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
| Day | Date | Riddle Answer | Riddle Question | Twitter Post | Winner |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |