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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Same as above - Monday through Thursday are fine. Friday is usually a nice challenge. But Saturday and Sunday is a lot of guessing which isn’t fun.

Same with Fields - if it was all logic based it would be fun but when I’m just guessing I give up - not worth my time.

I also would love some solving videos to see if there are any tricks I’m missing.[/quote]

The trick I am working on is getting better at the logic of, if there are two shapes completely within two rows of common, you can cross out any other boxes in different shapes located in those two rows or columns.

I get it when there are only two rows or columns (or if it is just one it is even clearer) but I just get confused when you are adding more shapes or columns or rows.

I finally have it down to a math formula.... If you have X shapes and they are entirely contained within X rows or columns, and in that same X rows or columns you have X+1 (or X+2... more than X) shapes, you may cross out all the boxes in those X rows or columns that are in the extra (+1, +2) shapes that are overflow (are not in the original X rows or columns).

I practiced using this rule on today's puzzle - it was a good one for practicing on![/quote]

I’m the one you replied to. And I did read something like this in the insider group that I’m still trying to wrap my head around.

Maybe I’m just having a hard time identifying when this is the case. It’s not something that jumps out at me like squares and Ls etc. [/quote]

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