The Xbox Puzzle

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[@soulure]

First thing I would have done was unscrewed all of the screws.

[@gumba2953]

Yeah, same. Especially the one at the top, with the Philips head. If I noticed it was different, I doubt my first thought would be "let's connect this random screw to that other one with a metal wire". I would've unscrewed it and probably consequently broken the whole thing.

[@Marquis-Sade]

Than it would explode

[@Robert08010]

Marquis Puzzle solved!!!!

[@ablestmage]

+

[@nopparuj]

I will hack saw it...

[@MyMrsamsam]

hey son i have this Xbox you talk about for your birthday

[@AAntichrisTT]

I fucking hate you dad

[@LoaFi132]

omfg Dad my Xbox just got the red ring of death! I've never been so happy!

[@YelddopoulosProducts]

LmAo

[@chilleffect]

you have exactly 360 likes. leave it at at that.

[@supmaster2866]

MyMrsamsam your sons gonna be devastated

[@ryanfergo]

Amazing puzzle, but my god was it an anti climax

[@TacosAndBenders]

Yeah. I thought the box was going to open up and reveal something. Whats in the box?? Electronics I guess.

[@bkbj8282]

It's literally a perfect circle back to it being called the Xbox. Take a joke.

[@chilloutsloth]

dulcet le reddit army exdeeeeee zdxdddd

[@lopendepaddo]

well that seems right if you ever owned a first generation xbox 360....

[@bs0170170]

Reminded me of the movie A Christmas Story when he gets his decoder ring and all it says is," Be sure to drink your Ovaltine"

[@tfox1385]

an xbox with a red ring of death? funny

[@dexwrecker]

T Fox yep.... hilarious.

[@beehivemind9343]

It's so anti-ironic!

[@SubscriberswithNoVideosC-ps4xv]

That’s the joke

[@CJUGames]

That's an incredibly clever and well designed puzzle. Knowledge of comics would help, but nothing a quick google search can't find. Ending was a bit of a letdown though. All around great video, thanks.

[@vysearcadia522]

If you google, you lose anyways. Outside help or influence counts as clues for a puzzle that is meant for you to solve alone.

[@vysearcadia522]

Btw to give meaning to what I said... try to solve this box as a person living in the 1800's before google or even the internet was a thing...

[@CinemaGunk]

I like how its called the X box, so naturally one thinks of Xbox game system, but then its all X-men characters so you think "oh not xbox game system the X is for X-men" but then the answer at the end is referring to the Xbox game system with "the red ring of death" lol

[@souravzzz]

You have to rub the fleeb juice over it.

[@brettgagnon3937]

if only everyone had cooler more elevated tastes like yours :(

[@JQXJQ]

You are reddit.

[@JCDxDRaMa]

then a schlami shows up... and he spits on it

[@bandittheferret6388]

woah dude you are so unique with your crazy amazing taste in very obscure shows that you like to make constant references to!!!!!! wow!!!!!

[@brettgagnon3937]

Wubalubadubdub am I right ?!

[@youtubasoarus]

Wait... so there's nothing inside?! O__O

[@xilllllix]

That's why you get a PS4 instead.

[@thurmanator7874]

PC

[@minor_edit]

There's some electronics inside

[@youtubasoarus]

We know there are electronics inside... the point of a traditional puzzle box was that uh... there was something in there as a reward for solving the puzzle.

[@simargl3334]

youtubasoarus But this is not a traditional puzzle, now is it?

[@Crecross]

can it run crysis?

[@TeamoJr]

Nothin runs crysis

[@Zachary8174]

Anything can play crysis, but nothing can play crysis 3

[@Crecross]

hipnotyq 😂😂

[@LightningSe7en]

Give it to your sister. Slap her face then shout at her. It will then *run* *cry* *sis*. (Not in that order) Sorry.

[@AndreiRaduAtanasiu]

Crecross Official no it doesnt u console peasent crysis is PC exclusive

[@Blxzers]

how is anybody going to solve this on their own?

[@strayfromlight]

People who enjoy puzzles typically have good problem solving skills.

[@LastAvailableAlias]

Telekinesis=turn the box upside down? This reminds me of the old adventure games in the 80s where you'd have to know to do things like "To unlock the door you have to put the pink rock in your pocket while standing in front of the window" Huh?

[@Kolop]

Yeah, the others made some sense, but that one didn't make any sense at all.

