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Professor Layton alternate solutions - HelpTheWretched - 06-14-2016 Here's something kind of weird in Professor Layton and the Last Specter (aka Spectre's Call) that I found by complete accident. (The weird thing is at the bottom, after the story.) When I solved puzzle #161, "Lily Pad Leapfrogs 2", the solution shown on the recap screen was different than the way I solved it. I found this notable because the puzzles in the Professor Layton series are very expertly made, and there are rarely any alternate solutions unless they're mentioned in the recap text, except when it's obvious since the puzzles can be mirrored, or they're solitaire types that are commonly known to have multiple solutions. Here's the puzzle: *SPOILERS BELOW* And this is the solution it shows: I forgot to write down my solution, so a while later I did the only sensible thing: write a program to brute-force the puzzle and list any/every alternate solution. The results were a little more than I'd expected! (D=Down, U=Up, L=Left, R=Right) 1: DRRRUDLLLLUUURLRRRDLLDURDURULRULDRR 2: DRRRUDLLLLUUURLDRDURUUUURRDLLDRRUDR 3: DRRRUDLLLLUUURLDUDRRULURRDLDDURUURR 4: DRRRUDLLLLUUURLDUDRDURURUDLUURRDLDR 5: DRRRUDLLLLUUURLDUDRDURUURDULURRDLDR 6: DRRRUDLLUDLDLLUUURLDUDRRUDLUURRDLDR 7: DRRRUDLLUDLURUURDLLDURDLLUUURLRDDRR 8: DRRRUDLLUDLUDLLUUURLRDDRDUURDLLDURR 9: DRRDRUULRLDURDLLUUURLRDDRUURDLLDURR 10: DRRDRUULRUDLUURRDLLDRDURDLLUUURLDRR 11: DRRDRUULDDLLUUURLRRRDLLDURDUURULDRR 12: DRRDRUULDLDRLLUUURLDUDRRUDLUURRDLDR 13: DRRDRUULDLURUURDLLDURDRLLUUURLRDDRR 14: DRRDRUULDLUDRLLUUURLRDDRDUURDLLDURR 15: DRRDRUULLRUURDLLDURDURDLLUUURLRDDRR 16: DRRDRUULLDURDLLUUURLRDDRDUURDLLDURR 17: DRRDRUULURDLDURDLLUUURLRDRURDLLDURR 18: DRRDRUULURDULURRDLLDRDURDLLUUURLDRR 19: DRRDRUULUURDDLDURDLLUUURLRRRDLLDURR 20: DRRDRUULUUURRDLDDURDLLUUURLDUDRRUDR 21: DRRDLRUULDLDLLUUURLDUDRRUDLUURRDLDR 22: DRRDLRUULDLURUURDLLDURDLLUUURLRDDRR 23: DRRDLRUULDLUDLLUUURLRDDRDUURDLLDURR 24: DRRLDLLUUURLRRRDLLDURDUURDRUULUURDR 25: DRRLDLLUUURLRDRURDLLDURDUURDRUULURR 26: DRRLLDRLLUUURLDUDRRDRUULURULURRDLDR 27: DRRLLDLLUUURLRRRDDUDLLULRUDLULLDURR 28: DRRLLDLLUUURLRRRDDUDLLUUURDDLULDURR 29: DRRLLDLLUUURLRDRURDDUDLLUURDLULDURR 30: DRRLLDLLUUURLRDDRDUURDDUDLLULULDURR 31: DRRLLDLLUUURLRDDRUURDDUDLLURLULDURR 32: DRRLLDLLUUURLDDRULRURRDDUDLLURUDLLR 33: DRRLLDLLUUURLDUDRRDLRUULURULURRDLDR 34: DRRLLDLLUUURLDUDRURURRDDUDLLURUDLLR 35: DRRLLURULLLDURDLLUUURLRRRDDUDLLUURR 36: DRRLLUDLLUUURLRRRDDUDLLURUDLULLDURR 37: DRRLLUDLLUUURLRRRDDUDLLUURDULLLDURR 38: DRRLLUULDURDLLUUURLRRRDDUDLLURULDRR 39: DRRUDRUULDLUDRLLUUURLRDDRUURDLLDURR 40: DRRUDRUULLDURDLLUUURLRDDRUURDLLDURR 41: DRRUDRUULURULURRDLLDRDURDLLUUURLDRR 42: DRRUDLRUULDLUDLLUUURLRDDRUURDLLDURR 43: DRRULDURUURUURDDUDLLLLUUURLRDLLDURR 44: