[Community Puzzle] Haunted Manor

Puzzles
#22

I tried to solve it by brute-force as well and found out that if I change the order in which I try to brute-forse then a different vallidatar fails (77, another 77 or both). So is it possible that hidden room should be filled with specific order?

#23

If your brute force solution starts with the solution, you’re lucky.

#24

My solution pass the 77 and another 77 without problem but not the 44 and the 55.
I don’t want to make bruteforce.
Anyone as an idea?

#25

Could anyone explain the example given in the puzzle?

0 4 2
3
0 0 0
3 3 2
0 1 3
2 1 3

Why the second line “332” was not “442”? By the mirrors at the top I should be able to see “ZGGZ” in the first two windows from the bottom.
Thanks

#26

Ghosts aren’t visible directly, so you can’t see the one before the mirror. You see Z.GZ from the bottom (where . is an empty room as you can’t see the ghost in it)

#27

Oh I got it. Now it is very clear. Thanks Robo
I did not have enough experience with ghost and monsters to comprehend it immediately :open_mouth:
Need trying it on paper seriously before coding.

#28

Or try this:

https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/puzzles/js/undead.html

  • danBhentschel
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#29

Wow! Handy puzzle to play at anywhere. Thanks One

#30

And here’s links to the specific test cases from the puzzle:

3x3 manor
4x4 manor
5x5 manor
7x7 manor
another 7x7 manor
Not much of a manor - Not supported

  • danBhentschel
#31

He also proposes the Bridges puzzle.

#32

Casually reviving this thread to say I had a blast with this puzzle. It’s a lot harder than what I thought initially, but that’s part of the fun :slight_smile:

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#33

Great puzzle!
But there is one problem with the description.
What is actually given is the number of times we see monsters, not how many monsters we see.
In a situation
/\
\Z

I was tring to solve the puzzle based on the fact that we see one monster.
/\
\Z 1

But the creators give data that we see the monster twice.
/\
\Z 2

Significant difference. :slight_smile:

7x7 manors are cases with this problem.
First 7x7 manor have
/ V \
GGG
\ V Z \
0 3 3 4
Zombie counted two times.

#34

Nice puzzle but it’s so frustrating being denied by a validator (the 4th) while passing all the tests.
I’ve read the threads about it and I still can’t figure out what’s wrong…