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PerseusRad
03/02/23 6:41:20 PM
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Trying to do this, but it feels pretty hard for someone who's never really done it before. I've got one row filled, but the others seems all very ambiguous. Thought it might be fun to play a game where I can practice it.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/0/9/AAZRZrAAEPEl.jpg

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SHRIKE
03/02/23 6:42:09 PM
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Mario Picross is awesome.
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CRON
03/02/23 6:42:47 PM
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Pokemon Picross on the 3DS is pretty good.

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SHRIKE
03/02/23 6:44:38 PM
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MC_BatCommander
03/02/23 6:45:57 PM
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Murder by Numbers

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PerseusRad
03/02/23 6:47:20 PM
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I'll take a look at those. Might be a good idea to get a 3DS picross one, since eShop is going down. As an aside, I've got this so far.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/1/3/AAZRZrAAEPEp.jpg

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MC_BatCommander
03/02/23 6:49:41 PM
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That horizontal row ain't right, you need a space between each 4

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PerseusRad
03/02/23 6:51:44 PM
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MC_BatCommander posted...
That horizontal row ain't right, you need a space between each 4

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Yeah I think I just regular clicked instead of right click. Appreciate the catch.

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PerseusRad
03/02/23 8:15:52 PM
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hm i think i biffed it, I wanna see if there's some way I can reverse engineer what went wrong, but it's pretty hard to go backwards

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Hayame_Zero
03/02/23 8:17:19 PM
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radical_rhino
03/02/23 8:17:24 PM
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SNES Mario Picross

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PerseusRad
03/02/23 8:23:30 PM
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oh wow I actually found the mistake I think. Marked an extra 'impossible' space where I don't see that being actually the case

edit: or maybe not ._.

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PerseusRad
03/02/23 8:46:46 PM
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okay I ruined it and have to start over

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ellis123
03/02/23 8:50:32 PM
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Murder By Numbers.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Oa1BSkL4wp0

Also, you already made a mistake in your original picture. There is supposed to be a red spot in the middle of the center line to denote 4 4 instead of 9.

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Hambo
03/02/23 9:01:22 PM
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If you have platinum coins from doing Switch online missions, you can use a few to buy Zelda Twilight Princess Picross. It has tutorials, three modes, and doesn't have shitty time gating like Pokemon Picross. Of course, if you have Switch online, then you already have access to Mario Picross for SNES. But that doesn't have training or Mega Picross puzzles as far as I know. And a lot of the text is in Japanese.

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sauceje
03/02/23 9:18:53 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/0/8/AAUFftAAEPGI.jpg
I think I made some mistakes along the way but this is what came out. I guess it's a GB Pokemon-style character?

(I spoiled it in case someone wants to solve the puzzle)

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PerseusRad
03/02/23 9:22:27 PM
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i really want to look at that image, but i wont. I just messed up again

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PerseusRad
03/03/23 12:23:09 AM
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hm, I kept working on and off, and then screwing up. Still in the middle of it, but I've not been able to find any big breakaway points, just single points. I guess it means I'm not leaping to conclusions and screwing up, but it's super slow.

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PerseusRad
03/03/23 11:15:20 AM
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felt easier once I got some sleep

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/9/0/AAZRZrAAEPNq.jpg

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Questionmarktarius
03/03/23 11:17:05 AM
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the Piczle games are decent.
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PerseusRad
03/03/23 11:17:24 AM
#23:


Also I'm not sure, but I think it's supposed to be this character, Halloweena

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/9/2/AAZRZrAAEPNs.png

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PMarth2002
03/03/23 11:40:06 AM
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Picross touch on steam is free and has a lot of puzzles.

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SHRIKE
03/03/23 1:10:09 PM
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You might enjoy this Sudoku from the Sudoku General.

SHRIKE posted...
Puzzle 22: Caterpillar
Link: https://tinyurl.com/2s42t2dh

Standard Sudoku Rules: Numbers 1-9 in every ROW, COLUMN and Box.
Japanese Sum Rules: The squares outside the grid indicate the order of runs of contiguous cells found in that row or column that must be shaded the colour of the clue. The number in the clue indicates the sum of the cells in the run. There must be an unshaded cell between runs of the same colour, though there is no need between runs of differing colours. All runs are given. Colours used in this puzzle are red, yellow, and green

Bit of a trickier one today.

Feel free to post your solved puzzles (please mark with spoilers tag) and include your time as well.

Also if you get stuck feel free to ask queries as well and use spoiler tag appropriately.

