Thread - Round 6 : Agastya

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ABcDexter

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ABcDexter posted @ 2026-09-26 7:30 AM

In Box and Blob, the X mark (in C7, between R4 and R5) is an indicator that there won't be a green line there (otherwise there would be 2 solutions for that region), correct?

Edited by ABcDexter 2026-09-26 7:30 AM

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amitsowani

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amitsowani posted @ 2026-09-26 9:15 AM

ABcDexter - 2026-09-26 7:23 AM

In Nagastra, when the clues say "using a mine" or "using a star", does it imply that the Path passes the region in the subsequent steps OR does it have to be just the next step?

Using a mine or a star can be in any subsequent step and not necessarily in the next step. In the IB example you can see this demonstrated for the star in R4C2.

@ 2026-09-26 12:32 PM (#41890 - in reply to #41883) (#41890) Top

ABcDexter

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ABcDexter posted @ 2026-09-26 12:32 PM

ABcDexter - 2026-09-26 7:30 AM

In Box and Blob, the X mark (in C7, between R4 and R5) is an indicator that there won't be a green line there (otherwise there would be 2 solutions for that region), correct?

It's right there in the rules. Mea culpa...

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pinkagape

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pinkagape posted @ 2026-10-08 10:04 AM

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vopani

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vopani posted @ 2026-10-08 4:09 PM

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	@ 2026-09-26 7:30 AM (#41883 - in reply to #41871) (#41883) Top
ABcDexter Posts: 77 Country : India	ABcDexter posted @ 2026-09-26 7:30 AM In Box and Blob, the X mark (in C7, between R4 and R5) is an indicator that there won't be a green line there (otherwise there would be 2 solutions for that region), correct? Edited by ABcDexter 2026-09-26 7:30 AM
	@ 2026-09-26 9:15 AM (#41887 - in reply to #41882) (#41887) Top
amitsowani Posts: 401 Country : India	amitsowani posted @ 2026-09-26 9:15 AM ABcDexter - 2026-09-26 7:23 AM In Nagastra, when the clues say "using a mine" or "using a star", does it imply that the Path passes the region in the subsequent steps OR does it have to be just the next step? Using a mine or a star can be in any subsequent step and not necessarily in the next step. In the IB example you can see this demonstrated for the star in R4C2.
	@ 2026-09-26 12:32 PM (#41890 - in reply to #41883) (#41890) Top
ABcDexter Posts: 77 Country : India	ABcDexter posted @ 2026-09-26 12:32 PM ABcDexter - 2026-09-26 7:30 AM In Box and Blob, the X mark (in C7, between R4 and R5) is an indicator that there won't be a green line there (otherwise there would be 2 solutions for that region), correct? It's right there in the rules. Mea culpa...
	@ 2026-10-08 10:04 AM (#42097 - in reply to #41871) (#42097) Top
pinkagape Posts: 35 Country : United Kingdom	pinkagape posted @ 2026-10-08 10:04 AM In+Box+and+Blob%2C+when+it+says+%E2%80%9Cirregular+shape%E2%80%9D%2C+it+means+%E2%80%9Cnon%2Drectangular%E2%80%9D%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AIn+Khanda+Thrust%2C+is+it+possible+for+a+block+to+be+pointed+at+by+zero+swords%2C+or+each+block+is+pointed+at+by+%E2%80%9Cexactly%E2%80%9D+one+sword%3F
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vopani Posts: 752 Country : India	vopani posted @ 2026-10-08 4:09 PM %5BQUOTE%5Dpinkagape+%2D+2026%2D10%2D08++10%3A04+AM%0D%0A%0D%0AIn+Box+and+Blob%2C+when+it+says+%E2%80%9Cirregular+shape%E2%80%9D%2C+it+means+%E2%80%9Cnon%2Drectangular%E2%80%9D%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AIn+Khanda+Thrust%2C+is+it+possible+for+a+block+to+be+pointed+at+by+zero+swords%2C+or+each+block+is+pointed+at+by+%E2%80%9Cexactly%E2%80%9D+one+sword%3F%5B%2FQUOTE%5D%0D%0AIn+the+latest+version+of+IB%2C+the+rules+state%3A%0D%0A%0D%0ABox+and+Blob%3A%0D%0A%22Divide+each+outlined+region+into+exactly+two+connected+parts%3A+one+rectangular+and+the+other+of+non+rectangular+shape%2E%22%0D%0A%0D%0AKhanda+Trust%3A%0D%0A%22Every+block+is+pointed+at+by+only+one+sword%2E%22