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RegEx Crossword

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Re: RegEx Crossword

#3
This is awesome. I wish there was a way to rotate the cells so you could see them straightened out. Otherwise, this is like the final boss to every Regex Golf game I've seen

Re: RegEx Crossword

#5
Any reason why this is implement as a hex instead of the traditional crossword style?

There isn't a technical reason why the traditional crossword format can't have clues in the shape of regex right?

Re: RegEx Crossword

#6
post #5

Any reason why this is implement as a hex instead of the traditional crossword style? There isn't a technical reason why the traditional crossword format can't have clues in the shape of regex right?

Does the hex mean each cell has more adjacencies?

Re: RegEx Crossword

#9
post #5

Any reason why this is implement as a hex instead of the traditional crossword style? There isn't a technical reason why the traditional crossword format can't have clues in the shape of regex right?

The hexagonal layout allows three regex constraints to be imposed on each cell rather than two for a rectangular layout, providing additional challenge.
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