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Happy New Year!

So my plan today was to upload the rest of the ASHIGARU puzzles. Obviously that didn’t happen, because when I started taking the screenshots on my tablet, I noticed that the numbers looked a bit off.

Well, that’s because they were! The newest CrossMe update included a big re-structuring of the puzzle pages. Now, instead of 44 puzzles per section, it is 60 puzzles per section.

While that doesn’t make such a HUGE difference in the grand scheme of things, it definitely makes a HUGE difference for how I have things set up here. I figured that in order to stay as up-to-date as possible, I should definitely reflect as much of the app as possible. That means I spent the last hour completely revamping the galleries, pages, directories, and everything else in the ASHIGARU page.

I’m undecided at this moment but I think my course of action will be uploading the rest of the puzzles in ASHIGARU #2.421 – #2.444 (which are all completed – I just need to transfer the images from my tablet to my laptop and then do what I’ve been doing in that process.) After that, I’ll completely revamp the BUSHI setup and, get those new puzzles finished, and then upload them as well.

Unfortunately, this means that there may be dead links. If you come across anything that’s outdated or broken, please let me know! Leave a comment, send me an email, do whatever you feel like doing to help keep this going.

Hello 2022!

-M

I hope every had and is having a decent holiday time!

I had updates planned for BUSHI but it seems new puzzles have been released and there are quite a few ASHIGARU puzzles to finish. Stay tuned!

-M

Finally! It’s been a while since my last batch of solution uploads, but here we are! ASHIGARU #2.417 – #2.428 are part of the most recent batch, so they can be found on the ASHIGARU #2.385 – #2.428 page.

I still have some BUSHI puzzles to finish before I can complete the most recent batch; 9 to be exact. I’m hoping to have them completed and up soon, before things get way too busy again.

Going to keep this one nice and short. Happy Thanksgiving!

-M

Hi everyone,

First of all, thank you to the very nice visitors who sent me some emails the last few weeks checking in.

I’m fine; life has just been incredibly busy. I was doing some international travel and I honestly have not had time to sit down and get the new sets of puzzles up. The ARE done, though! I’m hoping in the next few days I can update and add the newest ASHIGARU solutions. After that, I’ll be sure to get the new BUSHI puzzles solved and added here as well.

I just really wanted to pop in here and let y’all know that the site is not dead. Not by a long shot 🙂

-M

$102.

That’s what was in my Google AdSense this morning; my very first cashout from this website. Now, it did take several months to get there (averaging about $20-$30 a month) but it got there and all I can say it thank you. Thank you to the visitors, thank you to the people who contact me, thank you to everyone interacting with this site. (Clicking the ads is SUPER helpful 😛 )

I think if I can manage to get the same amount by January then this site will be paying for itself! Maybe I should start looking at a super nice premium theme; I’m well-aware that the layout is awful, but hey, one thing at a time.

With all of that said, Dynamix pushed another update which means 8 new puzzles to each level! I have solved and uploaded the 8 new ASHIGARU puzzles (#2.409 – #2.416). They are now enjoying their new display on the ASHIGARU #2.385 – #2.416 page.

I hope to have the 8 new BUSHI puzzles up soon enough; I already solved one of them!

Back soon!
-M

Hi everyone!

I’m happy to announce that the BUSHI puzzle set has been completed and I’ve added BUSHI #3.397 – #3.408 to the BUSHI #3.385 – #3.408 page. There are the 12 most recent solutions to the puzzles that were added version 2.6.80(P).

I also completed a few more puzzles in the third SHINOBI set. There’s still plenty of puzzles to do and even still upload! Hopefully I’ll have another update in due time.

-M

More ASHIGARU puzzles? You know what that means: CrossMe was updated! 12 new puzzles have been added to each section. I believe the update came yesterday or the day before, but I did managed to finish the 12 new ASHIGARU puzzles. They have been added to the newly expanded ASHIGARU #2.385 – #2.408 page. As of this post, I am running version 2.6.80P.

In order to stay current, I will be working on the next set of BUSHI puzzles. Hopefully I can get #3.397 – #3.408 done in the next few days.

-M

A very special update today! I got an email from an actual person who saw this site and emailed me using the CONTACT form asking for help with RONIN #5.392. Of course I had to help out! (I’m amazed people even see this site – I’m not lying when I say that getting an actual email from this had me grinning for a solid 5 minutes.)

Anyway, once I was done with some TV software testing and data reports, I went right to work on the puzzle. It was a tricky one; the later / newer puzzles tend to be. I even had to take a few tries on some of the later ASHIGARU puzzles. I did get it done, though, and it’s a good one; what a challenge!

To the person who wrote to me, thanks for putting a bright spot on my otherwise drab and tiring day. To everyone else, please don’t hesitate to send requests for specific solutions.

Also, I’m open to trying to figure out a way to give hints, but I think that’s a whole other project in itself.

As for what’s coming next, I’m not sure. Now that I’ve gone ahead and created the RONIN and RONIN #5.385 – #5.408 pages, perhaps I should fill those out? I also have the first set of RONIN complete so maybe I should get that up as well.

So much to do and such little time!

-M

Wow it’s been a long time! I always make promises to be productive and then life gets in the way.

In the last month my laptop has died and I was working a huge pilot project for a few weeks that took up all of my time on top of the usual chaos that Independent Contractor life entails.

Having said that, I’m VERY excited to announce that I’ve finally uploaded the solutions to BUSHI #3.337 – #3.384 as well as BUSHI #3.385 – #3.408. This means that BUSHI is, as of today, 100% COMPLETE!

So the question now is, what’s next? I have a full set of RONIN puzzles to upload. After that, there’s not much. I have most of the first set of SAMURAI complete and more than half of the first SENSI set. Let’s not talk about SHOGUN…

Anyway, there’s more than JUST those sets; I’m just listing what might work as a complete upload. I’m undecided if I will upload partial sets or not; it’s a difficult decision.

Anyway, it feels good to have sat down for the last hour and a half to get these things going. I know there’s a select few in terms of audience for this site but I’m also well-aware that I’m currently (at least in the English operating region) the only site pursuing something like this, so that’s nice and motivating.

Until next time!

-M

I’ve uploaded the 8 new ASHIGARU puzzles that were released a week or two ago. They can be found on the updated ASHIGARU 2.385 – 2.396 page. Up next are the new BUSHI puzzles; the newer ones are a bit trickier than I had anticipated (props to the creators!) and my time is a bit limited lately to work on them. Hopefully I’ll have them up soon!

-M