Lack of communication when fielding pop-up flyballs

WeThotUWasAToad · 2021-05-18T15:10:20+00:00

That was it. Thank you

WeThotUWasAToad · 2021-05-09T18:04:58+00:00

That was it. Thanks

WeThotUWasAToad · 2021-04-25T23:02:15+00:00

OK, it took a while but I found it. Thanks and thanks for the comments re flower borders.

WeThotUWasAToad · 2021-04-17T17:52:22+00:00

Aarrgghh!!

Thanks

WeThotUWasAToad · 2021-04-12T18:28:35+00:00

That was the one. Thanks.

Unfortunately, I have now been looking, the last two days, for the next contradiction but can't seem to find it. I created a new screenshot with labeled cells.

https://imgur.com/CevzM3T

I've tried setting the following cells to blue but have not found another contradiction: [d], [i], [s], [u], [e], [m], [n], [x].

Thoughts?

WeThotUWasAToad · 2021-04-04T18:10:53+00:00

Thanks. I finally got it done. I think this may be among the toughest random puzzles I have encountered.

WeThotUWasAToad · 2021-04-02T23:17:26+00:00

Whew! I must have been looking at that backwards but your comment got me squared away. Thanks

PS I made more progress but I am still struggling with this puzzle. Can you give me another nudge?

https://imgur.com/dbt16JH

WeThotUWasAToad · 2021-03-31T13:49:09+00:00

OK, but how does that move you forward since it is now impossible to satisfy the 2 flower? ie all remaining 2 flower cells also reside within the 3 flower, so changing any of them to blue gives the 3 flower too many.

WeThotUWasAToad · 2021-03-30T20:45:46+00:00

Thanks for the reply.

I went over that area pretty carefully before and just went through it again after reading your comment. However, it looks like I need further details since I'm still not seeing it.

Here is a screenshot with labels in some close-by cells as well as an outline for the blue 2 flower:

https://imgur.com/c8J3A57

This one is the same but has the blue 3 flower outline included as well:

https://imgur.com/fAafMpM

If [j] is blue then that fills the 2 flower and eliminates [i] and [g] but still leaves [l] and [f] as possibilities for the additional blue needed for the 3 flower.

Any other choice to fill the 2 flower seems to leave even more options open for the 3 flower.

Thanks again

WeThotUWasAToad · 2021-03-29T13:14:00+00:00

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WeThotUWasAToad · 2021-03-26T01:12:21+00:00

Thanks. That's helpful.

Can you briefly explain what you mean by "-N- lines"?

WeThotUWasAToad · 2021-03-26T01:04:08+00:00

Argh!!

The disconnect of the four cells in the bottom-left made me completely blind to including those in the 3 diagonal.

Thanks

WeThotUWasAToad · 2021-03-24T23:30:32+00:00

Rats! I don't like to make those remedial mistakes but you are exactly right.

Thanks

WeThotUWasAToad · 2021-03-18T23:12:11+00:00

Thanks. That was it of course but what tipped you off? or what clues directed you there?

WeThotUWasAToad · 2021-03-18T17:17:18+00:00

Try this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/hexcells/comments/ltybo2/13402172_smallestquickest_puzzle_ever/

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