---
issue: 2
status: working
---
# Route: annealing

## What happened

- n = 11: min area 0.01399 after 40 restarts (n11.txt).
- Restarts matter more than the cooling schedule.

## Reproduce

```
python3 verify.py routes/annealing/*.txt
```

## Next

Try n = 12 and 13; try symmetric starts (#3).