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Treasure dead-end finder: Chasms count as exits · case 01

Cells beside a chasm are not recognized as dead ends.

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ROOT CAUSE

Any non-wall neighbour counts as walkable, including chasms.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Restore `grid[rr][cc] in '.D'` at the walkable neighbour step.

Unsuccessful approach: Excluding doors hides dead ends that lead into a doorway.

Case contract

Cells: '#' wall, '~' chasm (not walkable), '.' floor, 'D' door (walkable). A dead end is a '.' cell, other than start and exit ([row, col] lists), with exactly one walkable in-bounds 4-neighbour. Returns dead ends in row-major order.

Why this case matters

Procedural generators silently emit unplayable or unfair levels when a single constraint check uses the wrong boundary, axis, neighborhood or update order; the defect is visible in exact generated geometry.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(grid, start, exit):
    h = len(grid)
    w = len(grid[0])
    ends = []
    for r in range(h):
        for c in range(w):
            if grid[r][c] != '.' or [r, c] in (start, exit):
                continue
            n = 0
            for dr, dc in ((1, 0), (-1, 0), (0, 1), (0, -1)):
                rr, cc = r + dr, c + dc
                if 0 <= rr < h and 0 <= cc < w and grid[rr][cc] != '#':
                    n += 1
            if n == 1:
                ends.append([r, c])
    return ends
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
cases = [[('chasm edge #1', [['.~.', '...'], [1, 1], [1, 1]], [[0, 0], [0, 2]]),
  ('door as neighbour #1', [['#D#', '#.#', '###'], [0, 1], [0, 1]], [[1, 1]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #1',
   [['#.#.#', '.#D~~', '..~..', '..D.~'], [1, 4], [2, 0]],
   [[1, 0], [2, 4]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #2', [['...D#~', '~.###~', '~..D..'], [1, 3], [0, 2]], [[0, 0], [2, 5]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #3',
   [['#~.#.', '#...D', 'D.#..', '#....', '##..~'], [3, 0], [3, 3]],
   [[0, 2], [0, 4]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #4', [['~D.#D', '#.#~.'], [0, 1], [1, 2]], [[0, 2], [1, 1], [1, 4]]),
  ('isolated floor #1', [['#.#', '###'], [1, 0], [1, 0]], []),
  ('control #1', [['.##', '#..'], [1, 2], [0, 1]], [[1, 1]])],
 [('chasm edge #1', [['.~.', '...'], [1, 1], [1, 1]], [[0, 0], [0, 2]]),
  ('door as neighbour #1', [['#D#', '#.#', '###'], [0, 1], [0, 1]], [[1, 1]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #1', [['...D#~', '~.###~', '~..D..'], [1, 3], [0, 2]], [[0, 0], [2, 5]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #2',
   [['#~.#.', '#...D', 'D.#..', '#....', '##..~'], [3, 0], [3, 3]],
   [[0, 2], [0, 4]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #3', [['~D.#D', '#.#~.'], [0, 1], [1, 2]], [[0, 2], [1, 1], [1, 4]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #4', [['...#~.', 'D.~~.D'], [1, 1], [1, 1]], [[0, 2], [0, 5], [1, 4]]),
