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  geometree Pro

  And similar to Jeffery's Small Twister

  November 03 2019 at 22:48
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  pc46 Pro

  @bjertrup: I found two puzzles that look the same as your Merry-go-round. Microban 3 #7 by David Skinner and Microcosmos #9 by Aymeric du Peloux.

  February 15 2018 at 15:40
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    Opeth2112 Pro

    @pc46: Aha, so I suppose he didn't find a match because of the slightly different starting positions, though mechanically they are the same puzzles.

    February 16 2018 at 02:16
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    bjertrup Pro

    @pc46: Yes. That's right. Only the layout of the boxes differs a bit but basically it is the same level. . I was surprised YASC didn't find a match but i only looked for a perfect match.Selecting the option "Similar to current level" YASC found both Skinner and du Peloux.

    February 17 2018 at 16:02
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  mikearcher Pro

  Round Round

  February 15 2018 at 13:21
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    Opeth2112 Pro

    @mikearcher: Yes that puzzle is very similar. It shows that one can't rely on memory, since I actually solved yours on New Year's Day.

    February 15 2018 at 15:25
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  bjertrup Pro

  It often surprises me how simple and small levels you can create and yet nobody ever made them before. I really didn't expect Merry-go-round to be new and unique. But it is even if it is very simple and small with a nice symmetrical design that is often popular with level authors.

  February 15 2018 at 07:18
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    Opeth2112 Pro

    @bjertrup: Great information, thank you. A database larger than this site seems overwhelming but it's a nice bonus to your puzzle to show that fact in the description. Also 'Merry Christmas 2017' is one of my favorite classic puzzles yet.

    February 15 2018 at 08:18
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  bjertrup Pro

  Second thing: You can go to sourcecode.se and make a online check against the level database there. Also a big collection but not matching my own.

  February 15 2018 at 07:11
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  bjertrup Pro

  First thing: I think I have most of the Sokoban levels ever published in my own personal collection. Quite a lot more than you find here at Sokobanonline. I use the Sokoban Solver YASCs functions to check if a level already is in the collection.

  February 15 2018 at 07:10
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  Opeth2112 Pro

  Nice puzzle bjertrup and interesting that you say 'never created before'. Do you know of a method to verify that, like checking the design against a large database of older puzzles or something?

  February 15 2018 at 05:53