Share My Creation (Game) Serpentino

Find the snake that's hidden in the grass.

The snake consists of 36 bodyparts.

The head and tail, are already given as hints which gives you 34 remaining parts to find.

A number inside a 3x3 sub grid indicates the amount of bodyparts in that sub grid.

The numbers outside the grid indicate the amount of bodyparts for that specific row or column.

The snake likes space and won't touch itself again.

Good luck, you'll need it!


https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sorex.serpentino





Libs used:

core
phone (wakelock)
okhttp (ranking)
firebaseadmob (ads/stats)

 

[sorex]

forgot to add that the game is harder than it looks.

I'll donate a beer to the first one who manages to solve a level and can prove it with a screenshot

 

[NJDude]

Damn brother!!!

 

[Lahksman]

I keep getting the same error.
error differs, this time i got: java.lang.RuntimeException: Error loading bitmap.

 

[sorex]

strange, never got that here.

did you ran it the first time without network?

 

[sorex]

I added a try/catch around that loadbitmap so the update should roll out soon.

not sure what goes wrong tho, it looks like it tries to load a folder but I'm using file.dirInternal and that should not have folders I guess.

 

[Lahksman]

Never ran without network. But it was at work. Just tried it at home without a problem.

Is it even possible to solve this puzzle? The top row seems impossible to me, or i don't understand the game.

 

[sorex]

the right indicator indicates that there are 0 body parts in row 1.

so you can click on the tile left from the head and the one under it as you know the snake won't pass row 1.

That would not be possible anyway as it would touch itself again AND the third 3x3 grid (top right) shows 0 so nothing passes there)

in the first 3x3 grid the only possible placement would be (because the snake won't touch itself, don't forget to count the head too)

ooo
xxx
x0x

with x being a bodypart (selected cell)

you can verify these placements (row 1-3) with the hints on the right and they are right)

the first vertical hint give 8.

the maximum is 9 as it is a 9x9 grid and as you know that cell 0,0 is empty you know that the rest of the column needs to be selected.

 

[Lahksman]

OK, figured out where i went wrong.
I thought that the number of the subgrid had to be the center of the subgrid.

 

[sorex]

no, it's randomly placed in each 3x3 subgrid on a spot where there is no bodypart.

see it as a sudoku grid.

 

[Lahksman]

nice, time to earn that beer

 

[sorex]

@Lahksman : pass it on to your colleagues and see who solves one first during lunch break

 

[Lahksman]

Did it screenshot follows. File is too large

 

[sorex]

I see that 1 person has 1 point so far

 

[Lahksman]

And the screenshot

 

[sorex]

excellent!

PM me your paypal or iban

 

[Lahksman]

Next time i'm close to buggenhout you can buy me that beer

 

[sorex]

ok, deal.

Karmeliet, Kwak, Malleur and some other goodies are made here

 

[sorex]

@Lahksman ,

it seems you got the logic figure out.

you solved 5 which is unique since your the only person who solved levels so far (besides me)

in times of olympic games you're going for gold

 

[Lahksman]

Once you figure it out, the only thing you have to do is count .

Maybe one remark: it would be easier to see the subgrids if the lines surounding the subgrid where a bit thicker. Just like in a sudoku.