rebus [game]

[SquishyBoi]

elo voracious people of the internet, i have another pointless game to share with you all

it's called "rebus", where people can make "rebuses" for other people to solve. for context, a rebus is a puzzle device depicting some sort of word, action or phrase with individual letters on different colours and sizes.

for example,

head
heels

the words "head" and "heels" are arranged so that "head" is on top of "heels", which depicts the phrase "head over heels"

now that you all understand the rules of the game, here are a bunch of rebuses (in ascending order of difficulty) for you all to solve :D

1.
HOUSE

2.
T
O
W
N

3.
MAN
--------
BOARD

4.
EGG EGG HAM

5.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTVWXYZ

6.
TAILR
RIALT
AIRTL
TLRIA

7.
M1Y L1I1F1E

8.
VAD ERS

9.
TRAVEL
----------
CCCCCC

10.
META META META META

[Moosey]

1. greenhouse

[praosylen]

(Had to redo this bc I got sniped by moosey and the colors for spoilers got messed up)

1.
HOUSE

Greenhouse

2.
T
O
W
N

Downtown

3.
MAN
--------
BOARD

Man overboard

4.
EGG EGG HAM

Green eggs and ham

5.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTVWXYZ

No u?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (not sure)

6.
TAILR
RIALT
AIRTL
TLRIA

Trail mix

7.
M1Y L1I1F1E

For once in my life? (again not sure)

8.
VAD ERS

Space invaders

9.
TRAVEL
----------
CCCCCC

Overseas travel

10.
META META META META

Metaphor

[praosylen]

Some more easy-to-medium ones:
1.

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p     e
 u   s
  r o
   p
  r o
 u   s
p     e

2. radar

flying

3. ||||||||||theaFIRE!ter|||||||||||

4.

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p-----ai
      /
     /
    /
   /
  /
 /
n

5.

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    iii
   iiiii
   iiiii
    iii
 
 

6. potatoes

7. rld

8.

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<marquee>sidewalk</marquee>

9.

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ke  ke
  y   y

10. global

[MathAndCode]

elo voracious people of the internet, i have another pointless game to share with you all

1. greenhouse
2. downtown
3. man overboard
4. Green Eggs and Ham
5. missing you

Some more easy-to-medium ones:

• flying under the radar
• shouting fire in a crowded theater
• sharp pain

• the end of the world
• moving sidewalk

[Moosey]

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2 7 11 311
mortgage 

[bubblegum]

7
25
35? 42?

rel sheet

[Donald K Trump]

Look

I'm new here, and I found this on Discord.

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x = 1, y = 1, rule = B3/S23
obobo$b5o$2bobo$b3obo$obobo!!

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x = 12, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
D.D3.2A2.D$.2D2.A3.3D$2.D5.A.D$.2D5A.D.D$D.D7.D$5.A$4.A.A$5.A!
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x = 15, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
A7.D6.2A.2A$.2EA5.D4.A2.2A.E$.2EA2.5D4.2A.2A$.E.A5.D4.2A.A.AE$A.E5.D6.
2A.2A!

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x = 12, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
8.A$7.A2.A$4.A2.A2.A$D.DA.A.A.A.2A2.D$.2D.A2.A2.A3.3D$2.D4.A5.A.D$.2D
5.5A.D.D$D.D12.D$10.A$9.A.A$10.A!
[[ THEME Mono ]]

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x = 7, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
D.D.D.D.D.D2$D3.2A.A2.D$2.6A$D.A.3A.A.D$3.A2.3A$D.A.2A.2A.D2$D.D.D.D.
D.D!

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x = i, y = i, rule = B3/S23
obobo$b5o$2bobo$b3obo$obobo!!

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x = 31, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
8.D17.D$9.D15.D$10.D13.D$11.D11.D$12.D9.D$13.D7.D$14.D5.D$A4.2DADA3.D
.D2.AD3.A2.A2.A$.A3.ADADA3.D2.D.D3.4A2.2A$.A3.DADAD.5D.D6.3A2.A$.A3.5D
3.D2.D.DA2.6A$A4.5D3.D.D2.2A3.A.A.4A$14.D5.D$13.D7.D$12.D9.D$11.D11.D
$10.D13.D$9.D15.D$8.D17.D!
use crossword cryptic indicator

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x = 7, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
9F$F7.F$8.F$A3.D3.F$.A3.D2.F$.A5D.F$.A3.D2.F$A3.D3.F$8.F$F7.F$9F!

To be continued

They continued it on Discord, and I'll post it here.

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x = 24, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
7.F4.A4.A4.A4.F$6.F4.A.A2.A.A2.A.A4.F$6.F5.A4.A4.A5.F$6.F4.3A2.3A2.3A
4.F$.A4.F5.A4.A4.A5.F$2.A3.F21.F$2.A2.F22.F$2.A3.F21.F$.A4.F5.A4.A4.A
5.F$6.F4.A.A2.A.A2.A.A4.F$6.F5.A4.A4.A5.F$6.F4.3A2.3A2.3A4.F$7.F4.A4.
A4.A4.F4$16.3A$15.A3.A!

