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  bjertrup Pro

  (continuet) so why bother deeming methods legal or not legal.
  More representative for peoples skill at solving Sokoban levels could be a high score list consisting only of solutions from levels no solver is able to solve. An idea for development at sokobanonline.

  January 13 2019 at 14:17
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  bjertrup Pro

  Cheating constructing a level using a solver? I make extensive use of solvers constructing levels. I think you should use whatever methods that suits you. Using a solver can speed up the proces making a level worth playing. And isn't that the goal making a level?
  You might rack up an enormous highscore by solving e.g. Razorflames biggest collection with a solver but do you really feel proud beeing at the top of the high score list doing that? But no way to control how people solve Sokoban levels

  January 13 2019 at 14:16
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    Mike Daas Pro

    @bjertrup: I agree that using a solver to ''solve'' a puzzle is nothing but fooling yourself

    January 13 2019 at 15:41
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  vroy Pro

  No. Using a solver to solve a puzzle is cheating.

  January 13 2019 at 13:00
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    Mike Daas Pro

    @vroy: Of course using a solver to ''solve'' puzzles is cheating -_- but that was not my question, as I was talking about their use when ''designing'' puzzles

    January 13 2019 at 15:36
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    Mike Daas Pro

    Or perhaps I misread and your ''No'' refers to the designing, in which case I apologise

    January 13 2019 at 15:40