Posted August 10, 2022 by Well Thought Games
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Answer 13 is to guess grave #26 (coming from 12) based on:
Design Choices: For the grass, I liked the idea of a clearing; a notable absence that stands out from the other cards. I didn't want it to be a free square, and wanted to base a puzzle on it. I could have made it a full-art card like a few others, but didn't have to. For the quote on 26, It is similar, but not exactly, the ashes to ashes, dust to dust saying, but what might be a negative twist. This ensures familiarity, but one step away from basing the game entirely on biblical quotes and Christian symbology.
Puzzle wise, It was taking reverse-text from a previous card and applying it to a puzzle later on, and I think this is the first use of that.
Level of success/other graves that were guessed:
One player missed choosing 33, and told me he was thinking of a few other things, such as someone who went missing (John Doe in 16) or the one who couldn't afford a certain plot (grave 7), or the blank headstone in 19. He thought it was very obvious after seeing the answer, but these other observations are great, and connections I hadn't even thought of!