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fobidoshi

Aliases: forbidden four

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Input Format

The input puzzle grid follows:

Structure:

1. Header Line [ROWS] [COLS]

2. Clue Grid (Next [ROWS] lines) Represents the numbers/clues given in the problem.

Legend: * -: cells without circle; * o: cells with circle.

Output Format

Returns the grid as a matrix of cells, [ROWS] by [COLS].

Legend: * -: cells without circle; * o: cells with circle.

Examples

Python Quick Start

Use the following code to solve this puzzle directly:

import puzzlekit

# Raw input data
problem_str = """
6 6
- o o - - o
o - - - - -
- o - o - -
o o o - - -
- o - - - -
- - - o - o
"""

# Solve
res = puzzlekit.solve(problem_str, puzzle_type="fobidoshi")

# Print solution grid
print(res.solution_data.get('solution_grid', []))

# Visualize (optional)
res.show()

Solution Output

6 6
- o o o - o
o - - o o o
o o - o o -
o o o - o o
- o o o - o
- - - o o o