Category Archives: Puzzles

In the following game, Blue and Red have secured a big DCCZ and will win the game.  But is a bonus possible?  The answer is yes, but it is hard to find. Note: this puzzle is very difficult.   The puzzle can be found here (link: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/27727822/Puzzles/12FindRedBonus/FindRedBonusProblem.blksgf) The solution can be found here (link: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/27727822/Puzzles/12FindRedBonus/FindRedBonusSolution.blksgf) UPDATE: Another… Read More »

In this puzzle, the goal is to play the best blue move (just one) on the current turn to secure a huge zone for blue (and ultimately red as well) on the top.  As well as playing the move, you should make sure you understand WHY the move is very good.  Ultimately I will post… Read More »

  Thanks to Toby for submitting this puzzle.  The goal is to get the best total score for blue and red combined. The problem is here (link:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27727822/Puzzles/10TwoColourOptimization/twocolouroptimization-problem.blksgf) The solution is here (link:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27727822/Puzzles/10TwoColourOptimization/twocolouroptimization-solution.blksgf) The best score is hidden below.  If you wish to see the score, click on the Show button. [Show][Hide] The highest score is 179

  Do the best you can with Blue and Red. The .blksgf with the problem is here (link: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27727822/Puzzles/09BeginnerPacking3/BeginnerPacking3-problem.blksgf) The .blksgf with the solution is here (link: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27727822/Puzzles/09BeginnerPacking3/BeginnerPacking3-solution.blksgf)

Do the best you can with green. The .blksgf with the problem is here (link: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27727822/Puzzles/08BeginnerPacking2/BeginnerPacking2-Problem.blksgf). The .blksgf with the solution is here (link: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27727822/Puzzles/08BeginnerPacking2/BeginnerPacking2-Solution.blksgf). There are multiple solutions with the same score.  Thanks to toby for providing the first solution with bonus.

Score as high as possible with red. The blksgf with the problem is here (link: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27727822/Puzzles/07BeginnerPacking/BeginnerPacking-Problem.blksgf) The blksgf with the solution is here (link: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27727822/Puzzles/07BeginnerPacking/BeginnerPacking-Solution.blksgf)   This week’s puzzle is a beginner level puzzle.  I am looking for more puzzles at this, and slightly more difficult levels.  Please contact me if you would like to contribute.  Also,… Read More »

  Blue can manage a one point win in this game, assuming perfect play by green and yellow.  Can you find it? The pentobi file with the problem is here (link: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27727822/Puzzles/06OnePointWin/OnePointWin-Problem.blksgf) The pentobi file with the solution is here (link: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27727822/Puzzles/06OnePointWin/OnePointWin-Solution.blksgf) It has come to my attention that many of the problems I have… Read More »

In this week’s puzzle, you are Blue/Red, and want to get the Blue bonus.  As usual there are still some moves for Yellow and Green to make, and you should try to have them make the best moves possible – in particular they should not allow Blue any free space, nor any free turns. The… Read More »

Can you find the double bonus for blue/red?  Assume that yellow plays as well as possible from the position provided. Thanks to Toby for providing this problem. The pentobi file with the problem is here (link: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27727822/Puzzles/DoubleBonusPuzzle/dblbonuspuzzle-Problem.blksgf) The pentobi file with the solution is here (link: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27727822/Puzzles/DoubleBonusPuzzle/dblbonuspuzzle-Solution1.blksgf) (As always, this is just ONE solution, there… Read More »

Thanks to theloser for providing this puzzle.  The goal is to score as high as possible with blue/red (assuming the best possible moves for yellow).  Note that while it is not hard to win, scoring as high as possible is quite a challenge.   The pentobi file for the puzzle is here (link: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27727822/Puzzles/ExpertEndgame/ExpertEndgame-Problem.blksgf). The pentobi file… Read More »