Puzzle Description:

Kinda cool.... Right?

#1: Ellen Ritchie (emritchie) on Feb 4, 2009

great

wrong

Dito #2

Ditto Ditto

If you wanted to make a simple quick puzzle, you're successful. I think everyone prefers more mystery, and more puzzle. This was a fill in the blank.

On the one hand I kind of like these puzzle that solve in an edge to center sort of way, as to the ones that solve in spots here and there. On the other hand I have to agree with Mary. If all I wanted to see were patterns over and over again I'd go sew quilts. I like solving a picture.

Jan, would you say there is such a thing as "pattern logic?"

nice puzzle, alex. :)

If I ever thought of posting a puzzle here, I'll remember these comments.

Hi Alexander. I don't know if your comment is meant to be negative, "Gee you guys are really harsh!" or positive, "Wow! Considering this puzzle was so mediocre you really went easy on it." I tend to think it's the former.

I have a couple responses for you, Alexander. The first is that I've seen way harsher comments from people who actually thought they were being constructive. Most of the comments here, to me, seem to take into account that the person who posted this puzzle was young and experimenting. Either that or among the group that wants to have big numbers and so will put up anything, no matter how trivial.

Second is that these responses are just being honest. There's a certain simplicity to pattern puzzles that's boring. If you're just looking to do something quickly without much thought they can provide a moments entertainment but not much more. Most of us like a bit of a challenge with a interesting image as a result.

Finally, you need to take the personalities on the internet with a grain of salt. I've found many of the people that tend to spend most of their time on the net, and probably sites like this, to be people that aren't socially comfortable. They don't always know well how to interact with others so the take refuge in a place where they can maintain a certain degree of anonymity, so they aren't afraid to post comments that they might not otherwise offer, especially face to face.

That last comment is likely to get some reaction but others should know that I might include myself in that group to some degree.

Basically, what I want to say is go ahead and post puzzles. Just maintain a little bit of thick skin as even some really nice puzzles will have detractors.

No, I completely agree. I went back and read the comments, and some were positive and some were negative. It's always constructive to solve the puzzle yourself before publishing, to make sure it's not too easy or too hard. I've made quite a few puzzles that the solver *said* was completely solvable with logic alone, but when I tried to solve it myself I found it ridiculously hard. I almost always have to go back and finesse a puzzle before I publish it. The rule of thumb is: a nice picture + a satisfying solve = a good puzzle.

I can think of very few mean comments left for my puzzles. As long as you make an image that represents something, then people are generally supportive.

Oh, don't title it "bored".

And no hearts or flags.

A different title could have improved the reception for this puzzle. What about...
"Some like it hot"
and the description reads.
"So you better use a trivet when you bring it to the table"

Goto next topic

You must register and log in to be able to participate in this discussion.