Puzzle World

Puzzle World is a Trade classification applied to specific worlds with an unusual or anomalous feature that sets it apart from typical star systems. Because of its unusual nature, a Puzzle world is often designated as an Amber Zone, which indicates potential problems and heightened risk for visitors.

Description (Specifications)

The core of a Puzzle world lies in its unknown nature. This element is distinct from the more common world classifications based on Universal World Profile statistics like tech level or population.

Specific reasons for the addition of this trade classification are:

1. Unusual phenomenon: The world contains a strange condition, custom, or natural occurrence that defies conventional logic or science.
2. Enigmatic origins: The central mystery often involves relics of a precursor civilization, such as the enigmatic Ancients.
3. Motivated exploration: A Puzzle world provides a compelling reason for experts to visit, often attracting specialized personnel like archaeologists, xenobiologists, and mystics.

Example of a Puzzle world

A towering ceramic column stands on the edge of a great chasm, its base extending deep into the planet's mantle. When a specific star aligns with the column in the night sky, the column emits a strange pink light. The indigenous population, which has regressed to a primitive state, worships the structure.

World Listing: 1105

A Few of the Known Puzzle Worlds:

1. Clan/Jewell (Spinward Marches 1103)
2. Nemeet/Vipach (Gushemege 0434)
3. Ushulu/Vipach (Gushemege 0137)
4. Crepe/Desta (Ilelish 1727)
5. Lanka/Arlumer (Ilelish 0705)
6. Kathar/Desta (Ilelish 2030)
7. Azyuna/Desta (Ilelish 2129)
8. Azimir/Desta (Ilelish 1721)
9. Maureen/Dlan (Ilelish 1124)
10. Aurelius/Bakkula (Ilelish 1102)
11. Woodlawn/Arlumer (Ilelish 0303)
12. Neal/Dlan (Ilelish 1424)
13. Corimini/Desta (Ilelish 2425)
14. Hogan/Miitan (Ilelish 1907)
15. Mawer/Akkula Worlds (Ilelish 1820)
16. Krasny Norad/Akkula Worlds (Ilelish 2113)
17. Crystal/Ilelish (Ilelish 3209)
18. Yard 14/Akkula Worlds (Ilelish 2218)
19. Ekih/Steppe (Ilelish 0811)
20. Littleton/Gadirur (Ilelish 2826)
21. Plateau/Shudash (Ilelish 2620)
22. Swede/Gadirur (Ilelish 3022)
23. Kkikla/Arlumer (Ilelish 0406)
24. Teyle/Dlan (Ilelish 1628)
25. Relicta/Gadirur (Ilelish 3223)
26. Ansha/Arlumer (Ilelish 0403)
27. Atlantis/Antideluvia (Far Frontiers 0430)
28. Kapa/Bakkula (Ilelish 1601)
29. Duel/Steppe (Ilelish 0719)
30. Geldall/Steppe (Ilelish 0218)
31. Gadirur/Gadirur (Ilelish 3121)
32. Hinate/Akkula Worlds (Ilelish 1711)
33. Dunsel/Antideluvia (Far Frontiers 0526)

References

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Worlds and Adventures (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), .