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Tagged with grid-deduction enigmatic-puzzle
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Going around in circles
Solve the grid. Then solve the grid again.
The answer can be one or two letters long.
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Oh no, my chocolate banana puzzles are not unique!
There is a hidden message (7, 2) inside the solutions of the nine puzzles. An answer will only be accepted if it correctly identifies said message.
Here are the Chocolate Banana puzzle rules. Each ...
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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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🐍 In the Loop 🐍
Follow the ouroboros down valleys and over mountains. Is it even going anywhere?
EDIT (7 days after initial posting): The grid and Penpa+ link have been updated to an easier version, with more numbers ...
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Another type of Sudoku puzzle
I just found a weird-looking sudoku I left years ago in my basement:
I think there was a specific name for this type of puzzle, but I forgot to write it down and now I can't remember it!
The only ...
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A 6x6 table with nothing filled out?
So as you might or might not know, I can be quite evil sometimes, especially with my Hidato puzzles that contain no numbers.
But, today, I decided to give you an enigmatic-puzzle! This means that you ...
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Double trouble - When slitherloops collide
This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #13: Variety Slitherlinks.
What happens when you're working on a couple of puzzles for the Monthly Topic Challenge and try to merge them?
Well, in ...
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An oddly coloured slitherlink
This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #13: Variety Slitherlinks.
I find something strangely satisfying about a well designed slitherlink puzzle, even one which is oddly coloured and ...
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Make these 30 animals look cool
Place the following 30 animals in the grid:
Albatross Alpaca Anaconda Ara Bear Bison Chicken Dog Eagle Elephant Emu Hummingbird Ibex Ibis Impala Kangaroo Lark ...
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Polybius cipher meets Grid Puzzle
Here is a puzzle I've been trying to solve for a week, but I've not made any real progress. Some of the things I've tried I will include as spoilers.
The puzzle is from a competition which has just ...
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This new puzzle type needs a name {OVERLAPPED EDITION}
This is my contribution to the 'This new puzzle type needs a name' series, started by @Stiv.
I believe I have invented a new type of puzzle...
What is its name?
Penpa+ link
A little advice..
Even ...
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Self-reflections
Copying is a form of praise (some say).
And I will be honest for a change; I am just a thief.
And as such:
I am lazy (yellow)
I (mis)interpret the rules whenever convenient.
(red)
Things got more ...
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Pseudo Roman Cipher
A while ago, I made this puzzle and gave it to my friend. But his comment was not so good. "This looks fine except it's not realistic", he said. I know he is smart but ... :( I don't want to ...
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Another pseudo-IQ question
This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #2: IQ Puzzle Parody
People keep asking me if there's anything between me and my good friend Ingrid Deduction... Well, it's... complicated... We go ...
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My IQ will be so high if someone can solve this for me
This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #2: IQ Puzzle Parody
I'm stumped with the IQ test question below. Can anyone give me a hand so I can prove how smart I am? Which of the three ...
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