Blackbox Shapes and Stories LLC So you think you understand this thing you’re holding? Think again. Stop tapping. Stop swiping. In fact, stop touching t… Free Buy Now Watch Media DetailsSo you think you understand this thing you’re holding? Think again. Stop tapping. Stop swiping. In fact, stop touching the screen at all. To crack Blackbox’s puzzles you’ll need to find solitude and stillness, climb mountains, call on friends, get in tune with the cosmos, and think outside the box. Minimalistic visual clues make for incredibly satisfying “Aha!” moments, while sonic interfaces provide an extra level of guidance and nuance that makes Blackbox accessible with or without vision. Thoughtful haptic feedback, Easter eggs on Easter eggs, and solutions that can’t be found beneath the glass of your screen redefine what a puzzle can be. You’ll never see your device the same way again. Think you’re clever? Prove it. (Blackbox is a living game under active development by Ryan McLeod. When not eating burritos or drinking coffee, he’s busy designing and developing new Blackbox challenges.) ■ Information Seller:Shapes and Stories LLC Genre:Education, Puzzle, Trivia Release:Feb 24, 2016 Updated:May 25, 2024 Version:2.2.15 Size:106.2 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (8) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal orton1227 Active Member Nov 14, 2013 32 0 6 #2 orton1227, Feb 26, 2016 I wish I was smart enough to play these games. Barely made it through the tutorial. No idea what to do on first level (yellow sun). Oh well. I'll wait for a walk through. akhenaten New Member Feb 26, 2016 4 0 0 #3 akhenaten, Feb 26, 2016 Think outside of the game. Most of these puzzles are about how we use the device itself. Also, there isn't a strict level progression. Complete in any order. As for this one, you're close to the right idea, but it's not a sun. Look closely: does the sun look a little flat on one side? Also, did you play Sword and Sworcery and unlock anything special? Sorry to not be more obvious (I trust I make myself obscure), but easy solutions ruin the game, because the pleasure is in the realization. I'm still puzzling out six purple lines. warpling Member Jul 16, 2015 14 0 0 http://www.twitter.com/warpling #4 warpling, Feb 27, 2016 Great hints akhenaten. Spot on. As for those purple lines, does it look at all familiar? warpling Member Jul 16, 2015 14 0 0 http://www.twitter.com/warpling #5 warpling, Feb 27, 2016 Anyway sorry I'm late to the party! Here's the original TA form post from the beta. As a one man team I'm incredibly stoked right now because Blackbox just passed Candy Crush for free puzzles in the UK and passed Two Dots in the US! Insane! Let me know if you guys have any questions about… anything! akhenaten New Member Feb 26, 2016 4 0 0 #6 akhenaten, Feb 27, 2016 Let me say it this way: I used a hint on the leftmost square, and now have achieved the rightmost four squares. The leftmost two just aren't blinking. Hmmmmm warpling Member Jul 16, 2015 14 0 0 http://www.twitter.com/warpling #7 warpling, Feb 27, 2016 Gotcha, harmonics are tough Try letting them ring out as much as possible and see if that helps! akhenaten New Member Feb 26, 2016 4 0 0 #8 akhenaten, Feb 28, 2016 Got it! ###### mr_bez Well-Known Member Dec 20, 2012 2,053 3 38 #9 mr_bez, Feb 28, 2016 There's a few I haven't got, but most of those I know how to get, I just haven't been able to yet. The Siri-style one is really bothering me. I've tried Spoiler saying "Hey, Blackbox" and the line goes briefly purple but I can't fill the box The others that I can't make sense of are the turquoise box in the bottom left and the last of the four orange boxes. saosijs Well-Known Member Mar 24, 2012 1,483 2 38 Brazil #10 saosijs, Feb 28, 2016 How will I know the difference between the limitations of my iPad and me being dumb? Attached Files: IMG_1675.jpg File size: 132 KB Views: 46 Testopi Well-Known Member Dec 12, 2013 153 0 0 #11 Testopi, Feb 29, 2016 Last edited: Feb 29, 2016 The Siri-Style one: Spoiler Say "Blackbox" several times The last of the four orange boxes: Spoiler Plug headphones into the headphone jack warpling Member Jul 16, 2015 14 0 0 http://www.twitter.com/warpling #12 warpling, Feb 29, 2016 I'm sorry mr_bez there's a bug on that one I'm working to fix. To temporarily fix it, pull open/close Control Center or Notification Center (activating Siri briefly even works) basically anything to briefly background the app will clear up the issue. I'm really sorry about that one, not sure how it slipped past my testing. warpling Member Jul 16, 2015 14 0 0 http://www.twitter.com/warpling #13 warpling, Feb 29, 2016 Having an iPad will never prevent you from solving lights that are visible. It may make some lights inaccessible though in which case you'll only see their dot glow when you tap the grid and send out a "ripple." You're right though, it could be hard to tell a tough meta challenges from, say, the TouchID challenge your iPad can't solve. Do you think it'd be better to make those challenges' dots completely invisible? AppUnwrapper Well-Known Member Oct 26, 2011 4,062 3 0 http://www.appunwrapper.com/escape-games/ #14 AppUnwrapper, Feb 29, 2016 Some iPads have Touch ID (Air 2). Spoiler I'm surprised *not* having Touch ID would be a problem, bc of the solution to that level. Does that mean that level isn't accessible to anyone with an iPhone 5 or lower?" saosijs