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title: "BorkyBold (@borkybold) | Hashnode"
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# BorkyBold

@borkybold · Joined November 2026

Solo dev of NOCTURNE ISLAND: four small daily puzzles on a moonlit pixel island.

### [Generating a daily two-piece puzzle backwards: search first, goal last](https://borkybold.hashnode.dev/generating-a-daily-two-piece-puzzle-backwards-search-first-goal-last?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

How one breadth-first search over pairs of positions builds, scores and hints TANDEM

9 min read · [borkybold.hashnode.dev](https://borkybold.hashnode.dev/generating-a-daily-two-piece-puzzle-backwards-search-first-goal-last?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[1d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/generating-a-daily-two-piece-puzzle-backwards-search-first-goal-last/6af0f5be0d575fed3d39870f)

### [How I guarantee exactly one answer in my daily pump puzzle](https://borkybold.hashnode.dev/how-i-guarantee-exactly-one-answer-in-my-daily-pump-puzzle?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Six pumps, six beds, one hidden answer: how my daily browser puzzle uses a rank check and a 4096-case brute force to guarantee a unique solution.

7 min read · [borkybold.hashnode.dev](https://borkybold.hashnode.dev/how-i-guarantee-exactly-one-answer-in-my-daily-pump-puzzle?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[3d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-i-guarantee-exactly-one-answer-in-my-daily-pump-puzzle/6aee6c410b02c344fdcd9602)