I can't solve the big sheep puzzle there are only 2 solutions do you know them 16 cards two of which are identical

23 20 21 3 post 14 18 10 15 17 7 8 1 16 12 11 9 6 5 2 19 4 22 13 then 13 22 4 19 2 5 6 9 11 12 16 1 8 7 17 15 10 18 14 3 21 20 23. Good luck (especially telling 6 and 9 apart)

I wrote some JavaScript code to solve the puzzle that let's you watch the progress on the screen.
http://www.codersrevolution.com/index.cfm/2012/9/29/My-One-Tough-Puzzle-JavaScript-Brute-Force-Solution

Here are some papers, code and blog posts (this is nice one too) on how to algorithmically search for solutions to squzzles/scramble square puzzles. You might have received one of these puzzles as a holiday gift over the last few years, they were quite popular.
C and Perl Implemenations
General Backtracking Approach
The algorithm is straightforward - just one that searches through solutions.
What's interesting is that I've seen people solve these puzzles, even brand new ones (no prior knowledge), very quickly. There's something that happens with a persons vision or something that's helping them not have to exhaustively search the full solution space. If I'd seen someone do this once or twice, I'd think it was just lucky picks. (these puzzles have enormous solution spaces (4^8 x 9! = 23,781,703,680 puzzle configurations) )
Is there something in this puzzle that "hints" to a human early in the solution testing that a solution is viable or not. That is, after 1 or 2 pieces placed, can the human see a promising solution "faster" than the basic algorithm that searches quickly through all piece placements and orientations. If so, what is that data ("hint") the human sees and how can we factor it into the algorithm?
Possible hint data:
Rules of thumb on how all these puzzles are printed and cut (do the puzzles all get made with same orientations so exposure to one puzzle provides data on other puzzles?)
Humans can see the whole pattern in parallel even when pieces aren't lined up so they don't have to check each piece systematically
Are combinations of pieces eliminated as the humans solve it thus taking them out of future solution attempts, reducing solution space the more the human works on the puzzle.

Thank You

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How Not to Program in C++
How Not to Program in C++

How Not to Program in C++: 111 Broken Programs and 3 Working Ones, or Why Does 2+2=5986
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How Not to Program in C++ is a puzzle book with over 100 challenges. Readers must find errors in up to 40 lines of code. By learning to detect the errors, readers become more efficient programmers. Based on real-world programs, readers solve puzzles ranging from easy (one wrong character) to difficult (errors with multiple threads). Clues help along the way, and answers are at the back of the book.


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Puzzle No. 098 : Card Order
Picarats : 70
Hint : You've placed one joker and four aces with different suits facedown
on a table. Use the hints below to determine the position for each
card.
1. The club is to the immediate right of the heart.
2. Neither the diamond nor the joker is next to the spade.
3. Neither the joker nor the diamond is next to the club.
4. Neither the diamond nor the spade is next to the heart.
Solution : Diamond, Joker, Heart, Club, Spade

http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ds/file/936050/51933

If this doesn't help, GAMEFAQ's has different guides you can look at.

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Hints:

046 The Biggest Star
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1. The shape you're trying to make is a five-pointed star. It's easy enough
to form a star by just connecting five points, but you're aiming to make
the biggest start possible.
Look for "the five largest objects in space" and connect them together.
2. The answer for this puzzle requires you to draw your star upside down.
3. Remember that the planet we live on is also floating in space!


Solution:







046 The Biggest Star
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Tree on the horizon acts as a star. Connect the 4 big stars and
tree in a star shape. 6 lines total.

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hi shirley , that is a tuff one , for the solution , click here

3rd hint is correct

You need to move the cards up onto the RED playing area and not just swap them around at the bottom of the screen.