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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. | 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 | + | The puzzles are approximately sorted in increasing order of difficulty. |
=== Puzzle 1 === | === Puzzle 1 === | ||
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=== Puzzle 3 === | === Puzzle 3 === | ||
| − | By Eric Demer. Red to play the unique losing move. | + | By [[User:Demer|Eric Demer]]. Red to play the unique losing move. |
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Latest revision as of 20:19, 15 August 2024
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 in increasing order of difficulty.
Puzzle 1
By Selinger. Red to play the unique losing move.
Try it on HexWorld.
(Of the 10 empty cells, 9 are winning moves for Red, and 1 is a losing move for Red.)
Puzzle 2
By Selinger. Red to play the unique losing move.
Try it on HexWorld.
Puzzle 3
By Eric Demer. Red to play the unique losing move.
Try it on HexWorld.
Puzzle 4
By Hexanna. Red to play the unique losing move.
Try it on HexWorld.
Puzzle 5
By Hexanna. Red to play the unique losing move.
This is a difficult puzzle.
Try it on HexWorld.
