Questions tagged [construction]
A puzzle that requires an example to be built that fits certain criteria.
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Building towers with colored blocks
You have blocks in five colors (red, green, yellow, blue and black - or 1 to 5). Each color comes in two varieties: a cube and one as big as two cubes stacked atop each other (sizes 1 and 2).
You are ...
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Brave Knight's Journey in N Dimensions
Queen Shayra does not have the most impressive following, but she intends to expand her influence. If she could settle down at the center of an N Dimensional 3-Cube and build a palace there, she would ...
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Devising a sudoku where the rows are the moves for a draw in tic tac toe
The task is to construct a sudoku whose rows (or columns) are the moves for a game in tic tac toe where the game ends in a draw.
Here are some clarifications and constraints which should limit ...
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Equal Chess Control
Is it possible to setup a chess board where every square on the board is only controlled once. Occupying a square does not mean controlling it.
If it is possible, with how little pieces?
Piece Cost:
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What chess position has the longest string of moves before mate?
In chess puzzles, the objective of the puzzle is usually to checkmate the opponent using some form of novel strategy or tactic. For example, this puzzle from chess.com has white to play and mate in ...
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