PUZZLE #4264: Plumb Puzzle (diff 3)
A hidden plumbing network spells a 6-letter word. Water flows through connected pipes but drains at certain junctions. Find the correct inlet, trace the flow, and decode the 3x5 bitmap pattern.
DATA
| Difficulty |
3
|
| Char Count |
6
|
| Grid Width |
23
|
| Grid Height |
5
|
| Char Width |
3
|
| Char Height |
5
|
| Char Gap |
1
|
| Pipes |
{'id': 0, 'row': 4, 'col': 0, 'connections': [39]}, {'id': 1, 'row': 3, 'col': 4, 'connections': [20, 21, 29]}, {'id': 2, 'row': 4, 'col': 9, 'connections': [22, 40, 41]}, {'id': 3, 'row': 4, 'col': 12, 'connections': [24, 25, 44]}, {'id': 4, 'row': 3, 'col': 16, 'connections': [17, 26, 37, 43]}, {'id': 5, 'row': 0, 'col': 2, 'connections': [28]}, {'id': 6, 'row': 4, 'col': 18, 'connections': [26]}, {'id': 7, 'row': 0, 'col': 5, 'connections': [10, 47]}, {'id': 8, 'row': 3, 'col': 22, 'connections': [45, 55]}, {'id': 9, 'row': 1, 'col': 0, 'connections': [28, 30]}, {'id': 10, 'row': 1, 'col': 6, 'connections': [7, 49, 50]}, {'id': 11, 'row': 0, 'col': 8, 'connections': [34, 49]}, {'id': 12, 'row': 0, 'col': 17, 'connections': [31, 53, 54]}, {'id': 13, 'row': 2, 'col': 8, 'connections': [34, 41, 49]}, {'id': 14, 'row': 1, 'col': 12, 'connections': [32, 48, 52]}, {'id': 15, 'row': 2, 'col': 14, 'connections': [18, 35, 42]}, {'id': 16, 'row': 0, 'col': 20, 'connections': [33, 36, 51]}, {'id': 17, 'row': 2, 'col': 17, 'connections': [4, 37, 53]}, {'id': 18, 'row': 1, 'col': 15, 'connections': [15, 31, 35, 37, 53]}, {'id': 19, 'row': 2, 'col': 20, 'connections': [36, 46, 55]}, {'id': 20, 'row': 4, 'col': 5, 'connections': [1, 23]}, {'id': 21, 'row': 3, 'col': 3, 'connections': [1, 29, 38]}, {'id': 22, 'row': 4, 'col': 8, 'connections': [2, 41]}, {'id': 23, 'row': 3, 'col': 6, 'connections': [20, 50]}, {'id': 24, 'row': 3, 'col': 12, 'connections': [3, 25, 44, 52]}, {'id': 25, 'row': 4, 'col': 11, 'connections': [3, 24, 40]}, {'id': 26, 'row': 4, 'col': 17, 'connections': [4, 6, 43]}, {'id': 27, 'row': 4, 'col': 20, 'connections': [46]}, {'id': 28, 'row': 0, 'col': 1, 'connections': [5, 9]}, {'id': 29, 'row': 2, 'col': 4, 'connections': [1, 21, 47]}, {'id': 30, 'row': 2, 'col': 1, 'connections': [9, 38]}, {'id': 31, 'row': 0, 'col': 16, 'connections': [12, 18, 53]}, {'id': 32, 'row': 0, 'col': 13, 'connections': [14, 35, 48]}, {'id': 33, 'row': 0, 'col': 19, 'connections': [16, 36, 54]}, {'id': 34, 'row': 1, 'col': 8, 'connections': [11, 13, 49]}, {'id': 35, 'row': 1, 'col': 14, 'connections': [15, 18, 32]}, {'id': 36, 'row': 1, 'col': 20, 'connections': [16, 19, 33, 51, 55]}, {'id': 37, 'row': 2, 'col': 16, 'connections': [4, 17, 18, 53]}, {'id': 38, 'row': 3, 'col': 2, 'connections': [21, 30, 39]}, {'id': 39, 'row': 4, 'col': 1, 'connections': [0, 38]}, {'id': 40, 'row': 4, 'col': 10, 'connections': [2, 25]}, {'id': 41, 'row': 3, 'col': 8, 'connections': [2, 13, 22]}, {'id': 42, 'row': 3, 'col': 14, 'connections': [15, 44]}, {'id': 43, 'row': 4, 'col': 16, 'connections': [4, 26]}, {'id': 44, 'row': 4, 'col': 13, 'connections': [3, 24, 42]}, {'id': 45, 'row': 4, 'col': 22, 'connections': [8]}, {'id': 46, 'row': 3, 'col': 20, 'connections': [19, 27, 55]}, {'id': 47, 'row': 1, 'col': 4, 'connections': [7, 29]}, {'id': 48, 'row': 0, 'col': 12, 'connections': [14, 32]}, {'id': 49, 'row': 