  ('isolated floor #1', [['#.#', '###'], [1, 0], [1, 0]], []),
  ('control #1', [['.##', '#..'], [1, 2], [0, 1]], [[1, 1]])],
 [('chasm edge #1', [['.~.', '...'], [1, 1], [1, 1]], [[0, 0], [0, 2]]),
  ('door as neighbour #1', [['#D#', '#.#', '###'], [0, 1], [0, 1]], [[1, 1]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #1', [['~D.#D', '#.#~.'], [0, 1], [1, 2]], [[0, 2], [1, 1], [1, 4]]),
  ('fault site walkable neighbour #1', [['.~~##.', '##~DD~'], [0, 1], [1, 0]], []),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #2', [['...#~.', 'D.~~.D'], [1, 1], [1, 1]], [[0, 2], [0, 5], [1, 4]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #3', [['~.##.', 'D..#~', '...##'], [0, 3], [0, 1]], []),
  ('isolated floor #1', [['#.#', '###'], [1, 0], [1, 0]], []),
  ('control #1', [['#.', '..', '##', '##', '##'], [0, 0], [1, 0]], [[0, 1]])],
 [('chasm edge #1', [['.~.', '...'], [1, 1], [1, 1]], [[0, 0], [0, 2]]),
  ('door as neighbour #1', [['#D#', '#.#', '###'], [0, 1], [0, 1]], [[1, 1]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #1', [['...#~.', 'D.~~.D'], [1, 1], [1, 1]], [[0, 2], [0, 5], [1, 4]]),
  ('fault site walkable neighbour #1',
   [['..#...', '~..##.', '##~##.'], [0, 0], [0, 5]],
   [[0, 3], [1, 2], [2, 5]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #2', [['~.##.', 'D..#~', '...##'], [0, 3], [0, 1]], []),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #3', [['##.#.', '.~#D.', 'D#.~#'], [0, 3], [1, 4]], [[0, 4], [1, 0]]),
  ('isolated floor #1', [['#.#', '###'], [1, 0], [1, 0]], []),
  ('control #1', [['...', '..#'], [0, 1], [0, 0]], [[0, 2]])],
 [('chasm edge #1', [['.~.', '...'], [1, 1], [1, 1]], [[0, 0], [0, 2]]),
  ('door as neighbour #1', [['#D#', '#.#', '###'], [0, 1], [0, 1]], [[1, 1]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #1', [['~.##.', 'D..#~', '...##'], [0, 3], [0, 1]], []),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #2', [['##.#.', '.~#D.', 'D#.~#'], [0, 3], [1, 4]], [[0, 4], [1, 0]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #3', [['D.', 'DD', '.~', '#.'], [3, 0], [3, 0]], [[2, 0]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #4',
   [['.D~~.~', '~..#.D', '#~D.#.', '#..~.#', '.#...#'], [1, 5], [0, 5]],
   [[0, 0], [0, 4], [2, 3], [2, 5], [3, 1], [3, 4]]),
  ('isolated floor #1', [['#.#', '###'], [1, 0], [1, 0]], []),
  ('control #1', [['..', '.#'], [1, 1], [1, 0]], [[0, 1]])]]
for label, args, expected in cases[N-1]:
    check(label, solve(*args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
chasm edge #1[][[0, 0], [0, 2]]Failed
door as neighbour #1[[1, 1]][[1, 1]]Passed
regression walkable neighbour #1[[0, 3], [1, 0]][[1, 0], [2, 4]]Failed
regression walkable neighbour #2[][[0, 0], [2, 5]]Failed
regression walkable neighbour #3[[0, 4]][[0, 2], [0, 4]]Failed
regression walkable neighbour #4[[0, 2], [1, 1]][[0, 2], [1, 1], [1, 4]]Failed
isolated floor #1[][]Passed
control #1[[1, 1]][[1, 1]]Passed

