> - All things MIT specific (Course catalog, floor plans, etc)
* <code>[[Food & Drink]]</code> - Cooking, Recipes, Mixology, etc
* '''<code>[[Food & Drink]]</code>''' - Cooking, Recipes, Mixology, etc
* <code>[[Geography]]</code>
* '''<code>[[Geography]]</code>'''
** <code>[[Human Geography]]</code> - Locations, Countries / Cities, etc. <code>[[Currency]]</code> is a likely sub category of this
** <code>[[Human Geography]]</code> - Locations, Countries / Cities, etc. <code>[[Currency]]</code> is a likely sub category of this
** <code>[[Physical Geography]]</code> - Mountains, Climate, Weather, etc
** <code>[[Physical Geography]]</code> - Mountains, Climate, Weather, etc
** <code>[[Cartography]]</code> - Map specific concepts (real or fictional)
** <code>[[Cartography]]</code> - Map specific concepts (real or fictional)
* <code>[[Media]]</code>
* '''<code>[[Media]]</code>'''
** <code>[[Movies]]</code> - Sub categorisations is possible here but is yet to be finalised (genres like <code>[[Sci-Fi]]</code>, studios like <code>[[Disney/Marvel]]</code>, and other things like <code>[[Academy Awards]]</code>, etc)
** <code>[[Movies]]</code> - Sub categorisations are possible here but are yet to be finalised (genres like <code>[[Sci-Fi]]</code>, studios like <code>[[Disney/Marvel]]</code>, and other things like <code>[[Academy Awards]]</code>, etc)
** <code>[[TV Shows]]</code> - Sub categorisations is possible here but is yet to be finalised (genres like <code>[[Reality & Game Shows]]</code> & <code>[[Anime]]</code>, specific shows like <code>[[The Simpsons]]</code>, etc)
** <code>[[TV Shows]]</code> - Sub categorisations arepossible here but are yet to be finalised (genres like <code>[[Reality & Game Shows]]</code> & <code>[[Anime]]</code>, specific shows like <code>[[The Simpsons]]</code>, etc)
** <code>[[Music]]</code> - Sub categorisations is possible here but is yet to be finalised (genres like <code>[[Pop]]</code>, <code>[[K-Pop]]</code> or <code>[[Classical]]</code>, elements like <code>[[Sheet Music]]</code> or <code>[[Lyrics]]</code>, etc). However music ''extraction'' elements like <code>[[Solfege]]</code> and <code>[[Music Identification]]</code> are categorised under Content Elements
** <code>[[Music]]</code> - Sub categorisations arepossible here but are yet to be finalised (genres like <code>[[Pop]]</code>, <code>[[K-Pop]]</code> or <code>[[Classical]]</code>, elements like <code>[[Sheet Music]]</code> or <code>[[Lyrics]]</code>, etc). However music ''extraction'' elements like <code>[[Solfege]]</code> and <code>[[Music Identification]]</code> are categorised under Content Elements
** <code>[[Internet]]</code> - Webcomics, Youtube series, etc. <code>[[Memes]]</code> may be another useful sub-categorisation with overlap to Culture category above
** <code>[[Internet]]</code> - Webcomics, Youtube series, etc. <code>[[Memes]]</code> may be another useful sub-categorisation with overlap to Culture category above
* <code>[[History]]</code>
* '''<code>[[History]]</code>'''
** <code>[[Mythology]]</code> - Fictional deities and belief systems. Some overlap with <code>[[Astrology]]</code>
** TBC
** <code>[[Ancient History]]</code> - Babylonian, Egyptian, Chinese, Roman, Dark Ages, etc. For Heiroglyphs or Cuneiform, see <code>[[Linguistics]]</code>
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* <code>[[Linguistics]]</code>
** <code>[[Modern History]]</code> - World explorers, Military figures, Battles, War
** TBC
* <code>[[Literature]]</code> - ''Could be combined to make "Arts & Literature"''
** <code>[[Political History]]</code> - Presidents and political figures
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* '''<code>[[Linguistics]]</code>'''
** TBC
** <code>[[Language]]</code> - Sub categorisations by language is possible (i.e. <code>[[French]]</code>, <code>[[Japanese]]</code>) as is <code>[[Slang]]</code> (Australian / British colloquialisms, Cockney), etc
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* <code>[[Religion]]</code>
** <code>[[Fictional language]]</code> - Klingon, Quenya, Conlangs like puflantu, etc
** TBC
* <code>[[Science & Technology]]</code> - includes mathematics
** <code>[[Typography]]</code> - Fonts, etc
** Word constructs such as homophones, palindromes, pangrams, rhymes, false friends are categorised under Content elements
** TBC
* <code>[[Sports & Recreation]]</code> - includes all hobbies and games too
* '''<code>[[Literature]]</code>''' - ''Could be combined to make "Arts & Literature"''
** Sub categorisations are possible here but are yet to be finalised (genres like <code>[[Poetry]]</code>, authors, or series like <code>[[Harry Potter]]</code>)
** TBC
* <code>[[Miscellaneous]]</code>
** <code>[[Literature Awards]]</code>
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* '''<code>[[Religion]]</code>'''
** TBC
** <code>[[Astrology]]</code> is a potential sub categorisation here, potentially split into <code>[[Western Zodiac]]</code> and [[Eastern Zodiac]]
* '''<code>[[Science & Technology]]</code>'''
** <code>[[Astronomy]]</code> - Constellations, celestial bodies
** <code>[[Chemistry]]</code> - Periodic table of elements, molecules, etc
** <code>[[Biology]]</code> - Medical, Botany, Zoology
** <code>[[Mathematics]]</code> - Recreational mathematics, Large numbers
** <code>[[Physics]]</code> - Electronics,
** <code>[[Technology]]</code> - Coding exercises, algorithms, hacking
** <code><span style="background-color:Bisque">[[Geology]]</span></code> - Shares a lot with <code>[[Physical Geography]]</code> and may not need it's own categorisation
* '''<code>[[Sports & Recreation]]</code>'''
** Specific sports and hobbies are possible here but are yet to be finalised (<code>[[Football]]</code>, <code>[[Baseball]]</code>, <code>[[Olympic Games]]</code>, etc)
** <code>[[Board Games]]</code> - Specific board games are possible here but are yet to be finalised (<code>[[Chess]]</code>, <code>[[Monopoly]]</code>, etc)
** <code>[[Card Games]]</code> - Specific card games are possible here but are yet to be finalised (<code>[[Poker]]</code>, <code>[[Bridge]]</code>, <code>[[Magic: The Gathering]]</code>, etc)
** <code>[[Video games]]</code> - Specific video games are possible here but are yet to be finalised (<code>[[Minecraft]]</code>, <code>[[Retro Gaming]]</code>, etc
** <code>[[Trivia]]</code> - Numerical or general knowledge
** <code><span style="background-color:Bisque">[[Needlecraft]]</span></code> - Knitting, crocheting, stitching, etc
** <code><span style="background-color:Bisque">[[Papercraft]]</span></code> - Origami, etc

