ANSWERS: PixelSweeper 2

It's been roughly two weeks since "PixelSweeper 2" was posted on this blog, and judging by the low amount of solvers I've gotten, I'm guessing that this puzzle was too hard, too big, or maybe even both. Take a look:

• Grant Fikes ****
• Stephen Staver ****
• Eric Maddy ****
• Sam Levitin ****
• Lynn Sweeney (no stars)

You'll probably want to know what the answer is to this puzzle, so go ahead and click on "Read more" below!

PUZZLE #236: PixelSweeper 2

PUZZLE #236

PIXELSWEEPER 2

My birthday is tomorrow, and just like last year around this time, I'm going to give you guys a present in the form of a picture logic puzzle! Not only that, but if you read yesterday's post, I'm also going to post a video of me appearing on a game show from ten years ago this Sunday! Yep, I'm finally gonna reveal what I look like in real life, so look forward to that! Anyway, here are the directions to this type of puzzle in case you don't remember:

This hybrid of Minesweeper and a Picross puzzle consists of a grid with multiple numbers inside that will eventually turn into a picture. Each number tells how many of the squares surrounding it (as well as the numbered square itself) should be shaded in. For example, a square marked with a "9" should be shaded in, and so should the eight squares around it. If you're stumped or don't know what to do next, you can always get some tips, tricks and techniques through this link.

The FINAL ANSWER for this puzzle is the name of an '80s arcade game which is seven letters long

Once you believe you've figured out the FINAL ANSWER, send it to either redhead64@chartermi.net or itsredhead64@gmail.com (though I'm more likely to check the second one) and I'll put your name on a solvers list once I post the answers in about two weeks. You can also use those email addresses to give me some comments and feedback (or get a hint from me in exchange for a "hint star", more details for that are on the sidebar to the right) or send me the answer to last week's puzzle, if you haven't already figured it out. If you have a printer and want to solve this puzzle on paper, just head below the break for two versions you can print out: a .PNG and a link to a .PDF!

ANSWERS: PixelSweeper

It's been almost two weeks since I posted my very first Fill-A-Pix puzzle (which I've called "PixelSweeper"), and since then, eight of you have successfully figured it out. Okay, two of those solvers used up all of their Hint Stars, but they still managed to find out the FINAL ANSWER eventually. Now then, here's the list of those solvers:

• Grant Fikes ****
• Chris Hendricks ****
• Eric Maddy ****
• Sam Levitin ****
• Dan Simonds (no stars)
• Mom **
• Tyler Hinman ****
• Lynn Sweeney  (no stars)

Now head below the break for the answers, as well as three comments from three of my solvers!

PUZZLE #164: PixelSweeper

PUZZLE #164

PIXELSWEEPER

It's a puzzle whose number ends in 64! As you may or may not recall, the last time this happened, I decided to do something a little different than usual: a Picross puzzle with a word puzzle-y twist. This time, I'm going to do a different type of picture-logic puzzle: one that Conceptis Games calls "Fill-A-Pix". I couldn't find a program that could help me make this type of puzzle, so I had to make this puzzle entirely by hand (or rather, by MS Paint and Excel), and I liked how this ultimately turned out. I'll be back with a normal word puzzle next week, but first, here are the directions to this week's puzzle:

This hybrid of Minesweeper and a Picross puzzle consists of a grid with multiple numbers inside that will eventually turn into a picture. Each number tells how many of the squares surrounding it (as well as the numbered square itself) should be shaded in. For example, a square marked with a "9" should be shaded in, and so should the eight squares around it. If you're stumped or don't know what to do next, you can always get some tips, tricks and techniques through this link.

The FINAL ANSWER for this puzzle is the name of a Pokémon that is six letters long.

Once you believe you've figured out the FINAL ANSWER, send it to either redhead64@chartermi.net or itsredhead64@gmail.com (though I'm more likely to check the second one) and I'll put your name on a solvers list once I post the answers in about two weeks. You can also use those email addresses to give me some comments and feedback (or get a hint from me in exchange for a "hint star", more details for that are on the sidebar to the right) or send me the answer to last week's puzzle, if you haven't already figured it out. If you have a printer and want to solve this puzzle on paper, just head below the break for a version you can print out!