SAMPLE PAINT-BY-NUMBER PUZZLE SET Version 8 - September 23, 2013 Jan Wolter This archive contains descriptions of the sample paint-by-number / nonogram puzzles used as a test set in my "Survey of Paint-by-Number Puzzle Solvers" which can be found at http://webpbn.com/survey/ Versions of this archive are available in many different formats from http://webpbn.com/survey/puzzles/ The format used in this archive is described in the README-FORMAT file included here. Puzzles with names of the format "webpbn-DDDDD" can also be obtained from the webpbn export page at http://webpbn.com/export.cgi , but there is a chance that puzzles on webpbn could be alterned by their designers, so this archive is the prefered source for the test set. Archives for file formats that support color puzzles will include not only the black and white puzzle sample set, but the multicolor sample set as well. The multicolor puzzles have file names starting 'webpbn-color-'. Most puzzles are drawn from the webpbn.com puzzle site, which is an on-line community where users create, share, and solve paint-by-number puzzles. It is the policy of that site that, by default, the copyright for all puzzles is retained by the designer of that puzzle, and that though puzzles posted there may be downloaded from that site for personal use, they may not be redistributed freely. Some, but not all, of the authors of puzzle included in this sample set have given explicit permission for these puzzles to be freely redistributed, These puzzles may be treated as if they are under something like a Creative Commons attribution license - so they can be reused and distributed freely as long as the attribution of the puzzles is retained. PUZZLES THAT MAY BE FREELY REDISTRIBUTED: Filename Short Title Copyright Holder ----------- ----------- ---------------- webpbn-00001 Dancer Jan Wolter webpbn-00006 Cat Jan Wolter webpbn-00016 Knot Jan Wolter webpbn-00021 Skid Jan Wolter webpbn-00023 Edge Jan Wolter webpbn-00027 Bucks Jan Wolter webpbn-00065 Mum Jan Wolter webpbn-00436 Petro Jan Wolter webpbn-00529 Swing Jan Wolter webpbn-00803 Light Robert Kummerfeldt webpbn-01611 Merka Nancy Snyder webpbn-06574 Forever Gator webpbn-color-00047 Map Jan Wolter webpbn-color-00220 Onions Jan Wolter knotty Knotty Joe Cooke faase Faase Kerrin Mansfield For all puzzles NOT in the list above, it should be assumed that the authors have only given permission to upload the puzzle from the webpbn.com site for personal use. If you want to share the puzzle with someone else, direct them to this archive or the webpbn site. PUZZLES THAT MAY *NOT* BE FREELY REDISTRIBUTED: Filename Short Title Copyright Holder ----------- ----------- ---------------- webpbn-01694 Tragic Nancy Snyder webpbn-02040 Hot Nancy Snyder webpbn-02413 Smoke Marcus webpbn-02556 Flag Harris Harris webpbn-02712 Lion Marto Benwa webpbn-03541 Signed Adam Nielson webpbn-04645 M&M Sanane Samanye webpbn-07604 DiCap Adam Nielson webpbn-09892 Nature Asta Paka webpbn-10088 Marley Shelly Havok webpbn-10810 Center Bo Na webpbn-12548 Sierp Joshua Nolan webpbn-18297 Thing Juliane webpbn-22336 Gettys Byron Walter meow Meow Rose Brock webpbn-color-00672 Web Anita Lewis webpbn-color-01503 Bob Sylvain webpbn-color-02073 Peanut Jennifer Jones webpbn-color-02257 JarJar Nancy Snyder webpbn-color-02498 Gecko Harris Harris webpbn-color-02814 Comet Nancy Snyder webpbn-color-02817 Shark Nancy Snyder webpbn-color-02940 Babe Steve Johnson webpbn-color-02684 Censored Harris Harris webpbn-color-02984 Heart Susan Little webpbn-color-03149 Ex Susan Little webpbn-color-03620 Addition Susan Little webpbn-color-04364 Snowman MMD webpbn-color-04445 Pinup Ro Kali webpbn-color-04809 EFB Frederik Gravgaard These puzzles in this archive are not by any means 'typical' puzzles. They represent a spectrum of difficulty, ranging from very easy to extremely difficult. Many have multiple solutions. Many puzzles have been included in the set specifically because they cause problems for specific solvers.