DATE/TIME:
Friday, September 26, 2008 8:00pm - Friday, October 10, 2008 4:22pm
THIS WISEWIT WAS OPEN FOR ... 13 Days + 20:22:00
Are you ready for some FRIED LOGIC ? MyklSkeleton has finely crafted for you eight stages of logic puzzles. Each stage will have two parts, meaning a possibility for two winners per stage. The first part is to identify the type of puzzle and its rules. The second part is to solve the puzzle.
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FOR THE FINAL CHALLENGE ...
ALL LOGIC PUZZLES NEED THIS.
This is a Nurikabe puzzle with letters in all the normally blank squares. This is a very difficult Nurikabe puzzle in general but it’s even harder because it has more than one solution. The six valid solutions are shown below. There are a couple other ways to satisfy the “islands” condition for this type of puzzle but then the “stream” of black squares would be separated.
If you compare the solutions you’ll notice there are 11 squares that are different depending on the solution. The rest of the squares are always the same in all the answers. These 11 squares are shown in yellow below and if you read the letters in each square by starting in the center and spiraling outward and counter-clockwise it spells out the answer: ONE SOLUTION. All logic puzzles need one unique solution to be well-formed.
FINAL CHALLENGE WINNERS FINAL CHALLENGE RESPONSES PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...:
10
A grid, some logic and concept of what the puzzle is. Oct 3 2008 - 10:58am View strategy, logic and reasoning Oct 3 2008 - 11:01am View All the information you need to solve the problem is given in the puzzle itself.
Oct 3 2008 - 11:03am View Patience, logical thinking, concept and idea, solve Oct 3 2008 - 11:10am View You need logic and patients.Give it to Ape. Oct 4 2008 - 7:33am View
FINAL CHALLENGE PRIZE Witch Way Disentanglement Puzzle
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DATE/TIME:
Friday, September 26, 2008 8:00pm - Saturday, September 27, 2008 2:45pm
THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 0 Days + 18:45:00
THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.
STAGE CLUE The type of puzzle is "Sudoku". Each column, row, and 3x3 box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9.
hutchess wins for being the first to identify the puzzle and explain its rules.
STAGE WINNERS STAGE RESPONSES PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...:
10
Sudoku: There is really only one rule to Sudoku: Fill in the game board so that the numbers 1 through 9 occur exactly once in each row, column, and 3x3 box. The numbers can appear in any order and diagonals are not considered. Your initial game board will consist of several numbers that are already placed. Those numbers cannot be changed. Sep 26 2008 - 7:01pm View Sudoku
the numbers 1-9 must be in each row and in each column. Also the numbers 1-9 must be in each 3x3 block. The numbers cannot repeat in either the row column or 3x3 block. Sep 26 2008 - 7:01pm View It is a Sudoku puzzle - each number cannot appear more than once in any straight line.
The solution is:
654 948 327
297 136 854
384 752 169
728 469 513
143 275 986
569 381 742
416 893 275
972 514 638
835 627 491 Sep 26 2008 - 7:05pm View Solution is attached Sep 26 2008 - 7:06pm View It's a Sudoku puzzle. Each row and column must have the numbers 1-9 exactly once, as must each of the nine 3x3 boxes. SOlution (lines separated by commas, top to bottom): 651948327, 297136854, 384752169, 728469513, 143275986, 569381742, 416893275, 972514638, 8356274941 Sep 26 2008 - 7:27pm View
STAGE PRIZE This stage may have one or two winners.
The first person to correctly identify the type of puzzle and explain its rules will receive 30 Wit Points . You can use Wit Points to purchase merchandise from WiseShop , collect them for promotion to higher ranks , submit DO-OVER's for WiseWits, or even give them away to other members.
The first person to correctly solve the puzzle will receive a $5 Amazon Gift Card .
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DATE/TIME:
Saturday, September 27, 2008 2:58pm - Sunday, September 28, 2008 10:32am
THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 0 Days + 19:34:00
THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.
