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mankyd
4234 days ago
Rows 3 and 5 are identical.
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tromp
4234 days ago
This rule is easily overlooked in the tutorial, since the example shown can already be resolved using earlier rules (balancing red/blue in columns).
The tutorial must use an example where unique rows/columns is the only way to resolve the choice...
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vlunkr
4234 days ago
I guess I missed this rule. I got into a similar situation and thought there was a bug
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anon4
4234 days ago
Oh, right. But what about the ones on row 1?
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sp332
4234 days ago
Well if you switch the squares on row 3, you have to switch the square on row 1 as well. Otherwise the columns will not have even numbers of red and blue squares.
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anon4
4234 days ago
Oh. It's really confusing to show not only the current mistake but also the mistakes that would be introduced by fixing it.
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sp332
4234 days ago
True. There is only a single solution to each puzzle, so it just highlights all the blocks which don't match the known solution.
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The tutorial must use an example where unique rows/columns is the only way to resolve the choice...