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PerseusRad
03/03/23 5:23:10 PM
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I've been reading good things about Picross DS and Mario Picross in particular, might try that Steam free option. This is my next challenge though...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/0/8/AAZRZrAAEPSo.png


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Questionmarktarius
03/03/23 5:48:07 PM
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2-16-1 only has one possibility, start there.
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AloneIBreak
03/03/23 5:49:40 PM
#29:


This looks cool but Ive never done it before and dont know how it works.

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PerseusRad
03/03/23 6:03:11 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
2-16-1 only has one possibility, start there.
I counted two possibilities, but I'll look again. It was where I started though.
AloneIBreak posted...
This looks cool but Ive never done it before and dont know how it works.
I was super confused for a while. I don't know if I can explain it well though.

Essentially, a number means there are that many boxes filled in, in a row. When there are multiple numbers, it means the same thing, but the groups of boxes have to have at least one space between them. Something like 1 6 3 means that the 6 group has to be between the 1 and 3 group, but the direction can be either way. For instance:

1X666666X333 and 333X666666X1 are both valid. Now imagine those are overlayed with each other, and they match the length of the row they're on.
1X666666X333
333X666666X1

In this case, you could fill in the box with any one that has a number on both, because that has to be filled no matter which direction the groups are in, and you can use that information to solve other rows/columns. One of the main strategies is to start with the really big number, because they will pretty much always have some overlap.

As an aside, the example I gave is if they fit the box perfectly, but it can work to a point if the row was longer, but you have to do a lot more checking to see if they have to overlap, instead of simply maybe doing so.

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PerseusRad
03/03/23 6:12:41 PM
#31:


actually, looking at the previous one I did, maybe it cant be in reverse order, and has to be left to right and up to down? Thatd make it easier. That wasnt my understanding of the rules, but I couldve been wrong.

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Illuminoius
03/03/23 6:19:22 PM
#32:


the picross s was are well-made and have decent tutorials, though with the weird caveat that the "mega picross" puzzles are reused "normal picross" puzzles but with different hints
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PerseusRad
03/03/23 6:21:18 PM
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PerseusRad posted...
actually, looking at the previous one I did, maybe it cant be in reverse order, and has to be left to right and up to down? Thatd make it easier. That wasnt my understanding of the rules, but I couldve been wrong.
okay I was apparently playing the game on hard mode, christ.

And by the way, I appreciate everyone giving recs, even though I'm not responding to many of them.

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sauceje
03/03/23 6:54:02 PM
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PerseusRad posted...
actually, looking at the previous one I did, maybe it cant be in reverse order, and has to be left to right and up to down? Thatd make it easier. That wasnt my understanding of the rules, but I couldve been wrong.
bruh

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PerseusRad
03/03/23 6:59:31 PM
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sauceje posted...
bruh
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Also I just messed up somewhere, it's so off I gotta restart

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PerseusRad
03/03/23 7:02:40 PM
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Oh I know. It's a pretty amusing challenge as it is though, so I'll keep at it. When I start playing a game, I'll have the more complex thoughts ready.

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LordFarquad1312
03/03/23 8:33:56 PM
#41:


Pokemon Picross on the 3DS

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AloneIBreak
03/03/23 9:04:15 PM
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PerseusRad posted...

Thanks Ill read this tomorrow when Im no longer drunk and can wrap my head around it. Sounds fun.

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PerseusRad
03/03/23 9:18:50 PM
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So I messed up again, but I realized just how messed up how two adjacent columns were considering the few 'certain' rows and columns, so instead of restarting, I just tried to work out a pattern that was most likely to be correct based on everything else I had. Will see if it holds up.

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PerseusRad
03/03/23 10:23:26 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/0/7/AAZRZrAAEPVv.jpg
I'm trying to figure out which character this is. There are a few possibilities

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PerseusRad
03/03/23 10:23:59 PM
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Could be Spectral Wizard

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/0/8/AAZRZrAAEPVw.jpg

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tri-sapphire
03/03/23 10:28:36 PM
#47:


LordFarquad1312 posted...
Pokemon Picross on the 3DS

This is what got me started on it.

Only complaint is the reliance on using abilities if you want to beat the larger puzzles within the time limit. Then again, it's the fun of having a bunch of Pokemon and their abilities to choose from that makes the game stand out from standard Picross.


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The_Popo
03/03/23 10:48:54 PM
#48:


Konami Pixel Puzzle is a free game on mobile platforms. Really good, considering it being free.

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