STAGE CLUE The type of puzzle is Bridges, Hashiwokakero, Chopsticks, Hashi, Ponturu or Ai-Ki-Ai. Some cells start out with numbers from 1 to 8 inclusive; these are the islands. The goal is to connect all of the islands into a single connected group by drawing a series of bridges between the islands. The bridges must follow certain criteria: 1. They must begin and end at distinct islands, traveling a straight line in between. 2. They must not cross any other bridges or islands. 3. They may only run perpendicularly. 4. At most two bridges connect a pair of islands. 5. The number of bridges connected to each island must match the number on that island.
Meat wins for being the first to identify the puzzle and explain its rules. apeminkie wins for being the first to solve the puzzle.
STAGE WINNERS STAGE RESPONSES PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...:
5
connect the dots ?? ROFLMAO! Sep 27 2008 - 2:01pm View Hashiwokakero
The goal is to connect all of the islands into a single connected group by drawing a series of bridges between the islands. The bridges must follow certain criteria:
They must begin and end at distinct islands, travelling a straight line in between;
They must not cross any other bridges or islands.
They may only run perpendiculary.
Sep 27 2008 - 2:04pm View Yay! Sep 27 2008 - 2:06pm View Sep 27 2008 - 2:27pm View Hashiwokakero is played on a rectangular grid with no standard size, although the grid itself is not usually drawn. Some cells start out with (usually encircled) numbers from 1 to 8 inclusive; these are the islands. The rest of the cells are empty.
Sep 27 2008 - 4:11pm View
STAGE PRIZE This stage may have one or two winners.
The first person to correctly identify the type of puzzle and explain its rules will receive 30 Wit Points . You can use Wit Points to purchase merchandise from WiseShop , collect them for promotion to higher ranks , submit DO-OVER's for WiseWits, or even give them away to other members.
The first person to correctly solve the puzzle will receive a $5 Amazon Gift Card .
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Sunday, September 28, 2008 10:47am - 8:48pm
THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 0 Days + 10:01:00
THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.
STAGE CLUE The type of puzzle is a "Nurikabe". Other names include Cell Structure and In The Stream. Every square in the grid that does not have a number in it must be either black or white and the following rules must be satisfied: 1. All the black squares must be connected, forming one continuous and branching line, 2. Each white square must belong to one and only one island of white squares, where each island contains only one number and the number of white squares in each island is equal to the number in it , and 3. The BLACK squares can never form a block 2x2 or bigger.
SydneyHeart wins for being the first to identify the puzzle, explain its rules, and solve it.
STAGE WINNERS STAGE RESPONSES PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...:
5
Mochikoro
Sep 28 2008 - 10:16am View Surely too late, but here goes:
This is a NURIKABE puzzle
The puzzle is played on a typically rectangular grid of cells, some of which contain numbers. The challenge is to construct a block maze (with no particular entrance or exit) subject to the following rules:
1. The "walls" are made of connected adjacent "blocks" in the grid of cells.
Sep 28 2008 - 12:26pm View Navigrid is a logic-based number-placement puzzle. The puzzler is provided with a set of movements which must be used to move between the numbers 1 to 9 in order starting with the number 1. A solved grid will contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. The puzzle setter provides a partially completed grid.
Sep 28 2008 - 5:56pm View Navigrid is a logic-based number-placement puzzle. The puzzler is provided with a set of movements which must be used to move between the numbers 1 to 9 in order starting with the number 1. A solved grid will contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. The puzzle setter provides a partially completed grid.
Sep 28 2008 - 5:58pm View ok if this isnt right then mykl messed up i think lol Sep 28 2008 - 7:45pm View
STAGE PRIZE This stage may have one or two winners.
The first person to correctly identify the type of puzzle and explain its rules will receive 50 Wit Points . You can use Wit Points to purchase merchandise from WiseShop , collect them for promotion to higher ranks , submit DO-OVER's for WiseWits, or even give them away to other members.
The first person to correctly solve the puzzle will receive a $10 Amazon Gift Card .
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Sunday, September 28, 2008 8:57pm - Monday, September 29, 2008 2:53pm
THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 0 Days + 17:56:00
THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.