DRRUUDLUURRDDUDLLUDLDLLUUURLDUDRUDR 45: DRRUULURRDDUDLLLLUUURLDUDRUDDURUURR 46: DRRUUURDDUDLLUDLUULDURDLLUUURLRDDRR 47: DRURURRDDUDLUUUDLDDLDRLLUUURLDDRUDR 48: DRUDRURURRDDUDLUUUDLDDLDRLLUUURLDRR 49: DRUDURDRLLUUURLRRRDDUDLULLUURDDRUDR 50: DRUDURDURRRUDLLLLUUURLRRRDLRDDLRUDR 51: DRUDURDUUURDDDDLLUUURLRRRDDUDLUUUDR 52: DRUDULUURLRRRDDUDLULLDLLRURLURRDLLR 53: DRUDULUURLRRRDDUDLULLDLLRULRUDLULDR 54: DRUDULUURLRRRDDUDLULLDLLRUUURDDLUDR 55: DRUDULUURLRRRDDUDLULLURULLDDLLRUURR 56: DRUDULUURLRRRDDUDLULLUDLLRURUDLULDR 57: DRUDULUURLRRRDDUDLULLUDLLRUURDULLDR 58: DRUDULUURLRRRDDUDLULLUURDLDLLRURUDR 59: DRUDULUURLRRRDDUDLULLUUDDLLRURULDRR 60: DRUDULUURLRRRDDULDLDLLRRLUULURRDLLR 61: DRUDULUURLRRRDDULDLUDLLRRLUUUDLULDR 62: DRUDULUURLRRRDDULDLUURDLDLLRRLUUUDR 63: DRUDULUURLRRRDDULDLUUDDLLRRLUUULDRR 64: DRUDULUURLRRRDDULUULDDLLRRLULLURUDR 65: DRUDULUURLRRRDLRRDDDULLUDLLRRUULULR 66: DRUDULUURLRRRDLRDLDLLRRLURULDLURUDR 67: DRUDULUURLRRRDLDDLLRRLURULDLURULDRR 68: DRUDULUURLRDRURDDUDLULLDLLRUURDLUDR 69: DRUDULUURLRDDRDUURDDUDLULLDLLRULUDR 70: DRUDULUURLRDDRUURDDUDLULLDLLRURLUDR 71: DRUDULUURLRDDRUURDDULDLDLLRRLUULUDR 72: DRUDULUURLRDLDDLLRRLULLURUURDDULURR 73: DDRRLURULDLURUURDLDDLUUDULUURLRDDRR 74: DDRRLURULDLUDLUUDULUURLRDDRDUURDLDR 75: DDRRLULLDLUUDULUURLRRRDDULRLURRDLLR 76: DDRRLULLDLUUDULUURLRRRDDULLRUDLULDR 77: DDRRLULLDLUUDULUURLRRRDDULUURDDLUDR 78: DDRRLULLDLUUDULUURLRDRURDDULURDLUDR 79: DDRRLULLDLUUDULUURLRDDRDUURDDULLUDR 80: DDRRLULLDLUUDULUURLRDDRUURDDULRLUDR 81: DDRRLULLURULLDDLUUDULUURLRRRDDULURR 82: DDRRLULLUDLUUDULUURLRRRDDULRUDLULDR 83: DDRRLULLUDLUUDULUURLRRRDDULURDULLDR 84: DDRRLULLUURDLDLUUDULUURLRRRDDULRUDR 85: DDRRLULLUUDDLUUDULUURLRRRDDULRULDRR 86: DDRRLUUUURDDULDLUUDDLUUDULUURLRDDRR 87: DDRRUULRDULLUDLUUDULUURLRRRDLRRDLLR 88: DDRRUULLRDULLDLUUDULUURLRRRDLRRDLLR 89: DDRRUULLRDULLDLUUDULUURLRDDRUURDLDR 90: DDRRUULURDDULLUDLUUDULUURLRDRURDLDR 91: DDRRUULUURDDDULLUDLUUDULUURLRRRDLDR 92: DDRLRULUDULUURLRRRDDUDLULURLURRDLLR 93: DDRLRULUDULUURLRRRDDUDLULULRUDLULDR 94: DDRLRULUDULUURLRRRDDUDLULUUURDDLUDR 95: DDRLRULUDULUURLRDRURDDUDLULUURDLUDR 96: DDRLRULUDULUURLRDDRDUURDDUDLULULUDR 97: DDRLRULUDULUURLRDDRUURDDUDLULURLUDR 98: DDRLUUDULUURLRRRDDUDLULUUULDDUURUDR 99: DDRLUUDULUURLRRRDDUDLUULDURUURULLDR 100: DDRLUUDULUURLRRRDDUDLUULUDDURUUURDR 101: DDRLUUDULUURLRRRDLRRDDLDURRDRUULULR 102: DDRLUUDULUURLRRRDLRDLDURRDRUULLRUDR 103: DDRLUUDULUURLRRRDLDDURRDRUULLRULDRR 104: DDRLUUDULUURLRDRURDDUDLUULUDDURUURR 105: DDRLUUDULUURLRDLDDUURUURDDUDLULUURR 106: DDRURUURDDUDLULLUUDDLUUDULUURLRDDRR 107: DDRUDLDLUUDULUURLRRRDDUDLUULURRDLLR 108: DDRUDLDLUUDULUURLRDDRUURDDUDLUULUDR 109: DDRUDLUDLUUDULUURLRRRDDUDLUUUDLULDR 110: DDRUDLUURDLDLUUDULUURLRRRDDUDLUUUDR 111: DDRUDLUUDDLUUDULUURLRRRDDUDLUUULDRR 112: DDRUURDUURDDUDLULLUDLUUDULUURLRDLDR 113: DDRUUULDDLUUDULUURLRRRDDUDLULLURUDR 