Statue Park by Prasanna Seshadri
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Theme: IPC (Originally on 2015 Indian Puzzle Championship)
Author/Opus: This is the 86th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri.
Rules: Standard Statue Park rules.
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the shaded segments from left to right for the marked rows, starting at the top. Separate each row’s entry from the next with a comma.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 0:40, Master = 1:00, Expert = 2:00
Solution: PDF
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Is there a mistake? I keep proving that this is not solvable.
When solvers have problems with Statue Park, usually they are forgetting that both rotation and reflection are allowed.
Conversely, I’m getting multiple solutions. In particular, vs V cynpr gur V cvrprf syng ntnvafg gur gbc yrsg naq obggbz evtug naq gur P cvrprf yrtnyyl fcnprq ebgngrq avargl qrterrf gb gur evtug, V unir zhygvcyr cynprzragf sbe gur C cvrprf.
I’d really like to know where I’m messing this up, assuming that that is what is happening.
Hello Craig and “dp”,
I arrived at the solution (at least my answer was accepted). Regarding the multiple solution issue:
Gurer vf ab yrtny jnl gb svg gur V cvrpr syng ntnvafg gur gbc yrsg fvapr vg vf 5 havgf ybat naq gur fcnpr vf bayl 4 havgf.
Regarding the no solution/multiple solution issue (major hint):
V guvax lbh jvyy svaq gung gur inyvq fbyhgvba unf gur Vf cnenyyry.
Ohg gung vf sebz zrzbel, hayvxr jbeyq-pynff fbyiref, V fuerq zl fbyhgvbaf bapr gurl cnff gur xrl purpx.
Regards,
Loren
Thanks for pointing out what I was failing to perceive. I plead solving-this-one-immediately-after-the-previous-day’s. 🙂
I meant to write:
I arrived at the solution *by logic alone* …