what are those puzzles called?

Question

the ones where there is a story on the top and then you have to find out the people on the bottom in these like box type things i cant think of the name can anyone help?!?

Answer 1

Starringsarahas has the answer above, they are logic puzzles. More specifically, they're often referred to as logic grid puzzles.

From Wikipedia:

Another form of logic puzzle, popular among puzzle enthusiasts and available in large magazines dedicated to the subject, is a format in which the set-up to a scenario is given, as well as the object (for example, determine who brought what dog to a dog show, and what breed each dog was), certain clues are given ("neither Misty nor Rex is the German shepherd"), and then the reader fills out a matrix with the clues and attempts to deduce the solution. These are often referred to as "logic grid" puzzles. The most famous example may be the so-called Zebra Puzzle, which asks the question Who Owned the Zebra?

Answer 2

Are you thinking of a logic puzzle? Logic puzzle usually have statements such as "Mr. Jones doesn't drive a green car" and you use a grid to figure out a solution.

Answer 3

They're Logic Puzzles. You can get magazines full of them at just about any bookstore or even department stores like Wal-Mart or K-mart. Great fun and can be super challenging!

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Answer 4

Acrostics/crostics have boxes where the story/quote goes, and the author + title as the initial letters of the clued answer words. perhaps this is what you're trying to describe?

Answer 5

i think of that's a rebus, yet no longer interior the classic experience. while i think of rebus i think of of the old interest prepare concentration. the place a rebus replaced right into a collection of photos like... (an olive) + R (a twister) - R Oliver Twist

Answer 6

Clue? or an advance version of Guess Who?

Answer 7

guess who _ hide and seek