tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post1282748907538197826..comments2024-03-18T19:20:51.036-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 6, 2013): Sam Loyd Puzzle (16 boxes, 10 markers)Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17006554350700679312013-01-13T10:56:15.183-08:002013-01-13T10:56:15.183-08:00But nice confirmations.
In trying to solve Loyd&#...But nice <b>confirmations</b>.<br /><br />In trying to solve Loyd's puzzle by trial and error I limited myself to combinations of 1 column of 4 marks and 3 columns of 2 marks, and wound up with 14 lines.<br />Yesterday, using the same limitation, I found that a spreadsheet of 432 lines did solve the puzzle - coming up with 2 of the winners.hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-14920299200064393192013-01-13T00:31:51.241-08:002013-01-13T00:31:51.241-08:00To question #1: Couldn't say.
To question #2:...To question #1: Couldn't say.<br />To question #2: Probably.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-81317530157933633512013-01-13T00:10:28.966-08:002013-01-13T00:10:28.966-08:00Has everyone who's posted here since 9pm PST w...Has everyone who's posted here since 9pm PST when the new puzzle came up been able to solve PlannedChaos' secondary challenge?<br /><br />Was anybody helped out by my hint?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-72093640746902144862013-01-13T00:03:16.216-08:002013-01-13T00:03:16.216-08:00If that is indeed true, then I solved this puzzle ...If that is indeed true, then I solved this puzzle shortly after it was posted at 9:05 PM this evening West Coast Time.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87914991724579978832013-01-12T23:59:37.422-08:002013-01-12T23:59:37.422-08:00In that case, we're both all the way there.......In that case, we're both all the way there....or maybe we're all only halfway there.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-72288697554334010902013-01-12T23:46:35.892-08:002013-01-12T23:46:35.892-08:00Oh!! See the reply I just submitted above!Oh!! See the reply I <b>just submitted</b> above!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-19638894752510760212013-01-12T23:44:28.668-08:002013-01-12T23:44:28.668-08:00Not only may the added two letters be different, b...Not only may the added two letters be different, but in one case one of the two added letters can be <b>a repeat</b> from the initial letter set of {A,B,C,D,E & F}.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-2340124174973889812013-01-12T23:39:06.286-08:002013-01-12T23:39:06.286-08:00Am I correct in assuming the added letters must be...Am I correct in assuming the added letters must be chosen from the last twenty letters of the alphabet? That's how I read the question.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-86953245556792591752013-01-12T23:29:34.664-08:002013-01-12T23:29:34.664-08:00Two observations about your secondary challenge:
...Two observations about your secondary challenge:<br /><br />1. The position#s of your extra letters in your respective 5-letter words are the same.<br /><br />and<br /><br />2. Measure the distance from your 1st added letter to one end of the alphabet, and it exactly equals the distance from your 2nd choice of added letter to the <b>opposite end</b> of the alphabet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-83005797305024350962013-01-12T23:04:01.109-08:002013-01-12T23:04:01.109-08:00Then I'm half way there.Then I'm half way there.<br />skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-70394312321551696582013-01-12T23:02:01.323-08:002013-01-12T23:02:01.323-08:00Addenda:
1,051 total arrangements (up to symmetry...<b>Addenda</b>:<br /><br />1,051 total arrangements (up to symmetry) of 10 markers on a 4x4 grid, encoded as<br /><a href="http://pastebin.com/zkBsZw4T" rel="nofollow">Binary</a>;<br /><a href="http://pastebin.com/1zWVZyuS" rel="nofollow">Hexadecimal</a>; and<br /><a href="http://pastebin.com/RmhxUwkA" rel="nofollow">ASCII</a>.PlannedChaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366856086658014260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-86443697751610323372013-01-12T22:52:50.026-08:002013-01-12T22:52:50.026-08:00I believe the letters can be different.I believe the letters can be different.PlannedChaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366856086658014260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-85686757782984714762013-01-12T22:51:26.201-08:002013-01-12T22:51:26.201-08:00I am unsure if we have to find two words with the ...I am unsure if we have to find two words with the same eight letters, or if the added two letters can be different.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-70076797053429452792013-01-12T22:40:46.332-08:002013-01-12T22:40:46.332-08:00Please accept my apologies. I hope my tardiness ha...Please accept my apologies. I hope my tardiness hasn’t driven you cuckoo.PlannedChaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366856086658014260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-36863963351420180362013-01-12T22:38:54.386-08:002013-01-12T22:38:54.386-08:00Next week's challenge: Think of two familiar, ...