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SOLO-013 · Advanced Mastermind

EXTREME

Six Slots Without an Echo

Find the only orderly code of 6 digits.

Materials: Pencil, gum and gridded paper; no commercial game required.

Rules you need

The puzzle

The table reads from top to bottom. The proposals are tests and are not already confirmed number positions.

Write down the possible multiplicities of each number, then look for arrangements compatible with all scores.

Coordinates: lines from top to bottom, columns from left to right.
L / C1234
1TestGuessExact matchesMisplaced matches
2134512511
3207342104
4357323721
5453156220
Why this level?

The reference method leaves 16 multi set(s) after solving multiplicity constraints; then it is necessary to cross their arrangements with all position constraints. The resolution combines equations of multiplicity caps, permutations with repetition and interlocking position constraints. The corrected provides the complete cutting of this exploration. The Extreme level remains an appreciation of this manual effort, without calibration on players.

Your workspace

Write down your assumptions separately from deductions you have proved.