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He Keeps Missing The Post

Played on May 27, 2026 · Puzzle #99

The voice

I'm just a kid. I'll tell you what I saw.

The scenario

I'm watching a man across the parking lot. He keeps making a big circle out of rope and throwing it at something, but he keeps missing. He has a hat and a vest with lots of pockets. Dad says he's almost got it.

About this puzzle

This is a Domestic puzzle of medium 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)0%
  • Above 756%
  • 50 to 7516%
  • Below 502%
  • Gave up76%

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.