[100] Microcosm: An incredible unsolved literary puzzle from the 1980s. Prize on offer!

***** December 2022 update: For much more information on how Microcosm came about and how it was solved (twice!) please check out my new video:    • [136] Microcosm: The incredible story of t...   ***** In this video I have a look at an unsolved literary puzzle from 1984: Hal Gashtan's Microcosm, illustrated by Nicholas Mynheer. If you're interested in having a go, the book can be bought second-hand from Amazon or other online booksellers. The content of the book can be found here: http://adoxa.altervista.org/ucosm/ind... Also, check out the subreddit:   / solvingmicrocosm   My python version of the BASIC code from the book is on github: https://github.com/nemesizer/microcosm As an incentive, I'm offering a prize to the first two people to make real progress with solving the puzzle... Check out the video for more details... See also my video on Cain's Jawbone, another literary puzzle:    • [037] Cain's Jawbone: the hardest word puz...   #microcosm #puzzle #unsolved