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Detailed instructions for working a group puzzle of type 'Overmatching'

This is a signature puzzle named 'Overmatching'

The 12 elements in each group of this type of puzzle are: O, V, E, R, M, A, T, C, H, I, N, and G.

Every group in the puzzle must contain exactly this set of elements.

Each row is a group numbered as shown in this Overmatching figure.

In a Overmatching puzzle, each row is a group numbered as shown in the figure above.

Each column is a group numbered as shown in this Overmatching figure.

In a Overmatching puzzle, each column is a group numbered as shown in the figure above.

Each 4x3 rectangle is a group numbered as shown in this Overmatching figure.

In a Overmatching puzzle, each 4x3 rectangle is a group numbered as shown in the figure above.

Each eye is a group numbered as shown in this Overmatching figure.

In a Overmatching puzzle, each eye is a group numbered as shown in the figure above.

The elements that make up the smile are a group and are marked with '1st' in this Overmatching figure.

In a Overmatching puzzle, the elements that make up the smile are a group and are marked with '1st' in the figure above.