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* MagicSquarePuzzle: Two appear in [=RS5=], with the first one being a semi-traditional one where the goal is to spell out numbers on the bottom with the tiles. The second one has the same goals, but clicking a tile changes the ones diagonally-adjacent instead.
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* FanRemake: ''Return To Riddle School'' is a fan recreation of the original ''Riddle School'' with better graphics, a different solution path, and a lot of additional {{Call Forward}}s.
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* VideoGameRemake: ''Return To Riddle School'' is the original ''Riddle School'' remade with better graphics, a different solution path, and a lot of additional {{Call Forward}}s.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Not only does Phil [[InformingTheFourthWall talk to himself]] a lot, but he sometimes speaks directly to the player.
** This is especially evident during [=RS5=] when clicking a poster, which has Phil tell the player that he assumes they can read as everything he says is in text bubbles.
** This is especially evident during [=RS5=] when clicking a poster, which has Phil tell the player that he assumes they can read as everything he says is in text bubbles.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Not only does Phil [[InformingTheFourthWall talk to himself]] a lot, but he sometimes speaks directly to the player.
**player. This is especially evident during [=RS5=] when clicking a poster, which has Phil tell the player that he assumes they can read as everything he says is in text bubbles.bubbles.
* BrokenBridge: Prevalent through the series preventing Phil from accessing certain items due to a small problem. Most notably in ''Riddle Transfer'', Phil's school friends are trapped in jail cells, but all of them have the codes to the locks [[TheGuardsMustBeCrazy mostly due to lax security]]. The problem with Phred and Smiley's cells is that their cell keypads has a broken required key or ''outright missing''.
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* BrokenBridge: Prevalent through the series preventing Phil from accessing certain items due to a small problem. Most notably in ''Riddle Transfer'', Phil's school friends are trapped in jail cells, but all of them have the codes to the locks [[TheGuardsMustBeCrazy mostly due to lax security]]. The problem with Phred and Smiley's cells is that their cell keypads has a broken required key or ''outright missing''.
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* ChekhovsGun: A very long-runner in Mrs. Cophey's spinning pointer: first seen in [=RS1=], comes in useful six games later in [=RT2=].
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* ChekhovsGun: A very long-runner in Mrs. Cophey's spinning pointer: first seen in [=RS1=], comes in useful six games later in [=RT2=].[=RT2=], where it's revealed to be so fast it's able to cut through solid stone.
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* DyingToWakeUp: The events of Riddle School 2-4 are revealed to be AllJustADream induced by aliens that have abducted the main protagonist, Phil, and his friends. In Riddle School 5 where he wakes up, Phil only got out because he "died" in the previous game, and in order to wake up his other friends, he has to enter their dreams and kill them to successfully free them from their sleep.
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* NoodleIncident: While Phil will explain what happened that led to the various spills in the schools he has attended, he never gives an explanation about the spill in front of the janitor's closet in [=RS1=]. He simply tells the player that they "don't want to know what happened there".
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* RunningGag: Subverted the first two games both have Phil making the same terrible pun after leaving the first room; in the third game (where the method to leave the starting room involves rendering the teacher blind), Phil remarks that his idea "wasn't very sharp at all. In fact, it was kind of blurry."
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* RunningGag: RunningGag:
** The quit buttons in the title screens never work. Clicking on them will not quit the game. Finally ended in [=RT2=], where the quit button actually works.
** Subverted the first two games both have Phil making the same terrible pun after leaving the first room; in the third game (where the method to leave the starting room involves rendering the teacher blind), Phil remarks that his idea "wasn't very sharp at all. In fact, it was kind of blurry."
** The quit buttons in the title screens never work. Clicking on them will not quit the game. Finally ended in [=RT2=], where the quit button actually works.
** Subverted the first two games both have Phil making the same terrible pun after leaving the first room; in the third game (where the method to leave the starting room involves rendering the teacher blind), Phil remarks that his idea "wasn't very sharp at all. In fact, it was kind of blurry."
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* WritersCannotDoMath: One of the posters in [=RS1=] states that even though there are more than 50 lockers in the school, only ''seven'' students actually attend the school. There's actually eight students. Including the core quartet, there's also Richy, 5, Chubb, and Greg.
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* ManOnFire: After [[spoiler:Zack's constant cold is cured]], he develops a ''very'' high fever.
