bonanova Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) Shown below is a forest of numbers. Your task is to reach a dot at the edge of the forest. Starting from the central Number 3 you are to walk 3 steps in one of eight directions: N, S, E, W, NE, SE, SW, NW. There you find another number that tells you how many steps to take on the second leg of your journey, again, in one of eight directions. Continue making the indicated series of steps until you come to a number that will take you just one step beyond the grid of numbers. You may then reward yourself with a trip to the kitchen, for you will have solved the puzzle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4 4 8 3 3 4 6 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 5 1 1 1 4 5 1 7 1 3 5 . . . . . . . . . 4 9 4 9 6 7 5 5 5 8 7 6 6 8 5 . . . . . . . 3 7 2 9 8 3 5 6 7 3 9 1 8 7 5 8 5 . . . . . . 1 4 7 8 4 2 0 2 7 1 1 8 2 2 7 6 3 . . . . . 7 2 1 9 5 5 3 1 1 3 1 3 3 4 2 8 6 1 3 . . . . 4 2 6 7 2 5 2 4 2 2 5 4 3 2 8 1 7 7 3 . . . . 4 1 6 5 1 1 1 9 1 4 3 4 4 3 1 9 8 2 7 . . . 4 3 5 2 3 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 3 5 1 1 3 5 5 3 7 . . 2 7 1 5 1 1 3 1 5 3 3 2 4 2 3 7 7 5 4 2 7 . . 2 5 2 2 6 1 2 4 4 6 3 4 1 2 1 2 6 5 1 8 8 . . . 4 3 7 5 1 9 3 4 4 5 2 9 4 1 9 5 7 4 8 . . . . 4 1 6 7 8 3 4 3 4 1 3 1 2 3 2 3 6 2 4 . . . . 7 3 2 6 1 5 3 9 2 3 2 1 5 7 5 8 9 5 4 . . . . . 1 6 7 3 4 8 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 8 9 4 1 . . . . . . 2 5 4 7 8 7 5 6 1 3 5 7 8 7 2 9 3 . . . . . . . 6 5 6 4 6 7 2 5 2 2 6 3 4 7 4 . . . . . . . . . 2 3 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4 4 5 7 3 4 4 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing it out and using a pencil might be the best approach to solving it. Have fun escaping. Edit: The last leg of your journey must reach a dot on your final step. Not before. Edited March 24, 2009 by bonanova Clarification about reaching the edge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Going NE 3 steps to the 3, then NE 3 steps again to the 5, then NW 5 steps will put you ending up one space outside of the numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Go N 3 steps to the 2, then SE 2 steps to the 3, then NW 3 steps to the 1, then W 1 step to the 1, then NW 1 step to the 2, then NW 2 steps to the 4, then NE 4 steps and your out. Simple enough, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Go N 3 steps to the 2, then SE 2 steps to the 3, then NW 3 steps to the 1, then W 1 step to the 1, then NW 1 step to the 2, then NW 2 steps to the 4, then NE 4 steps and your out. Simple enough, haha. The problem with both of your answers (unless I'm reading the problem wrong) is that yes, they get you one space outside of the numbers, but you're taking two steps on the outside. You're not ending as soon as you hit a dot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Ok. That's what I was wondering. I'll look for another answer that doesn't involve taking two steps on the dots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted March 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 The problem with both of your answers (unless I'm reading the problem wrong) is that yes, they get you one space outside of the numbers, but you're taking two steps on the outside. You're not ending as soon as you hit a dot... This is correct. Your last step must be the step that takes you outside. The OP did not make that clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 As much as I'd really like to work on this puzzle...I need sleep and I don't have access to a printer...but I'll give a suggestion... ...backwards. Starting from the outside, look for the numbers that are exactly their own distance (in a straight line) from the outside of the circle...then look for numbers that are their own distance away from those numbers, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted March 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 As much as I'd really like to work on this puzzle...I need sleep and I don't have access to a printer...but I'll give a suggestion... ...backwards. Starting from the outside, look for the numbers that are exactly their own distance (in a straight line) from the outside of the circle...then look for numbers that are their own distance away from those numbers, etc... The beauty of this puzzle - as regards standard maze puzzles - is that it does not fix an exit point. The candidate exit points are as multiplicitous as the initial branching points in a standard maze. But I don't know of a better way to start. It isn't an easy puzzle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Prof. Templeton Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Since my avatar invented this one I'm familiar with the answer, but will refrain from giving it. 9 steps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 I think I got it SW to 4 SW to 6 NE to 6 NE to 2 NE to 5 SW to 4 SW to 4 SW to 4 NW to dot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted March 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 I think I got itSW to 4 SW to 6 NE to 6 NE to 2 NE to 5 SW to 4 SW to 4 SW to 4 NW to dot wafflechip has it. Welcome to the Den. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shown below is a forest of numbers. Your task is to reach a dot at the edge of the forest.
Starting from the central Number 3 you are to walk 3 steps in one of eight directions: N,
S, E, W, NE, SE, SW, NW. There you find another number that tells you how many steps
to take on the second leg of your journey, again, in one of eight directions. Continue making
the indicated series of steps until you come to a number that will take you just one step
beyond the grid of numbers. You may then reward yourself with a trip to the kitchen,
for you will have solved the puzzle.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 4 7 7 . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 5 4 4 8 3 3 4 6 3 . . . . . . .
. . . . . 1 4 5 1 1 1 4 5 1 7 1 3 5 . . . . .
. . . . 4 9 4 9 6 7 5 5 5 8 7 6 6 8 5 . . . .
. . . 3 7 2 9 8 3 5 6 7 3 9 1 8 7 5 8 5 . . .
. . . 1 4 7 8 4 2 0 2 7 1 1 8 2 2 7 6 3 . . .
. . 7 2 1 9 5 5 3 1 1 3 1 3 3 4 2 8 6 1 3 . .
. . 4 2 6 7 2 5 2 4 2 2 5 4 3 2 8 1 7 7 3 . .
. . 4 1 6 5 1 1 1 9 1 4 3 4 4 3 1 9 8 2 7 . .
. 4 3 5 2 3 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 3 5 1 1 3 5 5 3 7 .
. 2 7 1 5 1 1 3 1 5 3 3 2 4 2 3 7 7 5 4 2 7 .
. 2 5 2 2 6 1 2 4 4 6 3 4 1 2 1 2 6 5 1 8 8 .
. . 4 3 7 5 1 9 3 4 4 5 2 9 4 1 9 5 7 4 8 . .
. . 4 1 6 7 8 3 4 3 4 1 3 1 2 3 2 3 6 2 4 . .
. . 7 3 2 6 1 5 3 9 2 3 2 1 5 7 5 8 9 5 4 . .
. . . 1 6 7 3 4 8 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 8 9 4 1 . . .
. . . 2 5 4 7 8 7 5 6 1 3 5 7 8 7 2 9 3 . . .
. . . . 6 5 6 4 6 7 2 5 2 2 6 3 4 7 4 . . . .
. . . . . 2 3 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 . . . . .
. . . . . . . 7 4 4 5 7 3 4 4 7 . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 3 3 4 . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Printing it out and using a pencil might be the best approach to solving it.
Have fun escaping.
Edit: The last leg of your journey must reach a dot on your final step. Not before.
Edited by bonanovaClarification about reaching the edge
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