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Comments on Puzzle #30016: In my backyard
By Pam (RhiannonA)

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  quality:   difficulty:   solvability: much guessing?  

Puzzle Description:

Roadrunner and a saguaro

#1: Pam (RhiannonA) on Jul 16, 2017

We have a roadrunner that visits our yard every afternoon.
The cactus lives there. LOL
#2: diane v (dmv) on Jul 17, 2017
Maybe it's just too early on a Monday morning, but I found this impossible to solve without many many many many, etc. hints. Off to find some caffeine....
#3: Norma Dee (norm0908) on Jul 17, 2017
I resorted to several guesses, also.
#4: Teresa K (fasstar) on Jul 17, 2017
We used to see roadrunners in our backyard, but not for a long time now. I think they moved to your neighborhood, Pam. :-)

Really nice image, but sadly not solvable without lots of guessing.
#5: derby (Derby) on Jul 17, 2017
Awesome image. I also couldn't solve it without cheating. But loved the final image.

#6: Aurelian Ginkgo (AurelianGinkgo) on Jul 18, 2017 [SPOILER]
When one accepts that there is a lot of guessing, it doesn't make the solve so bad. At the parts where logic was available, I found that it was very involved, which is a very enjoyable exercise for one's brain. Or, at least, I liked it. It took some "artist's intuition" toward the end when the image was taking shape. (That term is what I call predictable guessing; I don't know what other people might call it.)

All in all, cool backyard. I've never seen a roadrunner except for the inaccurate depiction on Looney Tunes. Meep meep!

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