peek at solution solve puzzle
quality: difficulty:
solvability: deep lookahead
Puzzle Description:
(This puzzle was recovered from the 2016 database crash. Puzzle creators, please edit this puzzle and put the real description here!)
#1: Brian Bellis (mootpoint) on Sep 12, 2018
Legendary#2: Jota (Jota) on Mar 6, 2019
This solve was tricky!#3: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Feb 4, 2020 [HINT]
After LL,#4: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on Feb 4, 2020
EL 3 r1 = c1, c20 w
EL 3 r20 = c1, c20 w
From here, I don't see any logical way forward.
https://infrapinklizzard.deviantart.com/art/Webpbn-27108-829363135
My first guess using picture intuition was correct, so I'm marking it "some guessing"
Feel free to give a way forward from the position shown. Be specific.
Found to require some guessing by infrapinklizzard.#5: David Bouldin (dbouldin) on Mar 11, 2021 [HINT]
how about these?#6: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on Mar 11, 2021
- if the black in C12R5 is part of the 8 clue, then C20R5 is black AND the dots in C11 also put blacks in C20R9 and C20R12, so C11R5 is a dot
- same to dot C10R16, C16R11, C5R10
- very similar logic: if the 1 clue in R5 is in C10, it and it's C10 dots put C1 blacks in R5,9,12...so C12R5 is the 1 clue
- same with C16R12, C9R16 and C5R9
LL to end. i think this qualifies as deep lookahead but joe can correct me if i'm wrong.
Found to have a unique solution by dbouldin.#7: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on Mar 11, 2021
Found to be solvable with deep lookahead by dbouldin.#8: Bill Eisenmann (Bullet) on Mar 11, 2021
I don't recognize the logo - anybody?#9: Brian Bellis (mootpoint) on Mar 11, 2021
https://the-idea.fandom.com/wiki/Legendary_Entertainment#10: Bill Eisenmann (Bullet) on Mar 12, 2021
Thanks mootpoint
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