Comments on: Number Link, Link, Link, Link http://www.garethmoore.co.uk/2009/07/number-link-link-link-link/ Puzzle and brain-training author Sun, 10 Mar 2013 11:39:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Christine http://www.garethmoore.co.uk/2009/07/number-link-link-link-link/comment-page-1/#comment-322 Christine Sun, 02 Aug 2009 10:44:55 +0000 http://www.garethmoore.co.uk/?p=563#comment-322 I really enjoyed doing these puzzles for a change although I'm not sure how my solving technique would stand up to harder puzzles! (I'm afraid the toroidal one you've posted is beyond me!). I started off in pen with where I could logically see lines had to begin, and then began to draw probable lines in pencil, altering when I realised I had blocked a number in. Not the most logical way of solving perhaps, but it worked!! I really enjoyed doing these puzzles for a change although I’m not sure how my solving technique would stand up to harder puzzles! (I’m afraid the toroidal one you’ve posted is beyond me!). I started off in pen with where I could logically see lines had to begin, and then began to draw probable lines in pencil, altering when I realised I had blocked a number in. Not the most logical way of solving perhaps, but it worked!!

]]> By: Gareth Moore http://www.garethmoore.co.uk/2009/07/number-link-link-link-link/comment-page-1/#comment-321 Gareth Moore Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:32:44 +0000 http://www.garethmoore.co.uk/?p=563#comment-321 Oops - you're quite right about puzzle 2. I've replaced it with a different one. Sorry about that - my software told me it had multiple solutions but (currently) it still outputs a PDF anyway, and I clearly wasn't paying attention last night! I did solve it myself first, but through force of habit I quickly drew in the (single) solution that used all squares. However as you correctly point out, there were lots of alternatives that didn't. (I'm glad it was me being dopey, not a bug in my software!) It's definitely possible to make trickier 10x10 puzzles as I said, but if you really want to up the difficulty then take a look at what I'm about to post today... :-) Oops – you’re quite right about puzzle 2. I’ve replaced it with a different one. Sorry about that – my software told me it had multiple solutions but (currently) it still outputs a PDF anyway, and I clearly wasn’t paying attention last night! I did solve it myself first, but through force of habit I quickly drew in the (single) solution that used all squares. However as you correctly point out, there were lots of alternatives that didn’t. (I’m glad it was me being dopey, not a bug in my software!)

It’s definitely possible to make trickier 10×10 puzzles as I said, but if you really want to up the difficulty then take a look at what I’m about to post today… :-)

]]> By: Spittledung http://www.garethmoore.co.uk/2009/07/number-link-link-link-link/comment-page-1/#comment-318 Spittledung Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:32:10 +0000 http://www.garethmoore.co.uk/?p=563#comment-318 These puzzles were enjoyable, but I still kind of feel ho-hum about them. Not too taxing ( yet ;) ). It may be because I grew up around too many bad wallpaper design patterns and used to play this puzzle game when I was bored. :D BTW- I believe that puzzle 2 has more than one solution. To test this, do all of the links but the 7 and 8 and you will see that those can be completed in different ways. As for loop puzzles, I really enjoyed the Yajilin that was in Sudoku Pro #42, thanks for that one! :D These puzzles were enjoyable, but I still kind of feel ho-hum about them. Not too taxing ( yet ;) ). It may be because I grew up around too many bad wallpaper design patterns and used to play this puzzle game when I was bored. :D

BTW- I believe that puzzle 2 has more than one solution. To test this, do all of the links but the 7 and 8 and you will see that those can be completed in different ways.

As for loop puzzles, I really enjoyed the Yajilin that was in Sudoku Pro #42, thanks for that one! :D

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