What is the helper?
When you play a board you created yourself (or one that you have previously solved), you get a “helper” button. The helper is a simple little program that will try to solve the puzzle. It’s much simpler and stupider than the program used to check puzzles. In fact, it’s so dumb that it’s a wonder to me that it solves as many boards as it does. The advantage of a dumber program like this, is that it doesn’t do anything that a human couldn’t do if they took a little time. If it completely solves your puzzle, you can be assured that your puzzle has a unique solution and can be solved by ordinary humans. If it does not fully solve the board, then this does not necessarily mean that the board is insolvable. If you examine the board, you will often find that, with your superior intelligence, you can find some other cells that can be marked black or white. After doing so, clicking the helper button again may solve some more of the puzzle for you. When you run the helper, it always starts from
