thomaswc
Re:Show HN: A 45x45 Connections Puzzle To Commemorate 2025=45*45
on Monday January 05, 2026 @08:13PM (#46507542)
Done. (Sorry for the delay, but I was on vacation.)
Re:Show HN: A 45x45 Connections Puzzle To Commemorate 2025=45*45
on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @12:55PM (#46435984)
Ha! I really should have known that last one, given that I once wrote a paper about the sum of cubes. https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.5555/1378446.1378486
Re:Show HN: A 45x45 Connections Puzzle To Commemorate 2025=45*45
on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @12:37PM (#46435784)
TND stands for Thursday Night Dinner, a Boston area potluck group that has been around since 1995.
Octagon is a friend who did a lot of the playtesting and also contributed the fabric and flowers categories.
Re:Show HN: A 45x45 Connections Puzzle To Commemorate 2025=45*45
on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @12:32PM (#46435717)
This is great! I totally authorize anyone to copy the puzzle, as long as they link back to the original, as you did.
Show HN: A 45x45 Connections Puzzle To Commemorate 2025=45*45
https://thomaswc.com/2025.html
It's a a long puzzle, somewhat akin to a 2000 piece jigsaw puzzle. Solving it collectively with others is encouraged.If you are the sort that likes rules, the rules are you can use Google or whatever external sources you like for help. View page source, however, is cheating.Hat tip to Octagon and the TND crew for help in play testing and proposing categories.