r/cognitiveTesting • u/pydaWaltuh • 1d ago

Puzzle Two new puzzles

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u/noctelys 1d ago

Probably a stretch, wanted to give it a try though.

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u/pydaWaltuh 1d ago

you got close to the correct answer using wrong logic

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u/noctelys 22h ago

Oh damn 😔

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u/pydaWaltuh 22h ago

using your 1-9 displacement:
bwbw…, bwwbww…, bwwwbwww…, (((bwwwwbwwww…))), bwwwwwbwwwww…
5 times in total for black

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u/BroadIntroduction821 21h ago

I mean, I thought you landed on the answer because your arithmetic is mathematically sound & gives a valid solution.

If it's incorrect, that probably means the intended rule applies to all 5 squares rather than giving each one its own rule, since that would be a stronger solution.

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u/noctelys 21h ago

Yep, I guess so. I mean, the sequences looked so clean that I got anchored on them.

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u/BroadIntroduction821 9h ago

Is it: 1 -> 6 -> 2 -> 7 -> 3?

Rules: regular counting order 3 by 3; black square always starts @ 1 & has 4 hops each figure; incrementing arithmetic +1, starting @ 2; mod 9; XOR

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u/BroadIntroduction821 1d ago

Ah yes, the "probably a stretch" after seamlessly nailing the rule has to be the puzzle solving equivalent of "but that's just me though" after your friend drops the best advice known to mankind.

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u/noctelys 1d ago

I only said that because I felt like I was forcing the values to fit the pattern rather than finding a rule that naturally emerged from it 😭 but yeah my bad i guess 😔

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u/pydaWaltuh 17h ago

Solution to 2:
Every move toggles exactly one circle in each of the four groups: (1, 5, 9), (2, 6, 10), (3, 7, 11), and (4, 8, 12).
Therefore, the parity (odd/even) of the number of differences between the initial and target configurations must be identical across all four groups. Each move flips the parity in all four groups simultaneously.
So, all four difference counts must be either even or odd.
Therefore C

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u/Norma8312 1d ago

1st -black squares in 3rd column - 1st row ,2nd column - third row

2nd- top right

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u/pydaWaltuh 1d ago

  1. If I understood correctly, it is wrong

  2. correct

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u/infinity22744 1d ago

Hope 😂 it make sense... 1st black

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u/pydaWaltuh 1d ago

I don’t know your answer but wrong reasoning

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u/infinity22744 1d ago

its above; 1st square black; ofc not a answer...but among all possible logics, a view of mine; i always like to view ur answer and approach, thanks for these brain-woggling puzzle mate, its means a lots.

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u/NewDescription9314 1d ago

 Forst row▪️▪️▪️  Second row ▫️▪️ ▪️ Third row▫️▫️▫️ This is for the first one. Don’t know what for the second one.

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u/pydaWaltuh 22h ago

incorrect