[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #15225: SCI: PEPPER: Franklin's puzzle box doesn't appear to be solvable (bug or feature?)

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#15225: SCI: PEPPER: Franklin's puzzle box doesn't appear to be solvable (bug or
feature?)
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Reporter:  eriktorbjorn  |       Owner:  (none)
    Type:  defect        |      Status:  new
Priority:  normal        |   Component:  Engine: SCI
 Version:                |  Resolution:
Keywords:                |        Game:  Pepper's Adventures in Time
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Comment (by sluicebox):

 Hilarious bug; great find!

 Sounds like we have consensus. Swapping the last two tiles was my first
 thought for the most unobtrusive change, and the sample patch is how I
 imagined implementing it.

 I used a different online solver and it agrees too. More consensus!

 I'll write this up soon and give it some robustness.

 This bug is simultaneously *unbelievable* and totally believable. How
 could you make a puzzle impossible to complete in a way that not only
 survived testing, but also survived players for so long that we don't see
 references to it online?

 Because this puzzle sucks. You can hear the groans on the youtube
 playthough when it appears. I remember groaning the same way. You start
 with something that no one really wants to do and everyone can skip. But
 then, and here's why this puzzle really sucks: clicking anywhere outside
 the box kicks you out of the puzzle with no warning and you have to start
 over. It is so easy to do accidentally. I happened to me four times just
 trying to reproduce these findings, even when trying not to, and that's
 exactly what happened when I tried playing/auditing this game years ago.
 Even if you try to engage with the puzzle, it betrays you, and after the
 Nth time you say Oh The Hell With This and click HELP. That's exactly how
 I missed this! Any careful clickers who truly get stuck, especially kids,
 will assume the puzzle is just too hard instead of broken. But since it's
 not fun, they just click HELP and quickly move on and never give this
 unpleasantness a second thought.

 And then along comes eriktorbjorn...
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