SHA-256 / cad9c05d902cdf6a73f14de7bbc92fa69654092add686ee0a621424f8ef267d7

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(grid, start, exit):
    h = len(grid)
    w = len(grid[0])
    ends = []
    for r in range(h):
        for c in range(w):
            if grid[r][c] != '.' or [r, c] in (start, exit):
                continue
            n = 0
            for dr, dc in ((1, 0), (-1, 0), (0, 1), (0, -1)):
                rr, cc = r + dr, c + dc
                if 0 <= rr < h and 0 <= cc < w and grid[rr][cc] == '.':
                    n += 1
            if n == 1:
                ends.append([r, c])
    return ends
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
cases = [[('chasm edge #1', [['.~.', '...'], [1, 1], [1, 1]], [[0, 0], [0, 2]]),
  ('door as neighbour #1', [['#D#', '#.#', '###'], [0, 1], [0, 1]], [[1, 1]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #1',
   [['#.#.#', '.#D~~', '..~..', '..D.~'], [1, 4], [2, 0]],
   [[1, 0], [2, 4]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #2', [['...D#~', '~.###~', '~..D..'], [1, 3], [0, 2]], [[0, 0], [2, 5]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #3',
   [['#~.#.', '#...D', 'D.#..', '#....', '##..~'], [3, 0], [3, 3]],
   [[0, 2], [0, 4]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #4', [['~D.#D', '#.#~.'], [0, 1], [1, 2]], [[0, 2], [1, 1], [1, 4]]),
  ('isolated floor #1', [['#.#', '###'], [1, 0], [1, 0]], []),
  ('control #1', [['.##', '#..'], [1, 2], [0, 1]], [[1, 1]])],
 [('chasm edge #1', [['.~.', '...'], [1, 1], [1, 1]], [[0, 0], [0, 2]]),
  ('door as neighbour #1', [['#D#', '#.#', '###'], [0, 1], [0, 1]], [[1, 1]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #1', [['...D#~', '~.###~', '~..D..'], [1, 3], [0, 2]], [[0, 0], [2, 5]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #2',
   [['#~.#.', '#...D', 'D.#..', '#....', '##..~'], [3, 0], [3, 3]],
   [[0, 2], [0, 4]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #3', [['~D.#D', '#.#~.'], [0, 1], [1, 2]], [[0, 2], [1, 1], [1, 4]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #4', [['...#~.', 'D.~~.D'], [1, 1], [1, 1]], [[0, 2], [0, 5], [1, 4]]),
  ('isolated floor #1', [['#.#', '###'], [1, 0], [1, 0]], []),
  ('control #1', [['.##', '#..'], [1, 2], [0, 1]], [[1, 1]])],
 [('chasm edge #1', [['.~.', '...'], [1, 1], [1, 1]], [[0, 0], [0, 2]]),
  ('door as neighbour #1', [['#D#', '#.#', '###'], [0, 1], [0, 1]], [[1, 1]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #1', [['~D.#D', '#.#~.'], [0, 1], [1, 2]], [[0, 2], [1, 1], [1, 4]]),
  ('fault site walkable neighbour #1', [['.~~##.', '##~DD~'], [0, 1], [1, 0]], []),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #2', [['...#~.', 'D.~~.D'], [1, 1], [1, 1]], [[0, 2], [0, 5], [1, 4]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #3', [['~.##.', 'D..#~', '...##'], [0, 3], [0, 1]], []),
  ('isolated floor #1', [['#.#', '###'], [1, 0], [1, 0]], []),
  ('control #1', [['#.', '..', '##', '##', '##'], [0, 0], [1, 0]], [[0, 1]])],
 [('chasm edge #1', [['.~.', '...'], [1, 1], [1, 1]], [[0, 0], [0, 2]]),
  ('door as neighbour #1', [['#D#', '#.#', '###'], [0, 1], [0, 1]], [[1, 1]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #1', [['...#~.', 'D.~~.D'], [1, 1], [1, 1]], [[0, 2], [0, 5], [1, 4]]),
  ('fault site walkable neighbour #1',
   [['..#...', '~..##.', '##~##.'], [0, 0], [0, 5]],
   [[0, 3], [1, 2], [2, 5]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #2', [['~.##.', 'D..#~', '...##'], [0, 3], [0, 1]], []),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #3', [['##.#.', '.~#D.', 'D#.~#'], [0, 3], [1, 4]], [[0, 4], [1, 0]]),
  ('isolated floor #1', [['#.#', '###'], [1, 0], [1, 0]], []),
  ('control #1', [['...', '..#'], [0, 1], [0, 0]], [[0, 2]])],
 [('chasm edge #1', [['.~.', '...'], [1, 1], [1, 1]], [[0, 0], [0, 2]]),
  ('door as neighbour #1', [['#D#', '#.#', '###'], [0, 1], [0, 1]], [[1, 1]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #1', [['~.##.', 'D..#~', '...##'], [0, 3], [0, 1]], []),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #2', [['##.#.', '.~#D.', 'D#.~#'], [0, 3], [1, 4]], [[0, 4], [1, 0]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #3', [['D.', 'DD', '.~', '#.'], [3, 0], [3, 0]], [[2, 0]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #4',
   [['.D~~.~', '~..#.D', '#~D.#.', '#..~.#', '.#...#'], [1, 5], [0, 5]],
   [[0, 0], [0, 4], [2, 3], [2, 5], [3, 1], [3, 4]]),
  ('isolated floor #1', [['#.#', '###'], [1, 0], [1, 0]], []),
  ('control #1', [['..', '.#'], [1, 1], [1, 0]], [[0, 1]])]]
for label, args, expected in cases[N-1]:
    check(label, solve(*args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
chasm edge #1[[0, 0], [0, 2]][[0, 0], [0, 2]]Passed
door as neighbour #1[][[1, 1]]Failed
regression walkable neighbour #1[[1, 0], [2, 4], [3, 3]][[1, 0], [2, 4]]Failed
regression walkable neighbour #2[[0, 0], [2, 2], [2, 4], [2, 5]][[0, 0], [2, 5]]Failed
regression walkable neighbour #3[[0, 2]][[0, 2], [0, 4]]Failed
regression walkable neighbour #4[][[0, 2], [1, 1], [1, 4]]Failed
isolated floor #1[][]Passed
control #1[[1, 1]][[1, 1]]Passed