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* YouShouldntKnowThisAlready: In [=RS5=], you have to turn down a thermostat to make Phred wear your sweatshirt. If you try to do it before it logically makes sense, Phil will point out that he hasn't deduced yet that's what he has to do.
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* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Phil Eggtree, the protagonist who uses his wit to solve any puzzle he comes across.
** TheLancer: Phred Whistler, Phil's best friend.
** TheSmartGuy / SixthRanger: [[spoiler:Diz the alien, who can operate all of Vizion's technology. Also the SixthRangerTraitor as the true BigBad of the series who wants to control Vizion himself.]]
** TheBigGuy: Zack Kelvin, who has learned to weaponize his fire powers.
** TheChick: Smiley Sundae, [[TokenGirl the only girl of the group]], and the most optimistic.
** TheHero: Phil Eggtree, the protagonist who uses his wit to solve any puzzle he comes across.
** TheLancer: Phred Whistler, Phil's best friend.
** TheSmartGuy / SixthRanger: [[spoiler:Diz the alien, who can operate all of Vizion's technology. Also the SixthRangerTraitor as the true BigBad of the series who wants to control Vizion himself.]]
** TheBigGuy: Zack Kelvin, who has learned to weaponize his fire powers.
** TheChick: Smiley Sundae, [[TokenGirl the only girl of the group]], and the most optimistic.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Sweet, sweet freedom... is what he'll have as soon as he gets that door open.]]
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** In the beginning of ''[=RT2=]'', the portal Phil logs into conveniently has Riddle Elementary set as a destination, which the player will likely write off as Phil simply having entered that in himself. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that Zone 5.1 is under the employ of Vizion, who had been observing the school and presumably used said portal to kidnap the kids after Phil set the time-stopping mine off.]]
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** In Riddle Transfer, not only do the Zone 5.1 Agents make very little effort to conceal the codes to open the prison cells from the prisoners, but every guard in the facility apparently gets the day off at the same time.
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** In Riddle Transfer, not only do the Zone 5.1 Agents make very little effort to conceal the codes to open the prison cells from the prisoners, but every guard in the facility apparently gets the day off at the same time. By the time Phil had broke all of his friends out and released two of their test subjects, the guards only respond to a tripped alarm and Phil had already snuck his friends down a manhole.
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* NoOSHACompliance: The first few games revolve around you having to get the key to escape because the door to outside is locked from the inside. This probably violates some sort of fire code. [[spoiler:[=RS2=] and [=RS3=] are later revealed to be AllJustADream, but the first game has no such excuse.]]
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* NoOSHACompliance: NoOSHACompliance:
** The first few games revolve around you having to get the key to escape because the door to outside is locked from the inside. This probably violates some sort of fire code. [[spoiler:[=RS2=] and [=RS3=] are later revealed to be AllJustADream, but the first game has no such excuse.]]]]
** It's confirmed in ''[=RT2=]'' that a [[KlatchianCoffee coffee-jacked]] Ms. Cophey spinning her pointer stick instantly turns her into a laceration hazard, which Phil uses to saw the lid off of a eye drops container made of stone.
** The first few games revolve around you having to get the key to escape because the door to outside is locked from the inside. This probably violates some sort of fire code. [[spoiler:[=RS2=] and [=RS3=] are later revealed to be AllJustADream, but the first game has no such excuse.
** It's confirmed in ''[=RT2=]'' that a [[KlatchianCoffee coffee-jacked]] Ms. Cophey spinning her pointer stick instantly turns her into a laceration hazard, which Phil uses to saw the lid off of a eye drops container made of stone.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: In ''Riddle Transfer 2'', replacing Nit Wit's eye drops bottle with the soap bottle won't work, as he points out that it's clearly where his eye drops bottle used to be.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: In ''Riddle Transfer 2'', ''[=RT1=2=]'', replacing Nit Wit's eye drops bottle with the soap bottle won't work, as he points out that it's clearly where his eye drops bottle used to be.
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''Riddle School'' is a Website/{{Newgrounds}} flash game series created by Jonbro (now known as Creator/{{Jonochrome}}) following a boy named Phil Eggtree trying to escape numerous grades of school, and later on, a number of environments.
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''Riddle School'' is a Website/{{Newgrounds}} flash game series created by Jonbro [=JonBro=] (now known as Creator/{{Jonochrome}}) following a boy named Phil Eggtree trying to escape numerous grades of school, and later on, a number of environments.