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x = 11, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
D3.D$.DAD5.AC$2.D7.C$.D.D6.C$D.A.D4.AC!

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x = 17, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
2A5.2D.A.2A.AD$.2A4.CDA.4A.D$2.A4.CD3A.A.AC$2.2A3.2D4A.A.C$7.2D.A.2A.
AC!

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x = 6, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
28.6A.6A.6D$28.2AE3A.6A.6D$28.AEAE2A.6A.6D$28.2AE3A.6A.6D$28.AEAE2A.6A
.6D2$6D.6A.6A.6A.6A.6A.6D$6D.6A.6A.6A.6A.6A.6D$6D.6A.6A.6A.6A.6A.6D$6D
.6A.6A.6A.6A.6A.6D$6D.6A.6A.6A.6A.6A.6D2$6D.6A.5BE.6A.6A.6A.6D$6D.6A.
B5E.6A.6A.6A.6D$6D.6A.5EB.6A.6A.6A.6D$6D.6A.2E2B2E.6A.6A.6A.6D$6D.6A.
4EBE.6A.6A.6A.6D2$6D.6A.6A.6A.6A.6A.6D$2D2E2D.6A.6A.6A.6A.6A.6D$2D2E2D
.6A.6A.6A.6A.6A.6D$2DE3D.6A.6A.6A.6A.6A.6D$6D.6A.6A.6A.6A.6A.6D2$6D.6A
.6A.6A.6A.6A$6D.6A.6A.6A.6A.6A$6D.6A.6A.6A.6A.6A$6D.6A.6A.6A.6A.6A$6D
.6A.6A.6A.6A.6A!

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x = 35, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
24.F10.F$23.F12.F$23.F12.F$23.F12.F$A.A.2A.A.A3.AEA.A.A3.F3.A2.E5.F$2A
5.2A.A.A3.3A4.F4.2E2.A3.F$A.A4.3A.A.A4.2A2.F5.E.E.A3.F$.4A.A.2A.2A.E.
4A3.F5.E.EA3.F$A.6A.2A2.AEA3.A3.F3.AE.2E4.F$23.F12.F$23.F12.F$23.F12.
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[code]x = 16, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
5.E7.E$A3.E.E5.A.2E$3.AE10.E2$A2.A3E5.A3E!

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x = 12, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
2.D.D.E$AD.D.D.2E$.D3.D2.E$2.D.D$A2.D2.3E2$3.D$2.D$.5D$2.D$3.D!2.B3!

x = 0, y = 0, rule = LifeHistory

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x = 26, y = 14, rule = LifeHistory
7.F12.F$6.F2.2A.2A7.F$6.F2.2A.2A7.F$6.F14.F$6.F5.2AE2A4.F2.E$2A4.F5.2A
.2E4.F3.E$.2A2.F9.2E4.F3.E$2.A3.F7.3E4.F3.E$2.2A2.F7.E2A4.F2.E$6.F14.
F$6.F8.2A.2A.F$6.F8.2A.2A.F$7.F13.F$20.F!

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x = 5, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
obobo$b5o$2bobo$b3obo$obobo!!

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x = 12, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
D.D3.2A2.D$.2D2.A3.3D$2.D5.A.D$.2D5A.D.D$D.D7.D$5.A$4.A.A$5.A!

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x = 15, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
A7.D6.2A.2A$.2EA5.D4.A2.2A.E$.2EA2.5D4.2A.2A$.E.A5.D4.2A.A.AE$A.E5.D6.
2A.2A!

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x = 12, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
8.A$7.A2.A$4.A2.A2.A$D.DA.A.A.A.2A2.D$.2D.A2.A2.A3.3D$2.D4.A5.A.D$.2D
5.5A.D.D$D.D12.D$10.A$9.A.A$10.A!

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x = 8, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
8.A$7.A2.A$4.A2.A2.A$D.DA.A.A.A.2A2.D$.2D.A2.A2.A3.3D$2.D4.A5.A.D$.2D
5.5A.D.D$D.D12.D$10.A$9.A.A$10.A!

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x = 5, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
obobo$b5o$2bobo$b3obo$obobo!!

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x = infinity, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
A.2A.A...$6A...$.4A...$.5A...$A4.A...!

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x = 16, y = 10, rule = LifeHistory
7.A.A4.2A$8.2A.3A$7.A3.2A.2A$7.3A.5A$5D4.2A.A2.A$11.E$5D4.2E.E$8.E.E.
2E$8.2E.3E$10.4E!

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x = 13, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
A6.2A.2A$.A4.A2.2A.E$2A5.2A.2A$3A3.2A.A.AE$3A4.2A.2A!

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x = 8, y = 10, rule = LifeHistory
2$.D5.D$2.D2A.E$.2AEAEA$.A.AEA.A$2.AD.E2A$.AD2A.EA$.D5.D!

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x = 13, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
A6.2A.2A$.A4.A2.2A.E$2A5.2A.2A$3A3.2A.A.AE$3A4.2A.2A!

