tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post2213813579903692357..comments2024-03-13T00:46:47.172-07:00Comments on Sons of Steve Garvey: Off-Day Puzzle #10: Mr Customer's PuzzleSteve Saxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-28722781850671842622009-07-07T08:55:04.273-07:002009-07-07T08:55:04.273-07:00Berko,
I basically built this puzzle in Excel. I...Berko,<br /><br />I basically built this puzzle in Excel. I started with a with a layout of the way I wanted the paths to run, but one cell smaller on all four sides. I then took the sentence I wanted to hide and put each successive letter in a location where it couldn't be crossed by adjacent paths, adding black squares as necessary, and shifting each path over to accommodate the displaced square.<br /><br />Once that was set, I made 8 new worksheets (1 for the solution, 1 for each color). I linked the contents of the cells to the solution sheet, then set autoformating to gray out the appropriate uncrossable letters on each sheet.<br /><br />I then added a few letters (i.e. YWL under the top yellow square) to get the paths going in the right direction. I extended each path (on the solution worksheet) as far as it was constrained by letters or other paths. I then filled in additional blocking letters until the each line was committed to a single route. <br /><br />At that point, I probably had about 1/3 of the grid filled. The remaining squares were then filled with "neutral" letters.<br /><br />I hope that makes sense! I'm probably glossed over something along the way, but that's the gist of it.Nostradamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658184241218765280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-82149149190723109222009-07-06T20:30:21.159-07:002009-07-06T20:30:21.159-07:00Ok, answer sent, hope it's right.Ok, answer sent, hope it's right.josehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03396728677252115236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-92216696740763460362009-07-06T20:17:53.993-07:002009-07-06T20:17:53.993-07:00I figured out all the paths, but I can't seem ...I figured out all the paths, but I can't seem to find out who the actual Dodger is.josehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03396728677252115236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-73306344344344086282009-07-06T18:40:43.716-07:002009-07-06T18:40:43.716-07:00Berko,
I alluded to my methodology a bit in my re...Berko,<br /><br />I alluded to my methodology a bit in my response to Sax above. I'll expound on that a bit on this thread after the deadline expires.Nostradamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658184241218765280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-26449152641680800672009-07-06T18:09:44.009-07:002009-07-06T18:09:44.009-07:00I can sort of see what is going on but I must be d...I can sort of see what is going on but I must be doing something wrong. I don't see how I can finish without crossing paths. yikes!Wickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18381440391253926964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-56080958943381836352009-07-06T17:21:53.116-07:002009-07-06T17:21:53.116-07:00Erin's return to puzzletown is triumphant!
1....Erin's return to puzzletown is triumphant!<br /><br />1. UBragg<br />2. BWrightson<br />3. Keven C<br />4. LF<br />5. Fanerman<br />6. Berkowit28<br />7. Quadsevens<br />8. Drewdez<br />9. ErinEric Karroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070527828477695509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-50927150683207240682009-07-06T17:16:27.057-07:002009-07-06T17:16:27.057-07:00Mr. Customer,
Tomorrow, I'd be very intereste...Mr. Customer,<br /><br />Tomorrow, I'd be very interested to know how, when you were constructing the puzzle, you made sure it did not have more than one solution for the paths.berkowit28https://www.blogger.com/profile/08194317697552106140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-53523357930965411302009-07-06T17:11:13.704-07:002009-07-06T17:11:13.704-07:00Answer emailed.Answer emailed.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03757248678792384479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-40201064457991871312009-07-06T17:03:23.486-07:002009-07-06T17:03:23.486-07:00EK,
She left for the beach 2 hours ago. She'd...EK,<br />She left for the beach 2 hours ago. She'd laugh if she saw the crumpled copies of the puzzle on the table.rbnlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192692349456006520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-25966307118181114662009-07-06T16:49:07.869-07:002009-07-06T16:49:07.869-07:00Erin,
Keep working on figuring out the paths. Th...Erin,<br /><br />Keep working on figuring out the paths. The hint should help once you have everything connected.Nostradamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658184241218765280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-7731121661390057132009-07-06T16:39:12.420-07:002009-07-06T16:39:12.420-07:00That hint should help, since I'm more than hal...That hint should help, since I'm more than halfway through, but all it does is confuse me more.<br /><br />Figures, the one time I actually have time to do a puzzle.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03757248678792384479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-25270185294530509252009-07-06T16:12:11.415-07:002009-07-06T16:12:11.415-07:00rbnlaw - what's your daughter's screen nam...rbnlaw - what's your daughter's screen name? She's getting half of any points you score on this one.Eric Karroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070527828477695509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-4228327738123164262009-07-06T16:02:10.191-07:002009-07-06T16:02:10.191-07:00Hint #3: SO
