A riddle vanishes the moment it is solved. Only the solver remains. A good puzzle gives you not the answer but the face you make on seeing it. Three descend. When stuck, leave the room. The answer usually arrives on the way back. 1. Tetris (Alexey Pajitnov, 1984) — Seven four-square pieces have lasted forty years. 2. Portal (Valve, 2007) — It teaches you to fold space with two holes, in three hours. 3. The Witness (Jonathan Blow, 2016) — Without a word, it teaches a whole island with one drawn line. Archimedes found his answer in the bath and ran out.

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Question:“On riddle games”

On riddle games

A riddle vanishes the moment it is solved. Only the solver remains. A good puzzle gives you not the answer but the face you make on seeing it.

Three descend. When stuck, leave the room. The answer usually arrives on the way back.

Tetris (Alexey Pajitnov, 1984)Seven four-square pieces have lasted forty years.
Portal (Valve, 2007)It teaches you to fold space with two holes, in three hours.
The Witness (Jonathan Blow, 2016)Without a word, it teaches a whole island with one drawn line.

Archimedes found his answer in the bath and ran out.