Thread - Loop puzzles (where all cells are not visited)

@ 2012-12-14 1:57 PM (#9126 - in reply to #5050) (#9126) Top

prasanna16391

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-12-14 1:57 PM

I'm ok with letters only if they're required in isolation rather than entering a string. Maybe use A. B. C. like some of the Moscow Cup keys to ask whether a certain cell is I, L or O. I think you can pretty much cover the entire puzzle by knowing if say 5-6 cells have the loop passing through bent, straight, or not at all.

@ 2012-12-15 1:09 PM (#9130 - in reply to #9126) (#9130) Top

chaotic_iak

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chaotic_iak posted @ 2012-12-15 1:09 PM

prasanna16391 - 2012-12-14 2:57 PM

I'm ok with letters only if they're required in isolation rather than entering a string.

Sorry, what? I don't quite get what you mean here.

@ 2012-12-15 5:28 PM (#9131 - in reply to #9130) (#9131) Top

prasanna16391

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-12-15 5:28 PM

chaotic_iak - 2012-12-15 1:09 PM

prasanna16391 - 2012-12-14 2:57 PM

I'm ok with letters only if they're required in isolation rather than entering a string.

Sorry, what? I don't quite get what you mean here.

If I'm a solver, I'd rather enter just a letter for a cell (For example the Easy As Cup puzzle in the recent Moscow Cup) rather than entering a string of letters describing a row/column like for example UTTTSSSSSTTT. If you just circle/mark a bunch of cells, meaning I have to enter a letter describing each of those cells in isolation, you can cover the puzzle with 5-6 descriptive cells and its less work for me as I can just jot down the letter in small in the marked cell as I'm solving.

@ 2012-12-15 10:12 PM (#9132 - in reply to #5050) (#9132) Top

SKnight

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SKnight posted @ 2012-12-15 10:12 PM

As we encounted in the USPC the other year, if you go with "letters in order visited clockwise", it's good to put the starting letter on the edge of the puzzle.
For example, starting from point F, mathematically "clockwise" would go upwards, but many folks would assume it went leftwards.

Loop puzzles (where all cells are not visited)
Option	Added by	Results
Method 1 : Lengths of horizontal line segments in marked rows	debmohanty	4 Votes - [33.33%]
Method 2 : # of 90 degree turns in marked rows	debmohanty	0 Votes - [0%]
Method 3 : # of unused cells in marked / all rows	debmohanty	2 Votes - [16.67%]
Method 4 : Enter the letters in order as visited by the loop, starting from A, moving clockwise	debmohanty	6 Votes - [50%]
Add your own option:
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	@ 2012-12-14 1:57 PM (#9126 - in reply to #5050) (#9126) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1801 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-12-14 1:57 PM I'm ok with letters only if they're required in isolation rather than entering a string. Maybe use A. B. C. like some of the Moscow Cup keys to ask whether a certain cell is I, L or O. I think you can pretty much cover the entire puzzle by knowing if say 5-6 cells have the loop passing through bent, straight, or not at all.
	@ 2012-12-15 1:09 PM (#9130 - in reply to #9126) (#9130) Top
chaotic_iak Posts: 241 Country : Indonesia	chaotic_iak posted @ 2012-12-15 1:09 PM prasanna16391 - 2012-12-14 2:57 PM I'm ok with letters only if they're required in isolation rather than entering a string. Sorry, what? I don't quite get what you mean here.
	@ 2012-12-15 5:28 PM (#9131 - in reply to #9130) (#9131) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1801 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-12-15 5:28 PM chaotic_iak - 2012-12-15 1:09 PM prasanna16391 - 2012-12-14 2:57 PM I'm ok with letters only if they're required in isolation rather than entering a string. Sorry, what? I don't quite get what you mean here. If I'm a solver, I'd rather enter just a letter for a cell (For example the Easy As Cup puzzle in the recent Moscow Cup) rather than entering a string of letters describing a row/column like for example UTTTSSSSSTTT. If you just circle/mark a bunch of cells, meaning I have to enter a letter describing each of those cells in isolation, you can cover the puzzle with 5-6 descriptive cells and its less work for me as I can just jot down the letter in small in the marked cell as I'm solving.
	@ 2012-12-15 10:12 PM (#9132 - in reply to #5050) (#9132) Top
SKnight Posts: 25 Country : United States	SKnight posted @ 2012-12-15 10:12 PM As we encounted in the USPC the other year, if you go with "letters in order visited clockwise", it's good to put the starting letter on the edge of the puzzle. For example, starting from point F, mathematically "clockwise" would go upwards, but many folks would assume it went leftwards.