Misdirection

Experienced players are constantly looking at items and cues with a critical eye. Everything has a double meaning. Everything is used in a weird way. It’s always impressive to watch players unravel tough puzzles.

However, this mindset often leads to overthinking. Some fun puzzles will exploit this to misdirect players to miss the obvious answer.

	Literal Code The message literally gives a code, but the context implies a different meaning.
	Red Herring Throw in a fake clue or two to throw players off track.
	Pointless Form The online form is impossible. Follow a link to the real data.