Gwigle is an online puzzle game that actually teaches you Google search tricks as you play. Each screen shows a few search results along with the search string at the top. One word is replaced with question marks; it's your job to fill it in. It's hands-on education that feels more like you're playing a game than learning useful knowledge.
Glancing at the search results gives you clues as to what the mystery search term is. If you're stuck, you can always hit up Google for some clues. Simply copy some of the text from Gwigle and search away.
Some of the puzzles are a little tricky and it can be difficult to find the answers, even with thorough Google research. Most of them are fairly easy, however, and won't take you too long to complete. You can always bookmark the puzzle you're on and come back to it later.
Gwigle is a great puzzle game for anyone, not just power Googlers-to-be. Give it a try and see if you accidentally learn something useful.
Thanks to Wang for sending this one in!
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Hmmm... I don't get this one. Maybe it's a cryptic puzzle of some sort...
Posted by: Duckers | May 15, 2006 11:33 AM
Interesting stuff. Although, it's a little annoying that, if you can't solve a particular page, you can't move on (which means you can't learn any more).
I'm stuck on tax ????????:pdf
Posted by: Marc | May 15, 2006 12:43 PM
#1
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We're stuck on level 1.9 -.- Any hints?
#A
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No comment.
Posted by: The Stephens | May 15, 2006 12:52 PM
I'm totally stuck on 1.8 I'm not mathmatically inclined at all. GRRRR!!!
Posted by: Labyrinth
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May 15, 2006 12:53 PM
Labyrinth:
I'm stuck on 1.9 though.
Posted by: Jack Zhou | May 15, 2006 12:56 PM
1.9:
Posted by: Bill Shubert | May 15, 2006 1:06 PM
i got 1.8 by trial and error.
i am totally stuck on 1.9 too.
Posted by: divy
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May 15, 2006 1:06 PM
I'm stuck on 1.4
Whats a Mailservice with five letters?
Posted by: MaZZen | May 15, 2006 1:13 PM
1.8 wasn't bad. Can't get 1.9 though...
Posted by: Jarod | May 15, 2006 1:14 PM
I found them all pretty easy...up until 1.e.
It seems you have just guess the name of the stock, knowing only that it is five letters, listed on NASDAQ, and has been in the low 30's recently in stock price.
Yawn.
Posted by: Bill Shubert | May 15, 2006 1:21 PM
And if you haven't checked the source of the page yet (I did, I admit, after grinding at 1.9 for 30 minutes), the author is very clever. The method of checking the answer (and getting you to the next level) is practically impenetrable. Good job..
Posted by: Jarod | May 15, 2006 1:34 PM
1.e
Posted by: Paul | May 15, 2006 1:52 PM
I get stuck on 1.d. Any hints?
Posted by: Pauline | May 15, 2006 1:59 PM
For 1.4:
For 1.9:
I'm now stuck on 1.d. Help, please???
Posted by: Trix | May 15, 2006 2:02 PM
what is 1.4?
Posted by: MgS1GrEyFoX | May 15, 2006 2:06 PM
1.d
Posted by: Pauline | May 15, 2006 2:26 PM
Hmmm. Stuck on 2.6. These get harder.
Posted by: Godeke | May 15, 2006 2:33 PM
I'm stuck at 1.4 as well and have tried the following:
None of which worked. Can someone help please?
Posted by: misti_rae | May 15, 2006 2:52 PM
eh. im on 1.9 and im stuck. its frustrating.
Posted by: diskoe | May 15, 2006 3:00 PM
Walkthrough.
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.a
1.b
1.c
1.d
1.e
1.f
Posted by: Royce
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May 15, 2006 3:01 PM
1.4 is a lot easier than you guys are making it. Who has a web based mail client that would show at the top of a google search?
I'm stuck on 1.f, anyone had any luck with it?
Posted by: frikazoyd | May 15, 2006 3:04 PM
anyone got help for the challenge levels?
Posted by: josh | May 15, 2006 3:22 PM
Frikazoyd, look again. What's a two word major city that starts with 'Hon* ****'? Don't think too hard about it. This one's really easy.
Posted by: MelonCandy
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May 15, 2006 3:34 PM
frik-
Posted by: divy
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May 15, 2006 3:39 PM
Stuck at 2.6...
Can anyone help? I haven't got the slightest clue...
Posted by: monkey | May 15, 2006 4:58 PM
Is 2.6 impossible or is it just me? These DEFINITELY get harder as you go along!
Posted by: Trix | May 15, 2006 5:34 PM
I'm stuck at 2.6 too.
Here's the walkthru from 2.0 - 2.5
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
Posted by: kahiau | May 15, 2006 5:38 PM
It stops at 1.f or is it just me?
1.f was extremely simple after seeing it's in Asia, at the coast, a big city, which starts with Hon... and is written like Hon? ????
Posted by: Tsuken | May 15, 2006 5:40 PM
any ideas on 2.6?
what calculator expression(???) can give the following result? -
(? ?) ? = 35.8114573
Posted by: taichimojo | May 15, 2006 6:32 PM
Yeah! I finally got 2.6 (the last level).
hint, you need to use one operator twice to force Goggle to insert the parentheses.
