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Life, the Universe and Everything. 42-square double-move variant with unusual pieces, inspired by Douglas Adams' fiction. (6x7, Cells: 42) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Kevin Pacey wrote on Tue, Apr 2 03:19 AM UTC in reply to Bob Greenwade from Mon Apr 1 11:37 PM:

He more or less said so, though he said he wanted to pick a 'smallish number' as he was having his whim:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/for-math-fans-a-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-number-42/

Note that Adams had his only child at age 42, and Bobby Fischer died at age 64. Carl Jung said to pay attention to coincidences. Question is, what do they mean?