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For instance, a 30-in-seven sum only has two solution sets: {1,2,3,4,5,6,9} and {1,2,3,4,5,7,8}. If one of the squares in that sum can only take on the values of {8,9} (if the crossing clue is a 17-in-two sum, for example) then that not only becomes an indicator of which solution set fits this sum, it eliminates the possibility of any other ...
The goal is to arrange the squares into a 4 by 6 grid so that when two squares share an edge, the common edge is the same color in both squares. In 1964, a supercomputer was used to produce 12,261 solutions to the basic version of the MacMahon Squares puzzle, with a runtime of about 40 hours.
Using this technique for all rows and columns at the start of the puzzle produces a good head start into completing it. Note: Some rows/columns won't yield any results initially. For example, a row of 20 cells with a clue of 1 4 2 5 will yield 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 5 = 15. 20 - 15 = 5. None of the clues are greater than 5.
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It is NP-complete to solve Nurikabe, even when the involved numbers are 1 and 2 only. Further, consider these two rules of Nurikabe: Black cells form a connected area; Black cells cannot form 2 × 2 squares, Either one can be ignored, giving a total of three variants. As it turns out, they are all NP-complete. [2]
For instance, the Lo Shu Square – the unique 3 × 3 magic square – is associative, because each pair of opposite points form a line of the square together with the center point, so the sum of the two opposite points equals the sum of a line minus the value of the center point regardless of which two opposite points are chosen. [4]
That improved Mahomes’ record to a stunning 15-11 when the Chiefs have trailed by 10 or more points in a game (regular season and playoffs).
Z can be oriented in 4 ways: 2 by rotation, and 2 more for the mirror image. It has point symmetry, also known as rotational symmetry of order 2. Its symmetry group has two elements, the identity and the 180° rotation. I can be oriented in 2 ways by rotation. It has two axes of reflection symmetry, both aligned with the gridlines. Its symmetry ...