<a href="http://www.npr.org/2013/01/13/169235370/two-is-company-three-is-a-crowd" rel="nofollow"><b>Next week's challenge</b></a>: <i>Think of two familiar, unhyphenated, eight-letter words that contain the letters A, B, C, D, E and F, plus two others, in any order. What words are these?</i><br /><br />The clues for this week’s puzzle are gonna be too easy, so instead I give you a secondary challenge: Take the four added letters, plus another, and rearrange to name a slang term for a man. Choose a different letter and rearrange to name a slang term for country folk.PlannedChaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366856086658014260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-89025927502297474422013-01-12T22:29:12.816-08:002013-01-12T22:29:12.816-08:00Excuse me, folks, but am I the only one who posts ...Excuse me, folks, but <b>am I the only one</b> who posts here after the new puzzle is up, and then checks out this thread to see if anyone has left any clues?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-78421515244446491322013-01-12T21:36:51.631-08:002013-01-12T21:36:51.631-08:00@Bryan:
Indeed.@<a href="http://puzzles.blainesville.com/2013/01/npr-sunday-puzzle-jan-6-2013-sam-loyd.html?showComment=1358053728379#c5620392698474648924" rel="nofollow"><b>Bryan</b></a>:<br />Indeed.PlannedChaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366856086658014260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-8067165236415328382013-01-12T21:21:01.617-08:002013-01-12T21:21:01.617-08:00New puzzle is up already! The FIRST TIME IN WEEKS...New puzzle is up already! The <b>FIRST TIME IN WEEKS</b> it's been put up before 9:30pm PST!!<br /><br />Comments, anyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-56203926984746489242013-01-12T21:08:48.379-08:002013-01-12T21:08:48.379-08:00I assume the original statement should include tha...I assume the original statement should include that x is not equal to y.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11149525317349695429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-3808904463451499122013-01-11T04:55:03.190-08:002013-01-11T04:55:03.190-08:00There it is, Paul! Hugh put two cats in box one.
I...There it is, Paul! Hugh put two cats in box one.<br />I only came up with 3 configuations of 14, so 8 markers to match the 16 lines is a major victory. I really should get out more.zeke creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559686966843380823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-89612295575489265432013-01-11T03:13:14.019-08:002013-01-11T03:13:14.019-08:001 1 1 0 | 1 0 0 1 Both for a total of 14 lines....1 1 1 0 <b>|</b> 1 0 0 1 Both for a total of 14 lines.<br />1 0 0 1 <b>|</b> 1 1 0 0<br />1 0 0 1 <b>|</b> 1 0 1 0<br />1 1 1 0 <b>|</b> 1 1 1 1<br /><br />This was a temptation:<br /><br />2 1 1 0 For a total of 17 lines.<br />1 0 0 1<br />1 0 0 1<br />0 1 1 0hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-82760724996440040892013-01-11T02:10:52.149-08:002013-01-11T02:10:52.149-08:008 is sweet. 8 markers in boxes 2,3,5,8,9,12,14,&am...8 is sweet. 8 markers in boxes 2,3,5,8,9,12,14,& 15 yields a sweet sixteen lines.zeke creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559686966843380823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-9497721923505910192013-01-10T23:12:40.555-08:002013-01-10T23:12:40.555-08:00Maybe this works best:
The maximum:
■ □ ■ □
□ □...Maybe this works best:<br /><br />The maximum:<br /> ■ □ ■ □<br /> □ □ ■ ■<br /> ■ ■ ■ ■<br /> □ ■ ■ □<br /><br />And the minimum:<br /> ■ ■ □ ■<br /> ■ ■ ■ □<br /> □ □ □ ■<br /> ■ ■ □ ■<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-79124927980700281912013-01-10T21:50:58.965-08:002013-01-10T21:50:58.965-08:00Blaine:
Your clue Taxman, by the Beatles, confirme...Blaine:<br />Your clue Taxman, by the Beatles, confirmed for me that I had the correct answer.<br /><br />Taxman Lyrics:<br /><br />1,2,3,4,1,2<br /> <br />Let me tell you how it will be,<br /> There’s one for you, nineteen for me,<br /> ‘Cause I’m the Taxman,<br /> Yeah, I’m the Taxman.<br /> Should five per cent appear too small,<br /> Be thankful I don’t take it all.<br /> ‘Cause I’m the Taxman,<br /> Yeah, I’m the Taxman.<br /><br /> END<br /><br /><br />1,2,3,4,1,2 adds up to 13. I should have read the puzzle description more carefully. Obviously my fault I got it wrong, as you guys understood it alright. :-)<br /> <br />skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-67176312715631219982013-01-10T17:34:48.402-08:002013-01-10T17:34:48.402-08:00If we’re going to present our solutions via text, ...If we’re going to present our solutions via text, may I suggest…<br /><br />Maximum 16 out of 18:<br />☐⃟☐☐⃟☐<br />☐☐☐⃟☐⃟<br />☐⃟☐⃟☐⃟☐⃟<br />☐☐⃟☐⃟☐<br /><br />Minimum one out of 18:<br />☐⃟☐⃟☐☐⃟<br />☐⃟☐⃟☐⃟☐<br />☐☐☐☐⃟<br />☐⃟☐⃟☐☐⃟<br /><br />(Et cetera.)PlannedChaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366856086658014260noreply@blogger.com