| finishing this one (Saturday, 5th August 2006) |
PuzzleLover
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 1033
Best Total: 38m 17s | Posted - 2006.08.05 03:43:24
Toward the end of this Saturday's puzzle I was all solved except for a region like this on the left:
After the initial trial/error solve I looked for a logical solution. The best I found was:
1. Try x above the middle 3. With Fix Position and endpoint counting, this leads to a big loop on the right, contradiction.
2. Try down from the lower left of the middle 3. Fix Position and endpoint counting leads to a fairly quick contradiction.
Are there any cleaner ways to finish up this puzzle? In particular, any ways that don't require Fix Position? Thanks. |
procrastinator
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 1083
Best Total: 12m 56s | Posted - 2006.08.08 10:39:36
First rule out a the line continuing upwards from the diagonal 3s (it makes a loop), then a line on the left of the 1 above that (an odd number of lines enter th right-hand region). |