STAGE CLUE The type of puzzle is "Hitori". Other names include Let Me Alone and Hitorinishitekure (sometimes Hitori ni shite kure). The object is to eliminate numbers by filling in the squares such that remaining cells do not contain numbers that appear more than once in either a given row or column. Filled-in cells cannot be horizontally or vertically adjacent, although they can be diagonally adjacent. The remaining un-filled cells must not be isolated from the rest of the grid by filled-in cells either vertically, horizontally or diagonally.
Meat wins for being the first to identify the puzzle and explain its rules. SydneyHeart wins for being the first to solve the puzzle.
STAGE WINNERS STAGE RESPONSES PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...:
9
Hitori is played with a grid of squares or cells, and each cell contains a number. The object is to eliminate numbers by filling in the squares such that remaining cells do not contain numbers that appear more than once in either a given row or column.
Sep 28 2008 - 7:59pm View HITORI - is played with a grid of squares or cells, and each cell contains a number. The object is to eliminate numbers by filling in the squares such that remaining cells do not contain numbers that appear more than once in either a given row or column.
Sep 28 2008 - 8:47pm View Hitori - Each puzzle consists of a square grid with numbers appearing in all squares. The object is to shade squares so that the numbers don’t appear in a row or column more than once. In addition, shaded squares must not touch each other vertically or horizontally while all un-shaded squares must create a single continuous area. Sep 28 2008 - 11:49pm View Number Link Rules
1. Connect pairs of the same numbers with a continuous line.
2. Lines go through the center of the cells, horizontally, vertically, or changing direction, and never twice through the same cell.
3. Lines pass through all unnumbered cells, and cannot cross, branch off, or go through the cells with numbers.
Sep 29 2008 - 9:48am View Times Square Magic Simultaneously multiplicative and additive 8×8 Sep 29 2008 - 10:33am View
STAGE PRIZE This stage may have one or two winners.
The first person to correctly identify the type of puzzle and explain its rules will receive 50 Wit Points . You can use Wit Points to purchase merchandise from WiseShop , collect them for promotion to higher ranks , submit DO-OVER's for WiseWits, or even give them away to other members.
The first person to correctly solve the puzzle will receive a $10 Amazon Gift Card .
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DATE/TIME:
Monday, September 29, 2008 3:03pm - Wednesday, October 1, 2008 1:26pm
THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 1 Days + 22:23:00
THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.
STAGE CLUE The type of puzzle is "Cidouri". The goal is to connect every white dot to a different black dot using a vertical or horizontal line. You can only use each dot once and the lines cannot cross.
sam wins for being the first to identify the puzzle and explain its rules. devjoe wins for being the first to solve the puzzle.
STAGE HINT Enough with the "grid" talk.
The name of the puzzle is C_ d _ _ _ _.
STAGE WINNERS STAGE RESPONSES PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...:
20
Masyu: is played on a rectangular grid of squares, some of which contain circles; each circle is either "white" (empty) or "black" (filled). The goal is to draw a single continuous non-intersecting loop that properly passes through all circled cells. Sep 29 2008 - 3:08pm View You have to connect each white circle to a black circle and vice versa, without reusing a circle or crossing lines. Only horizontal and vertical lines are allowed. Sep 29 2008 - 3:26pm View Connect pairs of black and white spots with horizontal or vertical lines that do not cross. Sep 29 2008 - 5:58pm View Masyu (aka "White Pearls and Black Pearls") is played on a rectangular grid of cells (which is left off in this example but can be inferred) some of which contain either white or black circles. The goal is to draw a single continuous non-intersecting loop that properly passes through all circles. Sep 29 2008 - 8:21pm View MASYU
Rules
Sep 29 2008 - 10:36pm View
STAGE PRIZE This stage may have one or two winners.
The first person to correctly identify the type of puzzle and explain its rules will receive 50 Wit Points . You can use Wit Points to purchase merchandise from WiseShop , collect them for promotion to higher ranks , submit DO-OVER's for WiseWits, or even give them away to other members.
