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On 03/27/2015 09:56 AM, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
> "Frank Millman" <frank@chagford.com>:
>
>> So what I am talking about is called a "satisfactory" puzzle, which is
>> a subset of a "proper" puzzle.
>
> That is impossible to define, though, because some people are mental
> acrobats and can do a lot of deep analysis in their heads. What's
> satisfactory to you may not be satisfactory to me.
>
> Besides, looking for "satisfactory" patterns can involve a truckload of
> trial and error.
>

I know, let's use "regular expressions"  <g>


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DaveA