From c139aba078f2ec46a0e0b44142b7c982519a8263 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Harris Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2023 01:24:58 +0000 Subject: Allow more general cross-shaped boards in Pegs I found a plausible looking Web page claiming that various different sizes of cross are soluble, and some of them are quite widespread. I've enabled the ones that are symmetric enough that the existing game generator can lay them out. --- puzzles.but | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'puzzles.but') diff --git a/puzzles.but b/puzzles.but index d56d26c..095be0b 100644 --- a/puzzles.but +++ b/puzzles.but @@ -1446,8 +1446,9 @@ These parameters are available from the \q{Custom...} option on the \dd Controls whether you are given a board of a standard shape or a randomly generated shape. The two standard shapes currently -supported are \q{Cross} and \q{Octagon} (also commonly known as the -English and European traditional board layouts respectively). +supported are \q{Cross} (in various sizes) and \q{Octagon}. +The 7\by\.7 Cross is the traditional English board layout. +The Octagon is the traditional French one. Selecting \q{Random} will give you a different board shape every time (but always one that is known to have a solution). -- cgit v1.1