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AoC 2023 Day 16: Reflectinator

Source: Day 16: The Floor Will Be Lava

Full solution for today (spoilers!)

Part 1

You are given a grid of mirrors (|-\/) and empty space (.).

Diagonal mirrors just relect the light.

The horizontal and vertical mirrors are splitters, light hitting them head on (like >|) will split to go both directions. Light hitting edge on will just go through it.

Starting in the top left going East, how many total tiles will a light beam illuminate?

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AoC 2023 Day 14: Spininator

Source: Day 14: Parabolic Reflector Dish

Full solution for today (spoilers!)

Part 1

Given a grid of # and O (among empty . points) where O can move, slide each O as far north as it can. Score each based on how far north it is.

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AoC 2023 Day 12: Question Markinator

Source: Day 12: Hot Springs

Full solution for today (spoilers!)

Part 1

Given a sequence of #.? as on, off, and unknown and a sequence of group sizes, determine how many possible arrangements there are that match the given groups.

More specifically, if you have ???.## 1,2 you need a single # and a set of two ##, there are three possibilities: #...###, .#..###, and ..#.###.

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AoC 2023 Day 8: Mazinator

Source: Day 8: Haunted Wasteland

Full solution for today (spoilers!)

Part 1

Given a (repeated) sequence of moves (L for left and R for right) and a directed graph where each node has two neighbors (left and right), count how many total steps it takes to get from the node AAA to the node ZZZ. The sequence of moves can (and will) need to repeat.

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AoC 2023 Day 7: Pokinator

Source: Day 7: Camel Cards

Full solution for today (spoilers!)

Part 1

Simulate a limited poker game with no suits and break otherwise tied hands lexicographically (AAAA2 beats AKAAA) because the the hands are both four of a kind, the first cards are both A, but the second A beats the K. It doesn’t matter that the first hand’s off card was a 2

Order all hands then calculate the sum of the ordering of hands (1 for best etc) times the bet for each.

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