| Object: solve problems given by the games 'Straight' and 'Straight-Across' automatically (using tbe Backtracking method).
The fixed board setups are the ones from games 'Straight' and 'Straight-Across'. All target lengths have been increased by one, though. The system will try to find a path of given target length. It it finds such a path, the system stops and shows the solution.
You start the automatic search by clicking the 'S' at the center top. Before you start the automatic search you can - edit the target length by clicking the digits - place your man on a board position (note the the system will then not use any positions to the left or below as a starting position!) - edit the board by adding or deleting any blocks.
A move consists of walking straight to an empty position until you encounter an obstacle. An obstacle can be a coloured square block, the border of the board or your own path. In this case you can turn 90 degrees (left or right) to either side.
Variant 1-24: fixed board setups from game 'Straight'. Each position can be visited only once. Variant 24-48: HERE THE PATH CAN ACROSS ITSELF. Fixed board setups from game 'Straight-Across' |