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[Robotguy]

[Puzzle] PolyCross

[catherwood]

oh hey, I forgot to give you feedback! I downloaded the puzzle that same day, took about a day to get around to trying it, and at least an hour to analyze how it worked. In a way, the puzzle was to figure out HOW to approach it, but filling in the blanks after that was easy. I liked it. I would do more, if you have them.

I'm not sure whether making them into actual 3-dimensionals would help or hurt; it would certainly make my approach different. On a physical "ball"-thingie, I wouldn't have a way to jot down my intermediate steps, as I did on the paper layout. Perhaps if it were made of dry-erase surface and I used temp markers... but I was writing my notes across the lines *between* tiles on paper, probably not suitable for a physical object. I had not viewed your video before working on the paper version -- I had even wondered whether it could be turned into a Flash game. (Anyone out there remember the 3-D cube crossword, from Timehunt?)

It's funny the timing on this -- I was just pondering how much I like both crossword puzzles and jigsaw puzzles, and was pondering ways to combine word grids with physical pieces. I admire anyone's ability to create puzzles, not being very talented at it myself. btw, I did take a look at the other puzzle sample you posted (and now i forget in which thread I saw that), but I was not able to complete it.

[reesylou]

Looks interesting... will attempt to find some time to try it out over the weekend