M ELE T T
...Hint #3: SO<br />M ELE T T<br /> E R<b>S</b>Y O U<br />N EED A R E<br /> N O TP AR<br />T OF A N<br /> Y<b>C</b>O LO R N<br />A<b>M</b>ENostradamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658184241218765280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-5665151499567820992009-07-06T15:40:53.467-07:002009-07-06T15:40:53.467-07:00"quad and drewdez are in:
1. UBragg
2. BWrigh..."quad and drewdez are in:<br />1. UBragg<br />2. BWrightson<br />3. Keven C<br />4. LF<br />5. Fanerman<br />6. Berkowit28<br />7. Quadsevens<br />8. Drewdez"<br /><br />Feels good to see my name in that list again. So much frustration from the last three puzzles finally let out.QuadSevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08475822200657721538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-36702091313632901932009-07-06T15:33:21.805-07:002009-07-06T15:33:21.805-07:00My daughter gave me the idea of writing the first ...My daughter gave me the idea of writing the first letter of the color you're tracing in the box so you don't have to keep scrapping the puzzle.<br /><br />I took her advice when I printed out the second copy.rbnlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192692349456006520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-45945887169204773582009-07-06T15:04:48.382-07:002009-07-06T15:04:48.382-07:00I've got four of the seven colors down, and no...I've got four of the seven colors down, and now I'm going crazy. I'll get this if it's the last thing I do.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03757248678792384479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-17459131115037369552009-07-06T15:00:49.972-07:002009-07-06T15:00:49.972-07:00quad and drewdez are in:
1. UBragg
2. BWrightson
3...quad and drewdez are in:<br />1. UBragg<br />2. BWrightson<br />3. Keven C<br />4. LF<br />5. Fanerman<br />6. Berkowit28<br />7. Quadsevens<br />8. DrewdezEric Karroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070527828477695509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-77966127001765802572009-07-06T14:31:49.684-07:002009-07-06T14:31:49.684-07:00Answer sent. Great puzzle!Answer sent. Great puzzle!drewdezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09065235807105329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-17392347044802369872009-07-06T14:30:11.365-07:002009-07-06T14:30:11.365-07:00Yeah, cash-strapped for pencils.
It's just th...Yeah, cash-strapped for pencils.<br /><br />It's just that I never knew I'd need a bunch of colored pencils for anything, and don't have any. I'm at home today, so it's something of a bother to go downtown and buy some. I was too busy trying to solve the puzzle and complaining. ;-)berkowit28https://www.blogger.com/profile/08194317697552106140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-16290083747041538552009-07-06T14:19:07.441-07:002009-07-06T14:19:07.441-07:00Boy, economic times must be really tough when peop...Boy, economic times must be really tough when people can't even afford more than two colored pencils.Steve Saxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-85560253673338512102009-07-06T14:02:48.951-07:002009-07-06T14:02:48.951-07:00I'm too busy voting for Kemp. Actually, this ...I'm too busy voting for Kemp. Actually, this is a puzzle I get, so I'm trying to solve it in my spare time.rbnlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192692349456006520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-77115494492235269222009-07-06T13:51:15.132-07:002009-07-06T13:51:15.132-07:00I actually much prefer pencil and paper, and usual...I actually much prefer pencil and paper, and usually do the puzzles that way. (That's how I was completely stumped on the puzzle that required you to select it - which some people apparently did in order to copy and paste it - to be able to see hidden flashing letters.)<br /><br />But for this puzzle, I'd have needed 7 colored pencils. I don't have even 2 colored pencils, unfortunately. Missing tools of the puzzle trade, I guess.berkowit28https://www.blogger.com/profile/08194317697552106140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-15574457301495387452009-07-06T13:43:43.859-07:002009-07-06T13:43:43.859-07:00You can do anything online for free these days. I...You can do anything online for free these days. I solved this with layers in Photoshop but there are free image editors online that have layers too - you don't even have to download anything. Like this:<br /><br />http://www.splashup.com/BWrightsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15863524448482796986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-39233968701500208362009-07-06T13:41:56.793-07:002009-07-06T13:41:56.793-07:00Answer sent in.Answer sent in.QuadSevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08475822200657721538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-39013076652125137432009-07-06T13:39:04.832-07:002009-07-06T13:39:04.832-07:001. UBragg
2. BWrightson
3. Keven C
4. LF
5. Fanerm...1. UBragg<br />2. BWrightson<br />3. Keven C<br />4. LF<br />5. Fanerman<br />6. Berkowit28Eric Karroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070527828477695509noreply@blogger.com