[chbot] Choc fish challenege 3

[Synco Reynders]

You realise asking for an explanation of how it works would cost atleast one
chocolate fish. :-)
/s

On 30 August 2011 09:59, Charles Manning <manningc2 at actrix.gen.nz> wrote:

> On Thursday 25 August 2011 13:48:40 Charles Manning wrote:
> > The last set of choc fish were handed out without ceremony at the last
> > meeting.
> >
> > A new choc fish challege: Write a program or make any other mechanism to
> > solve the n queens problem.
> >
> > There will be many prizes and categories will be created on a whim.
> > There will be prizes for at least the following categories:
> >
> > * Simplest C solution.
> > * Simplest other language solution.
> > * Solution not using recursion.
> > * Non-programming solutions
> >
> >
> > Background
> > The n-queens problem is a  classical computer science problem. What you
> > need to do is place n queens on an nxn chess board so that none of the
> > queens can take eachother.
> >
> > For example, on a normal 8x8 board you must place 8 queens so that none
> may
> > take eachother.
> >
> > An example solution for 4 queens is:
> >
> > XQXX
> > XXXQ
> > QXXX
> > XXQX
> >
> > Deadline: three days before the next meeting.
>
>
> So far, one very intriguing C entry from Synco. I've only looked at it a
> short
> while and have not quite figured out how it works.
>
> -- Charles
>
>
>
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