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#011 - Connections (red noughts and crosses)

GMT

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#011 - Connections (red noughts and crosses)

GMT

took me half an hour to solve this on my break almost had it and had to go back to work........so my assistant manager finished it for the evil so and so!

#011 - Connections (red noughts and crosses)

GMT

yeah..... but could you give me a hint? :) (not sure if the following counts but just in case)

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so far i've worked out where the 4 and 6 can go which means i also know where the others can go but that's as far as I've got...

help me please? :)

#011 - Connections (red noughts and crosses)

GMT

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the numbers around the 5 are 1 3 and 8

that'll either cure a bit of a headache or cause a new one

#011 - Connections (red noughts and crosses)

GMT

Starting point:

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The two numbers in the middle have the most connections, so they have to be the ones with the least consecutive numbers.

#011 - Connections (red noughts and crosses)

GMT

Agent Lex wrote:

Starting point:
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The two numbers in the middle have the most connections, so they have to be the ones with the least consecutive numbers.

Yep, that's the key.

#011 - Connections (red noughts and crosses)

GMT

I was accidentally spoiled but I'm not upset. This card was driving me nuts! Now that I have the answer though I can see how it works so I think if I came across another one I'd be better able to solve another one like it on my own.

Re: #011 - Connections (red noughts and crosses)

GMT

This one was a real dog! Far too hard to be a red, particularly with the ease of some oranges. This is identical to a puzzle on the Crystal Maze (being shown weekdays on FTN), but CM used letters rather than numbers. Only one of the teams realised the key to solving it, but the person actually doing the puzzle took it as more of an idle suggestion and re-arranged the vital letters, making it impossible. I haven't seen anybody actually complete it yet!

Re: #011 - Connections (red noughts and crosses)

GMT

this might spoil it compleatly so any1 who hasnt finished dont look

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i have put down 5 3 2 8 1 7 6 4

but it still wont work??? am i right or wrong???

#011 - Connections (red noughts and crosses)

GMT

nficcial, one of the numbers has already been placed on the card for you. From looking at your attempted solve, it looks like you've moved it. If you've entered your answer in the format you've put it in in your post, it will come back incorrect - try again, making sure you've got the 5 in the correct position relative to the other boxes. Your answer should take the format of

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xx xxxx x5

so try and make your answer fit around that format.

Re: #011 - Connections (red noughts and crosses)

GMT

Yes, without the fixed number, various mirrored solutions are possible. With it, only one.

Re: #011 - Connections (red noughts and crosses)

GMT

a common difficulty is fitting these all in. (I remember a teamwork challenge on the isle of to do this puzzle...)

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Work straight onto the answer page is my suggestion, and as Agent Lex said:

Starting point: Spoiler: (highlight to read) The two numbers in the middle have the most connections, so they have to be the ones with the least consecutive numbers.

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So that's 1 and 8 in the middle. Then just fit the numbers around that, eg 1 higher that side. another higher the other and so on

hope i was helpful :-) tom

Re: #011 - Connections (red noughts and crosses)

GMT

thanx heaps for seeing my mistake it was killing me not being able to do it