114: DDUUURLRRRDDUDLLLRULRLULRUDLULLDURR 115: DDUUURLRRRDDUDLLLRULRLUUURDDLULDURR 116: DDUUURLRRRDDUDLLLURLUUULLDURDUURUDR 117: DDUUURLRRRDDUDLLLURULDURUURULLLDURR 118: DDUUURLRRRDDUDLLLURULULDURDURUUURDR 119: DDUUURLRRRDDUDLLLUUDURDUUURDDDRUUDR 120: DDUUURLRRRDDUDLLUDLUDLURUUDLULLDURR 121: DDUUURLRRRDDUDLLUDLUULDURDLURUULDRR 122: DDUUURLRRRDDUDLLUUULLDURDLURLLURUDR 123: DDUUURLRRRDDUDLULDLUUDURDUUURDDRUDR 124: DDUUURLRRRDDUDLUULURRDLDDDLRULUDURR 125: DDUUURLRRRDDUDLUULURRDLDDLDRLUUDURR 126: DDUUURLRRRDLRRDLDRLDURRRUDLLLUUDURR 127: DDUUURLRRRDLRDDDRRUDLLLUUDURDUURUDR 128: DDUUURLRRRDLLDURDRLURDRUULDLURULDRR 129: DDUUURLRRRDLLDURDRLURLLURDRUULUURDR 130: DDUUURLRRRDLLDURDLURRUDLLUDLURULDRR 131: DDUUURLRRRDLLDURDLURDLRUULDLURULDRR 132: DDUUURLRRRDLLDURDLURLLURDLRUULUURDR 133: DDUUURLRRRDLLDURDURDLURDRUULLRULDRR 134: DDUUURLRDRURDDUDLLLRULRLUURDLULDURR 135: DDUUURLRDRURDDUDLLLURULULDURDURUURR 136: DDUUURLRDRURDLLDURDRLURLLURDRUULURR 137: DDUUURLRDRURDLLDURDLURLLURDLRUULURR 138: DDUUURLRDDRDUURDDUDLLLRULRLULULDURR 139: DDUUURLRDDRUURDDUDLLLRULRLURLULDURR 140: DDUUURLRDDRUURDDUDLLUDLDLURULULDURR 141: DDUUURLRDLLDURDLURLLURUURDDUDLLUURR 142: DDUUURLRDLLDURDUURUURDDUDLLLURLUURR 143: DDUUURLDRDURDLURDRUULUUURRDLLDRRUDR 144: DDUUURLDDRRUDLDDRRUDLLLRULURURRDLDR 145: DDUUURLDDRULRURRDDUDLLLRULRLURUDLLR 146: DDUUURLDDRULRURRDDUDLLUDLDLURUUDLLR 147: DDUUURLDDDURURRDDUDLLLRURRUUDLDLUDR 148: DDUUURLDDDURURRDDUDLUUUDLDDDLRUUUDR 149: DDUUURLDUDRRULURRDLDDURDLURDRUULURR 150: DDUUURLDUDRDURDLURDRUULRUDLUURRDLDR 151: DDUUURLDUDRDURDLURDRUULURDULURRDLDR 152: DDUUURLDUDRDURDLURUDRUULURULURRDLDR 153: DDUUURLDUDRURURRDDUDLLLRULRLURUDLLR 154: DDUUURLDUDRURURRDDUDLLUDLDLURUUDLLR 155: DDUUURLDUDRUDDURUUUURRDDUDLLLURUUDR 156: DDUUURLDUDDRRUDLLLRURULRUDLUURRDLDR 157: DDUUURLDUDDRDRUULDDLRUURUDLUURRDLDR 158: DDUUURLDUDDRLDLRUURDRUULURULURRDLDR 159: DDUUURLDUDDRLURUDLUURRDDUDLLLRUUUDR 160: DDUUURLDUDDRLUURDULURRDDUDLLLRUUUDR 161: DDUUURLDUDDRUUDLUURRDDUDLLLRURULUDR (Note: These solutions don't include the initial "R" to get on the 1st lily pad, nor the final "R" to reach the goal.) Go ahead, try any of them! As it turns out, puzzle #161 has 161 alternate solutions. I wonder if they planned that? I found another neat tidbit by accident, because I suck in certain programming environments. My "check if all lily pads were touched" code wasn't working, so I changed it to simply print any 35-jump combinations it could find, along with the coordinate of the last lily pad it lands on. They all ended on the same pad next to the goal. In other words, it's impossible to touch all the lily pads without properly completing the puzzle. Having so many solutions also made it harder to solve, not easier, since trial-and-error couldn't eliminate nearly as many "error" paths.