We all know what a Type-A person is, but what is a Type-O? Good question and one that, until I made this meta, I knew nothing about. Apparently there is a new “science” coming out of Japan and called Ketsueki-gata. People who…
A puzzle that, like several before, have come to me on a "road trip". It was considerably harder to construct that I thought it might be and therefore may have some crunchy fill. It might also require a little Mr. G depending on your familiarity with…
Like a bolt from the blue! That is how this idea arrived and with relatively little effort it became a possibility. My testers (KayW, meg and lbray53) got it pretty quick and there were minimal changes to be made. That all adds up to skepticism on my…
Well, he's at it again, two different forms of the same puzzle. I created the IMPLIED version and had it tested and it worked well, but one of my testers was tentative with an answer because of the implied nature. I know how some people just don't…
Well, he's at it again, two different forms of the same puzzle. I created the IMPLIED version and had it tested and it worked well, but one of my testers was tentative with an answer because of the implied nature. I know how some people just don't…
This puzzle is a classic case of morphing. It started as a nice Kitten (Level 1) and I sent it to testers (Cinny, rjy, cindy) who found the usual errors, came back with some helpful comments and a "what about trying this", so I did.
This is one of those delightful little puzzles (from a constructor standpoint) that comes to you, comes together quickly, has little if any problems with the fill and has a fun twist. Now whether the solvers will see it that way is another story!
This puzzle came to me some time ago and then it languished. I had a tough time filling it and it needed several rounds of corrections, assisted by the expert help of Al Sisti. But I think I have it in a useable, and solvable, format now.
This rather describes my meta experiences; it is all or nothing. I can either see them almost within the first hour or so of completing the grid, or struggle with them until I have to yell "Uncle". Hopefully this one will be a quick trip and I'll get…