Posted by: Tocharianne | May 15, 2006 6:44 PM
John, very fun puzzle game. Keep it up.
Posted by: Imok20
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May 15, 2006 7:51 PM
Thank you, Tocharianne! I NEVER would have solved that one without help!
Posted by: Trix | May 15, 2006 7:56 PM
wut's the answer to number 2.6? i cant get it!
Posted by: yo momma | May 15, 2006 10:16 PM
You should pretty much not need any help after level 1.6 that's a hint btw
Posted by: redapples | May 16, 2006 7:29 AM
guys, regarding 2.6, if you're not math inclined:
Posted by: paul | May 16, 2006 9:11 PM
HOW on Earth did you get 1e?! I know the answer but only because I cheated. Wow.
Posted by: grant0
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May 16, 2006 10:05 PM
Anyone know the answer to 2.6? I am an English major, so I can compare differences between Dostoevski and Tolstoy, but that is little help to the math equation (or any place of employment for that matter).
Posted by: datura | May 16, 2006 11:37 PM
For 1.e:
An easier way that I just realized also works - search for "Nasdaq closing May 12 31.92" (without the quotation marks!). The answer is the top search result.
Posted by: Trix | May 17, 2006 11:36 AM
My solution for 1.e (it's not as easy as Trix but I didn't think you could actually google for stock prices):
Posted by: Tocharianne | May 17, 2006 5:25 PM
That was fun, i would have never guessed 2.6 though :(
Posted by: Max | May 17, 2006 9:20 PM
For 1.e there is an easy way :
Posted by: Malaiac | May 18, 2006 6:45 AM
i know its kinda cheat but..
If you google (the real one) some of the sentences from the "search results" in a gwigle game.. then youll get all without any ???'s..
Im cracked..
Posted by: Oskar | May 18, 2006 3:20 PM
Interesting half md5 collision on level 2.0:
'from aaaab j to kzq'
Posted by: collidor | May 19, 2006 1:35 AM
I enjoyed the game and at the end i watched the movie. I'd like to worck for a company like that.
Posted by: Meddea | May 19, 2006 2:12 AM
Wow, 2.6 was really hard. I am really glad it's the last level, but it's the only one I had to come here for help on.
Posted by: pinano | May 19, 2006 3:15 AM
I cannot get past 2.6 at ALL.
Posted by: Aremith | May 19, 2006 8:50 PM
Level
Just find
Answer:
Posted by: Habbzz | May 21, 2006 9:31 AM
dang i wish i payed attention in math more....
Posted by: myira | May 21, 2006 12:48 PM
@collider: Hehe, I also needed some MD5 brute force on 2.2 and 2.5 :)
2.2 using the same MD5 javascript funcion Gwigle uses (very slow), but for 2.5 I used a C program from here, modified to check only the 8 first characters of the hash.
Posted by: samnmax | May 21, 2006 2:12 PM
level 2.6 was the only really really hard one. I knew it had something to do with
Posted by: jk | May 21, 2006 4:13 PM
for some reason I can't get past 1.8, even though I know my answer to be true. It's not telling me it's incorrect, it just won't proceed. anyone else have this problem?
Posted by: sunny | May 22, 2006 6:57 PM
I am stuck on 1.9 I don't have any knowledge in the tax and goverment department. Please tell me!
vvv
answer to 1.8 is easy! Just use the trial and error method. Do it like this:
1 ^ 1, 1^2, 1^3....ect.
well yes
^^^
Posted by: rainy | June 17, 2006 2:50 AM
i dont get 2.6
Posted by: emily | June 23, 2006 4:19 PM
last answer(2.6)
Posted by: janzu | June 24, 2006 8:16 AM
I love this game, but every now and then the game seems to refuse to recognize my answer and then I have to start over again. Is this due to me using Firefox to play it?
Posted by: GwigleFan | July 7, 2006 9:36 PM
A very nice game, thank you.
Posted by: Zhang | August 18, 2006 7:28 AM
I beat it with no walkthroughs, I'm proud. By the way, I got this right away: (Level 1.f)
Posted by: Jordan | October 30, 2006 8:02 PM
Hey I got through level 1.d then got stuck so yeah
Posted by: scoopey | December 21, 2006 6:32 PM
I know that LEVEL 2.6!
That's ->
Posted by: SHANTOU995 | February 27, 2007 7:28 AM
half md5 collision on level 1.9
tax jahwyuvf:pdf gives a collision.
Posted by: kaniska | June 21, 2007 7:07 AM
do we have any more games like the GWIGLE.....?
it was sure fun to play.....
Posted by: nadia | June 30, 2007 4:45 PM
2.6 answer:
translate.google.com I searched from there.
Posted by: Mandy | December 5, 2007 1:33 PM
hi im stuck on 2.0 PLEASE help. The person who summitted the review saying the walk through from 2.0 to 2.5 was wrong, the first one (2.0) is wrong! please help :D
Posted by: Sabre | May 11, 2008 10:09 AM