Google I/O '24 Puzzles • Hacker News Board

maupin wrote: post #41

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.

Unfortunately yes, you have to use every single piece.

Re: Google I/O '24 Puzzles

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Post by TimCTRL » Fri, Mar 15, 2024, 1:53 PM UTC

maybe a gamer recognizes game logic but I can't understand even level 1. I guess I should start playing some games.

Re: Google I/O '24 Puzzles

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Post by sapiogram » Fri, Mar 15, 2024, 1:55 PM UTC

jvmboi wrote: post #6

The 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…

Can someone just provide me the solution to #3? I literally cannot figure it out.

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Post by admn2 » Fri, Mar 15, 2024, 1:56 PM UTC

yau8edq12i wrote: post #47

admn2 wrote: post #46

When 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

Thanks! Had no idea

Re: Google I/O '24 Puzzles

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Post by guardian5x » Fri, Mar 15, 2024, 1:57 PM UTC

maupin wrote: post #41

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.

Yes.

Re: Google I/O '24 Puzzles

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Post by mmsc » Fri, Mar 15, 2024, 2:00 PM UTC

Slightly unrelated but when opening this in private browsing mode, the page displays a warning “you have opened this page in incognito mode …”

This is the first time I’ve ever seen a page fingerprint me using private mode and tell me about it

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Post by nikanj » Fri, Mar 15, 2024, 2:04 PM UTC

timvdalen wrote: post #4

On puzzle 5, why is the obvious short solution wrong? The marble reaches the finish line, and then the page says "Something's not right, keep trying!"

Because at Google, you're expected to spend your entire budget

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Post by stanleykm » Fri, Mar 15, 2024, 2:06 PM UTC

the interface on mobile leaves a lot to be desired