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21/08/2017 10:59:56
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HappyDog
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Number: Puzzle #5853
Genre: Hitori
Author: Johan
Appeared at: August 21, 2017
Very clever - and great fun!
Not sure I've seen a non-digit version of this before, but it works well - particularly using a meaningful phrase like this.
Quite difficult to design, I suspect...
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21/08/2017 13:09:43
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Jeroen
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Wow, I agree, a very elegant puzzle, great concept to use a beautiful quote instead of numbers.
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22/08/2017 06:22:18
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Johan
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Thanks!
I originally set out to determine whether the digits of pi could form a valid puzzle, but then realized I didn't have to limit myself to numbers. It was new to me, but if I understood edderiofer's judgement correctly, he has seen sentences before.
Valid sentences become increasingly rare as the grid gets larger, so I felt very lucky to have stumbled upon this one. Did you know that 'hitori' translates to 'alone' or 'one person'?
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22/08/2017 09:53:23
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valvino
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Very beautiful puzzle, I love the idea of inserting a quote - it's just a great idea.
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22/08/2017 11:47:28
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brecher92
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Brilliant idea!
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22/08/2017 22:41:59
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edderiofer
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Johan wrote:
It was new to me, but if I understood edderiofer's judgement correctly, he has seen sentences before.
Yes, that is correct. Specifically, @Jack_L_Lance on Twitter has made five of these! (One of them is a Futari, where there may be two unshaded copies of each letter in each row or column, and another is on his blog.)
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