Name that strategy
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"Two-pass algorithm" - where a puzzle cannot, or must not, be solved all in one go; but rather involves arranging part(s) in a certain way, and coming back to it later or from a different route to be able to finish it. The simplest example is pushing a block into water to bridge to a certain part, but not stepping on the dirt so as to deflect a creature off it. Other examples may be found in some of my levels. Wink

Not to be confused with: "Integration by parts" - where a puzzle consists of several intermediate objectives of the same set of objects. For example, moving a set of blocks from room to room to room...

- Madhav.
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Name that strategy - by thinker - 05-Feb-2012, 9:27 AM
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