Spatial Puzzle Games

Gaming · 10 questions

Ten multiple-choice questions about the mechanics and design of spatial puzzle games.

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1. In which game do you solve puzzles by pushing crates onto target squares?

   1. Sokoban
   2. Tetris
   3. Portal
   4. Katamari Damacy
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   A) Sokoban

2. In Portal, how does an object's exit speed compare with its speed as it enters a portal?

   1. It is halved
   2. It is unchanged
   3. It is doubled
   4. It is zero
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   B) It is unchanged

3. In which puzzle game do you roll a rectangular block into a goal hole?

   1. Rush Hour
   2. Blockout
   3. Bejeweled
   4. Bloxorz
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   D) Bloxorz

4. In which game does a prince roll a sticky ball to collect objects?

   1. Katamari Damacy
   2. Marble Madness
   3. Super Monkey Ball
   4. Sonic Riders
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   A) Katamari Damacy

5. Which puzzle game has line-panel puzzles on an island, with visual clues in the surroundings?

   1. Obduction
   2. Fez
   3. The Witness
   4. Myst
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   C) The Witness

6. In Lumines, what passes across the board to clear completed same-color 2×2 squares?

   1. A color filter
   2. A rotating wheel
   3. The timeline
   4. A gravity wave
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   C) The timeline

7. Which visual design technique changes how paths connect in Monument Valley?

   1. Color matching
   2. Perspective illusions
   3. Physics simulation
   4. Time reversal
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   B) Perspective illusions

8. In the classic 15-puzzle, what layout lets numbered tiles slide into an empty space?

   1. 6×6 sliding-tile grid
   2. 5×5 sliding-tile grid
   3. 3×3 sliding-tile grid
   4. 4×4 sliding-tile grid
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   D) 4×4 sliding-tile grid

9. In Lemmings, which role can a lemming take to stop those behind it from progressing?

   1. Climber
   2. Digger
   3. Builder
   4. Blocker
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   D) Blocker

10. How many distinct orientations are revealed when the world is rotated in Fez?

    1. Four
    2. Six
    3. Two
    4. Three
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    A) Four