~/boss / grid-stairs
Staircase search
The Sorted Vault
Find 42 in 4 steps. Every row and every column is sorted.
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How to beat it
Start on the top-right corner: the biggest in its row, the smallest in its column. Too big? Everything below it is bigger too, so the whole column is out: step left. Too small? The whole row is out: step down.
Now the real boss
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