Comments on Puzzle #4363: Scrutiny
By Teresa K (fasstar)
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quality: 
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solvability: line logic only
peek at solution solve puzzle
quality: difficulty: solvability: line logic only
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#1: K Chouinard (codenumerator) on Dec 14, 2008
Great little puzzle!#2: Adam Nielson (monkeyboy) on Dec 14, 2008 [HINT]
I had to use some unusual edge logic in the middle to get it to solve. Did I miss something obvious?#3: Nancy Snyder (naneki) on Dec 14, 2008
lol#4: Teresa K (fasstar) on Dec 14, 2008 [HINT]
Adam, I solved it manually two times before publishing it (and also used the helper), and I did not have to resort to edge logic. There is a place on the lower left where a pixel in a two pixel block can be either of two positions, and you just have to think ahead a couple of moves to see which one is correct. From there, the rest is easy.#5: Adam Nielson (monkeyboy) on Dec 14, 2008
Isn't that edge logic? Trying it out in 1 of those positions and seeing if it works?#6: m2 (mercymercy) on Dec 15, 2008
I didn't need any edge logic.#7: Jan Wolter (jan) on Dec 15, 2008 [HINT]
It's OK to use edge logic even if you don't need it.#8: m2 (mercymercy) on Dec 15, 2008
Thank you how very kind of you ;)#9: BlackCat (BlackCat) on Dec 15, 2008
Neat puzzle. What is edge logic? Even if you use whatever it is, isn't that solving with logic? Anyway, it is a fun the way you turned the image back on the solver.#10: Teresa K (fasstar) on Dec 15, 2008
Thanks, Agnes. Actually, I think is was two-way logic rather than edge logic, according to the info Jan posted on how to solve puzzles (see FAQ link on left). It's all plain logic to me though. What we call it doesn't really matter to me. I just make sure it's solvable by the average "user" by working it myself before I publish.#11: Jan Wolter (jan) on Dec 15, 2008
I described a variety of fancy puzzle-solving techniques on this page:#12: Teresa K (fasstar) on Dec 15, 2008
http://webpbn.com/solving.cgi
I invented names for them, which are frequently used in the forums here, but don't really have any more universal significance.
Thanks for the link, Jan. That is the page I was referring to. Very helpful. I didn't know what "smile logic" was until I read that. Thanks for sharing all your logic tricks with us and for arranging all the information so, um, logically on this website. You are The Master of paint by number, IMHO#13: Linda Martin (ilovethispuzzle123) on Jun 8, 2010 [SPOILER]
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LOL, Linda. That's why I try to create more B&W, cuz I know I'm not the only one who has trouble with the colors.#15: Sarah Andrews (sarah) on Aug 30, 2010 [SPOILER]
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Nice line logic solvable puzzle Teresa.#20: JoDeen Mozena (ozymoe) on Dec 29, 2011
Simple line logic...very nice fun puz, T!#21: Aurelian Ginkgo (AurelianGinkgo) on Feb 5, 2018 [SPOILER]
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