[@knilschbromen7147]

As mentioned in the video, it was designed to be solved with four people.

[@xilllllix]

You Google the solution.

[@johns5364]

I would harness the power of my framing hammer and break it open

[@boredvideos5616]

John S lol

[@loleq2137]

You deserve an oscar for this comment.

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

so cool

[@Testerinopelinokinosjwizldid]

carmine pls, go make more game of thrones videos, get to work man

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

Smessies I JUST MADE ONE. GET OFF MAH BACK DAWG

[@FLEBpuzzles]

Thanks!

[@croftylol]

WELL THEN MAKE ANOTHER, DUDE.

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

Tsar Nicholas fiiiine

[@ItsMiss5p1d3r5]

Just found this through the front page of reddit, loving your channel!

[@thedartgamingyt7888]

the red ring of death was something that occured to your xbox 360 when it got short circuted or overpowered this is actually a nice ee and made me happy to remember the good ol days thank you so much fleb and thank you to the creators of this puzzle

[@summoner1451]

Is your wife single? She's kind of cute.

[@AnuevoX]

sum moner kek

[@FLEBpuzzles]

What? No! She's married to me! That means she is not single!

[@jazz4dayz543]

It was a joke, dude, chill. lol.

[@jonboywhite13]

FLEB you guys getting along or...?

[@Mister_NO.]

FLEB Judging by your answer, i kinda doubt that you solved that puzzle yourself... Do you really think that someone would seriously ask you if your WIFE is single? Especially, when you take in consideration that this joke has been around for years...

[@nicholashamilton1898]

I love these puzzles. They keep your mind sharp. And it keeps you from getting bored.

[@Daniel-ew9gx]

And as always, a fantastic upload by a fantastic man. I love how well you make your videos, and how easy it is for a guy, like myself, to follow your every step in these solving videos. I really hope that you feel good about what you are doing here, and just by looking in your comments, i am not the only one appreciating your work, you deserve all the best!

[@Twistedsackboy]

He's an Xman not a Fantastic Man.

[@FLEBpuzzles]

Thanks! I saw this comment before the person on Reddit posted the video, and I really appreciated your comment at the time. It took a while, but I found it! Happy puzzling!

[@FLEBpuzzles]

Just for clarification, I also appreciate your comment now.

[@JFeingoldlink]

The idea of adding different kinds of modalities to a puzzle is fascinating to me. I think a lot of the times, we are used to solving puzzles with clearly defined boundaries and scripts for behavior. Sudoku, crosswords, twisty puzzles, and logic grids all have rules for completion which can lead to deep and beautiful logic, but there is something kind of magical with a puzzle that asks you to do something different. Where the solution is not found within a bounded space. Great puzzle.

[@baseballredsox1234]

These are very well done! Love the commentary on them.

[@FLEBpuzzles]

Thank you!!!

[@mysteriumbros8386]

I hope this channel becomes a larger level channel at some point subscriber wise. You deserve it. You are my new favorite channel. And don't forget that this is for everyone's enjoyment yours included.

[@Pengajim]

wtf and the box didn't open? I want my 6 minutes back

[@kylecooper8657]

Pengajim I was one comment above this until the end... wtf

[@ItsTheMoonMan]

aye you better copywright "xbox" before anyone else thinks of that sweet ass name

[@MitchellWiggs]

4:55 - I can't imagine that someone trying to unlock this puzzle would know any other people.

[@haysdixon6227]

This was extremely interesting with the comic book and console references especially. I enjoy the references to comics and mythology in some of the puzzles.

[@NicholasDwork]

Where can this puzzle be purchased? I tried searching for XBox, and that was a futile effort.

[@jenniferzhu8573]

what was the code for the letters on the outside??

[@hainsay]

I think there is a different mapping for every letter, since you can see BOX -> OXB

[@collectivelight]

Found through reddit. Thank you for introducing us to these puzzles!

[@jonathandiaz2365]

I'd just like to say that I watched all of your videos and found them all extremely interesting and subscribed instantly. I don't know if you are aware but someone posted a link to this video on a site called Reddit which is where all of this traffic is coming from. Currently the top comment chain I see now is pretty negative and I really hope this doesn't discourage you. In no time at all these children and their negativity will be gone.

[@tkurth02]

I too just got here from reddit. This deserves more views.

