Vault (Hemiscope)

About Vault (Hemiscope)

Vault is one of the daily games on Hemiscope, a site best known for its country guessing puzzle. Each day's safe shows three riddles, mostly trivia questions with numeric answers between 0 and 9: the bones in the human ear, the national flags that are not rectangular, the wings on a bird. You set a dial for each one and then try the combination.

You have three attempts. Digits you got right lock in place after a try, so a wrong attempt only means rethinking the riddles that did not click. A Practice tab offers extra safes, and an Answers page lists past solutions.

The daily safe changes at midnight and is the same for every player. Hemiscope is made by Kyle Tora and is also available as an iPhone app. Vault suits trivia fans who want a one-minute puzzle with a satisfying click at the end.

How to play Vault (Hemiscope)

1. Read the three riddles; each answer is a single digit from 0 to 9.
2. Turn the dial next to each riddle to your answer.
3. Press Try the safe to test the combination.
4. Correct digits lock in; rethink the others and try again.
5. Open the safe within three attempts.

Tips

• Answer the riddle you are surest of first, so it locks in on the first try.
• Watch for trick wording: many riddles turn on exact definitions.
• Remember 0 is a valid answer.
• Use Practice safes to get used to the style before the daily.

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