Wednesday, 19 February 2020

Solution to Futoshiki no 1

Here is my original version of the answer:


...and here is another version one from Andrew Clarkson, who works in the same office as me:

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Futoshiki no 1

I created this puzzle using Oracle Database Express Edition version 18. I downloaded a Futoshiki solver from here, keyed my puzzle into it and took a screen print. Then I cut out the image you can see below using Microsoft Paint. If you enjoy the puzzle, the download contains many more for you to try.

Fill in the grid so that each row and column has each of the numbers 1 through 5 exactly once. Where there is an arrow between two boxes, it points to the lower of the two numbers:




See answer