Mark's Puzzle Page
Java Applet for Instant Insanity Puzzle
Directions for applet:
The object is to arrange the faces of the cubes so that if you stacked the
cubes, each of the four long sides of the stack would show four different
colors. In this representation of the cubes, the four long sides of the
stack are made up of the vertical columns of four squares on each cube, not
the two side squares. So, in other words, you have to make each of the
faces in the vertical columns of four squares a different color on each cube.
To rotate the cubes, click on a face and it will rotate the cube clockwise about that face. To get back to the starting configuration, hit Reset, to get another starting configuration, hit Scramble, and to see the solution hit Answer. There are
41,472 possible configurations of the cubes (not counting symmetrical ones)
3x24x24x24.
Download source code for Insanity.java
Java Applet for MasterMind
Directions for applet:
Guess the colors of the four hidden pegs. To guess, select the color
of the pegs in order, then hit Clear to erase your guess or Enter to score
it. You will see a black peg displayed for every peg which is in
the correct position and is the correct color. You will see a cyan
peg for every peg which is a correct color but not in the correct position. You get 10 guesses, or hit Quit to see the hidden code.
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Exercises - MSO
Mazeworks Java puzzles
and games
Interactive Mathematics Miscellany
and Puzzles
Grey Labyrinth Puzzles
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