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@ 2018-02-23 10:29 AM (#24327 - in reply to #24324) (#24327) Top

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Para posted @ 2018-02-23 10:29 AM

chaotic_iak - 2018-02-23 6:55 AM

Para: The 6 is replaced by a 18; that's not a change of one digit.

And to the puzzle: It's a shame to know that Unknown Diginet has multiple solutions. That must be why I was wondering how you can possibly approach this logically.


Ah, okay. I didn’t really read the rules carefully enough. I just went with, they all work the same as the first, which was one incorrect clue.
@ 2018-02-24 8:36 PM (#24332 - in reply to #24242) (#24332) Top

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rob posted @ 2018-02-24 8:36 PM

For beta, also the line has to turn at each dot? Otherwise the example seems not unique.

The alpha rules are nice, unfortunately some Slalom-like rules were too promising for me (no loops, then no crosses: seemed to work fine for the example and the first puzzle, but the second one is contradictory quite late).
@ 2018-02-24 11:56 PM (#24334 - in reply to #24332) (#24334) Top

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forsmarts posted @ 2018-02-24 11:56 PM

rob - 2018-02-24 8:36 PM
For beta, also the line has to turn at each dot? Otherwise the example seems not unique.

You're right, it should also make a turn at each dot!
rob - 2018-02-24 8:36 PM
The alpha rules are nice, unfortunately some Slalom-like rules were too promising for me (no loops, then no crosses: seemed to work fine for the example and the first puzzle, but the second one is contradictory quite late).

Example is not unique for slalom-like solution, there's one cell that may contain either slash.
@ 2018-02-25 3:46 AM (#24335 - in reply to #24242) (#24335) Top

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Ziti posted @ 2018-02-25 3:46 AM

Thank you for the solutions, Vladimir. I solved Gamma as "Path must alternate going through circle-wall-circle-wall..." but did not realize the additional constraint. It solved the example uniquely but obviously not uniquely for the puzzles themselves. Which might explain why I had to guess and was happy (at the time!) to reach a conclusion! :)
@ 2018-02-27 1:25 PM (#24362 - in reply to #24242) (#24362) Top

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Eugene Porter posted @ 2018-02-27 1:25 PM

I thought it was a great contest. I did have one question about the incorrect products puzzle. I got an answer of 45213 and 23541 doing this the 36 was the incorrect product. Maybe I am missing something but after checking many times this seems to be a possible alternative solution.
@ 2018-02-27 8:22 PM (#24364 - in reply to #24362) (#24364) Top

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forsmarts posted @ 2018-02-27 8:22 PM

Eugene Porter - 2018-02-27 1:25 PM
I did have one question about the incorrect products puzzle. I got an answer of 45213 and 23541 doing this the 36 was the incorrect product. Maybe I am missing something but after checking many times this seems to be a possible alternative solution.

The rules say there's just one incorrect digit. If you have a solution with 36 turning into, say, 16 or 35, please share, but I still think the solution is unique.
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