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Comments on Puzzle #25868: 3 chances
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(This puzzle was recovered from the 2016 database crash. Description not available.)

#1: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Jul 3, 2021 [HINT]       classify

I almost thought this would be LL/CL only, but right near the end the slight lack of symmetry betrayed that.

After there are only two sections with unknowns (each with a + and - in it):

If the left 2 in r27 were in c14-15 then there would be no room for the 1 in r25. Therefore r27c15 must be white.
LL finishes the left section

Then the same, mirrored:
if the remaining 2 in r27 were in c19-20 then there would be no room for the 1 in r25. Therefore r27c19 must be white
LL to finish.
#2: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on Jul 3, 2021       classify
Found to have a unique solution by infrapinklizzard.
#3: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on Jul 3, 2021       classify
Found to be solvable with moderate lookahead by infrapinklizzard.
#4: CB Paul (cbpaul) on Aug 6, 2021       classify
Tricky, cool, nicely off-symmetry.

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