Minesweeper Queens
In the diagrams below, place the required number of mines. The numbered
squares are empty, from which the given number of mines can be attacked by a
chess queen. As in standard chess, a queen can attack in eight
directions, and only one mine in a single direction.
Example. The first diagram shows an unsolved puzzle. The next shows
the solution and the third fills in how many mines can be attacked from each empty
square.
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Puzzle 1: Place 5 Mines.
Puzzles 2-4: Place 10 Mines.
Source: Original.
Solutions were received from Pedro P. Romero, Philippe Fondanaiche, Alan
O'Donnell, Claudio Baiocchi, and Cleverley Graham. I had thought there
were only unique solutions, but I was proven wrong. The various solutions
are below.
The Example has an additional solution.
Puzzle 1 has four solutions.
Puzzle 2 has a unique solution.
Puzzle 3 has four solutions.
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Puzzle 4 has a unique solution.
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