Puzzle Description:

#1: Linda Martin (ilovethispuzzle123) on Nov 30, 2013

beautiful and fun to solve. kind of 3D, even.

Very nice and a great solve

Very well done.:)

Found to be solvable with moderate lookahead by infrapinklizzard.

This needs deep edge logic to get going.

If we compare the 8 in r1 with the clues in r3, we can see that the only place it can fit is in c12-19. This same logic can be done on the other three 8s.

Then we can do deep edge logic on the outside 5s.

If we compare the left 5 in r1 with the clues in r3 we can see that it cannot be in c8-10, so they must be white. This also can be done to all the outside 5s.

After line logic, look at the left 3 in r2. Lets do deep edge logic to it.

If it is in c8-10, there would be a conflict in r4 where there can only be a 2 in that space. So r2c10 is white.

Then line logic to finish.

Nice solve! The symmetry of the snowflake was the only put down.

i enjoyed the symmetry as a change of pace. assuming a unique solution, it was a simple matter to center the 8's on the edges to get started.

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