Hidato Puzzle Follow-up

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Posted by ScottBlogs | Posted in general | Posted on 17-11-2008

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A few weeks ago I posted about a Hidato puzzle from Discover Magazine and how I had found an extra solution not noted in the magazine, making 5 total solutions not the originally noted 4. (See my original Hidato post here, along with the reader comments)

Shortly after my post I had a comment posted by “matt” noting an extra spot where the 16 could fall, with the solution. (The location being the third spot in the top row)

Wow, a 6th solution to the original problem.

Then, just the other day, “JM” left a comment noting 5 more solutions all placing the 16 in that third spot. So, at least at this point, there are a total of 6 possible locations for the #16, with at least 6 total solutions placing the 16 in that third spot.

For such a new blog, I am surprised I have had so many comments posted on this topic – I love it! Keep them coming!

If you have any other possible answers to this puzzle, please send them over! I am curious to see if there are any other solutions. I can’t find any, but I am far from a puzzle expert.

Comments (1)

The 16 can also be placed here…

16,14,13,4
15,12,3,5
11,2,9,6
1,10,7,8

and like Matt’s solve where he places the 16 in the 3rd spot, this solution also has an additional path shown below.

16,15,14,4
12,13,3,5
11,2,9,6
1,10,7,8

Bringing the total number of unique “paths” I could find to 12.

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