Is one of the rules that you have to use all the puzzle pieces? Because puzzle #3 is easily solved with only two pieces yet that is not the "correct" solution.
Google I/O '24 Puzzles
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Re: Google I/O '24 Puzzles
#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
One unstated rule is that you have to use all pieces. Number three can already be solved with two pieces and that also doesn't count. I strongly dislike this kind of puzzle.
Thanks for sharing. Where does it even say you need to use every piece?!
It doesn't say it. It probably should.
Re: Google I/O '24 Puzzles
#43The presentation is nice but the content of the puzzle put me off. I think if you suggest a physical puzzle by presenting it as a rolling ball then you should honor correct physical intuition such that a ball isn't going to turn left by itself as it does in puzzle three. I'm interested in testing my wit, and I am fine with losing, but I am not interested in just finding the correct way to clap like a seal for the puz…
> such that a ball isn't going to turn left by itself as it does in puzzle three. I'm willing to deal with some trial and error with stuff like that, as long as it's predictable and cause-and-effect is consistent. What I'm not willing to deal with is what I'm seeing in puzzle seven. I have a crossroads with a U-turn to the north and a curve to the south. The ball enters the crossroads from the east and goes south. If…
The secret rules appear to be:
- You have to use all the tiles.
- The ball must visit every part of every tile.
- The finished layout must look elegant.
Just assume that there is no goal other than closing all the paths. A tile that connects to empty space means you're wrong. A tile that connects to another tile means you're right. Any and all other "rules" will be changed as necessary to ensure that, if a solution is pretty, it's also correct.
Re: Google I/O '24 Puzzles
#44The presentation is nice but the content of the puzzle put me off. I think if you suggest a physical puzzle by presenting it as a rolling ball then you should honor correct physical intuition such that a ball isn't going to turn left by itself as it does in puzzle three. I'm interested in testing my wit, and I am fine with losing, but I am not interested in just finding the correct way to clap like a seal for the puz…
Seems like you want your wit to be rewarded more than tested?
No, I don't think it wouldn't seem like that to any reasonable person. What makes you say otherwise?
Re: Google I/O '24 Puzzles
#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
One unstated rule is that you have to use all pieces. Number three can already be solved with two pieces and that also doesn't count. I strongly dislike this kind of puzzle.
Thanks for sharing. Where does it even say you need to use every piece?!
An unstated rule: not said/stated.
Re: Google I/O '24 Puzzles
#46When did they get the .google domain extension? Don't think I've seen that before
Re: Google I/O '24 Puzzles
#47When did they get the .google domain extension? Don't think I've seen that before
About ten years ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.google
Re: Google I/O '24 Puzzles
#48Seems like this crowd is upset over a children's puzzle game. Thought it was alright, has decent graphics that shows what can be done procedurally without the need of carefully hand crafted assets.
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#49Seems like this crowd is upset over a children's puzzle game. Thought it was alright, has decent graphics that shows what can be done procedurally without the need of carefully hand crafted assets.
Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community.
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#50When did they get the .google domain extension? Don't think I've seen that before
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