27-11-2025, 01:22 PM
Oh no, solvers are going to use "riddle" to explain word salad now aren't they 
It's an interesting idea, I hadn't heard of it before and thanks for the links
What do you think? Could the VM be (at least partially) inspired by contemporary riddle books?
I think choosing to do it on vellum would be strange, who knows maybe they were just very rich.. anyway, the key part from taking it beyond an idea would be comparisons as the others said. After all, the hobbit would be very different if Bilbo and Gollum said "wait a minute, I need my vellum, ink, paints..". Not to say it didn't happen, but I would imagine they were intended to be read and people guess the answer, rather than draw as they go and make weird drawings?
It's an interesting idea, I hadn't heard of it before and thanks for the links
What do you think? Could the VM be (at least partially) inspired by contemporary riddle books?
I think choosing to do it on vellum would be strange, who knows maybe they were just very rich.. anyway, the key part from taking it beyond an idea would be comparisons as the others said. After all, the hobbit would be very different if Bilbo and Gollum said "wait a minute, I need my vellum, ink, paints..". Not to say it didn't happen, but I would imagine they were intended to be read and people guess the answer, rather than draw as they go and make weird drawings?