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Slitherlink Tutorials: Complete Guide to Creating, Styling, and Publishing Slitherlink Puzzles

Slitherlink Tutorials: Complete Guide to Creating, Styling, and Publishing Slitherlink Puzzles Summary:This Slitherlink tutorial series teaches you how to create, customize, batch generate, and publish Slitherlink puzzles using Puzzle Maker Pro. Whether you’re creating your first puzzle or building complete puzzle books, these tutorials will guide you through the entire workflow. Overview Slitherlink is one

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Akari Time Saver and Batch Processing

Akari Tutorials / By Hans Miedema

Purpose This tutorial explains how to automate Akari puzzle generation using the Time Saver feature in Puzzle Maker Pro – Creator Edition. Audience Professional creators and publishers who produce large puzzle sets or puzzle books. Step 1 – Open the Time Saver Tab Step 2 – Add Rows Step 3 – Select Presets Step 4

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Getting Started with Akari

Akari Tutorials / By Hans Miedema

Purpose This tutorial walks you through the basic process of creating your first Akari puzzle in Puzzle Maker Pro. You’ll learn how to choose grid size, difficulty, and generate a puzzle preview. Audience Beginners who want to generate their first puzzle quickly and understand the essential settings. Step 1 – Open Puzzle Maker Pro Step

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Why ChatGPT Can’t Build Math Puzzles That Actually Work

Puzzle Design / By Hans Miedema

Why ChatGPT Can’t Build Math Puzzles That Actually Work Let’s get this out of the way: ChatGPT is impressive. It writes solid copy. It outlines blog posts. It even drafts math problems. But if you’ve ever asked it to generate a full math puzzle — especially a printable one with answers — you’ve probably seen

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AI Limitation - Constraint Based Puzzles

Sudoku Isn’t Just a Grid: Why Constraint-Based Puzzles Still Need Real Engines

Puzzle Design / By Hans Miedema

Introduction: Sudoku Is Simple—Until You Try to Generate It “AI can do everything, right?” That’s the assumption. But if you’ve ever asked ChatGPT or a $17 puzzle generator to create Sudoku, you’ve probably seen the cracks. A valid Sudoku must: Sounds easy—until you realize AI doesn’t check any of that. And that’s a big problem

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