Comments on Puzzle #23751: Why all the ? ? ? ? ? ?
By Norma Dee (norm0908)
peek at solution solve puzzle
quality: 
difficulty: 
solvability: line & color logic only
peek at solution solve puzzle
quality: difficulty: solvability: line & color logic only
Puzzle Description:
C'mon people. It would be nice if you checked your work and got rid of the question marks. Multiple solutions just aren't fun.
#1: Ellen Vollor (evollor) on Feb 6, 2014
I agree.#2: Heather M (AuntieH) on Feb 6, 2014
Amen!#3: Billie Patterson (bpat) on Feb 6, 2014
Thank you! I won't even try a puzzle with multiple solutions.#4: Norma Dee (norm0908) on Feb 6, 2014
YW. I won't either.#5: Tom O'Connell (sensei69) on Feb 7, 2014
yep, they should use the checker#6: Synthia McBride (synthia) on Feb 7, 2014
I wish someone who published a puzzle with ????'s would comment on why he/she does not use the checker and "massage" his/her puzzle until they do work.#7: Norma Dee (norm0908) on Feb 7, 2014
Ditto#8: Aldege Cholette (aldege) on Feb 7, 2014
sometimes if I can't get a puzzle to say "solvable by logic alone" after trying for a long time,I will go ahead and publish it,because I know there are some solvers out there who enjoy those types of puzzles. I try very hard not to put too many out there,but sometimes I will. I figure that those who don't like them won't try solving them,but I hope they will at least peek.:)#9: Norma Dee (norm0908) on Feb 7, 2014
Aldege, you have more ?'s than I thought but they are for unique solutions with some guessing, not the heavy duty ?'s. But we know you and your style and know that your puzzles are always worth a try because the end result will be worth it.#10: Synthia McBride (synthia) on Feb 8, 2014
I agree with Norma, Aldege. I don't count you in that group. And even before your explanation I was pretty sure that you "work" your puzzles to make them as "question-less" as possible. I avoid puzzles with multiple solutions, but I find that many puzzles without "logical" solutions (often the ones with light questions marks) are actually very easy to solve. And are worth doing.#11: Aldege Cholette (aldege) on Feb 8, 2014
Thx Norma,and Synthia.:)#12: Ga Hendrick (GaHendrick) on Dec 24, 2017
Good use of color ... very clever. I agree - I like puzzles with a unique solution.#13: Norma Dee (norm0908) on Dec 24, 2017
Thank you Ga. Sometimes we get a bunch of new puzzles makers from people with little or no experience. (Usually corresponding to when schools are taking a vacation.) They don't really know what they are doing and haven't read Jan's how to instructions and we get some poorly done puzzles.#14: Valerie Mates (valerie) on Dec 1, 2018
I really enjoyed the interplay of red and black in the logic for solving this one. Fun!#15: Norma Dee (norm0908) on Dec 1, 2018
Thank you, Valerie!
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