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Still Warm

Played on April 4, 2026 · Puzzle #51

The voice

I'm the rescue team leader. I'll tell you what we found.

The scenario

A hiker was found dead on a mountain trail. In his pack, a container of soup was still warm. Rescuers arrived six hours after the last sighting. Nothing was plugged in.

About this puzzle

This is a Nature-Science puzzle of medium difficulty with 2 hidden answers. Players had up to 5 questions to ask the constrained voice before having to commit to an answer.

Nature-Science puzzles ask the player to identify something from the natural world or a scientific concept, often through the perceptions of a non-human voice or an observer who lacks the technical vocabulary.

How players scored

  • Perfect score (100)3%
  • Above 7512%
  • 50 to 7515%
  • Below 509%
  • Gave up62%

Distribution across all production attempts.

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.