Magic square puzzle

[Aggrin]

I've been trying to do this for several days now, but to no avail. No videos can really help me because I'm apparently too stupid apparently. My grid looks like:

629      475

134      829

578      316

[Aphelli]

Hi Aggrin, 

 

Here's an 18-move solution, telling regularly what the puzzle should look like. To my knowledge, it's shorter than most video tutorials.  

 

 

[wcv]

3 hours ago, Aggrin said:

I've been trying to do this for several days now, but to no avail. No videos can really help me because I'm apparently too stupid apparently. My grid looks like:

629      475

134      829

578      316

If you want to upload your save file I can solve if for you.

 

But the puzzle isn't really that difficult. Just follow a few simple rules. First, you want the squares to solve each one row by row, going down. So first you complete the top row of the first square. Then the second row, then the third. Only when the first square is complete should you move on to the next one. Second, You want to do most of your manipulation of position in the second square while you work on the first. What I mean by that is if you have the first row done you want to get the first number of the second row in place in the second square, then move that number into position on the first square. This is to avoid messing up what you've already worked on. Make sure that if you end up having to change ANYTHING in a solved row while manipulating the rest of the puzzle move that number back IMMEDIATELY when you can. Having to go back and correct something you've gotten out of place is a major time waster.

 

Using that method you get one number at a time in place, and avoid messing things up.

 

And critically, when you go to solve the rest of the puzzle you want it to look something like this:

 

294   672

753   159

618   834

 

You want to set it up like this because at the end you will end up with the bottom two numbers on the rightmost column switched, and getting them into the proper order is straightforward in this sort of configuration IIRC.

 

Once you spend a bit of time playing with it you should get it pretty quickly. Actually implementing all of this is a bit time consuming though.

[Aggrin]

2 hours ago, wcv said:

If you want to upload your save file I can solve if for you.

 

But the puzzle isn't really that difficult. Just follow a few simple rules. First, you want the squares to solve each one row by row, going down. So first you complete the top row of the first square. Then the second row, then the third. Only when the first square is complete should you move on to the next one. Second, You want to do most of your manipulation of position in the second square while you work on the first. What I mean by that is if you have the first row done you want to get the first number of the second row in place in the second square, then move that number into position on the first square. This is to avoid messing up what you've already worked on. Make sure that if you end up having to change ANYTHING in a solved row while manipulating the rest of the puzzle move that number back IMMEDIATELY when you can. Having to go back and correct something you've gotten out of place is a major time waster.

 

Using that method you get one number at a time in place, and avoid messing things up.

 

And critically, when you go to solve the rest of the puzzle you want it to look something like this:

 

294   672

753   159

618   834

 

You want to set it up like this because at the end you will end up with the bottom two numbers on the rightmost column switched, and getting them into the proper order is straightforward in this sort of configuration IIRC.

 

Once you spend a bit of time playing with it you should get it pretty quickly. Actually implementing all of this is a bit time consuming though.

How do you upload save data? I've seen it done a few times on here, but have no idea how to do it myself.

Edited February 24, 2021 by Aggrin

[wcv]

30 minutes ago, Aggrin said:

How do you upload save data? I've seen it done a few times on here, but have no idea how to do it myself.

Here’s the instructions on how to find it:

 

Once you have the file you want just drag and drop it into the add files option when you go to post.

 

[Aggrin]

12 minutes ago, wcv said:

Here’s the instructions on how to find it:

 

Once you have the file you want just drag and drop it into the add files option when you go to post.

 

This should be good I think.

Game - 1749 - Jared - 204h 29m - 17 badges.rxdata

Edited February 24, 2021 by Aggrin

[wcv]

30 minutes ago, Aggrin said:

This should be good I think.

Game - 1749 - Jared - 204h 29m - 17 badges.rxdata 455.5 kB · 0 downloads

That is your latest backup. The file you want doesn’t have the extra info afterward. It will just say Game

[Aggrin]

7 hours ago, wcv said:

That is your latest backup. The file you want doesn’t have the extra info afterward. It will just say Game

Sorry I think this should be it.

Game.rxdata

[wcv]

4 hours ago, Aggrin said:

Sorry I think this should be it.

Game.rxdata 494.75 kB · 0 downloads

Paste this into the same folder you got that save from:

 

Game.rxdata

 

Make sure you overwrite or delete the old one so this one is loaded.

 

You need to move column 3 of the right square up and the puzzle will be done.

[Aggrin]

2 hours ago, wcv said:

Paste this into the same folder you got that save from:

 

Game.rxdata 495.03 kB · 0 downloads

 

Make sure you overwrite or delete the old one so this one is loaded.

 

You need to move column 3 of the right square up and the puzzle will be done.

Just got them, thank you so much!