A Rebus is a simple puzzle which is used, in the case of steamgifts, to represent a video game title as a picture. The first text-based rebus-like puzzle that I remember was released in June 2012 by cheongzewei. It was quite simple due to puzzle limitations at the time. More comprehensive rebuses had to wait until ITH took the puzzle world by storm. Strangely enough, it took until early September of the same year for another rebus to come out. dru95 represented Left 4 Dead as a picture of four left arrows and Death (special thanks to chour for finding the link).

The first full fledged rebus quiz, however, only came at the end of September. By the next month, there was an explosion of this type of quiz. The ones I remember the most clearly are this puzzle by Insect and this one by WaffleheadMan. The fad died out after this initial wave and it took until February for the next puzzle to be released. Since then, we've seen three puzzles by Toca1FTW, one from BigBadGoat and one from ZaknazaaR.

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Rules:
I can't believe I actually have to make this section, but apparently there are people who don't know the rules. Do not share answers, hints, giveaway links, the name of the giveaway or generally spoil the puzzle in any form.


If you solve at least half (15) of the puzzles, you will get an invite to a private giveaway at the end of July. I'll try to pick something that no one has already, but no guarantees. Please make a parent post in the giveaway to be counted. Also, to be invited to the bonus giveaway, post in A Puzzle a Day #30 with the puzzles you have solved. You are not required to solve the puzzles before the giveaways end anymore. Solving them at any point in time will count towards the 15 required puzzles


Solution

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Reserved

11 years ago
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Well I got one of them.....something tells me I am going to have a hard time with the rest =p.

11 years ago
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Now this is just mean.

11 years ago
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Let's rock!

11 years ago
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Rebus puzzles are probably my favorite. Thanks ^^

11 years ago
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Got two quickly then nothing. This one is going to be a toughie.

11 years ago
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wow I don't get any of them xD

11 years ago
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Ha, same here.

11 years ago
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well, now I got 1 left. I hope you too haha

11 years ago
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Solved :).

11 years ago
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My favourite type of puzzles :) Solved :)

11 years ago
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Well I am entirely clueless about this one.

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Bump for solved.

11 years ago
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Are these all steam games?

11 years ago
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can't answer that question, sorry

11 years ago
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Bump for solved

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bump for solved

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Bump!

11 years ago
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Solved :)

11 years ago
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solved!

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Bump for solved :)

11 years ago
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Bump!

11 years ago
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Solved for bump

11 years ago
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I hope you wont create BRUTE FORCE PUZZLE at some poit, i hate these.

11 years ago
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Don't give him ideas...

11 years ago
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I wonder if he can create a good brute force puzzle like he did with mind reading one :)

11 years ago
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Impossible! No one can create a good brute force puzzle. Not unless... they activate Mach 4...

11 years ago
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give up this one. Never make through this kind of puzzle.

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Bump for solved.

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bump for solved

11 years ago
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I think I might have to skip this one, unless I get any inspiration about it later. So stuck..

11 years ago
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Solved.

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Closed 11 years ago by jatan11t.