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The Magic Paint (Coats of Paint in the UK version) is a puzzle in Professor Layton and the Last Specter.
Puzzle
- US Version
On a square piece of wood with 20 cm sides, a mysterious fellow has painted an interesting design using a brush that is 10 cm wide.
This painter used only one type of paint, but it's quite magical. It starts off pink, as shown in example 1. If the pink is painted over, it turns orange as shown in example 2, and if the orange is painted over, it turns brown as in example 3.
With that in mind, how many brushstrokes did it take to paint this design?
- UK Version
Someone has been painting this square board in a rather patchy manner!
The board has sides of 20cm, and the paintbrush is 10cm wide. With every layer of paint, the surface gets darker. The colour code shows the number of layers needed to make each colour.
What is the minimum number of brushstrokes required to get the pattern shown below?
Hints
Solution
Incorrect
- US Version
Too bad!
Don't forget about the magic paint...
- UK Version
Too bad.
Try thinking through each brushstroke in order.
Correct
- US Version
Correct!
It took the mysterious fellow only five brushstrokes to paint the design.
Of course, if he didn't have magic paint, it wouldn't be quite so simple.
- UK Version
That's it!
Only five brushstrokes are required.
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