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Some guy on this forum reccommended these games tho I can't find it with stupid Search:
http://www.plastelina.net/games/game4.html
I did all the othere by the Power of Mathematics but i can't use maths to solve this one. Help?
I have a method but it gives no solutions. I really want the/a solution.
Code:0123
4567
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Hi
I'm that "some guy" :p Maths schmaths! the games are fun... surely u cant formulate the enjoyment of seeing a native eat a missionary!!!! Anyways, kedaman's answer is correct..ps kedaman thanks for chess board soln on other post :) . I was posting a thanks last night when i got booted and disconnected.
Regards
Stuart
ah, n/p :p
Cheers guys, i'll let u kno how my method went wrong in a minute...
Ok so I fixed my algorithm. If this is the board:
12 8 4 1
13 9 5 2
14 10 6 3
11 7
then these are the possible solutions:
1,6,8,2,7,14,5,12,10,4,13,11,3,9,1
1,6,8,14,7,2,10,12,5,11,13,4,3,9,1
1,6,13,4,3,11,5,12,10,2,8,14,7,9,1
1,6,13,11,3,4,10,12,5,14,8,2,7,9,1
1,9,3,4,13,11,5,12,10,2,7,14,8,6,1
1,9,3,11,13,4,10,12,5,14,7,2,8,6,1
1,9,7,2,8,14,5,12,10,4,3,11,13,6,1
1,9,7,14,8,2,10,12,5,11,3,4,13,6,1
2,7,9,1,6,13,11,3,4,10,12,5,14,8,2
2,7,14,5,12,10,4,13,11,3,9,1,6,8,2
2,7,14,8,6,1,9,3,4,13,11,5,12,10,2
2,8,6,1,9,3,11,13,4,10,12,5,14,7,2
2,8,14,5,12,10,4,3,11,13,6,1,9,7,2
2,8,14,7,9,1,6,13,4,3,11,5,12,10,2
2,10,12,5,11,3,4,13,6,1,9,7,14,8,2
2,10,12,5,11,13,4,3,9,1,6,8,14,7,2
3,4,10,12,5,14,8,2,7,9,1,6,13,11,3
3,4,13,6,1,9,7,14,8,2,10,12,5,11,3
3,4,13,11,5,12,10,2,7,14,8,6,1,9,3
3,9,1,6,8,2,7,14,5,12,10,4,13,11,3
3,9,1,6,8,14,7,2,10,12,5,11,13,4,3
3,11,5,12,10,2,8,14,7,9,1,6,13,4,3
3,11,13,4,10,12,5,14,7,2,8,6,1,9,3
3,11,13,6,1,9,7,2,8,14,5,12,10,4,3
4,3,9,1,6,8,14,7,2,10,12,5,11,13,4
4,3,11,5,12,10,2,8,14,7,9,1,6,13,4
4,3,11,13,6,1,9,7,2,8,14,5,12,10,4
4,10,12,5,14,7,2,8,6,1,9,3,11,13,4
4,10,12,5,14,8,2,7,9,1,6,13,11,3,4
4,13,6,1,9,7,14,8,2,10,12,5,11,3,4
4,13,11,3,9,1,6,8,2,7,14,5,12,10,4
4,13,11,5,12,10,2,7,14,8,6,1,9,3,4
5,11,3,4,13,6,1,9,7,14,8,2,10,12,5
5,11,13,4,3,9,1,6,8,14,7,2,10,12,5
5,12,10,2,7,14,8,6,1,9,3,4,13,11,5
5,12,10,2,8,14,7,9,1,6,13,4,3,11,5
5,12,10,4,3,11,13,6,1,9,7,2,8,14,5
5,12,10,4,13,11,3,9,1,6,8,2,7,14,5
5,14,7,2,8,6,1,9,3,11,13,4,10,12,5
5,14,8,2,7,9,1,6,13,11,3,4,10,12,5
6,1,9,3,4,13,11,5,12,10,2,7,14,8,6
6,1,9,3,11,13,4,10,12,5,14,7,2,8,6
6,1,9,7,2,8,14,5,12,10,4,3,11,13,6
6,1,9,7,14,8,2,10,12,5,11,3,4,13,6
6,8,2,7,14,5,12,10,4,13,11,3,9,1,6
6,8,14,7,2,10,12,5,11,13,4,3,9,1,6
