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@ 2017-10-11 11:56 PM (#23673 - in reply to #23486) (#23673) Top

rob



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rob posted @ 2017-10-11 11:56 PM

Re Candy Crush, I read the rules to say that the solution can't contain three or more equal letters in a straight line, horizontal or vertical. On the other hand, elimination happens for any group of edge-connected equal letters of size at least three, e.g., for an L-trimino. Is that correct?

Second, why can't the top two rows of the example solution be ADBDBB,AADXDC? Is it because swapping e.g. R1C1 and R1C2 doesn't for a "new" group?
@ 2017-10-12 10:28 AM (#23676 - in reply to #23486) (#23676) Top

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tamz29 posted @ 2017-10-12 10:28 AM

(3,4) Shards: Can some of the fragments that make up each shard be connected by a point? (Ie. could there be a shard where, say, three fragments are connected by edges and one "hanging"
off a vertex?)
(21,22) Grapevine: Can the branch enter/leave a grape from a triangular cell?
@ 2017-10-12 11:27 PM (#23678 - in reply to #23673) (#23678) Top

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2017-10-12 11:27 PM

rob - 2017-10-11 11:56 PM

Re Candy Crush, I read the rules to say that the solution can't contain three or more equal letters in a straight line, horizontal or vertical. On the other hand, elimination happens for any group of edge-connected equal letters of size at least three, e.g., for an L-trimino. Is that correct?

Second, why can't the top two rows of the example solution be ADBDBB,AADXDC? Is it because swapping e.g. R1C1 and R1C2 doesn't for a "new" group?


Not an L- Trimino. The rule says "horizontally or vertically consecutive cells" which means three letters in a line along a row, or a column. This may answer the second part too?
@ 2017-10-12 11:30 PM (#23679 - in reply to #23676) (#23679) Top

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2017-10-12 11:30 PM

tamz29 - 2017-10-12 10:28 AM

(3,4) Shards: Can some of the fragments that make up each shard be connected by a point? (Ie. could there be a shard where, say, three fragments are connected by edges and one "hanging"
off a vertex?)
(21,22) Grapevine: Can the branch enter/leave a grape from a triangular cell?


3,4: No. For a shard all its fragments are edge-connected.

21,22: No. Vines travel via edges only. Its not explicitly mentioned though. We will make a note of this during Q&A.
@ 2017-10-14 3:24 PM (#23694 - in reply to #23486) (#23694) Top

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kishy72 posted @ 2017-10-14 3:24 PM

Puzzle 11,12 : Partiti

The rules state same digits cannot be placed in cells touching diagonally.Can same digits be placed in a single cell ? For instance, can the 2 sum be 1,1 if it doesn't violate the no touch rule with other cells?This case doesn't occur in the example .
@ 2017-10-14 3:30 PM (#23695 - in reply to #23694) (#23695) Top

prasanna16391



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prasanna16391 posted @ 2017-10-14 3:30 PM

kishy72 - 2017-10-14 3:24 PM

Puzzle 11,12 : Partiti

The rules state same digits cannot be placed in cells touching diagonally.Can same digits be placed in a single cell ? For instance, can the 2 sum be 1,1 if it doesn't violate the no touch rule with other cells?This case doesn't occur in the example .


No. We will clarify this at Q&A too.
@ 2017-10-14 6:46 PM (#23696 - in reply to #23486) (#23696) Top

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UllaE posted @ 2017-10-14 6:46 PM

15,16 Maximal Archipelago

Having R6C2 as sea and R7C1 + R7C3 as land and everything else as in example solution - would that be viable solution? If not, please explain why.
@ 2017-10-14 10:08 PM (#23697 - in reply to #23696) (#23697) Top

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2017-10-14 10:08 PM

UllaE - 2017-10-14 6:46 PM

15,16 Maximal Archipelago

Having R6C2 as sea and R7C1 + R7C3 as land and everything else as in example solution - would that be viable solution? If not, please explain why.


It wouldn't because then there is no case within a and b where the given Sea cell in R4C4 has to be a Sea cell.
@ 2017-10-14 10:16 PM (#23698 - in reply to #23697) (#23698) Top

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UllaE posted @ 2017-10-14 10:16 PM

Thanks, didn't notice that :-)
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