There are no impossible puzzles

[Krpa]

I keep seeing the forum full of " puzzle number ___ is impossible or has more solutions".
I've played all of those. Not a single one of them had more solutions or was impossible.
Not trying to be a smartass, but why is this an issue around here? :P

[Mike]

A lot of them do have multiple solutions, you might just get lucky and pick the correct solution the first time, but there is often more than one way.

A simple example of this is Easy 51, on the top row fill in the left four squares then for the middle and bottom row use the four right squares. After filling it in the edges will flash red, all of the numbers will be greyed out but the puzzle won't be solved, even though this is a valid solution it's not the solution the game wants.

It's not that bad on the easy ones, but the hard ones become very frustrating, you end up having to guess at what you need to fill in, it's not very fun to have to brute force a game based around logic.

[otherwise777]

Just reported another puzzle with a duplicate solution. It's not impossible, but it is a bad puzzle when it allows multiple outcomes and only accepts 1 outcome.

Also, your argument is invalid, just because you completed the puzzle does not mean that there are no multiple solutions.

[anarchy]

Originally posted by otherwise777:

it is a bad puzzle when it allows multiple outcomes and only accepts 1 outcome.

It's a logic puzzle, sometimes logic applies to more than just the numbers for each column, and also applies to whether the picture looks right or not.

[Krinkle]

How far I got
http://puu.sh/r1EA9/74a99c583f.png

How far a cheating computer got
http://puu.sh/r1EYO/eed4c8c76e.png

110 is unsolvable because there is literally no way to logically proceed from this point. That is a bad picross puzzle. A good picross puzzle doesn't make you guess, F up the whole board, and have to start over because you can't remember what was a "definitely here" mark and what was a "hell if I know, maybe here?" guess.

[Melatoninlol]

Glad I'm not the only one pounding my head on Hard 110, it's the only one I have left. There have been multiple puzzles where there wasn't any logical solution with a few slots left and you had to brute force by looking at the picture and trying it.

[Shrubbery]

So Keba, did you manage to finish level 110? You must have guessed something.

[Krpa]

Originally posted by Katzen 4 U:

So Keba, did you manage to finish level 110? You must have guessed something.

I did all of the problematic ones that were on the forums when I made this thread. Nobody mentioned 110. Didn't even get to that one since I got bored of the game pretty quickly.

I've tried 110 right now and got stuck like everyone else. So I gotta correct myself. There are unsolvable puzzles in this game. :)

[Krinkle]

I'm doing a fist pump so hard now I made a declarative statement online and nobody said "well actually"

[Krpa]

Originally posted by Krinkle:

I'm doing a fist pump so hard now I made a declarative statement online and nobody said "well actually"

well, actually...
;)

[barondeghost]

Some puzzles definitely have multiple solutions, but usually I can guess them anyway. (Shouldn't have to in a logic puzzle, but usually can.) 110 on the other hand... I have no idea where to proceed. I got as far as Krinkle and that's it.

[CockyBalboa]

I'm pretty sure 110 is Scruffy from Futurama but I get stuck via logic the exact same way

[Hevel]

I was finally able to solve problem 110. I had to make some educated guesses and follow the logical progressions made from them. It took me a few times to find the correct guesses.

The picture ends up being a man with a thick mustache and a long nose. Considering the previous picture was Bender, I think Cocky Balboa's comment is correct.

Here is a hint for all of you who are stuck. The 6 and 5 in the right most column should be at the very top and bottom of the column respectively.

[Krinkle]

UGH
come on...
http://i.imgur.com/FD8kyuD.jpg
looks solved to me. It's a squirrel.

Every other time this happened it was real obvious which two to switch around. I'm getting the "okay, okay yeah, yeah this is 'right' but it's not right so try again" beeps.

[Mike]

That one's really annoying, here's the solution: https://imgur.com/a/wr7ND

[Erudis]

Originally posted by Krinkle:

How far I got
http://puu.sh/r1EA9/74a99c583f.png

How far a cheating computer got
http://puu.sh/r1EYO/eed4c8c76e.png

110 is unsolvable because there is literally no way to logically proceed from this point. That is a bad picross puzzle. A good picross puzzle doesn't make you guess, F up the whole board, and have to start over because you can't remember what was a "definitely here" mark and what was a "hell if I know, maybe here?" guess.

There is a logical solution to puzzle 110. It's hard, but it's possible to do it without guessing anything. I was about to give up until I found this thread, and the cheating computer you posted gave me a hint for a square I didn't notice, even though the computer didn't solve it. So I went back and figured it out.

Edit: Nevermind. I just realized, based on your screenshot, that they updated it, since some of the numbers are different. In any case, it's solvable now...