Revision as of 14:44, 5 March 2022

A Puzzle Element is an essential building block or characteristic of a puzzle. This list is intended to be an early first draft of an ongoing community project to catalogue and organise puzzle elements into a hierarchical and useful taxonomy, and should eventually catalog every page that is a member of Category:Puzzle Element.

Contributors are strongly encouraged to make edits to this page and to start discussion topics in the accompanying Talk page. The following is a list of suggested editing conventions:

  • <code>[[Name]]</code> for each proposed Puzzle Elements (these can link to blank pages while this taxonomy is evolving)
  • italics for new additions
  • strikethough for deletions
  • Supported, Neutral, and Opposed suggestions - Used as discussion prompts such as name suggestions or Talk section discussions).


Presentation Elements

Presentation Elements refers to the surface form of a puzzle (how it is presented to the solver). These elements should all be characteristics that a lay-person or non-puzzler can identify and describe, without hunt experience or puzzling knowledge. Because they are surface level characteristics, structure elements should never require any spoiler warnings.

  • Accessibility - Accessibility Friendly & Content Warning tags
  • Media type - Elements that deviate from a "pen-and-paper" media, or printable / static web page:
    • Audio - Audio file or collection of such files
    • Video - Video clip or collection of such clips
    • Physical - Physical object that requires manipulation or examination
    • Interaction - Interaction event that requires physical and live presence. Could be subdivided further into Event, Runaround, Scavenger Hunt, etc
    • Interactive - Game applet, interactive fiction, mods or levels for external video games, ClueKeeper app, augmented reality, etc. Could be subdivided further particularly for Interactive Fiction
    • Code - Executable code that requires compilation or interpretation [Better name?]
    • File Archives - Downloadable archives (.ZIP, etc) [Better name?]
    • Others - Spreadsheet?
  • Presentation - Top level, and most immediately apparent appearance of the puzzle
    • Image Heavy
    • Text Heavy - Choose Your Own Adventure, Walkthrough, Checklist, Script, Diary
    • Minimalist - Puzzles where extremely little information is apparent
    • Clue Centric - Image clues, Numbered clues, Unnumbered clues
    • Grid Centric - May include Circular Grid, Spiral Grid, Hexagonal Grid
  • Instructions - Nature of instruction provided with the puzzle
    • Explicit Instructions - Instructions are provided explicitly as part of the puzzle
    • Example Instructions - Examples are provided as part of the puzzle, but deduction of rules is intended to be a part of the puzzle
    • Flavortext - Flavortext is provided, which may provide some cryptic allusions to the nature of the puzzle
    • Asked And Answered - Special category of puzzle where a narrative element is posed within the puzzle and answer provides a resolution to that question
  • Completion - Submission mechanism that deviates from a regular answer checker
    • Sub-answer Checking - Mechanism for submitting answers to sub-puzzle for intermediate confirmation
    • Task Completion - Completion of puzzle is contingent on finalising a particular task

Content Elements

Content Elements refers to elements, techniques that are encountered during the solving of a puzzle.

  • Puzzle Type - This is the main categorisation of a puzzle and the most likely categorisation that helps solvers find other similar puzzles
    • TBC
  • Intermediate steps - Common solve path elements and stages that are utilised during the solve
    • TBC
  • Extraction - Techniques that are common to hunt puzzles which allow the "extraction" of a final answers from a puzzles that are not necessarily designed to result in a word or phrase
    • TBC


Flavour Elements

Flavour Elements elements refer to either the topic (the subject matter of a puzzle) or the theme (the presentation of a puzzle) but either way provides identification of elements that may attract solvers with special interests, knowledge, or areas of expertise.

This listing is a deliberately selective list, extracted from the much more exhaustive listing in the original Google Doc link here. The intention is for a more "bottom-up" approach that can be expanded up to the desired level of detail.

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