Runiverse Riddles in the Dark
Based on the famous chapter from the Hobbit, Riddles in the Dark is a twitter game being played by MeepleDad in 2024.
The goal is to post 1 riddle, every day. The answer will always be an item from the List of Items.
Riddle Answerer Leader Board
After 15 days of play, here is the leaderboard of top finishers:
4 wins - Deltamouse Deltamouse
3 wins - Terps
2 wins - Crucifore
1 win - Tober94, Give-a-hoot, SPZ
Justin also has had a win
3 days had no winner.
Riddles
| 1 | Jan 1 | Spectre Stone Staff | I am held by sages wise, with a gem that sees all lies. In the spectral night, I glow, what am I, do you know? | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1742035389647339998?s=20 | https://twitter.com/eterps |
| 2 | Jan 2 | Sushi Maki | In a roll I am tucked tight, with the sea's delight. A bite so small yet full of might, what could I possibly be in your sight? | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1742312311753482596?s=20 | https://twitter.com/tobr94 |
| 3 | Jan 3 | Tomb Shield | Guarding warriors in their sleep, in crypts where shadows creep. I am the defense of the deceased that the living often keep. | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1742675957310464076?s=20 | https://twitter.com/eterps |
| 4 | Jan 4 | Goblin Sword | Crafted not by man or elf, but creatures full of mischief and stealth. Not as shiny, not as neat, but it can cut just as deep. | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1743038848404193754?s=20 | https://twitter.com/YumiArtsNFT |
| 5 | Jan 5 | Tuck | When day is done, I am the one to make sure your work is done. I put away, I neaten, I fold, with me, everything is under hold. | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1743401488234504390?s=20 | https://twitter.com/deltamouse09 |
| 6 | Jan 6 | Book of Spirits | Bound by leather, filled with whispers, I can introduce you to the world of whisps. Who am I that brings the dead to your fingertips? | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1743764630776766572?s=20 | https://twitter.com/deltamouse09 |
| 7 | Jan 7 | Red Candy | Sweet to the taste, a delight in vibrant case. Tongues I enchant, with my scarlet dance. What could I be, that brings such glee? | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1744125005464739908?s=20 | https://x.com/da0xlab |
| 8 | Jan 8 | Platypus hatchling | Born with a bill and a tail that’s flat, I'm neither this nor exactly that. Who am I, with my fur so sprat? | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1744486890194211323?s=20 | https://twitter.com/_giveahoot |
| 9 | Jan 9 | Purple Longsword | Long and lean, I gleam in purple sheen. In the hand of a knight, I am an awe-striking sight. | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1744849529562640850?s=20 | https://twitter.com/_giveahoot |
| 10 | Jan 10 | Pancakes | Flipped and flopped, with syrup I'm topped. Breakfast's delight, to the taste buds, I ignite. | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1745212923885064249?s=20 | https://twitter.com/deltamouse09 |
| 11 | Jan 11 | Rose Colored Glasses | I offer a view that's bright and sunny, even when the world's not funny. What am I that paints everything rosy and honey? | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1745575563526311995?s=20 | https://twitter.com/eterps |
| 12 | Jan 12 | Banana | I'm the favorite snack of an ape on a ledger, In a world where pixels are treasure. Yellow & curved, I'm eaten in pleasure, By digital primates, without measure. | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1745748201527984135?s=20 | https://twitter.com/SorcererIlyas |
| 13 | Jan 13 | Infinity Shield | I offer protection without end, a timeless defender on which you can depend. What am I? | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1746110840913477743?s=20 | https://twitter.com/crucifore |
| 14 | Jan 14 | Absinthe | Green fairy in a glass, I might make you hallucinate, alas. What am I, that makes reality pass? | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1746474990017380678?s=20 | https://twitter.com/crucifore |
| 15 | Jan 15 | Chaos Staff | In my grasp, order is lost, I command confusion at any cost. What am I, that chaos has embossed? | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1746837629595943278?s=20 | https://twitter.com/deltamouse09 |
| 16 | Jan 16 | Shaman's Peyote | A cactus bite, vision takes flight. Used by the wise, in sacred rites. What could I be, that brings such insight? | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1747200269023416690?s=20 | https://twitter.com/deltamouse09 |
| 17 | Jan 17 | Goblin Flakes | Crunchy and crisp, in a bowl I sit. Not quite human-made, but goblins admit. What am I, that goblins permit? | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1747637888760606981?s=20 | https://twitter.com/_giveahoot |
| 18 | Jan 18 | Lollipop | On a stick, I sit so sweet, a sugary treat that’s neat to eat. What am I? | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1747994305786994855?s=20 | https://twitter.com/deltamouse09 |
| 19 | Jan 19 | Siren's Harp | Strummed by maidens fair and fey, I can make sailors lose their way. Who am I, with such a sway? | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1748378101753565687?s=20 | https://twitter.com/dadjudicator |
