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Robotguy

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Aug 27, 2010, 2:10:27 AM8/27/10
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Hi all. I'm interested in puzzle theory and have watched the
appropriate GC videos. I put together some info regarding the Grid
puzzle nomenclature, but I can't reply to a post until a moderator has
approved me.

Robotguy

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Aug 29, 2010, 11:54:53 PM8/29/10
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I don't know what got into me but I was looking at this forum the
other day, got a bee in my bonnet and had to start jotting down some
ideas. They aren't very well-formed or well-expressed and I'm
certainly not any type of expert but in case I can spark any dialog,
here's a link to my work in progress:
https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1lhjtBdWczVbXPWQNC9OvhU7MALCZkkSNi4Ur9lcMG0I&hl=en&authkey=CP7w4_MN

Also, while perusing the grid puzzle nomenclature I started wondering
if a form of XML might be useful to describe these puzzles, so I threw
together a few examples and uploaded them to the group. The format
evolved from one example to the next so they are not consistent.
Please feel free to comment/criticize.

Robotguy

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Aug 30, 2010, 10:56:09 AM8/30/10
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A. Reading the Grid Nomenclature thread I started thinking XML may be
handy for describing Scott's nomenclature. I tried a few examples and
uploaded them to the group. My methods evolved from one example to the
next, so they aren't consistent, but they may serve useful as a
talking point.

B. I don't know what got into me but I was reading this forum the
other day, got a bee in my bonnet and had to start jotting down some
ideas. They aren't very well-formed or well-expressed and I'm
certainly not any type of expert but in case I can spark any dialog,
here's a link to my work in progress:
https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1lhjtBdWczVbXPWQNC9OvhU7MALCZkkSNi4Ur9lcMG0I&hl=en&authkey=CP7w4_MN

C. I was just thinking this morning that we may be able to extend
Scott's nomenclature and process to constraint puzzle by allowing a
stream to be the set of all possible solutions for a given fact, then
apply a filter transform that has as its input the list of
possibilities and a constraint generated by the rules of the puzzle.
The output would be another list of possible solutions, probably
smaller. When the list of possible solutions is down to 1, the fact is
fully solved. As an example, one of the streams for a crossword puzzle
may start off as a list of all 5 letter English words, generated by
the 5 empty boxes on the grid. Later in the solution process we may be
able to apply a filter by constraining the third letter to be N.
Eventually we may apply a definition transform with "A light, open,
slender boat that has pointed ends and is propelled by paddles." as an
input and the list can be narrowed down to the single word "canoe."
Later transforms would still need to be applied, say constraining the
second letter to "A." If a filter ever generated a null set, it would
indicate an error somewhere in the process.

sblom

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Sep 3, 2010, 2:00:34 PM9/3/10
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This is _awesome_ work, Robotguy! I love that doc. I'll spend some
time this weekend working to port it into the puzzle theory wiki!

On Aug 30, 7:56 am, Robotguy <robot...@gmail.com> wrote:
> A. Reading the Grid Nomenclature thread I started thinking XML may be
> handy for describing Scott's nomenclature. I tried a few examples and
> uploaded them to the group. My methods evolved from one example to the
> next, so they aren't consistent, but they may serve useful as a
> talking point.
>
> B. I don't know what got into me but I was reading this forum the
> other day, got a bee in my bonnet and had to start jotting down some
> ideas. They aren't very well-formed or well-expressed and I'm
> certainly not any type of expert but in case I can spark any dialog,
> here's a link to my work in progress:https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1lhjtBdWczVbXPWQNC9OvhU7MALC...
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