| Puzzle from "Logical Thinking" topic |
rootbeer
Kwon-Tom Addict
Puzzles: 216
Best Total: 1h 20m 26s | Posted - 2007.07.03 17:09:26
Over a year ago, deep in the lengthy "logical thinking" thread, this came up. Maybe this was answered somewhere else since then, but I didn't find the answer.
Quote: Originally Posted by procrastinator Quote: Originally Posted by puzzlelover |
Not possible. Maybe put another 1 next to the existing one? |
It seems procrastinator convinced puzzlelover to add a number to make this puzzle easier, but that doesn't seem necessary to me. I see where I would add two more x's to that board as it stands.
Am I missing something? |
gadget1903
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Puzzles: 325
Best Total: 23m 39s | Posted - 2007.07.03 19:56:39
If you agree that this Highlander pattern is true
- then this should be the result
- which is impossible
but put a number (ie 1) in any of the ? positions to cancel the highlander making it a 'pattern' (more of a logical deduction)
sort of related: could the following be another highlander pattern getting 8 x's?
there are also possible derivations replacing either of the 2 ?/x pairs with another 1 or by changing the x position. |
procrastinator
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 1083
Best Total: 12m 56s | Posted - 2007.07.05 06:01:30
To try to state this simply: I wasn't saying it was impossible to solve the puzzle, I was saying that the puzzle couldn't exist because it had multiple valid solutions. |
rootbeer
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Puzzles: 216
Best Total: 1h 20m 26s | Posted - 2007.07.05 15:14:03
Gotcha. Thanks! |
