peek at solution solve puzzle
quality: difficulty: solvability: moderate lookahead
Puzzle Description:
(This puzzle was recovered from the 2016 database crash. Description not available.)
#1: derby (Derby) on Nov 16, 2019 classify
Hopefully, this ended well for Ancestral and Katie.#2: Jota (jota) on Aug 21, 2022 classify
I hope so too!#3: Wombat (wombatilim) on Mar 19, 2023 [HINT] classify
Initial line & color logic gets to 85% with green finished.#4: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on Mar 19, 2023 classify
Smile logic finishes the black.
R20: EL places blue in C23-25. LL.
C18 & C30: EL places blue in R13-15. LL.
R9: Since there is only a single 1 in R8 on each side of the green, we can mark R9 C19 and C29 white to avoid making R8 and R10 invalid.
LL to finish.
Found to have a unique solution by wombatilim.#5: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on Mar 19, 2023 classify
Found to be solvable with moderate lookahead by wombatilim.#6: Valerie Mates (valerie) on Mar 19, 2023 classify
I would love to hear the story!
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