Comments on Puzzle #217: Order Out of Chaos
By Jan Wolter (jan)
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solvability: line logic only
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quality: difficulty: solvability: line logic only
Puzzle Description:
The 'Square and Compass' is a symbol of the Freemasons, whose motto is 'Ordo ab Chao'. I think the inscribed letter 'G' stands for 'God'.
#1: Jan Wolter (jan) on May 30, 2005
This is a very hard puzzle. I know it is possible to solve by one-line-at-a-time reasoning alone, because my solver program, which only does that kind of logic, was able to solve it (I had to give it a bit of help, but that was simple line-at-a-time reasoning too). However, I had to resort to some edge logic to get it.#2: Jan Wolter (jan) on May 30, 2005 [HINT]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view hints#3: Mark Conger (aruba) on Jun 3, 2005
I had to use boundary logic too.#4: Gitte Olesen (granny40) on Nov 5, 2006 [HINT]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view hints#5: Arduinna (arduinna) on Feb 4, 2008 [SPOILER]
I did it with all line logic. Took a while though! The Masons always make me think of the Edgar Allan Poe story where the guy tells his friend he's a Mason, but he really means that he's going to brick him alive into the walls of his wine cellar-- "The Cask of Amontillado."#6: C A (nakunarimasu) on Apr 9, 2008
ohh i love that story..#7: Marie-Louise Ambrey (marz) on Apr 27, 2008
What a challenge, I had to go and find good quality smaller puzzles that were a challenge, and voila! I found lots of your puzzles Jan, so I'm happy now :)#8: Yulia (yug) on May 7, 2008 [SPOILER]
Very nice puzzle! (solved by line logic alone)#9: ErgoDyne (ergodyne) on Oct 9, 2008 [HINT] [SPOILER]
I believe "G" stands for Geometry and God as the grand Architect. Thanks Jan!
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view hints#10: Adam Nielson (monkeyboy) on Oct 11, 2008 [HINT]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view hints#11: Adam Nielson (monkeyboy) on Jun 12, 2009
Second time around, still just as fun. Ditto #2.#12: Byrdie (byrdie) on Oct 22, 2009 [HINT]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view hints#13: Gator (Gator) on Dec 7, 2010 [HINT]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view hints#14: Renee Hott (Renee) on Oct 16, 2012 [SPOILER]
Great puzzle, the G is only used in the US, Canada and Mexico and actually stands for Geometry, but some lodges do refer to it as God. There has been a lot of research on this subject and most people think it stands for God (I did). As one article I found said, "The real meaning is Geometry as a reference to the Great Architect of The Universe (which could be God,..."#16: Susan (Susan) on Jul 15, 2017 [HINT] [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view hints#17: JoyLonon (Esljoy) on Feb 23, 2022 [HINT]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view hints#18: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Feb 23, 2022
There is no "symmetry logic". That is guessing.#19: Gator (gator) on Feb 24, 2022 [HINT]
If the entire puzzle is symmetrical, and there is only one solution, then you could use symmetry as a solving technique, but unique solutions are not a guarantee on this site.
And, more importantly, this entire puzzle is not symmetrical.
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