Puzzle Description:

The Paulette Elementary School Purple Panthers Mascot

#1: David Bouldin (dbouldin) on Nov 3, 2011 [HINT]

If you get stuck, check for opportunities for internal edge logic, it is needed in several places.

Wow, some people are quick to award that red question mark!

It now shows up as rated THE hardest B&W puzzle that has a unique solution. I know it takes a bit for the ratings to even themselves out, but I'm still amazed.

Though the difficulty has already dropped and there obviously isn't a ton of interest in this puzzle ;) I thought I'd do a solve guide. I line logic'ed a bunch of stuff and hit the hint and it said no...so that looks like a good place to start my explanation (as a reference to this starting point, rows 1-13 and columns 2-5,31-40 are complete, the 10 in R38 is placed completely and 8 of the 12 in R19):

- edge logic the 13 in R15 puts dots in C12,13,28,29,30R15

(line logic 12 blacks and 10 dots)

- edge logic the 4 in C29 puts dots in C29R17,18,26

(line logic 5 blacks and 8 dots)

- we know the blacks in C21,22R22 are either the first 2 or middle 4, either way C18R22 is a dot

(line logic to finish)

Nothing against the puz, David, it's just too big for my POS model computer. Anything bigger than 25's and it gets wacky and slow, I get frustrated and we both sulk in the corner.

the image itself is fantastic David,great job.:)

larry, now that excuse loses a little something when you post a B&W 40x40 of your own on the same day ;)

thanks, aldege.

yeah, I can make them, but not solve them. I don't get it either.

Sounds like me,lol,but it has nothing to do with my computer.:)

In all of the guessing/solving mess I forgot that i was going to explain that Paulette Elementary School is a new 22-classroom school, that I was very involved with the design and construction of, that opened this fall in a small rural community.

great logical solve
no guessing

no wonder i couldnt find a picture of this anywhere on the internet (i found info about the school tho)

Ok, I did it! Excellent puzzle David, took me some time and lots of care, I didn't have to look at your hints, I just did as much edge logic and extended edge logic as I could, and I got it, I am just a little proud of myself for sticking to it right now, I knew you wouldn't put a puzzle up that needed guessing. I love this one, thank you!!! Great image too :)

Cool about the school David.:)

glad you all like it!

Did it with your hints! Nice one!

terrific. Logically solvable. a hard one indeed.
thanks for a great time.

Tough, tough puzzle. I did give up and guess one time and used the hint feature multiple times. Awesome image and interesting enough to me to keep me going to finish it. Good job.

thanks BC! ..and Jota and VK for that matter :) :P

Loved it. Completely logical. Excellent image

Love the smile.

:D

Tough puzzle. Took me awhile.

Found to be solvable by line and color logic alone by valerie.

#23 is possibly a mistake, some non LL (e.g. edge logic) is necessary to tackle the puzzle.

No, I don't think Valerie would make that mistake.

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