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% hex tiles puzzle
% - https://chris-lamb.co.uk/posts/giants-causeway-puzzle
% - https://llaisdy.wordpress.com/2015/01/13/that-giants-causeway-puzzle-in-prolog/
:- use_module(library(clpfd)). %% for all_different/1
%% tile(Name, Colours).
% tiles from picture
% tile(11, [red, blue, black, yellow, green, white]).
% tile(22, [white, black, yellow, green, blue, red]).
% tile(33, [green, blue, black, yellow, red, white]).
% tile(44, [white, black, red, green, blue, yellow]).
% tile(55, [white, blue, green, yellow, black, red]).
% tile(66, [white, yellow, red, blue, black, green]).
% tile(77, [red, yellow, green, black, blue, white]).
% re-jigged a bit
tile(11, [white, black, red, green, blue, yellow]).
tile(22, [white, black, yellow, green, blue, red]).
tile(33, [white, blue, green, yellow, black, red]).
tile(44, [white, green, blue, black, yellow, red]).
tile(55, [white, red, blue, black, yellow, green]).
tile(66, [white, red, yellow, green, black, blue]).
tile(77, [white, yellow, red, blue, black, green]).
%% only six rotations allowed
rotation(0).
rotation(1).
rotation(2).
rotation(3).
rotation(4).
rotation(5).
%% rotate(List1, NStepsAntiClockwise, List2).
rotate(Cs, 0, Cs).
rotate([A,B,C,D,E,F], 1, [B,C,D,E,F,A]).
rotate([A,B,C,D,E,F], 2, [C,D,E,F,A,B]).
rotate([A,B,C,D,E,F], 3, [D,E,F,A,B,C]).
rotate([A,B,C,D,E,F], 4, [E,F,A,B,C,D]).
rotate([A,B,C,D,E,F], 5, [F,A,B,C,D,E]).
%% colour(Name, Rotation, Position, Colour).
colour(N, R, P, C):-
rotation(R),
tile(N, Cs),
X is (P + R) mod 6,
nth0(X, Cs, C).
same_colour(N1, R1, P1, N2, R2, P2):-
colour(N1, R1, P1, C),
colour(N2, R2, P2, C).
solve(N1, R1, N2, R2, N3, R3, N4, R4, N5, R5, N6, R6, N7, R7):-
all_different([N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7]),
same_colour(N1, R1, 3, N2, R2, 0),
same_colour(N1, R1, 4, N4, R4, 1),
same_colour(N1, R1, 5, N3, R3, 2),
same_colour(N2, R2, 4, N5, R5, 1),
same_colour(N2, R2, 5, N4, R4, 2),
same_colour(N3, R3, 3, N4, R4, 0),
same_colour(N3, R3, 4, N6, R6, 1),
same_colour(N4, R4, 3, N5, R5, 0),
same_colour(N4, R4, 4, N7, R7, 1),
same_colour(N4, R4, 5, N6, R6, 2),
same_colour(N5, R5, 5, N7, R7, 2),
same_colour(N6, R6, 3, N7, R7, 0).
show(N, R):-
tile(N, Cs),
rotate(Cs, R, Rs),
format("~d ~w~n", [N, Rs]).
solve:-
solve(N1, R1, N2, R2, N3, R3, N4, R4, N5, R5, N6, R6, N7, R7),
show(N1, R1),
show(N2, R2),
format("---~n"),
show(N3, R3),
show(N4, R4),
show(N5, R5),
format("---~n"),
show(N6, R6),
show(N7, R7).
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