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#1: Brian Bellis (mootpoint) on Nov 28, 2019 [SPOILER]

Tough one. I don't want to be anywhere near it when it erupts.

It *sort* of looks like a blue figure with a skateboard. Could it be Olympics-themed? Where's Kurt?

Found to have a unique solution by valerie.

Found to be solvable with moderate lookahead by valerie.

Is there an official definition of the difference between "moderate lookahead" and "deep lookahead"? It took quite a bit of lookahead, but I wasn't sure which one to call it.

I'm sure it's in the FAQ's somewhere, but Deep lookahead requires keeping 3 or so moves in your head, to decide whether a pixel is placed correctly. I prefer the save-and-solve method, so I can revert if I reach a dead end. :)

there is a definition somewhere. but moderate look-ahead is 2 moves, such as el, iel, 2-way, and smile..... "deep" requires 3 moves or more.

I'm right here, silly!

I don't remember what inspired this exactly, but it's a pyramid.... scientists have used drones to fly over them and found EMF radiating from the center. I semi-remember Joe saying it's more or less from the shape vs something actually coming from them. and that there over 3000 known pyramids across the world, and prob more that are lost or grown over

Totally enjoyed solving. Just had to experiment to find some of the next moves. When I found them it was logical. Thanks for the puzzle.

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