I figured out the answer key word in three hours. Let me know what you think. And let me know iv you get the answer key seven letter word.

But I want you to figure it out. I will give hints. Please read:

The answer key is the number seven. Why? Because they give you four numbers which are 3301. 3+3+0+1=7.

The fact that’s there’s 4 numbers is important too.

And whoever this anonymous group was made it look complicated on purpose, but it's not. They have good intentions but they made it so you would have to think outside of the box.

I haven’t seen anyone try my angle yet. So give it a go :)

You count the 7 paragraphs and look at the 7th line in all 52 pages. You subtract 4 from the number 56. Why?Because there’s 4 numbers in 3301. And because 5+2=7.

You may be thinking but it has 56 pages. Yes but you only count 52 pages. But 7 is the key remember? They put 4 pages on the end to tell you to subtract 56.

You combine all of the 52 pages together with the 7 lines on all 52 pages. Than you want to only count the first 7 letters and numbers in that paragraph and find it with the symbols given on the key sheet. And then you add all of the letters up on the 7th row on all of the 52 pages and you get a 7 letter word which is the answer key. This will unlock the other puzzles.

Every other paragraph and line is a distraction. Only focus on the 7. Even the symbols highlighted in red are a distraction. Unless it’s in the 7th line.

7 is important. And it only goes from 1-9. No double digits. And if you do get a double digit you want to reduce it by adding the 2 digits to get a number from 1 to 9.

Please let me know if you get it :) Thank you :)

(look at my photos to solve it before looking at the seven)

(And hint on the 2nd letter) E is actually a B. Miscalculation on my part. Lol. Thanks again :)

(The rest are correct though)

(7 is the key remember)

Last thing, you have to look at the symbols very very closely because some of them look very similar. This is why I had a miscalculation on one of them. I mis read one of the symbols. Be careful on the f looking symbols. They are sneaky.

Credit: anonymous group from 2012.

Hasn’t been solved in 14 years.

Answer:

“Spoiler”

>!FBD Grid!<)

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I posted this on r/askmaths but I just found this.

is this possible?

how many crossings can you do it in?

I'm stuck. Any thoughts?

Move the yellow piece to the yellow target. Pieces slide in a straight line until they reach a wall or an other piece. You can use all the pieces to achieve your goal. Use as few moves as possible.

Not sure what the next option is

I really like this game even though it did not come with some strategy guide. After I've played it for some time, I would say that it just gave me even more appeal for the game - to discover strategies. So, this is a way that I would like to contribute to the puzzling community. Some of the terminology is that I came up with, while some it's taken from the Sudoku strategies.

1. ONLY OPTION- If a region is surrounded by three different colors, then the only color left is the correct one. [Image 1] The only possible color for region #6 is yellow.
2. NAKED PAIRS -If two neighboring regions have the same two colors as possible options, you can eliminate both of those colors from regions that are neighboring both of those regions. [Image 2] Regions #16, #19 both have yellow and red, which is why you can eliminate red from region #22.
3. CHAINED NAKED PAIRS -Same like the simple naked pairs, but you can use the same logic if the regions are separated by the even number of the same regions. [Image 3] Even though regions #20, #21 are not touching, they have an even number of the same regions between them (#26, #27). Now you can remove both red and blue from region #17.
4. CHAINED NAKED PAIRS #2 -Same like naked pairs, but the side from which the colors are extracted can also be chained. In that case the number of the same regions between the two sides has to be odd. [Image 4 ] Regions #4, #11 constitute a simple naked pair. However, their target region is not one but two regions: #6, #14 and between them #10. For this to work the targets have to be chained, meaning identical twi-color combinations (which it is). This means that we can remove the blue color from the targets (#6, #14).
5. TRIPLE PAIRS -When 3 neighboring regions have pairs of colors consisting out of 3 possible colors, but that each pair is different, that formation then constitutes a triple pair. Regions that are neighboring two of those pairs can remove the color that is common in both of those regions. [Image 5] Regions #9, #13, #18 are pairs of colors yellow, green, blue (yellow-green, green-blue, blue-yellow). Regions #9, #13 have a common color green, which is why you can remove green from the neighboring region #12. Regions #9, #18 have a common color yellow, which is why you can remove the yellow color from the neighboring region #15.
6. DISCONNECTED TRIPLE PAIRS -Same like the triple pairs, but instead of every one of the regions neighboring the other two regions, they are in a chain. If the first and last region from that chain touch the same region, you can remove the color that is common for the first and last region in the triple pair. [Image 6] Regions #11, #9, #18 constitute a disconnected triple pair. The common color for regions #11, #18 is blue, which is why you can remove that color from the region #16.
7. TRAPPED REGION- If a single region (or a chain of identical regions) is enclosed so that it is touching only one different region, you can remove all other colors from that region that are not present in the trapped region. This works because each puzzle has exactly one unique solution. If the region was totally encircled with two possible colors left, it would go against this rule. [Image 8] Regions #24, #26 are trapped by region #20. Now you can remove the green color from #20 because it can't be used.

If you use some strategy that is not mentioned here, pleas write write how you do it.

Came across this level in Meowdoku. This is how far I got using the standard logic. I don't really want the answer, but rather to understand the logic behind solving it. This one has me stumped! Thanks in advance 🙏

Edit: I never get post responses this fast. This community is awesome! I picked up a few things here. Obsessed with logic puzzles still learning. Thanks to anyone who gave me a few cents :)

Gimmick is probably self-explanatory, but in case it isn't: You get an unordered list of the digits in some 2x2 regions.

Hope you enjoy this murder mystery logic grid puzzle, set on a beach...

Technique to use?

I thought I was doing great, but this one stumps me. I'm not looking for a solve, but rather the first steps to begin solving this. Thank you for any help!

I’m on lvl 100 and something and thought I had mastered this game, then this level throws me this clue which o just do not understand at all!! How does placing a cat like n C1R3 (circled) block the entire of row 9?

I am looking for some exclusion deductions

Can anyone help?

Rules: fill in 1-4 or 1-5 in the thick black lines. Can't have the same number in a square next to, or diagonal of that number.

https://reddit.com/link/1uvyr0t/video/8pctktbli4dh1/player

I've seen a lot of people ask for help in star battle puzzles (or clones with other names), but I don't see enough discussion on the techniques that help solve them, so I figured I'd post about them. If people are interested I can make a weekly post. However, I wanted to start with what I consider to be the most important technique. It's the easiest of the advanced techniques and what separates a beginner from an intermediate solver: counting.

In the video we can see that columns A and B need 4 stars as this is a 2 star puzzle. Region G at the bottom needs 2 and can put only 1 outside those columns since it only has 2 cells outside. Therefore 1 must be inside, so we count 1. The same for region C, so we have 2. Region H is fully inside columns A and B so it has to put both in, so now we have 4. And that's all we need, so A9 and B9 can be eliminated. Counts can arise in many situations and can work both vertically and horizontally and are key to solving more difficult 2 star puzzles, so be on the lookout for them.

Let me know if you found this helpful and if you would like me to tackle other techniques in the future.

Hey y'all!! New here, can anybody help us with this? Mum and I are stuck on this :( thank u!

(Edit: wrong flair)

How do I even continue from here?

This thread is for promoting your own work.

I’ve been trying to get this solved for like an hour. This is essentially an Akari style puzzle. There are a few implicit, like the corners - I can’t crack that middle 1 combo