Puzzles in Non-Puzzle Videogames - Things That Are Harder

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When crafting a puzzle, it is very easy to fall into moon logic. That is the solution is obvious to YOU but to no one else.
I think puzzles in non-puzzle games can be used to great effect to strengthen player understanding of mechanics.
But you possibility space may be huge. So maybe a problem instead of a puzzle?
@GMTK has several excellent videos if you want to go deeper.
Start Here: https://youtu.be/zsjC6fa_YBg

Chapters:
0:00 Puzzles But NOT Puzzle Games
0:59 The Problem
2:16 ANOTHER Problem
4:04 Moon Logic
5:30 They Are Useful
6:59 They're HARD
7:43 Towers of Hanoi more like Towers of ANNOY
9:22 Arbitrary Logic Puzzles
10:51 A Probletunity

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