alcazar-gen

A SAT-based generator for Alcazar puzzles.

Building

1. Install cmake and boost.
2. Run make to compile alcazar-gen
3. done

Usage

Run bin/alcazar-gen WIDTH HEIGHT to generate an Alcazar puzzle with the dimensions WIDTH x HEIGHT. Warning: generating puzzles with size > 5x5 may take a considerable amount of time.

Usage: bin/alcazar-gen [OPTIONS]... [WIDTH HEIGHT]
Allowed options:
  --help                Display this help message
  --seed arg            Set random seed
  --solve               Solve generated puzzle
  --template arg        Generate puzzle using the specified template file

Template Files

You may either specify WIDTH and HEIGHT or a template file via the option --template.

A template file for a WxH sized puzzle contains (2*H+1) lines with (2*W+1) of the following characters:

• +: an intersection of wall (just for decoration purposes)
• .: a field (just for decoration purposes)
• | or -: a fixed closed wall position (the generated puzzle will have a wall in this position)
• /: a fixed open wall position (the generated puzzle will not have a wall in this position)
• ?: a possible wall position (the generated puzzle may have a wall in this position)

See the file(s) in the templates directory for examples.