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Explaining the Entombed Algorithm

2021/04/18 by Leon Mächler, Mächler, Leon, David Naccache +1 · 2 voices
Computer Science · Mathematics · #Combinatorics (math.CO) #Computational Geometry (cs.CG) #Data Structures and Algorithms (cs.DS) #Discrete Mathematics (cs.DM) #FOS: Computer and information sciences #FOS: Mathematics #cs.CG #cs.DM #cs.DS #math.CO

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2104.09982

arxiv published 2021/04/18 · arxiv updated 2021/04/21

Abstract

In \citeentombed, John Aycock and Tara Copplestone pose an open question, namely the explanation of the mysterious lookup table used in the Entombed Game's Algorithm for two dimensional maze generation. The question attracted media attention (BBC etc) and was open until today. This paper answers this question, explains the algorithm and even extends it to three dimensions.

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