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Can You Turn This Pattern into a Knight’s Tour?

Did you notice that, in the video for More Than Nine Million Billion Ways, the order in which the attempts at random knights tours appear makes a knight’s tour itself?

This video explains where it comes from. (Spoiler: it isn’t randomly generated!)


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Hello! I’m Sam Hartburn, a freelance maths author, editor and animator. I also dabble in music and write mathematical songs. Get in touch by emailing sam@samhartburn.co.uk or using any of the social media buttons above.

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