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How is this puzzle style different than the procedurally generated ones in Simon Tatham's collection?

• falsedan 7y ago
  So I guess I was pretty condensed in my post: > mindless automatically-generated the 'mindless' is: solving is mindless application of heuristics/solving rules & the challenge is not to complete the puzzle but to do it in minimal moves/time. The author's puzzle is too hard to solve mindlessly & then doesn't generate goodwill the way a hand-crafted stumper does in the puzzlescript-type games
  • mcphage 7y ago
    Ah, so you're saying, you want them to either be easier, or more clever? I guess that makes sense; I like solving Picross puzzles, but I enjoy them most when I can work through them at a rapid clip, just chasing clues and following the patterns. Harder ones can be fun, but I don't get the same sense of relaxation out of them.
    • falsedan 7y ago
      I'd say 'more mechanical' instead of easier, but yeah, pretty much