And this is not some sort of 'weak' excuse.ģ) There are levels of difficulty inherent to most any logic puzzle of this sort: the less information revealed, the harder the puzzle can be to solve. It does not simply solve them for you (while that is an option). In it's simplest form, it is a tool, which aids in the solving of the puzzles. If you're looking for a tool (and a manual) to really improve your solving abilities and understanding, look no further, you're home.Ģ) I still don't think it defeats the purpose of the puzzles or of solving them 'on your own', per say. Too many programs are tiny little specks on this thing.) (The window is also scalable, which is nice for my super hi-res screen here.

It'll OCR a screen grab, for pete's sake! While I have had a lot of trouble with the program hanging while importing puzzles, the sheer omnivorous nature of its importer is nothing short of jawdropping. While I enjoy the real headwork of working out the puzzles (if I didn't, I wouldn't do them), I'd rather hit 'M' a few times and save me the bother of doing something that automatic manually. I like it because most other programs don't let me make all the notes I'd scratch on paper, whereas this one draws them- without the mess of having to erase on them on paper. It has tools to do the same reductions you probably have been doing yourself.

This is what it claims (and not what many of the detractors seem to think)- a tool to solve the puzzles.

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