Solving Détrak with brute force

maxhalford25@gmail.com (Max Halford) — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Détrak is a simple board game. There’s a 5x5 grid, and players need to place 12 domino-like pieces to cover the grid completely. The domino symbols are determined by rolling two dice. The dice are six-sided, and their rolls are shared by all players. Points are scored based on adjacencies of matching symbols.

The goal is to find the optimal placement of the pieces to maximize the score based on the rolled symbols. What makes it competitive is that everyone has to work with the same rolls. This involves logical thinking and spatial reasoning. But you also have to juggle luck and risk, because you can’t predict the dice rolls.

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Solving Détrak with brute force