Post by jjfoley on Apr 18, 2012 4:02:14 GMT -8
Getting perfect on Cross Diamonds is driving me nuts!
Here's my analysis. Which assumption is wrong, or what am I missing?
1) I need to transform 4 blacks -> whites
2) That means I need to transform 4 reds -> blacks to replace them.
3) With only 8 moves, I'll either need to transform:
a) R-B-B-R twice
b) Rx3 - Bx4 - R once. (The Rx3 don't have to be linear... could be a T)
4) With 8 moves, and 4 reds off the board plus 4 white spaces empty, I can't just transform stones and move them. I'll have to transform as many in place as possible.
5) Since the reds will be transformed into blacks, it means I have exactly 8 moves -- placing 4 reds on black spaces, and moving 4 stones (either black or transformed white) into the white spaces. I can't place any stones off the pattern because I don't have moves to shuttle them back.
6) Because of the way the center white cross is shaped, I can't transform all the white stones in place -- I will have to transform some from their current place in the pattern and then move them.
7) To place red stones in the pattern I will have to move black stones out of their way. The only place to move them is the white cross...
I can't see a way to accomplish this in 8 moves given everything above. What am I missing?
Here's my analysis. Which assumption is wrong, or what am I missing?
1) I need to transform 4 blacks -> whites
2) That means I need to transform 4 reds -> blacks to replace them.
3) With only 8 moves, I'll either need to transform:
a) R-B-B-R twice
b) Rx3 - Bx4 - R once. (The Rx3 don't have to be linear... could be a T)
4) With 8 moves, and 4 reds off the board plus 4 white spaces empty, I can't just transform stones and move them. I'll have to transform as many in place as possible.
5) Since the reds will be transformed into blacks, it means I have exactly 8 moves -- placing 4 reds on black spaces, and moving 4 stones (either black or transformed white) into the white spaces. I can't place any stones off the pattern because I don't have moves to shuttle them back.
6) Because of the way the center white cross is shaped, I can't transform all the white stones in place -- I will have to transform some from their current place in the pattern and then move them.
7) To place red stones in the pattern I will have to move black stones out of their way. The only place to move them is the white cross...
I can't see a way to accomplish this in 8 moves given everything above. What am I missing?