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Comments on Puzzle #16232: 3 minute madness (Oh dear, it's raining)
By Marie-Louise Ambrey (marz71)

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Puzzle Description:

A reindeer :D See if you can resolve this puzzle in 3 minutes or less, and let us know...ready steady go!

#1: Marie-Louise Ambrey (marz71) on Nov 1, 2011 [HINT]

After some initial line logic, this puzzle requires a tiny bit of edge logic with the 2 clue in column 10, which places a dot in C10, R4 and then line logic runs smoothly from there on.
#2: Kristen Vognild (Kristen) on Nov 1, 2011
This one was tricky to get started, but then it all worked itself out. It took me closer to 3 minutes.
#3: Aldege Cholette (aldege) on Nov 1, 2011
Ok who could put guessing on this?,i actually solved this one in 6 minutes,if i can solve it,there ain't no guessing required,trust me.Thx marz,i actually enjoyed solving this,nice image too.:)
#4: David Bouldin (dbouldin) on Nov 1, 2011 [HINT]
didn't time it because i was trying hard to solve it with line logic (testing a theory from another puzzle comment thread), but did the same edge logic dot that you describe, marz. wonderful puzzle!
#5: Merili (merilinnuke) on Nov 1, 2011
1:44
#6: Alicia Snyder (prinny) on Nov 1, 2011
No guessing required here.. took me 2mins, 34secs on 2nd try. 3mins, 44secs the first time. I started in 2 different areas and didn't have to guess for either starts.
#7: Levi Ross (rhodyboy888) on Nov 1, 2011
I have to use extended logic and it took over 10 minutes. :(
#8: Beth Greenwald (bethgreenwald) on Nov 1, 2011
Right at 3:00
#9: Teresa K (fasstar) on Nov 1, 2011
Fun little puzzle. I love the title, so clever. I didn't time it, didn't need the pressure. :-)
#10: Marie-Louise Ambrey (marz71) on Nov 1, 2011
Thanks all :)
I am going to shorten the titles to these puzzles, so when you see '3MM', you will know it is one of these :)
#11: Jane Doe (telly) on Nov 1, 2011
fun puzzle. :)
#12: Josh Greifer (joshgreifer) on Nov 2, 2011 [HINT]
Great little puzzle - did the initial line logic in about twenty seconds, spent the next ten minutes staring blankly, finally got it after about ten minutes!
#13: Brian Bellis (mootpoint) on Nov 2, 2011
There is NO WAY for me to do this one in anything close to 3 minutes on the first try. Tricky for a 10x10. Really nice image.
#14: Marie-Louise Ambrey (marz71) on Nov 2, 2011
Thanks Brian, pretty sure I took longer than 3 minutes too :)
#15: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on Nov 2, 2011
Found to be logically solvable by gator.
#16: Gator (gator) on Nov 2, 2011 [HINT]
2:20 I did the same edge logic. Great puzzle!
#17: Susan Duncan (medic25733) on Nov 6, 2011
2:10 but on my second try. I couldn't finish it the first time around so I just started over. Great little puzzle
#18: Marie-Louise Ambrey (marz71) on Nov 6, 2011
Thanks Susan, good time! :)
#19: Wombat (wombatilim) on Apr 20, 2012 [HINT]
2:33
I got this one by looking for a contradiction in R4. Trickier than the others I'd done so far.
#20: Byrdie (byrdie) on Dec 11, 2012
Same as wombat except more than 3 minutes and more than one try.
#21: Brian Bellis (mootpoint) on Oct 7, 2018
I must have been embarrassed to say my time back in 2011. It took me 4:40 today.
#22: JoDeen Mozena (ozymoe) on Oct 8, 2018
I had to start over and I forgot to set the timer the second time...lol...these are really great, though!
#23: BRASH ATAOM (BRASHatAOM) on Nov 16, 2022
I have my titles set to not show until I finish sh the puzzle, so I never see these time challenges coming. Some titles give too much away, thus my choice....

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