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The Valley That Moves With The Sun

Played on June 14, 2026 · Puzzle #117

The voice

I'm on a trail above it and I have been watching for a few minutes.

The scenario

I paused on the ridge trail to drink some water and looked down into the flat basin below. I expected nothing down there. But the whole floor of the basin is covered in something bright, like a sheet of water or glass, and in the center there is a single tall white column with something at the top so bright I cannot look at it directly.

About this puzzle

This is a Science-Industry 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.

This puzzle uses a constrained voice to point at a familiar concept from an unfamiliar angle.

How players scored

  • Perfect score (100)0%
  • Above 750%
  • 50 to 756%
  • Below 506%
  • Gave up88%

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.