tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685551743349411127.post1163591637776272528..comments2024-03-23T13:04:39.696-04:00Comments on Notes from Puzzle Palace : Marking boredom-quintet in fRoxanne Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17218865433177555019noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685551743349411127.post-73021943247177104882015-05-06T12:05:08.805-04:002015-05-06T12:05:08.805-04:00Hi Roxanne
I always read your posts about metagrob...Hi Roxanne<br />I always read your posts about metagrobology. Some years ago you spoke of "Quintet in F" and how you solved it.<br />Please help an old man (but young metagrobologist), can you give me the solution. Thankssssssssssss<br />Sandro Aliverti<br />Sandrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239036511332576757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685551743349411127.post-46001444211226862132011-12-20T08:26:17.341-05:002011-12-20T08:26:17.341-05:00George, as you said, the count. My Eureka was sim...George, as you said, the count. My Eureka was simply this: Turn the darned frame the other way around stupid! :-) seriously. That was it!Roxanne Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218865433177555019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685551743349411127.post-20275888178240824162011-12-17T17:42:20.731-05:002011-12-17T17:42:20.731-05:00OK, I just solved it without using my head. No Eu...OK, I just solved it without using my head. No Eureka, but it is solved ... what exactly was your insight? Please email to gibell@comcast.netGeorgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140920751826036814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685551743349411127.post-70074170113866287512011-12-17T16:50:53.462-05:002011-12-17T16:50:53.462-05:00I solved the checkerboard puzzle fairly quickly bu...I solved the checkerboard puzzle fairly quickly but this "Quintet in F" is driving me nuts! I found a solution, eventually, but I think it is an illegal solution. The reason is that it is super tight, I tried it again just now and you really have to squeeze the pieces in there. When you turn the tray over the pieces do not fall out. The total area is 25, so what? Hheellpp!!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140920751826036814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685551743349411127.post-22399724214031879592011-12-12T21:02:08.515-05:002011-12-12T21:02:08.515-05:00Stan Issacs showed me the Stewart Coffin Checkerbo...Stan Issacs showed me the Stewart Coffin Checkerboard one at the awards dinner. He leaned over and said something to me about counting, which I of course ignored at the time. Mostly because I had no clue what he was on about. When I was playing with the same puzzle at a boys and toys, I sussed out the counting thing...so maybe I wasn't thinking, I was counting :) <br />:) try counting. Not thinking. Lord knows I do very little of that. Brute force is more my style.Roxanne Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218865433177555019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685551743349411127.post-91172372927730094252011-12-12T15:51:46.246-05:002011-12-12T15:51:46.246-05:00I have a love/hate relationship with packing puzzl...I have a love/hate relationship with packing puzzles. I love the look of them and the difficulty and I hate how I am absolutely rubbish at them!<br /><br />I really have no clue how to go about them except using very extensive trial and error. I have such a terrible memory that I can't remember who I am let alone what pieces I tried before! I'm impressed that you got this one by thinking - I would have been at it randomly trying stuff for days!!<br /><br />Kevin<br /><a href="http://www.puzzlemad.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">PuzzleMad</a>Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649523779226834414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685551743349411127.post-35271222244405781952011-12-11T14:44:11.012-05:002011-12-11T14:44:11.012-05:00I love this type of packing problems, like the cla...I love this type of packing problems, like the classic 4 Ts. They always have these incredible and devious solutions. Congrats on solving it ;-)Gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547574234341454265noreply@blogger.com