Did you solve it? The pain and pleasure of Japanese puzzles

The solutions of today ’s puzzles, and the results of the Nikoli Derby.In my column earlier today I set five examples of a new Japanese puzzle calledSnake Place and we also played a re-run of the Nikoli Derby, where I asked you to submit a number, with the winner being the person submitting the lowest number that no one else also submits.Thesolutions to Snake place can be seen here (on a printable page).Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 9, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Alex Bellos Tags: Mathematics Science Source Type: news