Object: Fill the board with 1xn 'Sticks'.
A 'Stick' is a polysquare which is one square wide and n squares long.
A Stick has to be placed horizontally or vertically. Simply click the position for the start and the end of the Stick you want to place. (Note that the 1x1 Stick is admissable; just click the same position twice).
There are a few special conditions, however: - The Stick you place must have part of a side in common with the Stick you placed in the previous move.
- The Stick you place must be one unit longer or shorter than the Stick you placed last. E.g., a Stick of length 5 must be followed by a Stick of length 4 or 6.
You win if you have covered the whole board with Sticks. You lose if you run out of moves.
Variant 2,...,6 : bigger boards used.
Variant 7,...,12 : like variants 1 to 6, bit with the additional condition that the 1x1 'Stick' is not admissible.
Once you have solved any of these puzzles, try to solve the puzzle with less moves (= less Sticks). What is the minimum number of Sticks necessary for each case?
Some solutions are included.
More freeware as well as real puzzles and games at my homepage http://karl.kiwi.gen.nz. |
