Rules and how to solve Bridge.
Rules
  1. Build a bridge between the circled piers to meet the following conditions.
  2. The number in ○ is the number of bridges that can be bridged on the pier.
  3. The bridge is built between the piers in the up, down, left, and right directions. Bridges cannot be built diagonally, nor can bridges cross.
  4. You can only have up to two bridges in one direction.
  5. All piers must be connected by bridges.



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Tips for solving
解くポイントは まずある橋脚の上下左右の隣方向の橋脚に掛けられる合計がちょうど指定本数になる所を探します。
盤面の角にある④の橋脚、盤面の辺にある⑥の橋脚、盤面内にある⑧の橋脚ではかけられる橋を確定できます。
また盤面の角にある③の橋脚のように 二つの方向に最低1本の橋が架けられるところも注目です。 盤面の辺にある⑤の橋脚、盤面内にある⑦の橋脚でも各方向に最低1本の橋が架けられます。
各方向に架けることができる本数も変化してきます。ある橋脚の周囲に架けら橋の残りの数と その橋脚にあと架けなければいけない橋の残りの数が 一致している時は架けられるところすべてに掛けることになります。
特に最後の1本の橋を架ける方向が2か所ある時は橋の繋がりが切れないように架けることにも注意が必要です。
The point to solve is to find a place where the total number of piers that can be hung up, down, left, and right next to a certain pier is exactly the specified number.
On the pier ④ at the corner of the board, the pier ⑥ at the side of the board, the pier ⑧ at the inside of the board , two bridges can be built in each direction.
It is also worth noting that at least one bridge can be built in two directions, like the pier in ③ at the corner of the board.
At least one bridge can be built in each direction with the bridge pier ⑤ on the side of the board and the bridge pier ⑦ on inside the board.
The number that can be installed in each direction also changes.
If the number of bridges remaining around a pier and the remaining number of bridges that must be are the same, you will hang them all where you can.
Especially when the last one bridge has two directions, be careful not to break the connection of the bridge.
Here are the steps to solve the problem.
The following figure is the problem.
ex0
The yellow-green ② at the top has a pier that can be bridged only to the right. Therefore, there are two bridges from ② to ③ on the right.
In the same way, you can only build a bridge to the left ③ from the light blue pier ① at the right of the second step, so one bridge can be built between these piers.
ex1
Now consider the pink ③ in the lower left. From this pier you can only build a bridge in two directions, up and right. At most two bridges can be built in one direction, at least on the up and right.
(The bridge is not built from ③ on the pink color for explanation of ideas.Normally, two bridges will be built from above ③.)
ex2
Two bridges have already been built to the left from the light blue ③ in the upper right, and there is only one remaining, but there is only one way to bridge, so one bridge is built below.
In addition, yellow green ③ in the second row from the upper left has one bridge on the right and one bridge below.You have to build the remaining one, but there is no room for the pier ① on the right. There are no piers in the upper direction, so another one will be built in the lower direction.
ex3
Two more piers are built on the yellow ③ in the middle of the right end. There are two piers that can be bridged both left and down.
Now suppose you have built two bridges downward. Then, as shown in the next figure, all the bridges are not connected. It breaks into two groups: pink piers and yellow piers, which is a violation of the rules.
Similarly, when two bridges are built from yellow ③ to pink ② on the left, the bridge is divided into two groups and it is a violation of the rules.
ex4
As a result, there is no choice but to build one bridge from yellow ③ to pink ② on the left and one bridge to yellow ② below.
Similarly, from the pink ③ in the center of the bottom row, one is attached to the upper pink ② and one to the right yellow ②.
ex5
Next, let's introduce some solving patterns.
See the following figure.Notice the light blue pier. There are two, three, and four directions in which the bridges can be built at ④ the corners of the board, at ⑥ the sides of the board, and at ⑧ the insides of the board, so two bridges can be built in all possible directions.
Next is yellow-green cell. It is not yet known whether one or two bridges can be built in each direction at ③ on the corner of board, at ⑤ on the side of the board, or at ⑦ inside the board, but at least one bridge can be built in each direction.
Next, notice the yellow cell.From the yellow ②, at least one bridge can be built on upward because only one bridge can be built on the right.
In the initial state of yellow ③, there was a pier in the right direction, and the bridge was built. However, the bridge in the downward direction from light blue ⑧ makes it impossible to bridge in the right direction in this figure. For this reason, one bridge can be determined in each of the two directions in the same way as ③ of the board corner.
When you build a bridge on one pier, the bridge on another pier will be decided. Pay attention to the area around the bridge.
There are many others ways. There are many situations where the all bridges can be connected or not, so you would better to check always.
ex10



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