SHA-256 / 435a4d7539a780041a7613c6c58d34c1e40d5e69db419a80c2dd3308349088b5

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(grid, start, exit):
    h = len(grid)
    w = len(grid[0])
    ends = []
    for r in range(h):
        for c in range(w):
            if grid[r][c] != '.' or [r, c] in (start, exit):
                continue
            n = 0
            for dr, dc in ((1, 0), (-1, 0), (0, 1), (0, -1)):
                rr, cc = r + dr, c + dc
                if 0 <= rr < h and 0 <= cc < w and grid[rr][cc] in '.D':
                    n += 1
            if n == 1:
                ends.append([r, c])
    return ends
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
cases = [[('chasm edge #1', [['.~.', '...'], [1, 1], [1, 1]], [[0, 0], [0, 2]]),
  ('door as neighbour #1', [['#D#', '#.#', '###'], [0, 1], [0, 1]], [[1, 1]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #1',
   [['#.#.#', '.#D~~', '..~..', '..D.~'], [1, 4], [2, 0]],
   [[1, 0], [2, 4]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #2', [['...D#~', '~.###~', '~..D..'], [1, 3], [0, 2]], [[0, 0], [2, 5]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #3',
   [['#~.#.', '#...D', 'D.#..', '#....', '##..~'], [3, 0], [3, 3]],
   [[0, 2], [0, 4]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #4', [['~D.#D', '#.#~.'], [0, 1], [1, 2]], [[0, 2], [1, 1], [1, 4]]),
  ('isolated floor #1', [['#.#', '###'], [1, 0], [1, 0]], []),
  ('control #1', [['.##', '#..'], [1, 2], [0, 1]], [[1, 1]])],
 [('chasm edge #1', [['.~.', '...'], [1, 1], [1, 1]], [[0, 0], [0, 2]]),
  ('door as neighbour #1', [['#D#', '#.#', '###'], [0, 1], [0, 1]], [[1, 1]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #1', [['...D#~', '~.###~', '~..D..'], [1, 3], [0, 2]], [[0, 0], [2, 5]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #2',
   [['#~.#.', '#...D', 'D.#..', '#....', '##..~'], [3, 0], [3, 3]],
   [[0, 2], [0, 4]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #3', [['~D.#D', '#.#~.'], [0, 1], [1, 2]], [[0, 2], [1, 1], [1, 4]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #4', [['...#~.', 'D.~~.D'], [1, 1], [1, 1]], [[0, 2], [0, 5], [1, 4]]),
  ('isolated floor #1', [['#.#', '###'], [1, 0], [1, 0]], []),
  ('control #1', [['.##', '#..'], [1, 2], [0, 1]], [[1, 1]])],
 [('chasm edge #1', [['.~.', '...'], [1, 1], [1, 1]], [[0, 0], [0, 2]]),
  ('door as neighbour #1', [['#D#', '#.#', '###'], [0, 1], [0, 1]], [[1, 1]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #1', [['~D.#D', '#.#~.'], [0, 1], [1, 2]], [[0, 2], [1, 1], [1, 4]]),
  ('fault site walkable neighbour #1', [['.~~##.', '##~DD~'], [0, 1], [1, 0]], []),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #2', [['...#~.', 'D.~~.D'], [1, 1], [1, 1]], [[0, 2], [0, 5], [1, 4]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #3', [['~.##.', 'D..#~', '...##'], [0, 3], [0, 1]], []),
