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Rhino
This may be off-topic but I'm looking for algorithms for word games, such as
crossword puzzles and word searches.
I am *not* looking to incorporate these into programs, let alone Java
programs although I might want to do so in the future. For the moment, I'm
simply trying to find the rules that should be followed to construct them if
sitting down with a piece of paper and a pencil.
Can anyone point me to instructions for composing crosswords and word
searches?
I've found plenty of programs online that create puzzles for you but I want
to know the technique for doing so myself.
My mother loves doing these puzzles so when we talked on the phone this
morning, I suggested she think about making her own puzzles, just for the
fun of it. She found the idea appealing but doesn't have any real idea of
how to go about it. If I can find instructions somewhere, I can pass them on
to her and let her try creating her own puzzles. By the way, my mother does
not have a computer and does not want one so there's no point in buying her
programs that do all the work for her ;-)
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Rhino
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rhino1 AT sympatico DOT ca
"There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to make it
so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other way is to
make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies." - C.A.R.
Hoare
crossword puzzles and word searches.
I am *not* looking to incorporate these into programs, let alone Java
programs although I might want to do so in the future. For the moment, I'm
simply trying to find the rules that should be followed to construct them if
sitting down with a piece of paper and a pencil.
Can anyone point me to instructions for composing crosswords and word
searches?
I've found plenty of programs online that create puzzles for you but I want
to know the technique for doing so myself.
My mother loves doing these puzzles so when we talked on the phone this
morning, I suggested she think about making her own puzzles, just for the
fun of it. She found the idea appealing but doesn't have any real idea of
how to go about it. If I can find instructions somewhere, I can pass them on
to her and let her try creating her own puzzles. By the way, my mother does
not have a computer and does not want one so there's no point in buying her
programs that do all the work for her ;-)
--
Rhino
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rhino1 AT sympatico DOT ca
"There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to make it
so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other way is to
make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies." - C.A.R.
Hoare