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Ask HN: What are your favorite puzzles?

4 pointsby r2b2about 1 year ago

5 comments

cableshaftabout 1 year ago
Honeycomb Hotel is one of my favorite logic puzzles, by Everett Kaser.<p>A hexagon grid with different possible attributes for each hex is shown, as well as a bunch of logic rules.<p>Using those rules, you have to whittle down the possibilities until every hex has both a single object in it as well as a path that goes through it from one edge of the hex to the other, and the path makes a single coninuous path through all the hexes.<p>The presentation looks super old and retro, but it&#x27;s a lot of fun and I keep coming back to it. It&#x27;s available for Windows, Mac, and mobile.<p>There&#x27;s also a bunch of other logic puzzle games on the site as well, and they&#x27;re all interesting, but this one is my favorite.<p>Although I&#x27;ll give an honorable mention to Willa&#x27;s Walk, too, a game where you deduce a loop through all the rooms by using a few simple rules to deduce which doors the path will go through and which are actually walls.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.kaser.com&#x2F;hotel.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.kaser.com&#x2F;hotel.html</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.kaser.com&#x2F;ww.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.kaser.com&#x2F;ww.html</a>
sphabout 1 year ago
Of the classical type, all the puzzles of Puzzle Team. I started with puzzle-nonograms.com and played them all.<p>Still trying to crack Star Battle&#x2F;Hoshi. I invented some advanced techniques but there are some puzzles that stump me. There must be more tricks to learn, instead of brute force and backtracking.
helph67about 1 year ago
Spoonbill Software may be of interest, includes retro and games for blind players. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.spoonbillsoftware.com.au&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.spoonbillsoftware.com.au&#x2F;</a>
yen223about 1 year ago
I&#x27;ve gotten addicted to cryptic crosswords recently. I&#x27;ve been working through the Guardian&#x27;s backlog, because it doesn&#x27;t need a subscription.
chairufkaoapabout 1 year ago
Return of the Obra Dinn<p>Curse of the Golden Idol