6,13,4,3,11,5,12,10,2,8,14,7,9,1,6
6,13,11,3,4,10,12,5,14,8,2,7,9,1,6
7,2,8,6,1,9,3,11,13,4,10,12,5,14,7
7,2,8,14,5,12,10,4,3,11,13,6,1,9,7
7,2,10,12,5,11,13,4,3,9,1,6,8,14,7
7,9,1,6,13,4,3,11,5,12,10,2,8,14,7
7,9,1,6,13,11,3,4,10,12,5,14,8,2,7
7,14,5,12,10,4,13,11,3,9,1,6,8,2,7
7,14,8,2,10,12,5,11,3,4,13,6,1,9,7
7,14,8,6,1,9,3,4,13,11,5,12,10,2,7
8,2,7,9,1,6,13,11,3,4,10,12,5,14,8
8,2,7,14,5,12,10,4,13,11,3,9,1,6,8
8,2,10,12,5,11,3,4,13,6,1,9,7,14,8
8,6,1,9,3,4,13,11,5,12,10,2,7,14,8
8,6,1,9,3,11,13,4,10,12,5,14,7,2,8
8,14,5,12,10,4,3,11,13,6,1,9,7,2,8
8,14,7,2,10,12,5,11,13,4,3,9,1,6,8
8,14,7,9,1,6,13,4,3,11,5,12,10,2,8
9,1,6,8,2,7,14,5,12,10,4,13,11,3,9
9,1,6,8,14,7,2,10,12,5,11,13,4,3,9
9,1,6,13,4,3,11,5,12,10,2,8,14,7,9
9,1,6,13,11,3,4,10,12,5,14,8,2,7,9
9,3,4,13,11,5,12,10,2,7,14,8,6,1,9
9,3,11,13,4,10,12,5,14,7,2,8,6,1,9
9,7,2,8,14,5,12,10,4,3,11,13,6,1,9
9,7,14,8,2,10,12,5,11,3,4,13,6,1,9
10,2,7,14,8,6,1,9,3,4,13,11,5,12,10
10,2,8,14,7,9,1,6,13,4,3,11,5,12,10
10,4,3,11,13,6,1,9,7,2,8,14,5,12,10
10,4,13,11,3,9,1,6,8,2,7,14,5,12,10
10,12,5,11,3,4,13,6,1,9,7,14,8,2,10
10,12,5,11,13,4,3,9,1,6,8,14,7,2,10
10,12,5,14,7,2,8,6,1,9,3,11,13,4,10
10,12,5,14,8,2,7,9,1,6,13,11,3,4,10
11,3,4,10,12,5,14,8,2,7,9,1,6,13,11
11,3,4,13,6,1,9,7,14,8,2,10,12,5,11
11,3,9,1,6,8,2,7,14,5,12,10,4,13,11
11,5,12,10,2,7,14,8,6,1,9,3,4,13,11
11,5,12,10,2,8,14,7,9,1,6,13,4,3,11
11,13,4,3,9,1,6,8,14,7,2,10,12,5,11
11,13,4,10,12,5,14,7,2,8,6,1,9,3,11
11,13,6,1,9,7,2,8,14,5,12,10,4,3,11
12,5,11,3,4,13,6,1,9,7,14,8,2,10,12
12,5,11,13,4,3,9,1,6,8,14,7,2,10,12
12,5,14,7,2,8,6,1,9,3,11,13,4,10,12
12,5,14,8,2,7,9,1,6,13,11,3,4,10,12
12,10,2,7,14,8,6,1,9,3,4,13,11,5,12
12,10,2,8,14,7,9,1,6,13,4,3,11,5,12
12,10,4,3,11,13,6,1,9,7,2,8,14,5,12
12,10,4,13,11,3,9,1,6,8,2,7,14,5,12
13,4,3,9,1,6,8,14,7,2,10,12,5,11,13
13,4,3,11,5,12,10,2,8,14,7,9,1,6,13
13,4,10,12,5,14,7,2,8,6,1,9,3,11,13
13,6,1,9,7,2,8,14,5,12,10,4,3,11,13
13,6,1,9,7,14,8,2,10,12,5,11,3,4,13
13,11,3,4,10,12,5,14,8,2,7,9,1,6,13
13,11,3,9,1,6,8,2,7,14,5,12,10,4,13
13,11,5,12,10,2,7,14,8,6,1,9,3,4,13
14,5,12,10,4,3,11,13,6,1,9,7,2,8,14
14,5,12,10,4,13,11,3,9,1,6,8,2,7,14
14,7,2,8,6,1,9,3,11,13,4,10,12,5,14
14,7,2,10,12,5,11,13,4,3,9,1,6,8,14
14,7,9,1,6,13,4,3,11,5,12,10,2,8,14
14,8,2,7,9,1,6,13,11,3,4,10,12,5,14
14,8,2,10,12,5,11,3,4,13,6,1,9,7,14
14,8,6,1,9,3,4,13,11,5,12,10,2,7,14
112 in total! There are 960 possible moves of length 14. So the probability of winning is quite high at 0.12!
Ok, so we're likely to end up with some unfinishable position but hey.