A data game is a series of puzzles contained within a database, and solutions require reading comprehension, data analysis, and common sense. With each solution, the story unfolds and more of the game's art is revealed.
For example, in Noah's Rug, you're tracking down a beloved tapestry, searching for its successive owners within the sales database of a Jewish deli.
The kind of person who enjoys writing SQL to unravel a data mystery, i.e., a data nerd.
You need to know at least some SQL, or other data analytics package (Pandas, R, VisiData, Excel) to join, filter, sort, etc. Intermediate-level data practitioners can solve each puzzle in about 30 minutes.
Yes, you can download the data as JSON, CSV, or in the raw SQLite format, and use whatever data analysis tools you want.
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