1, 'col': 7, 'connections': [10, 11, 13, 34, 50]}, {'id': 50, 'row': 2, 'col': 6, 'connections': [10, 23, 49]}, {'id': 51, 'row': 0, 'col': 21, 'connections': [16, 36, 56]}, {'id': 52, 'row': 2, 'col': 12, 'connections': [14, 24]}, {'id': 53, 'row': 1, 'col': 16, 'connections': [12, 17, 18, 31, 37]}, {'id': 54, 'row': 0, 'col': 18, 'connections': [12, 33]}, {'id': 55, 'row': 2, 'col': 21, 'connections': [8, 19, 36, 46, 56]}, {'id': 56, 'row': 1, 'col': 22, 'connections': [51, 55]}, {'id': 57, 'row': 0, 'col': 7, 'connections': [58]}, {'id': 58, 'row': 0, 'col': 6, 'connections': [57]}, {'id': 59, 'row': 3, 'col': 18, 'connections': [60]}, {'id': 60, 'row': 2, 'col': 18, 'connections': [59, 61]}, {'id': 61, 'row': 1, 'col': 18, 'connections': [60, 62]}, {'id': 62, 'row': 1, 'col': 17, 'connections': [61]}, {'id': 63, 'row': 0, 'col': 9, 'connections': [64]}, {'id': 64, 'row': 1, 'col': 9, 'connections': [63, 65]}, {'id': 65, 'row': 2, 'col': 9, 'connections': [64, 66]}, {'id': 66, 'row': 2, 'col': 10, 'connections': [65]}, {'id': 67, 'row': 4, 'col': 3, 'connections': [68]}, {'id': 68, 'row': 4, 'col': 4, 'connections': [67]}
|
| Drains |
58, 62, 66, 68
|
| Inlets |
{
"0": 28,
"1": 67,
"2": 59,
"3": 57,
"4": 63
}
|
| Font |
{
"A": [
"010",
"101",
"111",
"101",
"101"
],
"B": [
"110",
"101",
"110",
"101",
"110"
],
"C": [
"011",
"100",
"100",
"100",
"011"
],
"D": [
"110",
"101",
"101",
"101",
"110"
],
"E": [
"111",
"100",
"110",
"100",
"111"
],
"F": [
"111",
"100",
"110",
"100",
"100"
],
"G": [
"011",
"100",
"101",
"101",
"011"
],
"H": [
"101",
"101",
"111",
"101",
"101"
],
"I": [
"111",
"010",
"010",
"010",
"111"
],
"J": [
"111",
"010",
"010",
"010",
"110"
],
"K": [
"101",
"101",
"110",
"101",
"101"
],
"L": [
"100",
"100",
"100",
"100",
"111"
],
"M": [
"101",
"111",
"101",
"101",
"101"
],
"N": [
"101",
"111",
"111",
"101",
"101"
],
"O": [
"010",
"101",
"101",
"101",
"010"
],
"P": [
"110",
"101",
"110",
"100",
"100"
],
"Q": [
"010",
"101",
"101",
"110",
"011"
],
"R": [
"110",
"101",
"110",
"101",
"101"
],
"S": [
"011",
"100",
"010",
"001",
"110"
],
"T": [
"111",
"010",
"010",
"010",
"010"
],
"U": [
"101",
"101",
"101",
"101",
"010"
],
"V": [
"101",
"101",
"101",
"010",
"010"
],
"W": [
"101",
"101",
"101",
"111",
"101"
],
"X": [
"101",
"010",
"010",
"010",
"101"
],
"Y": [
"101",
"010",
"010",
"010",
"010"
],
"Z": [
"111",
"001",
"010",
"100",
"111"
]
}
|
| Instructions |
1. Simulate water flow from each inlet (BFS through the pipe graph)
2. Flow stops at drain nodes — water reaching a drain is lost
3. Each inlet fills a set of pipe segments
4. The correct inlet fills pipes that spell a word in 3x5 bitmap font
5. Decode the filled pipe pattern: each character is 3 cols wide, 5 rows tall
6. Grid rows 0..4, each character at col offset = ci * (char_width + char_gap)
7. A pipe cell with row=r and col=c is 'on' for the bitmap
8. Match the 3x5 pattern against the provided font reference
|
| Hint |
The pipe network has 5 inlets and 4 drains. Only one inlet fills the letter-shaped pipes without hitting a drain. Simulate BFS flow from each inlet to find it.
|
| Answer Format |
lowercase word, no spaces or punctuation
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author's note: Pool fill: plumb diff 3
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