回复：[转+翻译]Thinking about puzzles

4. Think like the puzzle author. I find this technique very useful. When I am alittle perplexed about a puzzle, I take a step back, and think: how would I write this puzzle? What’s the great idea that everyoneon my writing team thought was good enough to go into the final set? Where isthe elegant bit? What about the complex part? Is there something that may seemobvious to me and my team, but not to others? How can I provide clues to thesolver to lead them to solution, but gently, without prodding?
Most of these arethings you will be thinking about anyway, but actually asking yourself how youwould do them gets your gears going faster.
4.像出题者一样思考。我发现这个方法非常的有用。当我卡题的时候，我会暂时放下它，问自己：如果是我，我会怎么出题？什么样的题目会使得整个出题组都觉得好顶赞到值得作为压轴题？令人拍案叫绝的一步在哪{螃蟹}？难点又会在哪里？是否会有什么，对出题组来说非常明显而对别人却不是的东西？我会如何给解题者解题的思路和线索，但又不过于明显呢？
绝大多数这些问题，你都能想到。但如果你真正思考了这些问题，那么他们一定会起到如虎添翼的作用。

5.Keep all ideas onthe table. Let’ssay you had a good idea on how to go about the puzzle, but it doesn’t seem to pan out. That’s okay. Put it asideand try something else, but don’t throw it away. Log all ideas whereeveryone solving the puzzle can see them (e.g., the puzzle server!) Ifsomething else works, fine; but if you will go through many ideas and give up,keeping track of what you did would prove extremely useful, both for you andfor someone else. In fact, things you’ve tried can lead you or someone elseto the solution—sometimes all it takes is a brain thathad a good night’s sleep.
5.把你所有的想法写下来。假设你在解某道题的时候有个很好的思路，但它当时不一定可行。那好，我们把这个思路放到一边并且尝试些别的思路，但不要彻底无视刚才的想法。把你所有的想法都记录下来，让每个正在解题的人都能看到你的思路（比如比赛的主办方！）如果其它的思路解开了这题，那便是极好的；但如果你已经尝试了很多方法并且都失败了，对你们来说继续看你以前的思路是最有效的方法。事实上，你已经尝试过的思路能够引导你或者你的队友得出正确的结论-----有时你只是需要一夜良好的睡眠。

Never let anyone tell youthat “thisjust won’t work”. Pessimiststend to give up too early, but just saying something doesn’t make it true. It’s good to work in a teamand listen to your teammates, but always use your own brain.
永远不要相信任何人说的“这只是无用功”。悲观主义者往往会很早就放弃，但他们说的不一定就是事实。听取队伍中他人的意见是有益的，但不要忘记独立地思考。
6.Is this a puzzle of some sort? (© Meepa) — look for humor. Sometimes the puzzlewriter just really wants you to have fun. Don’t overcomplicate things withoutneed. If you got “Rethponth/Tholution” as your data, you need to chuckle andcall in the ANTHER.
6.这是某一种特定的puzzle吗？(© Meepa) - 有时候出题者真的只是想让你享受解得开心，所以不要自己把事情复杂化。有时候出题者真的只是想让你解得开心，所以不要自己把事情复杂化。如果你发现出题者说“法解（猪是的看来过倒）：”，那么你就很正常地吐槽两句仰天长笑然后回复“案答”好了。{青神}

8.Have fun. If you are not having fun with a puzzle, then move to a differentone. If you are tired, take a break, or get sleep. But do not let yourselfdread what you are doing. You win Mystery Hunt by having fun; if you are nothaving fun, you are not playing by the rules.
8.享受这场比赛。如果你对这个题目不感兴趣，那么就换一个题目；如果你已经累了，休息一会儿，或者睡一觉，但不要对你所做的东西感到害怕或是厌倦。赢得MH最主要的原因就是你对这个比赛感兴趣。如果你对此没兴趣，你便不可能赢得比赛。