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Off-Balance Coloring

It’s so easy to get started. So many dots arranged so carefully. And then… well, this cell, let’s make it orange, and then we need three more orange cells in these three rows, but we also need two green cells in two of those rows, so…

Odd Columns Out

I see your 159, and raise you 3 and 7. My hand is strong, so I’m willing to keep raising if I have to. This one also had some testing contoversy, with difficulty estimates and solve times ranging widely.

Oklahoma, Sooner or Later

The shapes look a bit like Oklahoma if you’re generous, and because people who illegally rushed in to claim land ahead of the official opening of the legal theft of Oklahoma land in 1889 were labeled “Sooners,” a name the University of Oklahoma adopted for all future sports teams in 1908. I spend all my creativity on the puzzles, leaving nothing for the names.

2x1, 3x2, 4x5

Cloned areas can be large or small, but of course we balance things out by having fewer of the small ones and more of the large ones. Wait, that seems backward. But there it is: the large the cloned area, the more clones there are.

Ch-Ch-Ch-Check It Out

Mmm, Battenberg. Who doesn’t love a bit of colorful sponge cake? I know I do! This puzzle is marzipan-free for good health.

Rainbow Mirror

The thing about a mirror is that it doesn’t have much color of its own. So a rainbow mirror needs color to be supplied by you!

I Will Follow You Into the Dark

If heaven and hell decide that they both are satisfied / Illuminate the NOs on their Vacancy signs // If there’s no one beside you when your soul embarks / Then I’ll follow you into the dark // - with much gratitude to Ben Gibbard

DoubleDoku

It’s t-t-t-two puzzles in one! For the low, low price of nothing, you get not one, not two, but 1.55 puzzles! It would be two puzzles, but four of the nine boxes are shared, so they probably shouldn’t count twice. One of the two grids is outlined in a shade lighter than the other.

Cloudy Skies

German Whispers and Kropki dots, except not all at once. You can see just enough to fill in one cell, after which you’ll be able to see more. This is the third of four puzzles exploring a guided solve path using Fog of War.

Non-Flaming Pink Robot

Where is Yoshimi when she’s needed most? The giant Pink Robot is right there, and it doesn’t look very friendly. Sure, its non-Flaming Lips might look like it’s smiling, but it’s just built that way.