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[Ricochet Robots] A puzzle a day keeps the robot doctor away
Ah_Pook
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Hey I hear you like solving spatial puzzles!
Rules: You need to move the selected robot to the selected target, which is determined by the goal token in the center of the board (color and symbol). Robots move in a straight line horizontally or vertically until they hit something (a wall or another robot). Each such move counts as one move. The goal is to move the selected robot to its' goal in the fewest possible moves. The robots are randomly placed at the beginning of the game. The end position for the robots after getting the target robot to the goal is the start position for the next puzzle.
The actual game has a time element to it which is not going to be replicated here. I'm going to check for answers each afternoon(ish), and whoever has posted a correct answer that is the fewest moves will get a point. There are 17 goal tokens, so we'll just go through them all and whoever has the most points at the end wins. Feel free to drop in or out as we go. Points will be awarded and new puzzles posted sometime in the afternoon EST each day.
You only get one answer submission, and we're going to use the honor system here that no one is going to look at other people's answers before submitting. Post answers in the thread in this format please:
Answer
Scores
Elvenshae 8
Bluecyan 7
Vyolynce 7
discrider 6
MrBlarney 6
PowerPuppies 5
JPants 5
JonBob 4
Arcsyn 4
Jam Warrior 3
Ah_Pook 3
Fry 1
Current Puzzle (10)
Previous Puzzles:
1:
Best Solution: 8
2:
Best Solution: 5 (by Jonbob)
3:
Best Solution: 6
4:
Best Solution: 9
5:
Best Solution: 6 (found by literally everone except me!)
6:
Best Solution: 8
7:
Best Solution: 8
8:
Best Solution: 9
9:
Best Solution: 5
Rules: You need to move the selected robot to the selected target, which is determined by the goal token in the center of the board (color and symbol). Robots move in a straight line horizontally or vertically until they hit something (a wall or another robot). Each such move counts as one move. The goal is to move the selected robot to its' goal in the fewest possible moves. The robots are randomly placed at the beginning of the game. The end position for the robots after getting the target robot to the goal is the start position for the next puzzle.
The actual game has a time element to it which is not going to be replicated here. I'm going to check for answers each afternoon(ish), and whoever has posted a correct answer that is the fewest moves will get a point. There are 17 goal tokens, so we'll just go through them all and whoever has the most points at the end wins. Feel free to drop in or out as we go. Points will be awarded and new puzzles posted sometime in the afternoon EST each day.
You only get one answer submission, and we're going to use the honor system here that no one is going to look at other people's answers before submitting. Post answers in the thread in this format please:
Answer
Moves: 5
Red Up
Red Left
Blue Up
Yellow Right
Blue Right
Red Up
Red Left
Blue Up
Yellow Right
Blue Right
Scores
Elvenshae 8
Bluecyan 7
Vyolynce 7
discrider 6
MrBlarney 6
PowerPuppies 5
JPants 5
JonBob 4
Arcsyn 4
Jam Warrior 3
Ah_Pook 3
Fry 1
Current Puzzle (10)
Previous Puzzles:
1:
Best Solution: 8
2:
Best Solution: 5 (by Jonbob)
3:
Best Solution: 6
4:
Best Solution: 9
5:
Best Solution: 6 (found by literally everone except me!)
6:
Best Solution: 8
7:
Best Solution: 8
8:
Best Solution: 9
9:
Best Solution: 5
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Blue Up (I7)
Blue Right (P7)
Red Left (K12)
Red Down (K7)
Blue Left (L7)
Blue Up (L15)
Blue Right (P15)
Blue Up (P16)
Blue Left (J16)
Blue Down (J12)
For which time zone is afternoonish relative?
Green Up
Green Right
Green Down
Green Left
Green Down
Blue Up
Blue Right
Blue Up
Blue Left
Blue Down
Red Left
Blue Up
Blue Right
Blue Down
Blue Left
Blue Up
Blue Left
Blue Down
Curses! I dismissed that idea before I actually counted the moves.
Red left
Red up
Red right
Red down
Red left
Red down
Blue up
Blue right
Blue up
Blue left
Blue down
EST
also, I found the least efficient way so far!
Blue right
Blue down
Blue left
Red get outta the way (left/right)
Blue up
Blue left
Blue down
Red Right (or Left)
Blue Up
Blue Right
Blue Down
Blue Left
Blue Up
Blue Left
Blue Down
Is the next rounds new starting states based on the individual's previous end state or based on the best route winners state?
Red left
Blue up
Blue right
Blue down
Blue left
Blue up
Blue left
Blue down, goal.
We should aim for non-target robots to end on the outside of the maze for bonus points right?
(Read: to make them as useless as possible)
Red:
L or R
Blue:
URDLULD
2. Yellow down
3. Blue up
4. Blue right
5. Blue up.
6. Blue left
7. Blue down
8. Blue right
8 moves.
Steam: Elvenshae // PSN: Elvenshae // WotC: Elvenshae
Wilds of Aladrion: [https://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/43159014/#Comment_43159014]Ellandryn[/url]
Current Standings
Bluecyan 1
discrider 1
Elvenshae 1
Fry 1
Jam Warrior 1
Vyolynce 1
Blue Left
Blue Down
Blue Right
Green Down
Green Right
Green Up
edit: and of course i find 1 move fewer approximately 1 second after posting my answer lol
edit edit: for clarity i didn't edit my original answer to the better one, you get one answer here
Green Up (K11)
Red Right (P12)
Red Down (P5)
Green Right (P11)
Green Down (P6)
Green Left (L6)
2. Red right
3. Red down
4. Green right
5. Green down
6. Green left
6 moves.
Steam: Elvenshae // PSN: Elvenshae // WotC: Elvenshae
Wilds of Aladrion: [https://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/43159014/#Comment_43159014]Ellandryn[/url]
Red right
Red down
Green right
Green down
Green left, goal.
6 moves
Green up
Red right
Red down
Green right
Green down
Green left
Green E
Red S
Green W
Green N
5 moves
Now I can read your answer, I really can’t see one less being physically possible, but I’d love to be corrected.
Edit: Jonbob brings the goods.
Jonbob's answer is it
#1:
Blue left
Blue down
Blue Right
Green down
Green Right
Green Up
Green Up
Red Right
Red Down
Green Right
Green Down
Green Left
I guess #1 will be my "official" answer.
Green up
Red right
Red down
Green right
Green down
Green left
Green Up
Red Right
Red Down
Green Right
Green Down
Green Left
Green up
Red Right
Red Down
Green Right
Green Down
Green Left
Yeah I can do that going forward
Scores
JonBob 1
Bluecyan 1
discrider 1
Elvenshae 1
Fry 1
Jam Warrior 1
Vyolynce 1
Current Puzzle:
3:
i have an answer, but if past experience has taught me anything its to reevaulate for a minute before submitting
(All Yellow)
Up
Left
Down
Right
Left Down
Right
Edited to fix brain fart.
Found a few 7s involving moving multiple bots, checked Vyolynce’s answer so I could use a different one to his, and see he has a much simpler better answer.
It’s so obvious with hindsight!
Yellow ULDRDR
I'm glad I took another look because that's half my original way overly complicated answer