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-> ''"Now THAT was A SHARP idea! (I can't believe I said that.)"''
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* AstralFinale: All of Riddle School 5, but especially Viz's freezer ship, and [[spoiler: Riddle Transfer 2's final segment takes place in space.]]
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* AstralFinale: All of Riddle School 5, but especially Viz's freezer ship, and [[spoiler: Riddle [[spoiler:Riddle Transfer 2's final segment takes place in space.]]
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--->'''[[ItMakesSenseInContext Flying Pig]]:''' Right now I'm free as a bird in a birdcage.
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--->'''[[ItMakesSenseInContext Flying Pig]]:''' Right now I'm free as a bird in a birdcage.
--->'''Phil:'''birdcage.\\
'''Phil:''' Pig, I think you and I would probably make really good friends.
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'''Phil:''' Pig, I think you and I would probably make really good friends.
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--->'''Richy:''' I don't even have a smart teacher. I'm getting out of this school as soon as I can.
--->'''Phil:''' Richy, you've got a lot to learn.
--->'''Phil:''' Richy, you've got a lot to learn.
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--->'''Richy:''' I don't even have a smart teacher. I'm getting out of this school as soon as I can.
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'''Phil:''' Richy, you've got a lot to learn.
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'''Phil:''' Richy, you've got a lot to learn.
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--> '''Cophey:''' Yeah yeah, I've heard those before. So what ''really'' happened?
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-->'''Zack:''' [[LampshadeHanging Why couldn't have we been in a more convincing-sounding double abduction?]]
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-->'''Zack:''' [[LampshadeHanging Why couldn't have we been in a more convincing-sounding double abduction?]]
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'''Zack:''' [[LampshadeHanging Why couldn't have we been in a more convincing-sounding double abduction?]]
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* DoomedNewClothes: Mrs. Mooses's story in ''Riddle School 4''[='=]s WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue:
--> Mrs. Mooses was at a bank and a bank robbery suddenly took place. The robber told her to get down on the ground. [[TooDumbToLive She said the ground was awfully dirty and it wouldn't be good for her new dress]]. She was shot multiple times [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and her dress was ruined]].
--> Mrs. Mooses was at a bank and a bank robbery suddenly took place. The robber told her to get down on the ground. [[TooDumbToLive She said the ground was awfully dirty and it wouldn't be good for her new dress]]. She was shot multiple times [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and her dress was ruined]].
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* DoomedNewClothes: Mrs. Mooses's Mooses' story in ''Riddle School 4''[='=]s WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue:
--> Mrs.-->Mrs. Mooses was at a bank and a bank robbery suddenly took place. The robber told her to get down on the ground. [[TooDumbToLive She said the ground was awfully dirty and it wouldn't be good for her new dress]]. She was shot multiple times [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and her dress was ruined]].
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** In the ending in the legacy edition of ''[=RS4=]'', [[spoiler: it hints that the game was all just a dream.]]
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** In the ending in the legacy edition of ''[=RS4=]'', [[spoiler: it [[spoiler:it hints that the game was all just a dream.]]
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* NoOSHACompliance: The first few games revolve around you having to get the key to escape because the door to outside is locked from the inside. This probably violates some sort of fire code. [[spoiler: [=RS2=] and [=RS3=] are later revealed to be AllJustADream, but the first game has no such excuse.]]
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* NoOSHACompliance: The first few games revolve around you having to get the key to escape because the door to outside is locked from the inside. This probably violates some sort of fire code. [[spoiler: [=RS2=] [[spoiler:[=RS2=] and [=RS3=] are later revealed to be AllJustADream, but the first game has no such excuse.]]
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* CalculatorSpelling: In ''3'', Phil has to find the combination for Richy's locker. When he finds it, it says "BLOBBLES". Of course, it's actually 53788078.
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* UpdatedRerelease: There is a legacy edition of all the games that makes the games easier, with some added changed dialogue and edited and new cutscenes added. It also made the games connect to each other.
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* UpdatedRerelease: There is a legacy edition of all the games that makes the games easier, with some added and changed dialogue and edited and new cutscenes added. It also made the games connect to each other.
