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#1: Georgia Wren (teachno11) on Apr 29, 2009

Yep, they're out!

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It was a little predictable, and yet it is a really cute image.

Ditto #2. Having said that, still a prety good image.

I am not sure I could have solved it if the image wasn't symmetrical. Are there ever puzzles that "look" symmetrical from the numbers but aren't? I did think the image was very good.

A nice image and interesting and challenging to solve.

You don't need to use symmetry to solve this puzzle. It can be done 100% by traditional line solving. Of course, if you use symmetry, it becomes much easier.

If a puzzle has only one solution, and the clues are symmetric, then the puzzle will be symmetric in the same way that clues are. I don't normally consider this to be "logical solving" though. If you were just handed this puzzle printed on paper, you'd have no way of knowing that it had a unique solution, so trying to use symmetry to solve it would be somewhat bogus.

It's a lot more fun (rewarding) to solve if you do not apply symmetry, but just use normal line logic. :)

i think its hard not to use the symmetry when its there.
Love the picture really looks good.

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Thanks, gater, for a fun and challenging puzzle.

ouchie, its spring again 2010... nice puz, gator

Awesome puzzle... a fun challenge, and about the hardest I can deal with this time of night :D
I, too, solved it without symmetry, using only line logic. It was a fun solve and agreed, fantastic image.
Cheers mate :)

Thanks Tom and Kylie.

nice image

Thanks gator. I find your puzzles challenging!

I try to make them that way. :)

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Nice Debra, seeing how they are little syringes. The mosquito is the GA state bird and they are out and in force!

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@#8: I will “use” the knowledge that it’s symmetrical to avoid repeating the same logic process on the 2nd side. But that’s different from using the assumption of symmetry in place of logic. For example, say you have a 2-1-1-3-1-1-2 clue. The assumption of symmetry tells you the 3 goes in the center. I believe that’s what Jan refers to in #6 as “somewhat bogus.” I try to avoid that. But once I’ve figured out the logic to place the 2 on one side, I’ll use symmetry to place it the same on the other side rather than working through the logic again. I’ve still figured it out logically, but I avoid some of the repetition that naturally occurs with a symmetrical solution.

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