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Decision question (Friedman, 2002): Does a given instance of Corral Puzzle have a solution? [1] This decision question is NP-complete. This is proven by reducing the decision problem of deciding the 3-colorability of a planar graph, which is known to be NP-complete, to a Corral Puzzle.
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A complex Baguenaudier puzzle. The goal is to free the string. The "mini rope bridge puzzle". The goal is to remove the two rings. (solution shown). Wire-and-string puzzles usually consist of: one piece of string, ribbon or similar, which may form a closed loop or which may have other pieces like balls fixed to its end. one or several pieces of ...
Stave Puzzles is an American jigsaw puzzle company located in Norwich, Vermont.The company was started in 1974 by Steve Richardson and Dave Tibbetts and was called Stave—a portmanteau of their first names. [1]
The 1:12 scale is a traditional scale (ratio) for models and miniatures. In this scale (ratio), one inch on the scale model or miniature is equal to twelve inches on the original object being copied. Depending on the application, this particular scale (ratio) is also called one-scale (since 1 inch equals 1 foot). [1]
[1] Five room puzzle – Cross each wall of a diagram exactly once with a continuous line. [2] MU puzzle – Transform the string MI to MU according to a set of rules. [3] Mutilated chessboard problem – Place 31 dominoes of size 2×1 on a chessboard with two opposite corners removed. [4] Coloring the edges of the Petersen graph with three ...
Named after the number of tiles in the frame, the 15 puzzle may also be called a "16 puzzle", alluding to its total tile capacity. Similar names are used for different sized variants of the 15 puzzle, such as the 8 puzzle, which has 8 tiles in a 3×3 frame. The n puzzle is a classical problem for modeling algorithms involving heuristics.
The Astolat Dollhouse Castle was acquired by collector L. Freeman in 1996 and moved to the Nassau County Museum of Art. [18] Freeman is an avid collector of dollhouses and since her acquisition of the Astolat Dollhouse Castle she has continually upgraded its interiors with additional one-of-a-kind antique miniatures, tiny antique furniture, and paintings in addition to those that already ...