Worst move puzzles - Revision history

Selinger: Minor copy-edit

2024-08-15T20:19:34Z

Minor copy-edit

Demer: /* Puzzle 3 */ linked to my user-page

2024-01-04T18:08:51Z

‎Puzzle 3: linked to my user-page

Hexanna: reorder puzzles by difficulty, see talk page

2023-07-02T21:17:12Z

reorder puzzles by difficulty, see talk page

Hexanna: Hexanna moved page Worst Move Puzzle to Worst move puzzles: naming capitalization/plural for consistency

2023-07-02T04:46:56Z

Hexanna moved page Worst Move Puzzle to Worst move puzzles: naming capitalization/plural for consistency

Hexanna: link to solutions, category

2023-07-02T04:45:17Z

link to solutions, category

Hexanna: add back hard puzzle

2023-07-02T02:49:54Z

add back hard puzzle

Selinger: Added another easy puzzle.

2023-07-02T01:55:12Z

Added another easy puzzle.

Selinger: Added an easier puzzle.

2023-07-02T01:44:07Z

Added an easier puzzle.

Selinger: Correction: the second puzzle was by Hexanna, not Eric Demer

2023-07-01T21:33:42Z

Correction: the second puzzle was by Hexanna, not Eric Demer

Selinger: Some copy-editing, numbered the puzzles, added HexWorld links.

2023-07-01T14:47:41Z

Some copy-editing, numbered the puzzles, added HexWorld links.

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 Normally, the goal of a puzzle is to find the best move(s) or a winning move. The puzzles on this page have the opposite goal: to find the only ''losing'' move.
-The puzzles are approximately sorted by increasing order of difficulty.
+The puzzles are approximately sorted in increasing order of difficulty.
 === Puzzle 1 ===

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 === Puzzle 3 ===
-By Eric Demer. Red to play the unique losing move.
+By [[User:Demer|Eric Demer]]. Red to play the unique losing move.
 <hexboard size="5x5"

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 Normally, the goal of a puzzle is to find the best move(s) or a winning move. The puzzles on this page have the opposite goal: to find the only ''losing'' move.
 === Puzzle 1 ===
-By Eric Demer. Red to play the unique losing move.
+By [[User:Selinger|Selinger]]. Red to play the unique losing move.
-<hexboard size="5x5"
+<hexboard size="4x4"
-   contents="R d2 d1 B e1 b1"
+   contents="R a1 b1 b3 B a2 a3 a4"
    />
-(Of the 21 empty cells, 20 are winning moves for Red, and 1 is a losing move for Red.)
+Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#4c1,a1a2b1a3b3a4 HexWorld].
-Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#5c1,d2b1d1e1 HexWorld].
+(Of the 10 empty cells, 9 are winning moves for Red, and 1 is a losing move for Red.)
 === Puzzle 2 ===
-By [[User:Hexanna|Hexanna]]. Red to play the unique losing move.
+By [[User:Selinger|Selinger]]. Red to play the unique losing move.
-<hexboard size="6x6"
+<hexboard size="4x4"
-   contents="R a5 d3 B d1 f4"
+   contents="R a3 B d2"
    />
-Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#6c1,a5f4d3d1 HexWorld].
+Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#4c1,a3d2 HexWorld].
 === Puzzle 3 ===
-By [[User:Selinger|Selinger]]. Red to play the unique losing move.
+By Eric Demer. Red to play the unique losing move.
-This puzzle is much easier than puzzles 1 and 2.
+<hexboard size="5x5"
+   contents="R d2 d1 B e1 b1"
-<hexboard size="4x4"
-   contents="R a1 b1 b3 B a2 a3 a4"
    />
-Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#4c1,a1a2b1a3b3a4 HexWorld].
+Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#5c1,d2b1d1e1 HexWorld].
-−
-−
 === Puzzle 4 ===
-By [[User:Selinger|Selinger]]. Red to play the unique losing move.
+By [[User:Hexanna|Hexanna]]. Red to play the unique losing move.
-This one is also relatively easy.
+<hexboard size="6x6"
+   contents="R a5 d3 B d1 f4"
-<hexboard size="4x4"
-   contents="R a3 B d2"
    />
-Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#4c1,a3d2 HexWorld].
+Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#6c1,a5f4d3d1 HexWorld].
 === Puzzle 5 ===

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	Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#7c1,a6b6e3g4 HexWorld].		Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#7c1,a6b6e3g4 HexWorld].
		+
		+	== See also ==
		+
		+	* [[Solutions to worst move puzzles]]
		+
		+	[[category:Puzzle]]

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	Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#4c1,a3d2 HexWorld].		Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#4c1,a3d2 HexWorld].
		+
		+	=== Puzzle 5 ===
		+
		+	By [[User:Hexanna\|Hexanna]]. Red to play the unique losing move.
		+
		+	This is a difficult puzzle.
		+
		+	<hexboard size="7x7"
		+	contents="R a6 e3 B b6 g4"
		+	/>
		+
		+	Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#7c1,a6b6e3g4 HexWorld].

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	Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#4c1,a1a2b1a3b3a4 HexWorld].		Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#4c1,a1a2b1a3b3a4 HexWorld].
		+
		+
		+
		+	=== Puzzle 4 ===
		+
		+	By [[User:Selinger\|Selinger]]. Red to play the unique losing move.
		+
		+	This one is also relatively easy.
		+
		+	<hexboard size="4x4"
		+	contents="R a3 B d2"
		+	/>
		+
		+	Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#4c1,a3d2 HexWorld].

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	Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#6c1,a5f4d3d1 HexWorld].		Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#6c1,a5f4d3d1 HexWorld].
		+
		+	=== Puzzle 3 ===
		+
		+	By [[User:Selinger\|Selinger]]. Red to play the unique losing move.
		+
		+	This puzzle is much easier than puzzles 1 and 2.
		+
		+	<hexboard size="4x4"
		+	contents="R a1 b1 b3 B a2 a3 a4"
		+	/>
		+
		+	Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#4c1,a1a2b1a3b3a4 HexWorld].