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Does this Tapa puzzle have an ambiguous solution?

Does this Tapa puzzle have an ambiguous solution?

Posted Dec 6, 2019, 3:47 AM UTC

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gemohandy•

!Check the 1 4 block beneath the triple 1 block - it only has 4 right now, and only has 1 available space. This should unambiguously solve the puzzle.!<

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wetpasteOP•

Oooh. I don't know why after staring at it for so long I hadn't noticed that. That's exactly it.

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wetpasteOP•

I am wondering if this puzzle generator generated a bad puzzle or if there's something I don't understand about the rules. I see two ways to add the final "1" for that triple-1 block and complete the continuous polyonimo. But Maybe there is something I don't get about this puzzle, I am fairly new to them (but I LOVE them, also check out the stitches puzzles and the aquarium puzzles, both are awesome).

If you want to try this yourself go to https://www.puzzle-tapa.com/specfic.php and paste in 4,421,517 and select 10x10 Tapa Normal.

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