Rene's Puzzles

[Rene]

JF - very good solution to Diabolo. You actually calculate the required values on the fly, I did not think there would be enough time. My solution does not do that. It does use the same detection principle, though:

    Solution to Glass Floor Diabolo (kelepyv): jytobus

So again, I am pleased to see that you found a different solution than I. Let's see if you can do the same for the final puzzle in the series..... 

[Rene]

NEW PUZZLE

You know the story by now. All the abuse and repairs have left not much of the original beautiful glass floor. The correct glass tiles were ordered this time, but because JF solved Diabolo so fast, they did not arrive yet. As a result, even more dark glass has been put in, and only a single clear glass tile remains. It is still possible to detect the crate underneath, but you have to be fast !!!

    Glass Floor Final: lubogyt

I have decided that this is the final episode of the series; the size of the glass floor cannot shrink anymore  . And as it should be for a final puzzle, it is extremely hard. It might even be harder than Vengeance, but judge for yourself. You have about the same time as Vengeance to find the value of the crate, but now you have only one gate to work with......

[jf]

An excellent finale! Glass Floor Final is very, very difficult. Pulling every trick out of the hat, I managed to solve it: butefel.

To those who follow, I highly recommend working through the other Glass Floor puzzles first, as the experience gained there will be quite valuable. Rene, again, great puzzle series. In return, I offer Glass Floor Homage: bahives. It seems the replacement glass has finally arrived, waiting to be installed. I rate this puzzle as Easy, because at the moment, there is one window missing entirely, giving you a clear, unobstructed view of the solution crate below. Enjoy!

[Rene]

An excellent finale! Glass Floor Final is very, very difficult. Pulling every trick out of the hat, I managed to solve it: butefel.

To those who follow, I highly recommend working through the other Glass Floor puzzles first, as the experience gained there will be quite valuable. Rene, again, great puzzle series. In return, I offer Glass Floor Homage: bahives. It seems the replacement glass has finally arrived, waiting to be installed. I rate this puzzle as Easy, because at the moment, there is one window missing entirely, giving you a clear, unobstructed view of the solution crate below. Enjoy!

And again, you manage to come up with a solution different than mine, excellent work. I was convinced this time that there was only one approach possible. But the asymetric comparison you use is very smart, it enables you to have faster cycle times than I have. If I calculate correctly, you even have one click to spare!
I thought of using the same left side as you, but could not see how that would help any. Here is my solution:

    Solution to Glass Floor Final (lubogyt): xexanyg

Don't ask me how the top left part works, I cannot even explain it to myself anymore. Typical case of "create once and don't touch anymore".

bahives had me laughing. It is very funny, I can see that the construction workers have just gone for another brake (as always), and left the tiles scattered all over the place  Can you believe that I am so used to having the crate obscured, that I was wondering for some time how you can find out what the value of the crate is in bahives?
I am very honoured that you liked the Glass Floor series so much that you made an Homage puzzle for it!

[Rene]

Inspired by Bucky's Glass Floor puzzles, I decided to add two Glass Floor puzzles to the series:

Glass Floor Fluid: nokilam
Glass Floor Fluid Extreme: dufocyn

Note that my solution to Bucky's "Sliding Glass Floor (insane)" puzzle is a spoiler to these.

[jf]

Between your and Bucky's latest glass floor insanity, I chose the toughest looking one to spend time on. Here is my solution to Glass Floor Fluid Extreme (dufocyn): gugameg. The initialization of the machine is not pretty -- I just hammered it into shape quickly. I'll have to modify the design for Bucky's puzzles, which have much less overhead space to work in.

[Rene]

Good solution to Glass Floor Fluid Extreme, JF! I cannot see exactly how it is working, but it looks like a similar approach as my own solution. My initialization is a bit prettier, though 

Solution to Glass Floor Fluid Extreme (dufocyn): sumarid

[Rene]

NEW PUZZLES


The monster is hungry and angry. Your task is to feed him to calm him down. But be aware: he is choosy in what he eats; anything he doesn't like he spits out again.
Feed him the right food, avoid his spit, and lighten his eyes.

Feed the Monster I: lufybyg
Feed the Monster II: buboxod
Feed the Monster III: sodorag


   

[hatkirby]

AAAAAAHHHHH!!! HE ATE MY ARM! Oh, wait, that was just the crate. Heh heh. Here's my solutions:

Hunger Satisfied - buvigeb
Hunger Satisfied II - docimoh

[Rene]

Good tries, hatkirby!
Unfortunately, the monster does like your 0's and 8's.

[Timbo]

My solution for Feed the Monster III(sodorag): dixugik
I think it is a solution for part I and part II too.

[SM]

Feeding the Monster I - he's a horribly picky eater.

Jodemab

[jf]

For Feed the Monster III (sodorag): domacav.

For Feed the Monster II (buboxod), I just had to modify it a bit: xupinid.

For Feed the Monster I (lufybyg), things are much easier: vugehot.

Nice puzzles.

[Rene]

Great solutions, guys! The monster is very happy and satisfied now. You are all promoted to expert monster care-takers 

Here are my feeding schedules:

For Feed the Monster I: (lufybyg): fygefob
For Feed the Monster II: (buboxod): xyzesug
For Feed the Monster III: (sodorag): dyvefex

[jnz]

For Feed the Monster III (sodorag): gigobus.  I managed to avoid the use of a template copier at the cost of a great amount of hardware.  I only use two cases, one if the target is 1-8 and the other if the target is 9-F or 0.  I was surprised to see that Rene uses 3 cases (0-7, 8, and 9-F).  If anything, I was expecting one magic method for handling all targets.