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Any reason why this is implement as a hex instead of the traditional crossword style? There isn't a technical reason why the traditional crossword format can't

by Naac 6y ago

Any reason why this is implement as a hex instead of the traditional crossword style? There isn't a technical reason why the traditional crossword format can't have clues in the shape of regex right?

neolog 6y ago
Does the hex mean each cell has more adjacencies?
kjhughes 6y ago
The hexagonal layout allows three regex constraints to be imposed on each cell rather than two for a rectangular layout, providing additional challenge.
ZeroGravitas 6y ago
Don't think there's a technical reason. I'd previously seen this site linked from here that does it slightly more traditionally: https://regexcrossword.com/ https://regexcrossword.com/
- minitoar 6y ago
  IIRC the more advanced puzzles here are also hexagonal.
- freeopinion 6y ago
  Lost interest on 3rd beginner puzzle when validation failed for multiple valid solutions.
  - vitus 6y ago
    What solutions were you trying? As far as I can tell, the puzzle is fully constrained. From the start, the bottom-left cell as well as the right column can be solved just from the starting hints, and then you can derive the top-left cell per the backreference. In particular, you can reframe the right column's hint as (AB|OO|OR), and only one of those satisfies the bottom row's hint.
    - freeopinion 6y ago
      Not so. Something as simple as "OO\nDO" should be valid. But also "OO\nDD" and myriad other solutions.
      - vitus 6y ago
        Ah. The difference is that you're trying partial matches, as opposed to full matches from the specified patterns. edit: and by full match (since this seems to be the source of some confusion in another subthread), I explicitly mean anchored with your \A...\Z or whatever you want to use.
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lesquivemeau 6y ago
"Hexagons are the bestagons"
ehsankia 6y ago
There are plenty of normal regex crosswords out there. What makes this one special is the fact that it's in a hex format. If anything, regex is actually what allows people to even make hexagonal crosswords, I don't think it would possible to get any reasonably sized one with normal words. They just went the extra mile to make an special puzzle.

by Naac 6y ago

Any reason why this is implement as a hex instead of the traditional crossword style? There isn't a technical reason why the traditional crossword format can't have clues in the shape of regex right?

neolog 6y ago

Does the hex mean each cell has more adjacencies?

kjhughes 6y ago

The hexagonal layout allows three regex constraints to be imposed on each cell rather than two for a rectangular layout, providing additional challenge.

ZeroGravitas 6y ago

Don't think there's a technical reason. I'd previously seen this site linked from here that does it slightly more traditionally: https://regexcrossword.com/ https://regexcrossword.com/

minitoar 6y ago
IIRC the more advanced puzzles here are also hexagonal.
freeopinion 6y ago
Lost interest on 3rd beginner puzzle when validation failed for multiple valid solutions.
- vitus 6y ago
  What solutions were you trying? As far as I can tell, the puzzle is fully constrained. From the start, the bottom-left cell as well as the right column can be solved just from the starting hints, and then you can derive the top-left cell per the backreference. In particular, you can reframe the right column's hint as (AB|OO|OR), and only one of those satisfies the bottom row's hint.
  - freeopinion 6y ago
    Not so. Something as simple as "OO\nDO" should be valid. But also "OO\nDD" and myriad other solutions.
    - vitus 6y ago
      Ah. The difference is that you're trying partial matches, as opposed to full matches from the specified patterns. edit: and by full match (since this seems to be the source of some confusion in another subthread), I explicitly mean anchored with your \A...\Z or whatever you want to use.
    - deleted 6y ago
      [deleted]

lesquivemeau 6y ago

"Hexagons are the bestagons"

ehsankia 6y ago

There are plenty of normal regex crosswords out there. What makes this one special is the fact that it's in a hex format. If anything, regex is actually what allows people to even make hexagonal crosswords, I don't think it would possible to get any reasonably sized one with normal words. They just went the extra mile to make an special puzzle.