* * * * *
* * * * 4 7 7 * * * *
* * * 5 4 4 8 3 3 4 6 3 * * *
* * 1 4 5 1 1 1 4 5 1 7 1 3 5 * *
* * 4 9 4 9 6 7 5 5 5 8 7 6 6 8 5 * *
* 3 7 2 9 8 3 5 6 7 3 9 1 8 7 5 8 5 *
* * 1 4 7 8 4 2 9 2 7 1 1 8 2 2 7 6 3 * *
* 7 2 1 8 5 5 3 1 1 3 1 3 3 4 2 8 6 1 3 *
* 4 2 6 7 2 5 2 4 2 2 5 4 3 2 8 1 7 7 3 *
* * 4 1 6 5 1 1 1 9 1 4 3 4 4 3 1 9 8 2 7 * *
* 4 3 5 2 3 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 3 5 1 1 3 5 5 3 7 *
* 2 7 1 5 1 1 3 1 5 3(3)2 4 2 3 7 7 5 4 2 7 *
* 2 5 2 2 6 1 2 4 4 6 3 4 1 2 1 2 6 5 1 8 8 *
* * 4 3 7 5 1 9 3 4 4 5 2 9 4 1 9 5 7 4 8 * *
* 4 1 6 7 8 3 4 3 4 1 3 1 2 3 2 3 6 2 4 *
* 7 3 2 6 1 5 3 9 2 3 2 1 5 7 5 8 9 5 4 *
* * 1 6 7 3 4 8 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 8 9 4 1 * *
* 2 5 4 7 8 7 5 6 1 3 5 7 8 7 2 9 3 *
* * 6 5 6 4 6 7 2 5 2 2 6 3 4 7 4 * *
* * 2 3 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 * *
* * * 7 4 4 5 7 3 4 4 7 * * *
* * * * 3 3 4 * * * *
* * * * *
Starting from the central cell of this maze (there's a (3) in it), the challenge is to find a path that leads you off the maze, and to a "star" (*).
The number at each cell shows how many steps, in a straight line, you must take. You can travel horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, up or down, left or right.
(In reply to
re: ARE YOU GLAD, CHARLIE??? by owl)
I think I would feel the same way if someone answered one of my puzzles that way. Of course a computer can solve a puzzle...it's what they are designed to do. People, on the other hand, can truly appreciate someone's hard work and labours when they set their minds up against a difficult problem and suceed. That brings enjoyment both to the player and the designer of the problem, it also shows the cleverness of both of them. There is no particular cleverness to be proud of and no mutual enjoyment of a puzzle when someone lets the computer do their thinking for them.
Of course everyone is welcome to find their solutions any way they want, but I think the author of the problem is merited a little sympathy here.
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Posted by Goldwing
on 2005-09-30 17:41:59 |
re(2): ARE YOU GLAD, CHARLIE???
