Piler Puzzlers

by macduff

Puzzler Guidelines

• These are not simple puzzles. You may need an hour or more to solve each of them.
• The solution to each puzzle is a word or phrase common to the pile vernacular.
• The titles are not part of the puzzles, but they are a hint about the puzzles.
• You may need to consult an external resource. Google is your friend.
• Creativity is required, but complex mathematics are not.
• The exact formatting of each puzzle is not important.

Puzzlers

1. "In Order a of State"
2. "ABABCDCDEFEFGG"
3. "Talk Amongst Yourselves" (Bonus Online Puzzler!)

These links will take you to the puzzles, then hints, and then the solutions for each puzzle. 

Once you have gone through all of the hints to each puzzle, you can view the solution for each puzzle and an explanation of how to solve the puzzle, step by step.

More Help

If you're thoroughly confused, stuck, or want to complain about the puzzles, email macduff.

Thanks

I’d like to thank maya for making yet another awesome zine! Many thanks also to topulatis, flaunted, dapete, jsh, and matthewmatic for testing out the puzzles.

(My sincere apologies to topulatis for neglecting to list him on the printed Puzzlers. Mea culpa.)

(The sections highlighted in orange have been added or updated since the Puzzlers went to press.)