Post by Masahiro Sakurai on Feb 10, 2022 17:51:10 GMT 10
Hollow Bastion is an iconic recurring location from the Kingdom Hearts series, and inspires Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's final new stage. First appearing in 2002, the enormous castle is known for is visually striking design, which prominently features stained glass windows. The stage also incorporates Dive to the Heart, a tough-to-explain realm (typical for the series) that also features gorgeous stained glass designs. According, this duel will involve a Kingdom Hearts-themed logic puzzle inspired by this aesthetic.
At the start of this challenge, you will receive a field divided into sections resembling a stained glass window. Each of these sections will be unshaded. Your task will be to use logical deduction to work out which of the sections in the field will be shaded, and which will remain unshaded. You will be guided in this process by various circles located in the boundaries between sections. These circles will be filled in with three colours: white, black, and grey.
- A white circle indicates that the majority of the sections it touches will be unshaded
- A black circle indicates that the majority of the sections it touches will be shaded
- A grey circle indicates that it is touching an equal number of shaded and unshaded sections
The puzzle will be complete when all of the sections are shaded so that all of the circles correctly describe the surrounding sections. For example, if the initial field looked like this:
The completed puzzle would look like this:
Filling the sections in, you will eventually reveal a Kingdom Hearts-inspired design. Uploading and posting the complete, correctly solved puzzle will stop your clock for the duel. Note that the puzzle used in this challenge will be much bigger than the example puzzle, and also that the puzzle will have a unique solution that can be reached without guessing.
We will accept any choice of colour to denote shaded or unshaded regions for as long as it is clear which is which. This means you aren't obligated to use only black and white as the example does. You may use any combination of two colours, as long as they are visually distinct. We do not want to have to make judgement calls surrounding this or anything else, so please choose a sensible colour scheme, and work neatly using the Bucket/Fill tool.
The fastest time(s) will survive The Ring and, if applicable, select a team to return to. The loser will be eliminated from the game. Note that you will be responsible for verifying the correctness of your solution. For the sake of fairness, the hosts will not be able to do this for you, so be sure to triple check that you have completed the challenge once you've finished.