Jewels of the Oracle Let's Play: Assembly Of The Planners
Channel: Erika Redmark
Date: 2016-07-24

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The Oracle says this represents 2 years worth of work. After having slogged through this puzzle... yah, I can believe that.

We are going to analyse as much of this puzzle as we can, and hopefully walk away with at least some inkling on how to approach it. Make no mistake; this puzzle is a challenge, and unless you are the luckiest being in the Cosmos, expect to spend a long, long while on it if you attempt to come up with your own solution.

Many thanks to Gareth Rees, http://garethrees.org/2015/11/09/exact-cover/. Whilst I used several different sources as a base to work in python as well as try and understand this puzzle (it is a new language for me; I had just started using recently for another Jewels puzzle that believe it or not is crazier than this one) I pretty much used their .svg drawer algorithm for the pieces. Most of the modifications I did had to do with getting it to work in this oddly shaped board.