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Nonograms are not bad but I wouldn’t consider them either crosswords or puzzles. There’s a cap on how much skill is needed to solve one (of a reasonable size) b
by jprete 3y ago
Nonograms are not bad but I wouldn’t consider them either crosswords or puzzles. There’s a cap on how much skill is needed to solve one (of a reasonable size) based on the need to make a solvable piece of art.
(Nonograms in general - without the need for a pictoral reward - might well be NP hard or even able to encrypt information. I’m not at all sure.)
- bluepod4 3y agoThey’re not crosswords. But they are logic puzzles. Regarding your skill cap comment, even children’s jigsaw puzzles that have 4 pieces are still considered puzzles lol. Wikipedia says NP-complete under “Nonograms in computing”. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonogram https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonogram
- jprete 3y agoYour point is well-taken.
- GuB-42 3y agoThey are definitely puzzles. But they are closer to sudoku than crosswords in that no knowledge is required besides the rules of the game. As for the skill cap. It is the same for the Rubik's cube, once you know the algorithms, solving it is straightforward. It doesn't make it less of a puzzle. And if you want to up the skill cap, time it (as in speed cubing).