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zandru

Feb 14 @ 12:59pm

Valentines Day #1 (by Half Baked Lunatic)

does this really solve uniquely? I'm left with 13 and 79 pairs in box 3 and 9 that i can't seem to resolve. Also the rule about the moat is kind of confusing. There is only 1 cell of moat in the center of the puzzle, right?

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Maul

Feb 14 @ 6:35pm

I don't even understand how you got that far. I got four digits in, and it's been fruitless guessing since then.

Happy Monkey has Cracking the Cryptic

Feb 14 @ 9:56pm

They added a knights move constraint, and I still don't think it's unique. I got a solution that appears correct, but does not match what they are expecting.

(and yes, there's only one moat)
SPOILER BELOW
Screenshot https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3161021646

Last edited by Happy Monkey; Feb 14 @ 9:58pm

Happy Monkey has Cracking the Cryptic

Feb 14 @ 10:08pm

Actually, I now think it does solve uniquely, but the provided answer is incorrect.
SPOILER BELOW
The 9's in boxes 3 and 6 have a knight's move clash
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3161023337

Last edited by Happy Monkey; Feb 14 @ 10:14pm

Gecko

Feb 15 @ 1:12am

Originally posted by Happy Monkey:
Actually, I now think it does solve uniquely, but the provided answer is incorrect.
SPOILER BELOW
The 9's in boxes 3 and 6 have a knight's move clash
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3161023337

I was just about to post about this too. I am at the point where r3c9 should resolve but it doesn't match the game's solution.
As a direct result r1c5, r1c7, r3c5, r3c9, r8c7 and c8c9 are all wrong.
It's the 7, 8 and 9 all rotated around as per the clash you mentioned

Edu 'D' Ellery has Cracking the Cryptic

Feb 15 @ 1:15am

Hi everyone, came here to talk about the error in knight constraint and of course I was late to it. :)

I also found a clash with '9' on R3C9 and R5C8.

I was impressed they don't have a test engine with rule sets that you just apply to solutions and check it doesn't comply to X or Y. Or perhaps they have and just forgot about the knight thing. Anyway, had fun with the puzzle and detecting the mistake as well. :)