Talk:Situation puzzle

message: Need answers to the puzzles!  
--Ejrh 09:22, 2004 Mar 19 (UTC)
If possible, could you incorporate them:
#The surgeon's a female, the boy's mother.
#The two dead men are the pilot and copilot of a plane, which they are inside the cabin of.  They died when the plane crashed.
#Tom is a mouse, killed by a mousetrap.
#Shoots = photography, i.e. she's taking pictures, or "shooting" them. cryptfiend64 21:56, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
#The man was perviously in a survival situation, lost at sea.  He was given something called "albatros soup" by some other people.  The dish he ordered at the restaurant tasted completely different, and he knew the meats were not the same.  The only other meat available during the survival situation was human flesh -- corpse or otherwise.  Confronted with the facts, he commits suicide.
:I have incorporated the answers in typical usenet fashion, I hope this is correct. Any problems?--Requiem the 18th(email) 20:46, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think some of these are ridiculous, how can you ask yes/no questions regarding emotions or manner of how something is said if it is just typed? Also, how can you pass it on if you have no idea in the way that it’s actually said…..I’m thinking that these may be worse than nonsense jokes (which are enjoyed by many), and that no lateral thinker could think up those daft responses which actually don’t make sense in many cases. Surely there should be a few clues before the questions start??!! Jclh1986 (talk) 23:58, 18 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Answers to puzzles

message: Players should be forewarned that if they have heard the puzzle previously (or after a few questions are asked and they realize they have figured out the answer prematurely), they should avoid spoiling the puzzle for the other participants by either privately questioning the host to confirm their suspected conclusion or simply listening and not actively participating.  Hosts should also be careful to gauge the age and skill level of players in order to avoid having to provide hints.  Some puzzles are simple while others can take lengthy explanations and, therefore, more time to discover all the detail and intricacy.  Often beginning with a few simple puzzles and progressively hosting more and more complicated puzzles will allow players to develop confidence and increase their interest in continuing to work on additional puzzles. Also, realize that some puzzles may be more suitable for adult players due to the historical references or mature players depending upon the graphic (particularly with the morbid) nature of the content.  These puzzles are popular among educators and can be used to encourage students to use more critical thinking and deductive reasoning. Working on these puzzles, particularly with a group of students or children, while doing mundane work, traveling or participating in an activity where there is plenty of idle time (such as standing in lines at an amusement park or during a layover at an airport) can help alleviate boredom. 
Could this have been lifted wholesale from another source or webpage? 64.252.131.217 (talk) 15:11, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I contributed the majority of this text (not lifted from anywhere else except my own experiences hosting situation puzzles over the years...mostly with youth groups/children as an educator).  As to the comments about "spoiling" and "choosing content", I guess everyone has their own opinions about what is useful and what is not...just like you would include some general rules for a wikipedia page on a sport I feel that it is useful to include common ground rules for those who are interested in hosting or working on a situation puzzle.  An example of choosing content would be a situation puzzle such as "If Paul is sitting next Davey, who is sitting next to the old man?" since someone who was not familiar with music from the 1970's would have a difficult time solving this puzzle. Personally, I vote to put it back in since I disagree that it is irrelevant and does add to the understanding of how these puzzles are solved in a group setting. Alancookie (talk) 05:29, 20 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Structure