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Comments and Results for 'Nurikabe 182'

StateTypeTitleSizePlayedAvg timeRating (#users)YoursYour bestPublishedExpires
UnplayedNurikabeNurikabe 18210x101075:34Moderate (74)Subscribers only29th Jul-
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7:51

Solution time without 'show wrong'
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7:01

Unaided first solution time
Slowest 10% not shown
0:00
6:43
Completed by92 users
Best time without any aid1:18 by winterer
Best time with show wrong
or multiple sessions
0:42 by Cate-Lyn
Average solve time with no or minor aid4:15
Average solve time with no aid4:18
Average difficulty rating - all players2.4/10.0
Average difficulty rating - no aid1.7/10.0
Average difficulty rating - minor aid2.1/10.0
Average difficulty rating - major aid2.1/10.0
Average difficulty rating - show wrong or
multiple sessions
2.8/10.0
6 comments (Add new comment)
Posted 29th Jul 2020 at 06:57
winterer Daily subscriber Rated puzzle: Easy Completion time: 1:18
I think I'm slowly getting the hang of these. But they require a solving technique different from the other puzzles.

Instead of CP-based techniques (domain reduction through constraint propagation, and "shaving" for the hardest puzzles), I'm using Local Search: make an initial guess based on "feel" and then repair it through local changes.

Works surprisingly well in many cases, though there's a danger of missing some non-linked shaded areas.

Posted 3rd Aug 2020 at 13:17
gareth Administrator Daily subscriber Rated puzzle: Hard Completion time: 2:35
You're right. That's partly a factor of how I've designed these particular nurikabe, however. Many nurikabe, particularly larger ones, can be solved in a more step-by-step process. However to keep the 10x10 ones interesting I've heavily used a 'make it fit' type of design for the ones here.
Posted 3rd Aug 2020 at 19:31
JoergWausW Daily subscriber Best completion time: 1:34 Time on first attempt: 2:08
That explains a lot ;-)
Lots of 10x10s - how many of other sizes are on hold?
Posted 3rd Aug 2020 at 20:31
gareth Administrator Daily subscriber Rated puzzle: Hard Completion time: 2:35
They're virtually all 10x10.
Posted 4th Aug 2020 at 17:24
JoergWausW Daily subscriber Best completion time: 1:34 Time on first attempt: 2:08
Oh, ok. At the beginning of their reappearance we had some larger ones. So I wondered if there was more of those. Thank you for bringing them back!
Posted 5th Aug 2020 at 17:06
Last edited by gareth 5th Aug 2020 at 17:08
gareth Administrator Daily subscriber Rated puzzle: Hard Completion time: 2:35
Yes, it's a fair question. That was just by chance. I've taken a look and I have two 12x12 and one 15x15 queued up, and that's it in terms of puzzles > 10x10.

If anyone out there fancies writing some nurikabe then I would consider buying them - particularly larger ones. However I should say this is not going to get you rich... Get in touch if interested - gareth@puzzlemix.com

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