ref: babf901b4a508c3ec5d1f89655f10377bbdf9637
dir: /appl/math/crackerbarrel.b/
implement CBPuzzle;
# Cracker Barrel Puzzle
#
# Holes are drilled in a triangular arrangement into which all but one
# are seated pegs. A 6th order puzzle appears in the diagram below.
# Note, the hole in the lower left corner of the triangle is empty.
#
# V
# V V
# V V V
# V V V V
# V V V V V
# O V V V V V
#
# Pegs are moved by jumping over a neighboring peg thereby removing the
# jumped peg. A peg can only be moved if a neighboring hole contains a
# peg and the hole on the other side of the neighbor is empty. The last
# peg cannot be removed.
#
# The object is to remove as many pegs as possible.
include "sys.m";
sys: Sys;
include "draw.m";
CBPuzzle: module {
init: fn(nil: ref Draw->Context, args: list of string);
};
ORDER: con 6;
Move: adt {
x, y: int;
};
valid:= array[] of {Move (1,0), (0,1), (-1,1), (-1,0), (0,-1), (1,-1)};
board:= array[ORDER*ORDER] of int;
pegs, minpegs: int;
puzzle(): int
{
if (pegs < minpegs)
minpegs = pegs;
if (pegs == 1)
return 1;
# Check each row of puzzle
for (r := 0; r < ORDER; r += 1)
# Check each column
for (c := 0; c < ORDER-r; c += 1) {
fromx := r*ORDER + c;
# Is a peg in this hole?
if (board[fromx])
# Check valid moves from this hole
for (m := 0; m < len valid; m += 1) {
tor := r + 2*valid[m].y;
toc := c + 2*valid[m].x;
# Is new location still on the board?
if (tor + toc < ORDER && tor >= 0 && toc >= 0) {
jumpr := r + valid[m].y;
jumpc := c + valid[m].x;
jumpx := jumpr*ORDER + jumpc;
# Is neighboring hole occupied?
if (board[jumpx]) {
# Is new location empty?
tox := tor*ORDER + toc;
if (! board[tox]) {
# Jump neighboring hole
board[fromx] = 0;
board[jumpx] = 0;
board[tox] = 1;
pegs -= 1;
# Try solving puzzle from here
if (puzzle()) {
#sys->print("(%d,%d) - (%d,%d)\n", r, c, tor, toc);
return 1;
}
# Dead end, put pegs back and try another move
board[fromx] = 1;
board[jumpx] = 1;
board[tox] = 0;
pegs += 1;
} # empty location
} # occupied neighbor
} # still on board
} # valid moves
}
return 0;
}
solve(): int
{
minpegs = pegs = (ORDER+1)*ORDER/2 - 1;
# Put pegs on board
for (r := 0; r < ORDER; r += 1)
for (c := 0; c < ORDER - r; c += 1)
board[r*ORDER + c] = 1;
# Remove one peg
board[0] = 0;
return puzzle();
}
init(nil: ref Draw->Context, args: list of string)
{
sys = load Sys Sys->PATH;
TRIALS: int;
if (len args < 2)
TRIALS = 1;
else
TRIALS = int hd tl args;
start := sys->millisec();
for (trials := 0; trials < TRIALS; trials += 1)
solved := solve();
end := sys->millisec();
sys->print("%d ms\n", end - start);
if (! solved)
sys->print("No solution\n");
sys->print("Minimum pegs: %d\n", minpegs);
}