The first person to correctly solve the puzzle will receive the book, Modern Classic Puzzles , containing more than 200 phenomenal original brainbusters to stimulate your potential for thinking outside the box.
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DATE/TIME:
Wednesday, October 1, 2008 1:41pm - 9:49pm
THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 0 Days + 08:08:00
THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.
STAGE CLUE This puzzle was created especially for this WiseWit by KWON-TOM LOOP . Enjoy!
The type of puzzle is "Slither Link". Other names include Fences, Takegaki, Loop the Loop, Loopy, Ouroboros, Suriza, Dotty Dilemma, and Kwon-Tom Loop. The objective is to connect horizontally and vertically adjacent dots so that the lines form a single loop with no loose ends. In addition, the number inside a square represents how many of its four sides are segments in the loop.
Meat wins for being the first to identify the puzzle and explain its rules. SydneyHeart wins for being the first to solve the puzzle.
STAGE WINNERS STAGE RESPONSES PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...:
9
Kwon-Tom Loop
Basic Rules
Click on the gaps between dots to place lines.
Each number must have that many lines directly bordering it.
Empty spaces can have any number of lines around them.
All lines must link together to form one loop.
The line forming the loop may not branch or cross itself.
To mark places where lines cannot go, click again to change the line to a cross. Oct 1 2008 - 12:45pm View Slither Link
Basic Rules
Click on the gaps between dots to place lines.
Each number must have that many lines directly bordering it.
Empty spaces can have any number of lines around them.
All lines must link together to form one loop.
The line forming the loop may not branch or cross itself.
Oct 1 2008 - 12:52pm View Looks like SLITHERLINK
Slitherlink is played on a rectangular lattice of dots. Some of the squares formed by the dots have numbers inside them. The objective is to connect horizontally and vertically adjacent dots so that the lines form a single loop with no loose ends. In addition, the number inside a square represents how many of its four sides are segments in the loop.
Oct 1 2008 - 12:54pm View Slitherlink is played on a rectangular lattice of dots. Some of the squares formed by the dots have numbers inside them. The objective is to connect horizontally and vertically adjacent dots so that the lines form a single loop with no loose ends. In addition, the number inside a square represents how many of its four sides are segments in the loop.
Oct 1 2008 - 1:25pm View Slitherlink is played on a rectangular lattice of dots. Some of the squares formed by the dots have numbers inside them. The objective is to connect horizontally and vertically adjacent dots so that the lines form a single loop with no loose ends. In addition, the number inside a square represents how many of its four sides are segments in the loo Oct 1 2008 - 1:27pm View
STAGE PRIZE This stage may have one or two winners.
The first person to correctly identify the type of puzzle and explain its rules will receive 50 Wit Points . You can use Wit Points to purchase merchandise from WiseShop , collect them for promotion to higher ranks , submit DO-OVER's for WiseWits, or even give them away to other members.
The first person to correctly solve the puzzle will receive a Rock & Roll Theatre Art Poster Print . Considered an art puzzle, this poster displays all the rock & roll greats including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Frank Zappa, Grateful Dead, The Who, The Ramones, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Bob Dylan, Spinal Tap, and many, many others. The poster measures approximately 19" x 36".
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008 10:03pm - Thursday, October 2, 2008 1:24pm
THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 0 Days + 15:21:00
THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.
STAGE CLUE The type of puzzle is "Battleship". Other names include Solitaire Battleships, Battleship Solitaire, Yubotu, and Batoru. An armada of battleships is located in a square grid of 10×10 small squares. There is one battleship of four squares, two cruisers of three squares, three destroyers of two squares, and four submarines of one square. Each ship occupies a number of contiguous squares on the grid, arranged either horizontally or vertically. The boats are placed so that no boat touches any other boat, not even diagonally. The numbers along the rows and columns tell you how many squares along that row or column are occupied by a ship.
devjoe wins for being the first to identify the puzzle and explain its rules. jasonharper wins for being the first to solve the puzzle.
