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@ 2012-01-24 8:49 AM (#6488 - in reply to #6487) (#6488) Top

debmohanty




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debmohanty posted @ 2012-01-24 8:49 AM

I would first note that Different Neighbours is a Vladimir original type (as far as I know) and when he introduced the type there were few questions on how to solve it - he explained it here - http://www.forsmarts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=33

Without revealing much about the actual puzzle (since the test is running), I think your approach that placing letters instead of digits in empty cells (Placeholders) is definitely one strategy to be used.

Edited by debmohanty 2012-01-24 8:50 AM
@ 2012-01-24 10:46 AM (#6489 - in reply to #6487) (#6489) Top

macherlakumar




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macherlakumar posted @ 2012-01-24 10:46 AM

Yes even I had a lot of trouble in solving this puzzle, I thought of posting about this once the contest ends.
I couldn't figure out from where to start but I became stubborn about solving this and finally managed to solve :)

Regards,
Ravi
@ 2012-01-25 6:10 AM (#6493 - in reply to #6488) (#6493) Top

chookbobberki



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chookbobberki posted @ 2012-01-25 6:10 AM

Many thanks for the reference. It was good to have another example so I could get up to speed.

The puzzle mechanic is an interesting change of pace from other puzzle types I've gotten used to.
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