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Samon: A Zen Garden Raking Puzzle Takes Shape

Original: Samon: Designing a Zen Garden Raking Puzzle

Gwern has published a new write-up on designing Samon, a puzzle game inspired by the raking patterns of Japanese Zen gardens. The piece walks through the design challenges of turning gravel-raking into puzzle mechanics. Readers on Hacker News are discussing the design process, with the item reaching a top position on the site.

Why now: The detailed design breakdown of an unusual puzzle concept is drawing attention from the Hacker News community.

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