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Comments on Puzzle #33332: ambigram #1
By darren jackson (hi)

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  quality:   difficulty:   solvability: moderate lookahead  

Puzzle Description:

it says "flip me". I am very proud of this ambigram. the dj at the bottom is my initials. it would be nice if you guys gave me some ideas, cuz I've ran out. shout out to Jason for the idea!

#1: sanane samanye (maceraseven) on Dec 10, 2019

Hi Darrel. Thanks for the puzzle. You can start with solving more puzzles to understand what makes them solvable and enjoyable. Then, you can learn to make them logically solvable. People usually prefer smaller puzzles.
#2: Jota (jota) on Dec 10, 2019
Not sure if it's logical.
#3: besmirched tea (Besmirched Tea) on Dec 10, 2019 [HINT]
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#4: CB Paul (cbpaul) on Dec 10, 2019
I found it solvable. And I like this kind of design; don't know how to describe it - light?, thin lines on blank background? It's a nice change of pace.
#5: merkey (merkey88) on Dec 11, 2019 [SPOILER]
Lookahead required in R17, the red 3. Already you should have it in C76-77, so your options are either C75 or C78 are red, and the opposite is clear. Assume C75 is red, continue with color logic and you'll eventually run into an impossible situation with the red 5 in R16. So you revert and make C78 red, and the rest follows.
#6: Michael Eddy (meddy) on Dec 11, 2019 [SPOILER]
I thought it said FLIP SIDE, but FLIP ME makes more sense.

Logical, but some lookahead required in the bottom right (in my case, when placing the red 5 in R15).
#7: Bill Eisenmann (Bullet) on Dec 11, 2019
Yes BT, ambigram logic worked for me too. I enjoyed the solve. While the image is not artistically compelling, I've always appreciated creative letter-making and the many variations of it. I think I recall a bunch of these from Games Magazine years ago.
#8: Phyllis Schimke (PhyS) on Dec 17, 2019 [SPOILER]
#6 I solved it the same way.
#9: Wombat (wombatilim) on Mar 6, 2023 [HINT]
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#10: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on Mar 6, 2023
Found to be solvable with moderate lookahead by wombatilim.

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