Country Logic Puzzle by Scambigol #19

Each cell contains a country. You shouldn't type an answer if you are not 100% sure it goes there, no guessing!!

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A. Rules:
1) each country begins with a different letter
2) arrows outside rows/columns indicate that their answers are in alphabetical order
3) each column contains a sandwiched country (a landlocked country with exactly two neighbours)
4) every country in the top row borders the country just below it
5) the number of island countries is the same as the number of Asian countries
6) all island countries are adjacent (horizontally or vertically) to a country that has the same ending letter
7) no 2 countries from Africa have the same number of letters
8) there is a column having countries from 4 different continents and Asia isn't one of them
9) no row has more island countries than the row below it

Hints for getting started:
0) there's 24 answers and countries of the world have 24 different initials
1) list all sandwiched countries
2) list all island countries
Please don't cheat by guess and check!
Previous quiz in series: #18
Quiz by scambigol
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Last updated: June 20, 2023
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First submittedJanuary 1, 2022
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Andorra
Bhutan
Colombia
DR Congo
Eswatini
Moldova
France
India
Panama
Republic of the Congo
South Africa
Ukraine
Grenada
Jamaica
Liechtenstein
Nepal
Oman
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Haiti
Kiribati
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Yemen
Zambia
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Level 66
Jan 12, 2022
In the two bottom rows, I knew what the 4 last countries alphabetically would be for each, but I didnt find out how to know which string of four countries would go in each row
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Level 76
Jan 12, 2022
I think hint 8 is what solves that
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Level 66
Jan 12, 2022
Ill let some time pass and try this one again.
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Level 73
Jun 18, 2023
Hi!

Great as usual, but I agree with PotatoBoy: this time there are two solutions: the four last countries of the third line can be exchanged with the four last countries of the bottom line (all the rules still apply).

By the way... I know that not so many people appreciated your logic series, but these few people really LOVE it... so may you continue it? I'm addicted!

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Level 76
Jun 20, 2023
ah you are both right indeed! I added hint 9 to solve this. Thanks for your comments! I had ran out of ideas for new quizzes or at least the ones I tried weren't working well... do you have any ideas as a starting point for another quiz in the series? Thanks!
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Level 73
Jun 23, 2023
It's a very difficult question, because I don't really know what is needed. I try to write a couple of ideas, buy I have no idea if they are useful or stupid.

1) two countries are adiacent in a row if they have the same initial letter

2) adiacent in a column if they share the same initial letter of their capital

3) two countries are adiacent in diagonal if they border each other OR they both have access to the sea (?)

4) as a starting point, the double landlocked countries must be in and must be double landlocked in the grid, too: (this ,with 1,2,3 would require a big grid, but you can consider a non rectangular and non symmetric grid... the grid itself could be a criterion to put in the right place some countries that don't have the requirements to have other adjacent ones...

5) some "classical" criteria and your magic to make it work

...probably all of this is completely unfeasable, but I tried!

Thank you for your interest!

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Level 76
Jun 27, 2023
Hi there! I tried making a quiz based on some of your ideas: https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/91108/country-logic-puzzle-by-scambigol-20 please let me know what you think
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Level 73
Jun 24, 2023
@scambigol

After your question, I decided to try to create a quiz like yours (unique solution). I don't know how to put it in JetPunk, so this is a link to an image with grid and instructions (instructions in italian... I'm lazy and I know you are italian too).

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NHwlC2DTNTAcFMZghqQRzFdpq9CP6NzP/view?usp=sharing

If you want to give it a try and you like it, feel free to create a quiz with it.