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Posted: Mon 07 Jan, 2008 7:53 pm
by prospero
Sorry, should have said....
The squares must connect edge to edge with matching vertices. No rotational variations.
Posted: Mon 07 Jan, 2008 8:35 pm
by Moglet
Assuming the following:
- No reflective mappings
- No rotational mappings
- Squares must be connected along the edges, with vertices in alignment on joined sides (i.e. can't make a shape by joining square A half way along edge of square B, etc)
- Duplicates by "shuffling" square 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are not permitted
I can make 8 basic configurations of the five squares, given above assumptions. Wanna pic?
Posted: Mon 07 Jan, 2008 10:37 pm
by prospero
Yep. Thems the rules.
There are 12 possibles.
Posted: Mon 07 Jan, 2008 11:05 pm
by Moglet
Got the 12 now (I think...)
Edited to add:
I'll PM a pic to you, Prospero, if that's OK!
Posted: Tue 08 Jan, 2008 12:02 am
by prospero
OK got it.
Tick V.G.
Now the slightly more tricky part.
Fit all the shapes into a grid, size 6 squares x 10squares.
Now's the time to use up all those mountboard offcuts...
btw. there are 2339 different solutions.
btw2. You are allowed to flip the pieces over
Posted: Tue 08 Jan, 2008 1:27 am
by Moglet
For all the umpty-nine solutions, I'd settle for one. Best attempt so far leaves one square outside the grid. Grrrrrrrr .....
Edited to add:
You've wrecked my head again, Prospero!
Posted: Tue 08 Jan, 2008 11:54 pm
by prospero
Hohoho.
Heres a little hint:
Do ya give up? Or would you like to try the HARD version?
Posted: Wed 09 Jan, 2008 4:46 am
by Moglet
Ta for hint.
No, I haven't given up.
Too busy trashing my gallery today to work on the solution. But there's always amárach!