This is torture, i really feel like that one servant tasked with arranging utensils
[-] Arrangements are hard-coded, seemingly valid arrangements result in full miss
[+] Arrangements are hard-coded, you can bruteforce solutions by putting utensils one by one (used that on the last level, stuck there for full 10 minutes)
I didn't get what does "counterpart" mean in the last level.
Also that global rule about meat utensils being between salad and fish ones. I thought it meant that meat each utensil should have 1+ salad utensil from one side and 1+ fish utensil from other side, so FISH - MEAT - SALAD - FISH - MEAT - SALAD would be valid. Looking at the solution... I don't know?
Also the slots area where you place the utensils is very, very small.
Overall very original idea, just like "A little to the left" but with a 4 pound rulebook.
I like this game.
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Thanks for checking out my game!
I did a lot of playtesting of the 6 puzzles, and they all *should* have just one solution per puzzle. If you happen to come across one that has an alternate solution, I've love to know more about it :D
I debated on the term "counterpart", but it basically means the other utensil for that course. For example, the Salad Fork's counterpart would be the Salad Knife.
And you are correct about the "between" rule. It does indeed mean that a meat utensil needs to be in-between a salad and a fish utensil. So this clue gives you two bits of info:
1) the meat utensils relative position to the salad and fish utensils. Although with just this clue alone, you don't know which utensils are on which side
2) there is exactly 1 salad, meat, and fish utensil per side (and since there's only 3 spots on the left, then any other utensils will need to be placed on the right of the plate.
The slots are narrow but tall so it shouldn't be too hard to get them in position, and I added a glow effect when you're in the right spot.
Thanks again for playing! And again, if you have specific info on a level that didn't make sense I'd love to hear more!