EnigMarch is a daily puzzle creation challenge that took place in March 2023. Everyday of the month, a one-word prompt was given, to inspire all sorts of puzzles to all sorts of creative people. See the list of prompts on the EnigMarch website. Search for the hashtag #enigmarch in Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, Mastodon, to see all the puzzles that have been made, there are tons of amazing creations! There’s also the full list of links for published puzzles in this huge worksheet.
Like last year, I participated in this challenge; but unlike last year, I wasn’t able to publish a puzzle everyday, though I still made many creations (and I’ll add some new entries here from time to time, since I have a long list of unfinished ideas). You can check all my puzzles in Solving Fun’s Facebook page, and also in the current page below.
Given the context, don’t expect perfectly polished puzzles: some of them are rather experimental, most have not been playtested. But I still believe some of them are quite nice and worth looking at.
Most of my puzzles are in English, but some of them are in French or Spanish.
Énigmes en français: jour 6 jour 7 (trilingue) jour 8 jour 26 jour 28 jour 29 jour 31
Acertijos en español: día 4 día 7 (trilingüe)
I love getting feedback on my puzzles. Please let me know if you solve them, or if you need a hint.
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Below are all the puzzles I created for EnigMarch, together with some comments, the link to the Facebook post, and sometimes a link to an answer-checker (where you can verify your answer, in a spoiler-free way). To see an image in full size, right-click and choose “open image in new tab”.
Note: Most of the illustrations are not by me, credits for those are given in the comments of the Facebook posts.
Day 1: KEY
First puzzle of the month, I was inspired, I think it’s still one of my favorite creations.
Facebook post
Answer-checker
Day 2: Nest
Day 3: Wind
For this prompt, I had the weird idea of doing a puzzle in video format!
Day 4: Light (Luz)
This puzzle is in Spanish, and is an excerpt from a puzzle hunt I made a while back.
Es un extracto de un acertijo que era parte del juego “El misterioso legado de Carlos Graef”, que he creado para el Instituto Carlos Graef 2021 “Jóvenes hacia la Ciencia y la Ingeniería”, programa de divulgación de la ciencia organizado por la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa en México y dirigido a alumnos de preparatoria.
Day 5: Gem
In construction…
Day 6: Mythical (Mythique)
This puzzle is in French (see comments in the Facebook post for a translation in English).
Rediffusion d’une énigme en français que j’avais créée il y a quelques années.
Facebook post
Vérifiez votre réponse
Day 7: Arrow / Flèche / Flecha
A trilingual puzzle! There are 4 mini-puzzles to solve. The three first ones are independent but work the same way, and the solution is a word in English/French/Spanish. The fourth one uses the answers from the three first ones.
Facebook post
Day 8: Curse
In construction…
Day 9: Glitch
A Glitch in the Matrix (a video puzzle)
Today I got to visit the Matrix. There were a few glitches, but all in all it was the most amazing thing I did this month! [Answer in 9 letters].
Day 10: Hazard
In construction…
Day 11: Bold
For this one, I forced myself to play with some challenging constraints.
Facebook post
Answer-checker
Day 12: Tower
Trying a hand-drawn puzzle for once.
Facebook post
Answer-checker
Day 13: Match
In construction…
Day 14: Second
Day 15: Room
In construction…
Day 16: Mask
In construction…
Day 17: Shell
This one (made with real eggs!) is for math enthusiasts.
Facebook post
Answer-checker
Day 18: Royal
In construction…
Day 19: Space
Day 20: Fish
In construction…
Day 21:Halve
Day 22: Vision
After I read some words off the eye chart, what did my optometrist tell me?
A visionary puzzle made in collaboration with puzzle designer Matthew Stein. Check out his wonderful puzzles on Enigmida.
Facebook post
Day 23: Dice
A puzzle inspired by a cool mathemagical trick.
Facebook post
Answer-checker
Day 24: Crypt
In construction…
Day 25: Knot
In construction…
Day 26: Grow (Croissance)
A puzzle in French, but with easy vocabulary.
Facebook post
Day 27: Fire
In construction…
Day 28: Diagonal
Another puzzle in French, but if you know your numbers and some math it should be do-able for non-French speakers as well.
Facebook post
Day 29: Quote (Citation)
This one is also in French.
Une énigme préparée en collaboration avec anakmar73, créateur de chasses au trésor et énigmes sur le site gu3n0.fr.
Facebook post
Version PDF
Day 30: Push
In construction…
Day 31: Reverse
Another puzzle in French!
Facebook post
Solving Fun 