Difference between revisions of "Worst move puzzles"
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| − | Normally, the goal of a puzzle is to find | + | 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 === | ||
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| + | By Eric Demer. Red to play the unique losing move. | ||
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| − | + | (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/#5c1,d2b1d1e1 HexWorld]. | ||
| + | === Puzzle 2 === | ||
| − | + | By Eric Demer. Red to play the unique losing move. | |
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<hexboard size="6x6" | <hexboard size="6x6" | ||
contents="R a5 d3 B d1 f4" | contents="R a5 d3 B d1 f4" | ||
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| + | Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#6c1,a5f4d3d1 HexWorld]. | ||
Revision as of 14:47, 1 July 2023
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.
(Of the 21 empty cells, 20 are winning moves for Red, and 1 is a losing move for Red.)
Try it on HexWorld.
Puzzle 2
By Eric Demer. Red to play the unique losing move.
Try it on HexWorld.
