The inteGIRLS Guide to Puzzle Solving Getting Started Strategies Puzzle Anatomy Reading the Puzzle While you're reading the flavor text of the body text of the puzzle, look out for Title Title - Weird words Flavor text: jaksdjfalkdsdf - Name of the puzzle - Awkward phrasing jdfjlkajdfklajdlfkjkfjs;aasdfa - Can be a clue - Things that seem out of place These are almost always part of the solution. Body Flavor text - Full of cryptic clues Look for patterns. Count items and try to - Read and review carefully match the number to other puzzle elements. Body Think about multiple approaches, including - Substance of the puzzle the obvious ones - With the internet, this is everything you need Use the internet to your advantage. If you get stuck on a puzzle, ask a teammate Finishing a Puzzle to look over the puzzle, or take a break. Direct Answer Methods Cryptic phrase Collaborate! - Index into words (look at Sometimes, puzzles Mechanics for more info) end with a phrase. - Change from a cipher to letters This can be... Solution - Look for missing letters, extra letters, or changed letters - A clue or riddle to Every puzzle answer is a Examples - Letters are images drawn in the the final answer word or phrase in English - Kermit the puzzle - Instructions on how Frog - Eliminate letters that are not part to use elements in the Every element of the - Zimbabwe of the puzzle or isolate indicated puzzle to find the final puzzle is involved in getting - Hydrogen letters answer the answer The inteGIRLS Guide to Puzzle Solving Some Mechanics Tools - Anagramming Wordplay Codes + Ciphers - Common Alphabets - Braille - Anagram Solver - Code Breakers - Morse code - RhymeZone - Ultimate list of ciphers, - Pigpen - Phrases with certain words, alphabets, math, and - Semaphore homophones, rhymes, and encodings - Construction more - dCode - Solutions involve making something - Nutrimatic - Cipher solver - Common Ciphers - fills in blanks - Crossword clues - Caesar cipher - Word Finder - Reverse Image Search - Substitution cipher - Cryptic crossword clues - Extra letters Resources More Puzzles - Groupings - MIT's Have You - Harvard CS50X Puzzle Hunt - Hidden words Tried? - This is the puzzle hunt - Indexing - This is a great inteGIRLS was inspired by! - A number next to as answer will source if you get - Shinteki correspond to a letter in that word stuck! - Mission Street Puzzles - Strawberry (4) -> A - Identifying - Stanford University Math - Order Common Puzzle Organization (SUMO) Puzzle - Rainbow, number, alphabetical elements Hunt - Other Puzzles - Mission Street - MIT Mystery Hunt - Sudokus, nonograms, and Nikoli Beginner's Guide - The Puzzle Boat - Rebus - Princeton Puzzle - Pictures that indicate words Tips - Pop Culture references - Word play - puns, similes, and common idioms.