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13 puzzle types derived from King's Quest VI and Monkey Island I/II: Existing (KQVI): Multi-Faceted Plan, Sensory Exploitation, Metaphor-to-Literal, Information Brokerage, Timed Consequence, Environmental Storytelling Discovery, Cross-Realm Logistics, Truth Revelation New (MI1/II): Observation Replay, Pattern Learning/Knowledge Transfer, Memo Chain, Distraction Physics, Meta-Puzzle Construction Each document includes: - Information Architecture (how info is conveyed) - Player Action Pattern (what player does with info) - Core Mechanic (underlying puzzle logic) - Variations and game examples - Related types for cross-reference
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# Pattern Learning / Knowledge Transfer
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**Information Architecture**: Game teaches a complete mechanical system in a low-stakes domain, then requires application of exact same rules in higher-stakes domain against different target. The tutorial IS the training—no explicit instruction, only pattern discovery through interaction.
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**Player Action Pattern**: Engage with training instances exhaustively to discover full rule set. Internalize cause/effect mappings (insult A → retort B). Face final application where mechanics are identical but consequences escalate (more rounds, permanent failure state, critical plot progression).
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**Core Mechanic**: The learning domain and application domain share IDENTICAL underlying rules. Player success depends on recognizing that Domain A was never a different puzzle—it WAS the solution manual for Domain B. This is NOT "practice makes perfect" through repetition; it's "this system you just learned operates elsewhere."
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**Variations**:
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- Combat dialogue systems (insult/retort pairs)
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- Construction/crafting frameworks (ingredient categories → application recipe)
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- Code/password mechanics where training example uses same algorithm as lock
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**Adventure Game Implementation**:
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- Tutorial or "optional" early-game puzzles that teach full system
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- Standard TALK/USE actions reveal mechanical rules through trial/error
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- Later puzzles invoke same mechanic with different flavor/text/skins
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- Player must recognize: the framework hasn't changed, only the context
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## Example Structure
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### Swordfight Combat System (MI1)
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Learning Phase:
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→ Encounter 4 types of roaming pirate NPCs with combat mini-game
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→ Each duel reveals subset of insult/retort rule mappings
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→ Exhaust all 16 combinations: learn every insult → correct retort pair
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→ Rule: If opponent uses wrong retort, you win point; if they use right one, they win
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Application Phase:
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→ Sword Master fight introduces NEW insult text (20+ different lines)
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→ BUT: Same 16 retort rules apply to mapped insults
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→ Pattern recognition critical: "My tongue is sharper" → maps to feather-duster rule
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→ First to 5 points wins (vs training's first-to-3)
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```
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### Voodoo Doll Construction Framework (MI2)
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Learning Phase (Act I - Largo):
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→ Voodoo Lady explains 4 ingredient categories for curse doll:
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1. Something of the Thread (clothing)
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2. Something of the Head (hair/hairpiece)
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3. Something of the Body (bodily fluids)
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4. Something of the Dead (ancestor bone/remains)
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→ Player gathers these 4 types for Largo doll successfully
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→ Complete doll construction = working framework learned
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Application Phase (Part IV - LeChuck):
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→ After explosion, discover same Juju Bag mechanic
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→ Framework from Act I applies: need Thread/Head/Body/Dead components
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→ New instances of each category: Skull (Head), Beard Bits (Body),
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Underwear (Thread), Used Hanky (fluid)
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→ Apply same construction recipe → empowered doll works on LeChuck
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```
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## Key Identifiers
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1. **Same mechanic, different skin**: Not "I learned to make Largo's curse" but "I learned the voodoo doll system"
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2. **Exhaustible rule space**: Finite complete system can be discovered (16 insults, 4 categories)
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3. **Domain transfer**: Learning happens in Domain A, application in Domain B, mechanics identical
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4. **No new teaching**: Application phase provides zero tutorials; assumes player recognized the system
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## Related Types
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- **Multi-Faceted Plan**: Both gather across multiple steps, but MFP has different *categories* of requirement (key+code+distracter), not one unifying *system*
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- **Observation Replay**: OR reproduces exact sequence verbatim; KT applies rules to new targets
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- **Environmental Storytelling**: KT often includes world text, but puzzle is the mechanic transfer, not narrative connection
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## Common Misidentifications (NOT Knowledge Transfer)
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| Apparent Similarity | Why It's Different | Actual Type |
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| Password game: learn finger-counting logic → apply to 3 doors | Single-domain application, no mechanical transfer | Pattern Recognition / Logic Puzzle |
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| Parrot directions: feed crackers → get navigation clues | Information collection, not system learning | Multi-Faceted Plan (direction synthesis) |
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| Spitting contest: watch wind timing → spit in window | Observation + execution of single puzzle | Environmental Timing Puzzle |
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| Bone maze dream: song lyrics → corridor mapping | Cryptic message decoding | Metaphor-to-Literal Translation |
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**Critical Test**: Could you describe the solution as "I learned [SYSTEM] that applies to both [CONTEXT A] and [CONTEXT B]"? If not, it's not Knowledge Transfer.
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