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This new puzzle type needs a name
I believe I have invented a new type of puzzle...
What is its name?
Colour-blind-friendly version available here.
Begin by solving the 16x16 sudoku; each of the digits 1-16 must appear exactly ...
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My God, it's full of stars!
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #32: Grid Deduction Hybrids
My dear friend, unknown to us, may have relocated again. He sent me imagery and constellation maps indicating that a distant red ...
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I am an island (ysaujdiolkiun)
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #32: Grid Deduction Hybrids
I received an envelope containing two drawings and no return address. I would recognize that handwriting anywhere - my dear friend ...
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Oh no, it's another safe!
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #32: Grid Deduction Hybrids
Oh, did I feel proud after solving the last safe... until I was immediately dimension-doored (or something) into this room! Damn ...
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This new puzzle type needs a name {3}
I believe I have invented** a new type of puzzle...
What is its name?
** Well, 'adapted' an existing one, really...
Colour-blind-friendly version available here. Those without colour-blindness ...
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Tribute to Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri
The background text that follows is in this case not part of the puzzle, nor fictitious. The puzzle, which is self-contained, consists entirely of the image below; I have composed it as a genuine (...
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Another new puzzle type needs a name
For an example of how this type of puzzle works, see here...
I believe I have invented another new type of puzzle...
What is its name?
Colour-blind-friendly version available here.
Begin by ...
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A genius Margonon!
To solve the puzzle below, the standard rules of a fill-a-pix (or mosaic) apply:
Paint the squares around each clue black so that the number of painted squares, including the square with the clue, ...
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Who can spot the difference?
My family and I have just moved house! Lucky us!
So what did my family do? We held a housewarming party, and rung everyone in the neighbourhood up to invite them.
So, anyway, people were coming in ...
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PSE Advent Calendar 2021 (Day 24): The Witneys - Your Comfy Puzzles
This puzzle is part of the Puzzling StackExchange Advent Calendar 2021. The accepted answer to this question will be awarded a bounty worth 200 reputation.< Previous Door
Your great-grandmother ...
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A letter from Mr. Pirate, Mr. Roller, and Mr. Knight
Though I don't think it will help, you may check with the beginning of my story concerning Red Herring Puzzle Club.
It seems like it's been a long time since I tried to enter the R.H.P.C. As you may ...
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This Nonogram seems a bit...... off
Hmm...... Did I miss something? The hidden word has six unique letters anyway......
Hint 1:
Hint 2:
Hint 3:
Addendum: There is a (very) minor fix to ensure the puzzle "uniquely solvable", adding 1-...
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Shingoki: An Exploration of Unicode
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #42: Wordless Connecting Walls-- wait, what?
This is a Shingoki puzzle. The rules (paraphrased from puzzle-shingoki.com) are as follows:
The aim is to form a ...
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