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Later Jonochrome made a Riddle School Legacy edition of all of the games that makes the games easier.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: In ''[=RT1=]'', the CCTV monitor in Phil's cell that conveniently has his cell's keycode is a [[spoiler:TELEVIZION]] brand, foreshadowing Zone 5.1's true owners.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: {{Foreshadowing}}:
** In the ending in the legacy edition of ''[=RS4=]'', [[spoiler: it hints that the game was all just a dream.]]
** In ''[=RT1=]'', the CCTV monitor in Phil's cell that conveniently has his cell's keycode is a [[spoiler:TELEVIZION]] brand, foreshadowing Zone 5.1's true owners.
** In the ending in the legacy edition of ''[=RS4=]'', [[spoiler: it hints that the game was all just a dream.]]
** In ''[=RT1=]'', the CCTV monitor in Phil's cell that conveniently has his cell's keycode is a [[spoiler:TELEVIZION]] brand, foreshadowing Zone 5.1's true owners.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler:Diz appears in ''3'' on a nondescript poster, and is sitting in class in ''4'', yet when Phil re-enters the class in ''5'' to kill Phred in his dream, Diz isn't present after the setup, providing an early hint to his importance.]]
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* ExtremelyShortTimespan: According to Miss Cophey, the main case had gone missing for a few days, meaning that the plot took place for about less than a week.
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* ExtremelyShortTimespan: According to Miss Cophey, the [[spoiler:the main case cast had gone missing for a few days, days since Phil set off the time-stopping mine all the way back in ''1'', meaning that the plot as a whole took place for about less than a week.]]
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* ColorCodedSpeech: In ''5'', text bubbles pop up in the intro cutscene, all with separate colors. Green is Diz, red is Viz, and blue is Quiz. Additionally, when Diz and Viz are seen in game, their speech bubbles are colored green and red, respectively, while everyone else's is gray.
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* ChekhovsGun: A very long-runner in Mrs. Cophey's spinning pointer: first seen in [=RS1=], comes in useful six games later in [=RT2=].
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* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: The passcode to open Zack's cell in [=RT2=] is 12345.
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* LethallyStupid: Zone 5.1 does an awful job of keeping the cell passcodes secret, with one agent even speaking the code out loud in front of the prisoner as he enters it and another code being written ''on the inside of the cell door''. In all, the hardest one to figure out is only so because the person who wrote it down has bad handwriting.
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** This is especially evident during RS5 when clicking a poster, which has Phil tell the player that he assumes they can read as everything he says is in text bubbles.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: After [[spoiler:escaping being trapped in a LotusEaterMachine and stopping the evil plans of Viz and Diz, the four main characters all get their happy endings]].
** Phil Eggtree and Smiley Sundae [[spoiler:reconcile after he made fun of her, and form a genuine friendship that blossoms into love. They grow up, date, and marry, with the last shot of the series being them together and happy in old age]].
** Phred Whistler [[spoiler:is saved by Phil and stays friends with him throughout his school years, even keeping the whistle that he gave to Phil in his youth as a symbol of their friendship]].
** Zack Kelvin [[spoiler:was cursed with constantly being cold, to the point where in Riddle School 2 he actually freezes, and can even be killed in Riddle School 5 as a result of this. Fortunately after his cold genes are used to fire a WaveMotionGun to freeze Viz's ship, he is freed of his condition and no longer cold. He does have a flame coming out of his head constantly after this, but it doesn't hurt him and gives him the ability to [[CursedWithAwesome sneeze fire]]. And as the Photo Album shows, he grows up to become a waiter at a successful restaurant]].
** Phil Eggtree and Smiley Sundae [[spoiler:reconcile after he made fun of her, and form a genuine friendship that blossoms into love. They grow up, date, and marry, with the last shot of the series being them together and happy in old age]].
** Phred Whistler [[spoiler:is saved by Phil and stays friends with him throughout his school years, even keeping the whistle that he gave to Phil in his youth as a symbol of their friendship]].
** Zack Kelvin [[spoiler:was cursed with constantly being cold, to the point where in Riddle School 2 he actually freezes, and can even be killed in Riddle School 5 as a result of this. Fortunately after his cold genes are used to fire a WaveMotionGun to freeze Viz's ship, he is freed of his condition and no longer cold. He does have a flame coming out of his head constantly after this, but it doesn't hurt him and gives him the ability to [[CursedWithAwesome sneeze fire]]. And as the Photo Album shows, he grows up to become a waiter at a successful restaurant]].
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