  ('isolated floor #1', [['#.#', '###'], [1, 0], [1, 0]], []),
  ('control #1', [['#.', '..', '##', '##', '##'], [0, 0], [1, 0]], [[0, 1]])],
 [('chasm edge #1', [['.~.', '...'], [1, 1], [1, 1]], [[0, 0], [0, 2]]),
  ('door as neighbour #1', [['#D#', '#.#', '###'], [0, 1], [0, 1]], [[1, 1]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #1', [['...#~.', 'D.~~.D'], [1, 1], [1, 1]], [[0, 2], [0, 5], [1, 4]]),
  ('fault site walkable neighbour #1',
   [['..#...', '~..##.', '##~##.'], [0, 0], [0, 5]],
   [[0, 3], [1, 2], [2, 5]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #2', [['~.##.', 'D..#~', '...##'], [0, 3], [0, 1]], []),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #3', [['##.#.', '.~#D.', 'D#.~#'], [0, 3], [1, 4]], [[0, 4], [1, 0]]),
  ('isolated floor #1', [['#.#', '###'], [1, 0], [1, 0]], []),
  ('control #1', [['...', '..#'], [0, 1], [0, 0]], [[0, 2]])],
 [('chasm edge #1', [['.~.', '...'], [1, 1], [1, 1]], [[0, 0], [0, 2]]),
  ('door as neighbour #1', [['#D#', '#.#', '###'], [0, 1], [0, 1]], [[1, 1]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #1', [['~.##.', 'D..#~', '...##'], [0, 3], [0, 1]], []),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #2', [['##.#.', '.~#D.', 'D#.~#'], [0, 3], [1, 4]], [[0, 4], [1, 0]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #3', [['D.', 'DD', '.~', '#.'], [3, 0], [3, 0]], [[2, 0]]),
  ('regression walkable neighbour #4',
   [['.D~~.~', '~..#.D', '#~D.#.', '#..~.#', '.#...#'], [1, 5], [0, 5]],
   [[0, 0], [0, 4], [2, 3], [2, 5], [3, 1], [3, 4]]),
  ('isolated floor #1', [['#.#', '###'], [1, 0], [1, 0]], []),
  ('control #1', [['..', '.#'], [1, 1], [1, 0]], [[0, 1]])]]
for label, args, expected in cases[N-1]:
    check(label, solve(*args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
chasm edge #1[[0, 0], [0, 2]][[0, 0], [0, 2]]Passed
door as neighbour #1[[1, 1]][[1, 1]]Passed
regression walkable neighbour #1[[1, 0], [2, 4]][[1, 0], [2, 4]]Passed
regression walkable neighbour #2[[0, 0], [2, 5]][[0, 0], [2, 5]]Passed
regression walkable neighbour #3[[0, 2], [0, 4]][[0, 2], [0, 4]]Passed
regression walkable neighbour #4[[0, 2], [1, 1], [1, 4]][[0, 2], [1, 1], [1, 4]]Passed
isolated floor #1[][]Passed
control #1[[1, 1]][[1, 1]]Passed

SHA-256 / e14f578440f560f9d0579a66029eacd2b7e63a2dbeaac39e065f1f6bfa4ca9dd

Verification & scope

Deterministic toy contract stipulated for this model; integer or exact arithmetic only, not a reproduction of any specific game engine. This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:50:51.192614+00:00.

Case digest / 9ccada3e87e1818cf08a01ceb2d48d38a53803186885758143cae969bc9fc866