| 20 | Jan 20 | A Big Magic Stick with Ether Fire | I blaze with ethereal flame, in a mage's hand, I aim. What am I, of magic and fame? | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1748848368162648092?s=20 | https://x.com/da0xlab |
| 21 | Jan 21 | Blue Kite | I dance in the wind, blue as the sky. A child's delight, as clouds pass by. What am I, that can fly so high? | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1749128951832944919?s=20 | https://twitter.com/deltamouse09 |
| 22 | Jan 22 | The Bone Stave | From life's end, I begin anew, Carved from marrow, power accrues. In wizard's hand, my might is rife, A bone to cast spells, not a knife. What am I? | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1749466010208354337?s=20 | https://twitter.com/tabitha_6154 |
| 23 | Jan 23 | Green Buckler | Clad in the hue of the forest's delight, In battles and duels, I aid in the fight. Neither sword, nor dagger, nor a mace, strapped to your left, I protect with grace. What am I? | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1749809398652998027?s=20 | https://twitter.com/dadjudicator |
| 24 | Jan 24 | Video Game Controller | Through thumbs' swift dance and fingers' trance, Across worlds unseen, you shall prance. To unlock the door to realms galore, Master the game, explore evermore. | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1750177239189029054?s=20 | https://x.com/da0xlab |
| 25 | Jan 25 | Bag of Seeds | Within me, life's promise sleeps. Sow me, and reap what one reaps. What am I, that future keeps? | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1750603049041568149?s=20 | https://twitter.com/dadjudicator |
| 26 | Jan 26 | Book of Names | Written within not tale or a fable, Yet on me, many titles are made able. What am I, can you guess the theme? I'm the tome of identities, it would seem. | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1750915993885626608?s=20 | https://x.com/da0xlab |
| 27 | Jan 27 | Bag of Guano | Unpleasant, yet fertile and rich. To a farmer, I'm a valuable pitch. What am I, with a smell you might wish to ditch? | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1751298095919567147?s=20 | https://twitter.com/BIIIGAINS |
| 28 | Jan 28 | X7 Chip | Hashing hexes, conjuring code, In circuits and systems, my power bestowed. Quantum power inside is stowed, I'll help with your !Magic upload. | https://twitter.com/MeepleDad/status/1751689532360077350?s=20 | https://twitter.com/SorcererIlyas |
| 29 | Jan 29 | Boombox | A box without hinges, key, or top, Hear me blast reggae, jazz or hip hop. Goblintown street kids or yellow wizzy gang, In their hands, a box I hang | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1752009922739376578?s=20 | https://twitter.com/SorcererIlyas |
| 30 | Jan 30 | Sushi Roll | Round and round, the seas delight, Rolled by birds who can't take flight. In battle they waddle, but in kitchen they're king, Name this snack that makes tastebuds sing. | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1752345829988257826?s=20 | https://twitter.com/dadjudicator |
| 31 | Jan 31 | Eternal Rose | In gardens of lore, it forever grows, Not bound by time, its beauty shows. Guarded by the Order, so the story goes, What is this bloom that eternally glows? | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1752834811180249237?s=20 | https://twitter.com/eterps |
| 32 | Feb 1 | Caduceus | In hands of Hermes, I took flight, Two serpents twine in eternal fight. A symbol of healing, power and light, Who am I, in day or night? | https://twitter.com/MeepleDad/status/1753258932846411896 | https://twitter.com/deltamouse09 |
| 33 | Feb 2 | Dragon Fireworks | I roar to life with a spark and a flame, In the dark night sky, I stake my claim. My breath is fire, my wings are light, Yet I'm born of hands, not dragon's might. What am I? | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1753612543694709219?s=20 | https://twitter.com/deltamouse09 |
| 34 | Feb 3 | Ether Staff 2.0 | Twice evolved, I stand with might, In the realm where day meets night. Ether's power, in me, does dwell, Against the Sacred Flame, I cast my spell. What am I? | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1753988553166455186?s=20 | https://twitter.com/tweezlewoop |
| 35 | Feb 4 | Trapped Soul Staff | Neither living nor dead, within me confined, A staff of power, in my form you'll find. I'm not a jailer, yet I hold fast, a locked souls presence, from the past. | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1754490812845400307?s=20 | https://x.com/da0xlab |
| 36 | Feb 5 | Blue Broadsword | "Not a stream, yet I gleam in blue, In battle, my purpose is renewed. Long and wide, I take each stride, In the clash of steel, I am imbued. What am I, by a warrior's side?" | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1754717199942471782?s=20 | https://twitter.com/deltamouse09 |
| 37 | Feb 6 | Lantern | In my heart, a star does dwell, Held in a cage, it the light does swell. By wizard's hand or soldier's grasp, What am I, that lights their path? | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1754878844346020169?s=20 | - |
| 38 | Feb 7 | Pantheon Spear | Held high in a divine hand, Across the cosmos, my influence spans. I'm not a sword, nor a gear, But a symbol of heavenly fear. What am I? | https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1755233977999167653?s=20 | - |