Bistro Clusters
Serve five mixed-food tickets. Select EXACTLY THREE dishes whose letters match the current ticket, then Serve. The three cells must form one connected orthogonal tray; they may be an L shape. A=apple, B=bread, C=cheese, D=date, E=egg. After service, dishes fall and empty columns close left. Plan which matching dishes to spend so later tickets remain connected. Undo restores the last course; no timer or terminal loss.
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Challenge notes & source
No automatic defeat: this is a finite planning puzzle. Reset restores the seeded layout if a choice blocks progress.
Round 2 redesign: Serve five mixed-food tickets. Select EXACTLY THREE dishes whose letters match the current ticket, then Serve. The three cells must form one connected orthogonal tray; they may be an L shape. A=apple, B=bread, C=cheese, D=date, E=egg. After service, dishes fall and empty columns close left. Plan which matching dishes to spend so later tickets remain connected. Undo restores the last course; no timer or terminal loss.
Original compact interpretation, not a recreation. Source study: A La Block. No source code, music or artwork copied.