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		qbane 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Every 5x5 Nonogram If you assume that a cell is full and then get a contradiction, this is pretty much a backtracking to a computer. So it is reasonable that the solver does not do this trick.

gus_massa 8 months ago [–]

I agree they are the same. It's just that if the try is short enough, I consider it a valid trick.

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