====== Puzzle ======
A **puzzle** is usually a question or a quiz that requires an answer by the player.

The **puzzle** pattern does not refer to the whole game but only to parts of a game. For example, a game that is about finding a thief is not considered an example of the **puzzle** pattern as a whole, but smaller challenges might be **puzzles**.

Solving or answering a **puzzle** might require from the player to
  * choose from a set of possible options,
  * provide an answer in the form of a word or sentence,
  * [[en:patterns:combining|combine]] objects, or overcome other forms of {{tagpage>challenge}}, e.g. [[en:patterns:locating|locating]] an object etc.
  * perform some [[en:patterns:primitive_actions|primitive action]].
 
The information that is required to solve a **puzzle** might be embedded in the physical surrounding. The player might have to [[en:patterns:interaction_with_the_physical_world|interact with the physical world]] to obtain it. The information might be attached to a [[en:patterns:digital_object|digital object]] with which the player has to interact, e.g. to [[en:patterns:collecting|collect]] it or it might require the use of a [[en:patterns:tool|tool]], e.g. in order to point to it or to perform another [[en:patterns:primitive_actions|primitive action]].

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=== Related patterns ===


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=== Related heuristics ===
[[en:heuristics:heuristics#3.5]]
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