tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408525737943998966.post8007775144561218742..comments2024-03-19T10:21:36.942+00:00Comments on Gabriel Fernandes' Puzzle Collection: Puzzle ImpossibleGabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00547574234341454265noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408525737943998966.post-82149561103958952312012-11-11T22:42:12.960+00:002012-11-11T22:42:12.960+00:00Hi Joshua,
I haven't played that puzzle app, ...Hi Joshua,<br /><br />I haven't played that puzzle app, so can't help you there. You can always try to send an e-mail to Grabarchuk and ask for a hint.Gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547574234341454265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408525737943998966.post-87706188169029217732012-11-10T20:26:25.448+00:002012-11-10T20:26:25.448+00:00In Grabarchuk's app, there is a version of the...In Grabarchuk's app, there is a version of the 3x3 grid with the 8 and 7 transposed. What seems to make it possible is that pieces are not square tiles, but the shapes of the numbers. For example, a configuration that generates a lot of extra space is to nest the 7 along the back of the 1.<br /><br />Despite that "insight," I still can't get enough space to effect the transposition.<br /><br />Have you solved it? Any hint that you can offer that doesn't completely give away the solution?<br />FWIW, the most dense nesting I have been able to find generates extra free space of 2/3 the area of the "square" pieces (2,5,6 or 8).Joshuanoreply@blogger.com