Logic & YoYoda
YoYoda
Imagine a logic puzzle that refuses to have a solution—like Schrödinger's Sudoku. Ready to dive in?
Logic
Try this: a 3×3 grid, fill it with 1, 2 and 3 so that every row, every column and both main diagonals all add up to 6. And as a bonus rule the center cell must be a 1. No matter how you try, there is no arrangement that satisfies all those conditions – it’s a deliberately unsolvable puzzle. Give it a go and see why it can’t work out.
YoYoda
Put a 1 in the middle and try to fill the rest with 2s and 3s. Each row must add to 6, so every row has to be a 1‑2‑3 combination. The middle row already has the 1, leaving only a 2 and a 3 to finish that row. The same goes for the middle column. That forces all four corner cells to be either 2 or 3, but the two main diagonals also have to sum to 6. A diagonal with a 1 in the center can only be 1‑2‑3, yet both of its side cells are already taken by the row and column constraints, leaving no way to reach 6. The numbers just refuse to cooperate – the puzzle is a trick that never works out.
Logic
Sounds like a classic trap: you set the centre to one, and the rest of the constraints lock the corners in a no‑win loop. It’s a neat little paradox—no configuration can satisfy every line, so the puzzle just stays unsolvable.
YoYoda
You got it—like a haunted house with doors that always lead back to the foyer. The centre locks the edges, the edges lock the centre, and every time you think you’re close, the numbers just shrug and stay put. It’s the perfect reminder that some puzzles are puzzles for a reason, not solutions.