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All Of It Has An Expiration Date

Played on June 8, 2026 · Puzzle #111

The voice

I'm the HVAC guy who came out to look at the furnace. I'm just trying to get to the unit.

The scenario

I got a call about a furnace in a basement. The homeowner let me in and pointed downstairs. Said sorry about the mess. It wasn't a mess exactly. I had to turn sideways between the shelves to get to the furnace.

About this puzzle

This is a Domestic puzzle of medium-hard difficulty with one hidden answer. Players had up to 5 questions to ask the constrained voice before having to commit to an answer.

Domestic puzzles unfold inside homes and family life. The voice often has emotional rather than analytical access to the situation, and the answer is something familiar viewed from an unfamiliar angle.

How players scored

  • Perfect score (100)5%
  • Above 7517%
  • 50 to 7524%
  • Below 5022%
  • Gave up32%

Distribution across all production attempts.

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How constrained voices work

Every 5Qs puzzle is built around a constrained voice. The voice knows the answer but can only communicate within a specific perspective — a doorman new to the city, a dog who only thinks in smell and crunch, an empty lot that has never been occupied before. The voice will not name the answer outright. The fun is figuring out what to ask so that the lens reveals enough for you to put a name on what the voice is describing.