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x = 33, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
EAE.D.D.D.D.DAD$AD.D.D.D.D.DAD$DAD.D.D.D.D.EAE3$.3E5.E9.3A$.2E5.E19.3A
$.E.E3.E9.A5.A$4.E.E10.A5.A2.A5.A$5.E11.A5.A2.A5.A$4.3A19.A5.A$19.3A$
28.3A!

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x = 16, y = 10, rule = LifeHistory
2.3A$11.3A$A5.A$A5.A2.A5.A$A5.A2.A5.A$9.A5.A$2.3A$11.3A!

It is still not done yet

I couldn't find the last part

[bubblegum]

Here are all the answers so far, blanked out:
SQ1: greenhouse
SQ2: downtown
SQ3: man overboard
SQ4: green eggs and ham
SQ5: missing you - I'll admit I only know this one from a similar puzzle, where the rebus is ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ and the answer is Noël. Aidan's no u is also valid, but probably not what was intended.
SQ6: trail mix
SQ7: for once in my life - This one stumped me, and I ended up having to Google it.
SQ8: Space Invaders
SQ9: travel overseas - Aidan's overseas travel, given the structure of the rebus, ends up being technically incorrect.
SQ10: metaphor - This one stumped me too, although only on the basis that I thought it was four metas.
PR1: cross-purpose
PR2: flying under the radar
PR3: shouting fire in a crowded theatre - This one is a bit of a stretch, but it's really the only one that makes sense.
PR4: sharp pain
PR5: eyeball
PR6: small potatoes - Dubious. I chose this based on the American expression, but it could also mean, say, small fry.
PR7: end of the world
PR8: moving walkway - or whatever you call it
PR9: dropping keys
PR10: global warming
MS1: subprime mortgage - I mean, it's not that wrong…
SP1: hyperlink - Very technical and CA-related. Solution: The values are state counts for LifeHistory, LifeSuper and LifeUltra respectively, so the next item would likely be LifeHyper, which probably won't ever exist. "sheet" is styled with colours, and `rel="stylesheet"` is commonly found in <link> HTML tags, so the answer is "hyperlink".

[praosylen]

PR1: cross-purpose
PR2: flying under the radar
PR3: shouting fire in a crowded theatre - This one is a bit of a stretch, but it's really the only one that makes sense.
PR4: sharp pain
PR5: eyeball
PR6: small potatoes - Dubious. I chose this based on the American expression, but it could also mean, say, small fry.
PR7: end of the world
PR8: moving walkway - or whatever you call it
PR9: dropping keys
PR10: global warming

Mostly what I was intending! #1 is supposed to be cross purposes, idk if that's disallowed by some arcane rebus rule you seem to know about but I don't. #4 is acute pain, but yours also works. #6 I'm curious why you called it dubious... #8 is literally moving sidewalk, although I suppose if you want to you can adjust it on a regional basis. #9 is bent keys.

SP1: hyperlink - Very technical and CA-related. Solution: The values are state counts for LifeHistory, LifeSuper and LifeUltra respectively, so the next item would likely be LifeHyper, which probably won't ever exist. "sheet" is styled with colours, and `rel="stylesheet"` is commonly found in <link> HTML tags, so the answer is "hyperlink".

TBH this seems a lot more dubious than anything the rest of us have done here...

[bubblegum]

TBH this seems a lot more dubious than anything the rest of us have done here...

I agree, especially because this is in the Sandbox. Here's a much simpler one:

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ci ii

[Moosey]

here's an easy one:

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fetched

[Hunting]

here's an easy one:

far-fetched

Ultra annoying to quote

[Donald K Trump]

Look

I couldn't find the last part

It's a song that I once sang at a party.

[Entity Valkyrie 2]

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2bo$2o$b2o!
#C [[ NOSOURCE ZOOM 64 THEME 0 ]]

[Moosey]

Image1.png

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2bo$2o$b2o!

Hang Glider.

[PkmnQ]

4.
EGG EGG HAM

Green eggs and ham

[EvinZL]

1.

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 w
walk
 l
 k

2. ning

[PkmnQ]

ning

Lightning?

Anyway, here is a rebus I made in mspaint:

[EvinZL]

ning

Lightning?

Anyway, here is a rebus I made in mspaint:
<snip>

correct.

Thousand?

o

s

bird

[bubblegum]

1.

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 w
walk
 l
 k

crosswalk

[praosylen]

o

s

bird

Redo, oranges (??), bluebird

[EvinZL]

All correct
🡸🡺🡹🡻🡼🡽🡿

[PkmnQ]

ning

Anyway, here is a rebus I made in mspaint:
<snip>

Thousand?

Yes. Explanation: The "You" is in old english font, which means it should be "Thou". Combine that with the sand and you get thousand.
I'll come up with a new one later

[hotcrystal0]

I have one:

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x = 15, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$2o2b2o7bo$2o2bob2o3b2o$5b3o5b2o$12bo2$5b2o$5b2o!