Advent of Code Day 18 -- Lavaduct Lagoon

We had game night tonight, more HeroQuest (yay!), so I didn’t have a lot of time to work on this. Basically, you’re digging out a lagoon into which lava will flow. Part 1 could easily be calculated using a basic flood fill algorithm, so I did it that way, got the first star for the day, and went to work. I’d already seen that, as expected, part 2 would resist something that easy. ...

December 19, 2023 · 3 min · 491 words · Tipa

Advent of Code Day 17 -- Clumsy Crucible

Edsger Dijkstra is laughing at me from his grave.

December 17, 2023 · 6 min · 1230 words · Tipa

Advent of Code Day 16 -- The Floor Will Be Lava

/u/YellowZorro hasn’t posted any more art, so back to Dall-E 3 renderings. Today, we get ready to MAKE SOME LAVA TO SAVE CHRISTMAS!

December 16, 2023 · 3 min · 509 words · Tipa