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Examples of Positive Clues |
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The blue X can only go in the upper
left corner. |
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The color symbol in the clue
indicates one location for a yellow token, but not which
shape. |
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The shape symbol in the clue
indicates one location for a triangle, but not which
color. |
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There are four possible locations
for this clue on the game grid. The three tokens are
found in relationship to each other as shown, but they
could be in any of four locations. |
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According to this positive clue,
the blue X will be in the top row, with a yellow token
of some shape directly below it, and a circle of some
color in the bottom row. This pattern can be in any
column on the grid. Each of the solutions shown below
satisfies the clue. |
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Examples of Negative Clues |
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Negative clues are the exact
opposite of positive clues. Negative clues illustrate a
token or set of token symbols in a relationship that
WILL NOT appear anywhere in the solution. Negative clues
are placed on a blue background. |
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CLUE PLACEMENT |
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POSSIBLE LOCATIONS |
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This negative clue indicates that a
triangle shape will not be placed in the upper right
corner of the grid. |
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This negative clue indicates that
an X shape of some color will not have a grid space
above it. In other words, none of the above six patterns
appears in the solution. From this clue you can deduce
that all three X's must be in the top row of the grid. |
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A POSSIBLE SOLUTION |
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A POSSIBLE SOLUTION |
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THIS SOLUTION IS NOT VALID |
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This negative clue indicates that
the solution will not contain a pattern with a blue
token in the top row, yellow token in the middle row,
and a green token in the bottom row of the same column. |
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Last Updated: November 29, 2008 |
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