[@davefilms7422]

The puzzle is truly amazing and must have taken so much time to develop. I really appreciate you showing us this intricate puzzle. Great job keep the awesome work!

[@FLEBpuzzles]

Thanks! Todd Etter did an amazing job with the design!

[@colfrankslade]

So...about the key itself. How is one going to figure out an entire key with no clues ?

[@bend2788]

You can get pretty far using guesswork, trial-and-error, and patterns. The first things I would've done are probably look for 1-3 letter words (a, of, the, and so on), and also try to figure out which letter corresponds to E. It's possible that the key could just be a rot cipher (every letter gets moved forward/backward a certain amount of "spaces"), which would make it easier, but otherwise you just have to grind away.

[@colfrankslade]

I was hoping there was some kind of marking on the box to kind of help (outside of the letters themselves) I see what you're getting at though and deductive reasoning is likely what most people would use to establish it....just hoped for a short cut or explanation :)

[@crono303]

Check out cryptograms. They're a word puzzle that you commonly see in newspapers next to crosswords (I assume anyway. I haven't used a newspaper in a while). Basically, as long as the sentences is long enough, you can figure out most cryptograms. You start with the small words, like the other guy said, and then you can usually work out the rest from there. They're pretty fun if you like puzzles and such.

[@zackmw1]

you can figure out how frequently certain letters appear and then pair those letters with the letters in the English language that occur the same number of times. for example, e is the most common letter in the English language. if you figure out which letter occurs most often in the cipher text it is probably the letter that corresponds to e.

[@presidentadrian]

Your description of the processes is epic! I love the detail and attention you give! Keep it up bro! Gonna share ur channel as much as I can!!

[@FLEBpuzzles]

Thank you very much!

[@matthewmccloskey6085]

This was awesome! If i can ask, how'd you solve the cryptogram?

[@KmSiDevastate]

I'm thinking the same thing!

[@calvin624]

Matthew McCloskey Looks to be a fairly easy letter swap. Just write down A to Z and take note of letters which appear most often, these are your vowels. WZ and FX are both shown, there aren't many two letter words W appears quite a bit as does X, W equals I and X equals O. From there it's just a matter of subsituting the letters you do know into the puzzle and forming words as you go to reveal more letters, which in turn reveal more letters etc.

[@aur3nnnn]

What if it isn't in English? :O

[@calvin624]

aur3nnnn He said at the very start it's in English.

[@FLEBpuzzles]

People here have gotten somewhat of the right approach. First, remember that this was a puzzle event with multiple people teams, so we were all trying to solve it. A lot of techniques are shown here: www.cryptograms.org/tutorial.php A combination of one letter words, two letter words, and three letter words got us a lot of the letters, and then we were able to guess some of the bigger words. Eventually we started trying to translate the names, got that they were xmen, and got a lot more of the key.

[@Ethan-hb9gg]

I am a huge super hero nerd and I find that puzzle one of the coolest puzzles ever

[@kittyrules]

In before the million views

[@ASOUE]

Are you me?

[@nnk2391]

Come play with me kitttties

[@kittyrules]

No you are meow... sorry

[@nnk2391]

Mrow?

[@saopy]

I love how all of your profile pics are just the first letter of your username!

[@nonchalantturnedoa]

I don't know how I came across your channel today but I'm really glad I did. I watched a few of your videos and enjoyed each one. I wish I can be as smart as you. I really do. That would be cool - solving puzzles and whatnot. Kudos!

[@jazz4dayz543]

This was very anti-climactic..

[@Zgembo121]

u mean anti-orgasmic? \_(ツ)_/¯

[@SquirtleSquady]

¯\(ツ)/

[@the_weird_potatod6106]

(i~i)

[@yolkomodo]

Kudos to this puzzle creator for being an X-Men fan. I thought "maybe you need to apply electricity" once I read "Noriko Ashida'

[@kolo5141]

It's like one of the Da Vincis puzzles

[@thatoneshortchild1937]

The first time I can say, I want an Xbox for Christmas XD I love this channel

[@FLEBpuzzles]

Thank you very much!

[@1337NinjaSakura]

do you have to wrap the cube in a bunch of towels to get the 'red ring of death' to disappear?

[@Nikanaiko]

...Your reward for the XBox puzzle is the RED RING OF DEATH XD And you have to be a Marvel fan to understand how to do it in the first place oh my gosh this is the most nerd-reference-heavy puzzle I've ever seen in my life.

