From: Trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2006-08-12T06:20:10+09:00
Subject: Re: Pen and Paper (#90)


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> by Eric DUMINIL
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> Some classmates and I used to play a lot of pen and paper games while sitting
> in the last row of the classroom.  My favorite game was this one.
>
> We had to fill a 5x5 board as fast as possible with numbers from 1 to 25,
> beginning at a random position and then going from one square to another:
>
> 	- jumping over 2 squares when traveling horizontally or vertically
> 	- jumping over 1 square when traveling diagonally.
>
> Here is an example with numbers from 1 to 14 (it would be impossible to keep on
> filling the board, since 1, 13, and 8 are blocking the way):
>
> 	 -------------------
> 	|  .   1   4   .  14|
> 	| 10   .   .  11   6|
> 	|  3   .   8   2   .|
> 	|  .  12   5   .  13|
> 	|  9   .   .   .   7|
> 	 -------------------
>
> Here is a completed 5x5 board:
>
> 	 -------------------
> 	| 14   1   8  25   2|
> 	|  6  23  16   5  22|
> 	| 18  10  13  19   9|
> 	| 15   4   7  24   3|
> 	| 12  20  17  11  21|
> 	 -------------------
>

I know I'm stupid and all that, but I'm not sure there's enough
explination here for someone who's never played this game before. Could
you explain the rules of game a little better.

Thanks,
T.