New answers tagged grid-deduction
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A Minesweeper Sudoku
Here some comments on how I arrived at my solution.
Placing the mines and the 3s and 1s was the major goal from the start, including the constraints imposed on those positions by the number of mines ...
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A Minesweeper Sudoku
Brilliant puzzle, indeed. I have been in an on/off relationship since the puzzle was first shown on LogicMasters. Unfortunately, if I am not completely mistaken, the puzzle doesn't have a unique ...
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They are all linked!
First, the solved
Blue letters
Red letters
Green letters
Dotted regions
What do these seven things have in common?
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Stitches solution and tips
Here is the detailed answer:
(feel free to make it clearer)
First a bit of naming. As:
R: the Red block
TY: the Top Yellow block
BY: the Bottom Yellow block
TB: the Top Blue block
BB: the Bottom Blue ...
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This new puzzle type needs a name {OVERLAPPED EDITION}
Rules:
Solution:
Name of puzzle:
Solve path:
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Stitches solution and tips
This puzzle type is new to me. While I cannot (yet) provide a full logical path to the solution, I have some initial observations that may help you get unstuck:
With a bit of trial and error (which I ...
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Make sense of the grids
The two grids hide two messages:
These are both...
The technique to produce the final answers involves...
It's also worth noting from a puzzle design point of view that...
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Shaka/shawaka: Trominoes
Again.. it's me. :)
So Let's go...
With the help of marginal law mentioned in my previous answer, we can progress.
The obvious place to start is ...
Then if we move to the top right cell
Now let's ...
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a six-by-six KenKen
Thanks for sharing the puzzle. It was indeed challenging and fun.
There might be a simpler initial break-in, but here is my attempt.
Finished solution:
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Shaka/shawaka: An introduction
I had never played this game before, so thanks for the interesting puzzle. I will note down here how I tackled this problem, briefly.
For convenience, I will lable the grid as below.
Procedure
The ...
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Shaka/shawaka: An introduction
orange, then pink is easy
expand with red and brown
realize the light green is needed, enlarging those areas causes problems; and then also dark green
the blues finish the puzzle
The picture
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Food over friendship
The person who gets the apple is:
Because this is:
Step 1:
Step 2:
Next, realise that:
Step 3:
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Logical Deduction Persistence Test
Solution!
Logical reasoning
(For referencing cells, I will imagine the grid is filled out with numbers 1-49 like this)
The start
One way path
No cell left behind
Endpoints
Finishing the sides
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