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Hello all. Welcome to the 15th of our Gifted World challenge series.
This week's challenge is related to a masterclass that is happening on Saturday, 11 January 2025 on "Encoded: How to Talk to a Computer" See more details here - https://www.giftedworld.org/event-details-registration/encoded-how-to-talk-to-a-computer
You will also find below the answer to our 14th challenge.
Post your answer in the form linked here - https://forms.gle/zVbHxnr9ZqRoHqnU9
Challenge #15 - Making rules to solve puzzles
Hive puzzles are similar to the very popular Sudoku.
The puzzle is a grid of hexagons with different blocks marked by thick lines. There are two rules -
1. Each block must contain the numbers from 1 up to the number of hexagons in the block. For example, the topmost block in the puzzle below consists of 4 hexagons so those hexagons must be filled with the numbers: 1, 2, 3 and 4 with no repeated numbers.
2. No number can be next to the same number in any direction, along a shared edge. So in the grid below, the fact that there is a 3 in the middle means there cannot be a 3 in any of the 6 hexagons surrounding it.
This week's challenge is to solve the puzzle (find which number each letter corresponds to), but also derive rules that help you solve such puzzles faster, building off from the original 2 rules provided above.
Post your answer in the form linked here - https://forms.gle/zVbHxnr9ZqRoHqnU9
Last day to submit answers is Sunday, 12 January 2025. The 3 best answers (as judged by the Gifted World team) will be posted on our blog Looking forward to your answers
If you enjoyed thinking through this, check out our masterclass on Computational Thinking happening on 11 January 2024. Register for free on - https://www.giftedworld.org/event-details-registration/encoded-how-to-talk-to-a-computer
Answer to Challenge #14
Challenge 14 involved finding the unique numbers that correspond to the shapes in this following image
36 people filled the form in answer, and many more sent their answers in by WhatsApp or email! 33 people got the answers right, here they are -
Shape | Number |
Light Purple Square | 2 |
Yellow Semicircle | 8 |
Orange Oval | 4 |
Blue Rectangle | 3 |
Red Circle | 12 |
Green Triangle | 6 |
Green 8 point star | 9 |
Dark Purple 5 point star | 5 |
Blue Hexagon | 10 |
Yellow Diamond | 1 |
Red Inverted Triangle | 0 |
Here is the list of everyone who got it right! -
Chithkala Praveen, Grade IX, TVS Academy Tumkur
Ishaan Som Singh, VIII, Greenwood High Sarjapur ICSE
Siddhartha Banerjee
Hriyansh
Prisha Roy, 10th, Ahmedabad International Schoolool
Mugdha Gautam 9th Grade Euroschool HSR Bangalore
Sindhu R
Avyaan Mehta ,4th Jamnabai Narsee, Mumbai
Sneha Parikh, Dubai
Spandan Mondal, Grade 8, The Newtown School
Rudranil Mohanty class 8 Bhavan's Kolkata
Siddh k Gorasiya. TGES-Wadi. 7B
Soha Shah, 11th grade, Symbiosis international school Pune
Aditi Eswar, Bangalore
Karthik. Bangalore.
Sakshya, Grade 6, GMA-Dubai
Puja Choukhany
Abheri Karthik, 8 years old, Kriyasthala, Bangalore
Kunal Jiwarajka
Advait Ravishankar, G7, DLRC Pune
Bhanu Prakash, Sharjah
Krishiv Pujara, Grade 6, Anand Niketan Satellite ICSE
Kridhay, 4, PSBB kknagar chennai
Mayuresh Phadke
Diya Arun, Grade 7, Greenwood High International School (Sarjapur Branch)
Dhruv Lodha grade 5 wisdom high international school nashik
Jugal Parikh , 9B, Gems Modern Academy(GMA)
Ishan Mohamed Rehees, 9 A, Indian public high school
Shambhavi Khanikar, X, Sanskriti The Gurukul, Guwahati
Ira Kalai, 6, Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Sr. Secondary School School, TNagar, Chennai
A.S.Lakshan 6A, Saandeepani Academy For Excellence, Bangalore
Tanish Kalariya, 4 B, Jamnabai Narsee School, GIFT City, Gandhinagar
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