In this month's puzzle you are asked the riddle "What is always in front of you but can't be seen?" alongside a graphic of a busy bookshelf.
Notice that below the riddle are 6 symbols. That indicates that the answer is a 6 letter word.
The first symbol is a pencil. Looking at the bookshelf, how many pencils can you find?
There's 14 pencils in the cup but then there's one resting on the stack of books making it 15 pencils in all.
If you look back at the riddle you'll notice there are small numbers above the first few letters. That's a hint that the letters are important to finding the answer. If you count to the 15th letter of the riddle you come to the letter F. That's the first letter of the answer.
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The next symbol is a leaf. Looking at the plant you can count 24 leaves. What is the 24th letter in the riddle?
The next symbol is a flame, how many flames do you see on the shelf? There are 4 candles. What is the 4th letter of the riddle?
Next is leaves again and we know there are 24 leaves. The next symbol is a hashtag which indicates numbers. How many numbers can you find?
Altogether there are 16 single digits or numbers.
And finally we have books. How many books?
Once you count all the objects you should have come up with; 15 pencils, 24 leaves, 4 flames, 24 leaves, 16 numbers, and 33 books. Look for those letters in the riddle.
SOLUTION: Highlight this text to reveal the answer --> F U T U R E Thanks for playing!
