Comments on: Puzzle 140 (International Borders)

By: MellowMelon

MellowMelon — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:30:06 +0000

There is no rule saying a region has to contain two or more grid squares.

By: nehsb

nehsb — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:52:35 +0000

I seem to be getting a very quick contradiction.

Doesn’t the configuration near the purple cricle force the 2 to be purple, or else the purple dot is either trapped or the square above the 3 is black and useless, and then there is no way to resolve the 1 sandwiched between 3 colors??

By: MellowMelon

MellowMelon — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:47:27 +0000

I am. Glad you enjoyed it too.

By: David Scherzinger

David Scherzinger — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:44:53 +0000

At first I was wondering if the clues were supposed to be in the shape of a gift with a bow or something.
Then I solved it, and everything made sense

The interaction between the regions in the bottom right actually threw me off until I realized that a black square can separate two squares in the same region… under very special circumstances.

By the way, BRAVO. You should be proud of this one.

By: MellowMelon

MellowMelon — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:44:48 +0000

It is a Friday puzzle of a type I don’t post too much of, and I know you’re not the only one that had trouble with it. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the comment.

By: mathgrant

mathgrant — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:19:53 +0000

That was a cute and timely puzzle. Kinda tough, but I’m not the most experienced at these.