# Is there a cheat program for Jig Zone?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [September 6, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-cheat-program-for-jig-zone/552811 "2010-09-06T16:14:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-cheat-program-for-jig-zone/552811/1 "2010-09-06T16:14:31Z")

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I like doing puzzles at [Jig Zone](http://www.jigzone.com/). I usually beat the average time but I’ve noticed some people do really well.

But now I’m calling shenanigans. Somebody supposedly put together today’s 70 piece puzzle in seven seconds. There’s no way any person could do that so I have to figure they’ve got some kind of cheat program where the computer assembles the puzzle automatically.

If so, why bother? What’s the point in watching your computer assemble an online jigsaw in seven seconds?

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**Author:** ![Postariti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Postariti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Postariti)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-cheat-program-for-jig-zone/552811/2 "2010-09-06T18:29:30Z")

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Does it have a “solve” option? I’ve used that on a couple of sites, and been surprised when it popped up the finished time, as if I had worked the puzzle myself.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-cheat-program-for-jig-zone/552811/3 "2010-09-06T19:04:31Z")

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> [@Postariti](#):
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> Does it have a “solve” option? I’ve used that on a couple of sites, and been surprised when it popped up the finished time, as if I had worked the puzzle myself.

That may be it. There is an auto-solve option. I just tried it out on the same puzzle. It took 45 seconds but maybe somebody else’s computer runs it faster.