[@Cartoon_Games]

*Awesome puzzle, awesome video*

[@JustPlainRob]

This is so amazing. I have all the technical ability to build something like this but I could never come up with the actual puzzle logic and encryption concept on my own.

[@linkszxx]

I was expecting the box to open and the one above all to show up

[@NotNibrasakhi]

Kid: I want Xbox for my birthday Dad: *bring these*

[@_Roxoz]

I couldn't really catch the final phrase, what was it?

[@FLEBpuzzles]

"The Red Ring of Death". It the context of this event, we were looking for something that would destroy the Xbox. That works!

[@_Roxoz]

FLEB haha great, love your videos! :)

[@FLEBpuzzles]

Thank you very much!

[@PassTheSnails]

Me: “I want an xbox for christmas” Grandma:

[@MistikaManiac]

heh. red ring of death.

[@that_oneguy9486]

I literally fell asleep no joke because of how smart this guy u are smart fleb keep up the good work

[@warcatbattalion]

red ring of death?

[@rcarroll98]

ninjastarforcex Google "Xbox red ring of death"

[@doggoyourmom]

ninjastarforcex its also fitting that the hardest letter to get is the "O". (it just furthers the red ring of death because when the letter appears its red)

[@ablestmage]

On the video game console called the X-Box 360, the "red ring of death" is a visual error on the exterior of the main console that indicates some certain conditions. The ring is a lit-up circle with four quadrants, and each quadrant that is lit up as green normally represents a player or game-controller connected to the system. If there is a red quadrant, it means there is some problem with that corresponding controller or internally with the system that prevents further play, but all four quadrants lit up red (making a red ring) generally mean there is a system error or some other fatal condition that can't be remedied without taking the console in for repair.

[@anonymousartist2176]

Xbox Puzzle? Red Ring of Death? Holy fuck that’s cruel and clever at the same time... I love it

[@TrapMusicNow]

Nope. You just pull on a few plumbuses and get schwifty. Simple as that mate.

[@jackcarter5415]

When Trap Music Now shows up on a puzzle vid xD

[@uh-ohspaghetti-os4118]

Stop

[@Mookielady]

This is the most amazing puzzle I have ever seen!!!!!

[@cechk01]

you sound like jd from scrubs

[@colekern6214]

My favorite puzzle yet!

[@jewman4]

Did you figure this out yourself from start to finish?

[@FLEBpuzzles]

I did in the original event with my puzzle team. This is from a puzzle event back in 2013 where you had to try out to be allowed to play and they only took 24 teams. For filming this video, I remembered a lot of the solve path from that original event.

[@jewman4]

Well great job. I just saw this vid made the front page of reddit, so it looks like you'll have an audience for months and years to come!

[@NOGOODHOODnz]

"Red Ring Of Death" is a reference back to a long standing issue with Xbox 360 consoles. Basically, if your Xbox showed the 'red ring of death', your Xbox was broken. Google it for images...

[@trebot9292266]

it was just an error code.

[@NOGOODHOODnz]

GoAwayGoogle My old Xbox 360 got it and I had to send it back to Microsoft. They ended up replacing a board inside.

[@trebot9292266]

NOGOODHOODnz the lights light up in a pattern to tell what's wrong with the xbox and where the unit failed.

[@panwall1327]

that seems stupid

[@NaajiRahmbah]

Very anti-claimactic

[@pfblatx2]

My god, the patience you must have for these things

[@HaZiiMeiSteR]

That was pretty cool. The whole time I imagined someone like Nathan Drake trying to solve it.

[@benjaminparker5044]

SAME

[@bdproductions]

Excellent job Fleb-dawg

[@BorealApple0939]

The ring of death, the worst thing that can happen to your Xbox 360

[@bunnyxmahgii]

I lost you when math happened. Awesome puzzle box though!

[@PerfectDawn]

Yooooo. That's crazy. Props to who ever solves that

[@thnkhrder6266]

wow that box was insane..I would've totally smashed it open with my solution hammer LOL great videos though!

