Puzzlers discussion

Welcome all new puzzlers! My name is Shannon, I operate the Summary Puzzles page on Twitter. I'm an avid puzzler, my favorite being fill-ins.

So tell me about yourself!

Hi Shannon et al:
Call me Peachey. (It's a corruption of Peter). I like to play Griddlers, a.k.a. paint-by numbers, nonograms, grid puzzles, etc. if you are unfamiliar with them, they are kind of like a mix between crosswords and sudoku in which players decipher numbers to determine which boxes on a grid get filled in and which remain blank. The end result is a recognizable image. Grid puzzles can be in black and white or in color. (The rules for solving them are slightly different.)

An image can consist of one puzzle or many puzzles (known as a multi-grid) anywhere from two to a hundred parts or more. I prefer playing the latter kind as they allow for more comlplexity and detail in the image.

I play griddlers on a popular web site (igridd.net) where I also make griddlers and submit them to be published on the website. But I am looking into publishing my own grid puzzles elsewhere. Perhaps I can engender some interest here.

Let's see what happens.

Peachey

I am writing a book that uses puzzles and games as tools to learn problem solving.

Perhaps you or someone you know would like to view the samples. Please give feedback. I have learned (and improved) a lot from critique.

http://ashley.mypressonline.com/puzzl...

Dear Olivia,
I am unsure why you could not view the site. It has plain HTML and no scripts at all. The only think you need is Flash (the samples are swf files.
Do try again.

There are seven books in the series. Books I and II are almost (90%) complete. Now cleaning up the technical accuracy and consistency, and formatting content to fit pages. Estimating a completion date of Mid May. Then I will send for basic proofreading. Finally complete by June!

The remaining books are around 50% complete each.

Problems are (recommended) to be solved in linear order. By the time matchsticks appear (in-between basics, patterns, mathematics, shapes and contours), their 'difficulty' will pose a slight challenge on the pathway to the evolving problem solving mindset.

The expert problem solver may want to skip basics and patterns and mathematics. They would jump to shapes and matchstick puzzles (or beyond, to games).

Try to solve each problem on your own. Irrespective of whether you 'get' it, look to the detailed analysis and explanations in the book. They provide detailed pointers from the problem solving angle.

Just getting an answer is not enough. Did you understand the problem completely? Did you analyze correctly? Did you get all possible solutions? Could you solve a slightly modified problem quickly (having analyzed the original problem thoroughly) or will you have to make further random stabs at the solution?

Can you suggest any improvements, anything more to add, any modification? Any feedback (even language!) will improve the book.

Please recommend anyone who might be interested (STEM or science students, new recruits...), to look at the samples.

If you wish to be notified when the book is published, send an email to 'problemsolvingpathway@yahoo.in'

See the front cover at: http://ashley.mypressonline.com/cover...

Anyone can suggest improvements! :-)

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