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Incubator Q&A Closed loop on a side length 1 cube

For me, this puzzle was the right level of difficulty; not too easy and not too hard. To solve this puzzle I used intelligent trial and error. To reduce the number of possibilities I used the fac...

posted 8d ago by will.octagon.gibson‭ · edited 8d ago by will.octagon.gibson‭

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will.octagon.gibson‭ · 2026-09-09T16:21:19Z (8 days ago)
Replaced solution image because it was a bit fuzzy

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For me, this puzzle was the right level of difficulty; not too easy and not too hard.
To solve this puzzle I used intelligent trial and error. To reduce the number of possibilities I used the fact that there must be two adjacent faces of the cube that are both covered with tiles each of which has two arcs.
<details>
<summary>Solution! Click here to reveal</summary>
~~![Solution with a single closed loop](https://proposals.codidact.com/uploads/d9qcxiy1pxv4h4sqclo19c5wq26j)~~
</details>

For me, this puzzle was the right level of difficulty; not too easy and not too hard.
To solve this puzzle I used intelligent trial and error. To reduce the number of possibilities I used the fact that there must be two adjacent faces of the cube that are both covered with tiles each of which has two arcs.
<details>
<summary>Solution! Click here to reveal</summary>
![Solution with a single closed loop](https://proposals.codidact.com/uploads/tsoqjs0dcl944g36q8gm46t0b130)
</details>

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will.octagon.gibson‭ · 2026-09-09T05:40:25Z (8 days ago)

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For me, this puzzle was the right level of difficulty; not too easy and not too hard.

To solve this puzzle I used intelligent trial and error.  To reduce the number of possibilities I used the fact that there must be two adjacent faces of the cube that are both covered with tiles each of which has two arcs.

<details>

<summary>Solution! Click here to reveal</summary>

![Solution with a single closed loop](https://proposals.codidact.com/uploads/d9qcxiy1pxv4h4sqclo19c5wq26j)

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