I have begun to solve all of the "Simpsonzied" puzzles I submitted. Here is an example of a puzzle that was slightly changed before publishing.
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I loved playing Oregon Trail on an Apple IIe when I was a kid in the late 70' and early 80's. This game and Lemonade Stand were my favorites. You could "die" in the game from many different things but dysentery was the best and it has since become sort of a meme around the internet.
When I created and submitted the puzzle it had the words "You have died of dysentery. " below the wagon. See the picture below. Unfortunately the Griddlers people cut the coolest part off before publishing it. I should have know it might happen when they had to contact me to ask me what Theme the puzzle should be listed under. Oh well... If I had know I probably would have named the puzzle "You have died of dysentery!" I was very please to see my first comment for the puzzle included the dysentery so I feel like I got through to at least one person. Thank you PAX! The way things are supposed to be... When I received the comment "ok" from a solver I also noticed that the thumbnail clearly shows a very square face. See the image below. I hope this helps explain why certain puzzles appear the way they do. I am still learning how to make puzzles in such a way that the editors will publish them as is.
I really enjoy the comments that solver leave on my puzzles. I learn from the constructive criticism and I am inspired by the positive feedback I receive. My favorite is when I have to use Google Translate to find out what some of the international solvers are leaving as comments. I hope to continue to document my journey as a puzzle author and share what I have learned in the process. Thanks, Kendra |
Kendra SongI have loved solving griddlers for many years and I have recently begun authoring puzzles myself. This blog is a documentation of this new hobby. Archives
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