[@nashville5428]

*kid writes his Christmas list *mom looks at it* an Xbox huh? Ok let's hope santa gets that for you! *goes to store and gets an Xbox puzzle* *kid opens present next morning* Kid: What's this? Mom: Well it's an Xbox ! Kid: No this is a wooden box Mom:What do you mean *kid shows mom picture of xbox* Mom :Oooohhhhh Um.. Maybe you'll get an Xbox next year ! *one year later* *kid opens present * *gets a PlayStation * Kid: I hate you

[@supertrain1236]

Instead, I will harness the power of Mr. Phillpis, the screwdriver guy.

[@sunacchi9402]

Y was this in my recommendations.... If a KZbin video makes my brain hurt... Then why would I like it so much? XD

[@Jordster360]

Just finished all of your videos and subscribed for the next one... keep up the good work. I love these type of puzzles and looking forward to seeing and learning other unique items like the Xbox. Thanks! Jordster360 P.S. Any reason you play your FLEB intro halfway through the video? It's a great intro :-)

[@zzerexx7852]

*gives this to my friend on christmas* Friend: What is this? Me: its an Xbox Friend: ......

[@Emteon]

This was amazingly made

[@TrainlocksmithsCollege]

This looks so interesting. Really well designed puzzle piece.

[@MyZone2003]

The first time that you say "you have to use their power on the box" i was like "bitch i have no superpower"

[@stephencoxbass]

That's insane! Very cool!

[@rickgrimes5441]

"You solved the box. We came. Now you must come with us. Taste our pleasures."

[@jackmcmahon2324]

You could leave me in a room with this thing for the next 20 years, and I doubt I'd even decipher the code.

[@bibowski]

You deserve a lot more views man, these vids are awesome :p

[@Alex-yu9cx]

Reddit discovers another high quality channel 😃

[@GtaRockt]

wtf I don't know how I got here but this is fucking amazing man!!

[@Dougout92]

Outstanding creativity! Great job.

[@jeffreymason7049]

"...into the mysterious box" - you left out the word mysterious ;-)

[@masterbuck]

Well looky here, this Xbox has more exclusive games than the Xbox One!

[@leod8024]

Hey man the videos are great and super interesting! Keep it up!

[@thedifferencebetweenlifean9708]

I love X-Men I saw the names and realized them and almost screamed. But... I'm the only person awake in my dad's house so yah... I'm 11 lol

[@oriwan3786]

Lawsuit from Microsoft incoming. Awesome puzzle. Subbed.

[@PyroNinja713]

the translation of the text on top left out a big word at the end between "box" and "good luck". illuminati confirmed

[@GLAKJack]

Put the FLEB logo on the bottom LEFT corner of the thumbnails, so it's not covered by the time stamp.

[@icu9313]

LOL entire puzzle is a microsoft poke. love it

[@Blizzhobbs]

Wow this guy literally has no subscribers as of now. He definitely deserves 100k subs with these types of videos. I claim first sub. :)

[@titotitotito]

For some reason I felt like the box should've opened.

[@xsoltis]

it sounds like someone knocked over a glass of wine when you solved it first to show it to the camera. hope your carpet is okay!

[@FLEBpuzzles]

I accidentally hit a glass bowl with the puzzle. The cat was startled, but everything else was fine!

[@MegaTankEX]

Not sure if you know already but the "Red Ring of Death" is what people call when the Xbox 360 console stopped working and displayed the Green lights for the power button Red. Hence the name "Xbox Puzzle"

[@mushroomlad6233]

Mega Tank EX Incorrect, there are X-men characters whose powers you use to solve this. The X in X-men is responsible foe the name Xbox

[@MegaTankEX]

Adriano Colelay Yes i know but the name has a double meaning to the X-Men and XBox, which the Red Ring Of Death is from

[@FreakyFred18827]

Perfect Birthday present.

[@ChrisJ82]

Great to see what Reddit can do. You are about to gain a whole bunch of new subscribers (including me). But could you pls tell us where we can purchase that astonishing puzzle?

[@travisplofsky2658]

The new Xbox looks cool. Glad Microsoft finally found a good design

[@aheadclover6186]

Travis Plofsky haha

[@IchigoKurosaki011]

Red ring means the HDMI cable or whatever visual cable you're using is either not plugged in properly or is broke. Q1, 3, and 4 is the almost ring of death though.

[@Nada.AlShingiti]

This is my favorite puzzle!

[@MasterTeep]

I'm 1:55 into the video, and the hints are about the xmen. Professor Xavier is the key.

[@TheFilipFonky]

I was not prepared for that earrape intro