Well-Known Member Mar 24, 2012 1,483 2 38 Brazil #15 saosijs, Feb 29, 2016 You mean they are visible on the main grid as dots, but you cannot "enter" them? I haven't seen that yet, but that would be ok. Maybe add a "popup" saying "unavailable for your device" mr_bez Well-Known Member Dec 20, 2012 2,053 3 38 #16 mr_bez, Feb 29, 2016 Only as a dot, not as a square. If you tap anywhere onscreen now (not on a square and assuming you've not unlocked every puzzle yet), you'll see the remaining puzzles you've not unlocked yet glow in colour. warpling Member Jul 16, 2015 14 0 0 http://www.twitter.com/warpling #17 warpling, Mar 1, 2016 Exactly So currently on a device like an older iPad that can't possibly solve a certain puzzle, it will never show up as an unfilled square, but its dot will glow when you tap the grid (this is partially b/c many people are playing between their iPhone/iPad with iCloud sync). warpling Member Jul 16, 2015 14 0 0 http://www.twitter.com/warpling #18 warpling, Mar 1, 2016 AppUnwrapper, that's correct: iPhone 5s and lower and iPads without touchID don't have that puzzle. Some iPads also don't have proximity sensors and some don't have GPS… generally they're pretty on par though! beats android's sensor fragmentation! XD skylined87 Well-Known Member Nov 9, 2014 457 0 16 #19 skylined87, Mar 1, 2016 This game is insane! Lol... Very cool idea... Reminds me of that game Progress to 100 # saosijs Well-Known Member Mar 24, 2012 1,483 2 38 Brazil #20 saosijs, Mar 1, 2016 Also reminds Perloo. [To all who responded] Thanks for all the explanations. I have only an iPad (mini2, so no touchID and GPS for example), so was not able to compare devices (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
I wish I was smart enough to play these games. Barely made it through the tutorial. No idea what to do on first level (yellow sun). Oh well. I'll wait for a walk through.
Think outside of the game. Most of these puzzles are about how we use the device itself. Also, there isn't a strict level progression. Complete in any order. As for this one, you're close to the right idea, but it's not a sun. Look closely: does the sun look a little flat on one side? Also, did you play Sword and Sworcery and unlock anything special? Sorry to not be more obvious (I trust I make myself obscure), but easy solutions ruin the game, because the pleasure is in the realization. I'm still puzzling out six purple lines.
Anyway sorry I'm late to the party! Here's the original TA form post from the beta. As a one man team I'm incredibly stoked right now because Blackbox just passed Candy Crush for free puzzles in the UK and passed Two Dots in the US! Insane! Let me know if you guys have any questions about… anything!
Let me say it this way: I used a hint on the leftmost square, and now have achieved the rightmost four squares. The leftmost two just aren't blinking. Hmmmmm
There's a few I haven't got, but most of those I know how to get, I just haven't been able to yet. The Siri-style one is really bothering me. I've tried Spoiler saying "Hey, Blackbox" and the line goes briefly purple but I can't fill the box The others that I can't make sense of are the turquoise box in the bottom left and the last of the four orange boxes.
The Siri-Style one: Spoiler Say "Blackbox" several times The last of the four orange boxes: Spoiler Plug headphones into the headphone jack
I'm sorry mr_bez there's a bug on that one I'm working to fix. To temporarily fix it, pull open/close Control Center or Notification Center (activating Siri briefly even works) basically anything to briefly background the app will clear up the issue. I'm really sorry about that one, not sure how it slipped past my testing.
Having an iPad will never prevent you from solving lights that are visible. It may make some lights inaccessible though in which case you'll only see their dot glow when you tap the grid and send out a "ripple." You're right though, it could be hard to tell a tough meta challenges from, say, the TouchID challenge your iPad can't solve. Do you think it'd be better to make those challenges' dots completely invisible?
Some iPads have Touch ID (Air 2). Spoiler I'm surprised *not* having Touch ID would be a problem, bc of the solution to that level. Does that mean that level isn't accessible to anyone with an iPhone 5 or lower?"
You mean they are visible on the main grid as dots, but you cannot "enter" them? I haven't seen that yet, but that would be ok. Maybe add a "popup" saying "unavailable for your device"
Only as a dot, not as a square. If you tap anywhere onscreen now (not on a square and assuming you've not unlocked every puzzle yet), you'll see the remaining puzzles you've not unlocked yet glow in colour.
Exactly So currently on a device like an older iPad that can't possibly solve a certain puzzle, it will never show up as an unfilled square, but its dot will glow when you tap the grid (this is partially b/c many people are playing between their iPhone/iPad with iCloud sync).
AppUnwrapper, that's correct: iPhone 5s and lower and iPads without touchID don't have that puzzle. Some iPads also don't have proximity sensors and some don't have GPS… generally they're pretty on par though! beats android's sensor fragmentation! XD
Also reminds Perloo. [To all who responded] Thanks for all the explanations. I have only an iPad (mini2, so no touchID and GPS for example), so was not able to compare devices
