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October 2021 - Solution

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October 2021 Challenge


The solutions can be found using DFS on the game configuration graph, or simply by playing it. Typical solutions to the 7x7 and the 10x10 boards are:

[(0, 3), "C3", (4, 6), "R5", (5, 6), "C6", (6,6)]

[(0,0), "C0", (1,3), "R1", (3,4), "R4", (4,5), "R4", (5,6), "R5", (6,7), "C7", (7,7), "R7", (9,9)]