21 Feb 06
Originally posted by royalchickenwhy do you give more answers if the solution was given already? 🙄
4321
i would like to have an explanation though. i got 323x while x can be anything. the pattern is that all rows and files have the same numbers then. therefore it doesnt matter what the last number is. but i guess thats not correct if it has to be 3232.
21 Feb 06
Are you guys guessing at the 5th row? Someone got the fourth already if you didn't see...
For anyone still trying to figure it out, don't concentrate too hard on the symmetry of it (which is probably the most obvious thing). Theres a simple rule that generates the whole pattern.
22 Feb 06
Originally posted by perihelionNo, the pattern can be anything, as in any 'what's the next term in the ambiguously defined sequence' puzzle. My second answer just makes every column sum to 9; my first reflects crazyblue's query.
Are you guys guessing at the 5th row? Someone got the fourth already if you didn't see...
For anyone still trying to figure it out, don't concentrate too hard on the symmetry of it (which is probably the most obvious thing). Theres a simple rule that generates the whole pattern.
22 Feb 06
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Originally posted by royalchickenTrue, sequence puzzles can have any number of obscure solutions that involve some kind linear algebra equation of the last n terms. But this ones different i swear!
No, the pattern can be anything, as in any 'what's the next term in the ambiguously defined sequence' puzzle. My second answer just makes every column sum to 9; my first reflects crazyblue's query.
I hope this hint doesn't give too much away...... forget the math, think chess.
22 Feb 06
Originally posted by perihelionYou made it too easy with that clue 🙁.
True, sequence puzzles can have any number of obscure solutions that involve some kind linear algebra equation of the last n terms. But this ones different i swear!
I hope this hint doesn't give too much away...... forget the math, think chess.
