Devising strategies from collected and analysed data
From the data that we collected and analysed, we devised a set of strategies to aid in solving the puzzle.
1. Unrotated tiles
Place these tiles first when going about solving the puzzle. They are unique and have no reflected tile, and if placed nearing the end of the process of solving the puzzle, or during the editing phase, they might lead to inflexibility, especially during the editing phase, where the triangular tiles have to be moved around the puzzle.
2. Rotated tiles
Place tiles like [0 1 2] and [0 2 1] last. They have a 0 in them, which makes them all the more flexible. 1's and 2's are also more flexible than 3's, as they can change the sums of dots around a pin, but without major effects on the rest of the puzzle, like a 3 would have.
3. Editing phase
During the editing phase, when you are swapping the tiles around the puzzle, look for tiles that only differ slightly from one another, e.g. [0 1 2] and [0 2 2], as they can help in editing the puzzle without having major chain effects on the rest of the puzzle. If you are unable to spot such relations, solve single errors one by one. This is due to the fact that errors can only exist in pairs or groups of more, as the puzzle is a closed board, and one error must have another to balance it out. Therefore, by solving single errors one at a time, you may get a better situation, until all the errors are fixed.
1. Unrotated tiles
Place these tiles first when going about solving the puzzle. They are unique and have no reflected tile, and if placed nearing the end of the process of solving the puzzle, or during the editing phase, they might lead to inflexibility, especially during the editing phase, where the triangular tiles have to be moved around the puzzle.
2. Rotated tiles
Place tiles like [0 1 2] and [0 2 1] last. They have a 0 in them, which makes them all the more flexible. 1's and 2's are also more flexible than 3's, as they can change the sums of dots around a pin, but without major effects on the rest of the puzzle, like a 3 would have.
3. Editing phase
During the editing phase, when you are swapping the tiles around the puzzle, look for tiles that only differ slightly from one another, e.g. [0 1 2] and [0 2 2], as they can help in editing the puzzle without having major chain effects on the rest of the puzzle. If you are unable to spot such relations, solve single errors one by one. This is due to the fact that errors can only exist in pairs or groups of more, as the puzzle is a closed board, and one error must have another to balance it out. Therefore, by solving single errors one at a time, you may get a better situation, until all the errors are fixed.
With these strategies, the puzzle can be solved as these strategies act like a solution to the puzzle.