Talk:A Catalogue of Screams (Queen of Clubs)/@comment-76.220.12.113-20140808025700/@comment-131.107.174.57-20140825222611

I don't have my book with me but I'm 95% certain my solution matched the given one. Your layout for SAMPLE would be allowed under the rules, but there is no monster like that in this grid. I proved my solution was unique while I solved, but without seeing your full solution, it's hard to say where you've gone wrong (if you have). Some things to check for:  if you can draw a "circle" (going horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) of non-wall spaces around any wall spaces, that's illegal. Likewise, if you can draw a line (including going diagonally) that cuts any wall spaces off from the rest of wall spaces, such as by traveling from one exterior wall across the grid to another exterior wall, that's also illegal. If you would need a 2x2 grid of wall anywhere, that's illegal. Good luck!