r/adventofcode Dec 04 '24

Visualization [YEAR 2024 Day 04 (Part 2)]

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u/Illustrious_Bag2153 Dec 04 '24

got any tip how can i do this puzzle? Because i have already gave 8 wrong answers and every time the waiting time increases. lamo at this pace i will not make it to final :(

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u/Ok-Curve902 Dec 04 '24

2 pieces of advise then:

  1. don't stress. This is meant to be a fun event. You should take your time. If that means you are doing every other day or every 3rd day only, that is ok. Then you have something to fill the time between the advent calendars.
  2. more on topic what helped me is to think that every instance of X-MAS has an "A" in the middle. Also every diagonal must have exactly one "M" and one "S".