STAGE WINNERS STAGE RESPONSES PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...:
10
This is Battleships. Locate the fleet in the grid. There is one ship of length 4, two of length 3, three of length 2, and four of length one. Each ship is represented by a row of black squares with rounded ends on the first and last pieces, just a circle for the single-square ships. No two ships can touch, even at a corner. The numbers give the number of ship segments in a row or column. Oct 1 2008 - 9:07pm View ajisan-Kazusan is played on a rectangular grid, the structure of which directly resembles that of Yajilin: Some cells contain numbers with an arrow indicating an orthogonal direction.
Oct 1 2008 - 9:14pm View This puzzle is known as Solitaire Battleships. The goal is to place a set of ships on the grid such that no two are touching, even diagonally. The numbers on each row and column indicate the number of ship pieces that must be located in that row or column. There may also be ship pieces and water already indicated on the board. Oct 1 2008 - 9:37pm View Battleship
Oct 1 2008 - 9:45pm View Oct 1 2008 - 10:25pm View
STAGE PRIZE This stage may have one or two winners.
The first person to correctly identify the type of puzzle and explain its rules will receive 50 Wit Points . You can use Wit Points to purchase merchandise from WiseShop , collect them for promotion to higher ranks , submit DO-OVER's for WiseWits, or even give them away to other members.
The first person to correctly solve the puzzle will receive the book, Modern Classic Puzzles , containing more than 200 phenomenal original brainbusters to stimulate your potential for thinking outside the box.
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Thursday, October 2, 2008 1:38pm - Friday, October 3, 2008 11:38am
THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 0 Days + 22:00:00
THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.
STAGE CLUE The type of puzzle is "Masyu" or Pearl. The goal is to draw a single continuous non-intersecting loop that properly passes through all circled cells. The loop must "enter" each cell it passes through from the center of one of its four sides and "exit" from a different side; all turns are therefore 90 degrees. The two varieties of circles have differing requirements for how the loop must pass through them: White circles must be traveled straight through, but the loop must turn in the previous and/or next cell in its path; Black circles must be turned upon, but the loop must travel straight through the next and previous cells in its path.
Meat wins for being the first to identify the puzzle and explain its rules. devjoe wins for being the first to solve the puzzle.
STAGE WINNERS STAGE RESPONSES PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...:
15
Masyu is played on a rectangular grid of squares, some of which contain circles; each circle is either "white" (empty) or "black" (filled). The goal is to draw a single continuous non-intersecting loop that properly passes through all circled cells. Oct 2 2008 - 12:40pm View MASYU Rules Masyu is a charming but sophisticated invention where you are required to "string" black and white "pearls" with a string that forms a continuous loop. The string can only be horizontal or vertical. On unmarked cells the line that is the string can enter and exit in any two of the four sides of a cell. The trick and the trouble starts when the pearls are adjacent to one another. Oct 2 2008 - 12:41pm View Kuromasu is played on a rectangular grid. Some of these cells have numbers in them. Each cell may be either black or white. The object is to determine what type each cell is.
The following rules determine which cells are which:
Oct 2 2008 - 12:43pm View Shikaku is played on a rectangular grid. Some of the squares in the grid are numbered. The objective is to divide the grid into rectangular and square pieces such that each piece contains exactly one number, and that number represents the area of the rectangle. Oct 2 2008 - 12:45pm View This is Masyu. Draw a single loop of horizontal and vertical segments that passes through each circle, never turning on a white circle but always turning just before or after the white circle, and always turning on a black circle but never turning immediately before or after it. Oct 2 2008 - 12:50pm View
STAGE PRIZE This stage may have one or two winners.
The first person to correctly identify the type of puzzle and explain its rules will receive 50 Wit Points . You can use Wit Points to purchase merchandise from WiseShop , collect them for promotion to higher ranks , submit DO-OVER's for WiseWits, or even give them away to other members.
The first person to correctly solve the puzzle will receive a Rock & Roll Theatre Art Poster Print . Considered an art puzzle, this poster displays all the rock & roll greats including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Frank Zappa, Grateful Dead, The Who, The Ramones, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Bob Dylan, Spinal Tap, and many, many others. The poster measures approximately 19" x 36".
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