#include<iostream>
#include<cstring>
#include<set>
#include<map>
#include<cmath>
#include<stack>
#include<queue>
#include<deque>
#include<list>
#include<algorithm>
#include<stdio.h>
#include<iomanip>
#define rep(i,n) for(int i=0;i<n;++i)
#define fab(i,a,b) for(int i=a;i<=b;++i)
#define fba(i,b,a) for(int i=b;i>=a;--i)
#define PB push_back
#define INF 0x3f3f3f3f
#define MP make_pair
#define lson l,m,rt<<1
#define rson m+1,r,rt<<1|1
#define sf scanf
#define pf printf
#define LL long long
const int N=10;
using namespace std;
typedef pair<int,int> PII;
int dx[]={-1,0,0,1};
int dy[]={0,1,-1,0};
int n;
int ans=INF;
int a[N][N],vis[N][N];
int col[N];
void init(){
rep(i,n)rep(j,n)sf("%d",&a[i][j]);
memset(vis,0,sizeof vis);
memset(col,0,sizeof col);
}
bool bound(int x,int y){
return x>=0&&x<n&&y>=0&&y<n;
}
void dfs(int x,int y,int v){
vis[x][y]=1;
rep(k,4){
int nx=x+dx[k];
int ny=y+dy[k];
if(!bound(nx,ny)||vis[nx][ny]==1)continue;
if(a[nx][ny]==v)dfs(nx,ny,v);
else vis[nx][ny]=2;
}
}
int H(){
memset(col,0,sizeof col);
rep(i,n){
rep(j,n){
if(vis[i][j]!=1){
col[a[i][j]]=1;
}
}
}
int cnt=0;
rep(i,6)if(col[i])cnt++;
return cnt;
}
int getNum(int v){
int cnt=0;
rep(i,n){
rep(j,n){
if(vis[i][j]==2&&a[i][j]==v){
cnt++;
dfs(i,j,v);
}
}
}
return cnt;
}
bool idastar(int d){
if(d==ans)return H()==0;
if(d+H()>ans)return false;
rep(i,6){
int b[8][8];
rep(j,n)rep(k,n)b[j][k]=vis[j][k];
if(getNum(i)==0)continue;
if(idastar(d+1))return true;
rep(j,n)rep(k,n)vis[j][k]=b[j][k];
}
return false;
}
void solve(){
dfs(0,0,a[0][0]);
ans=H();
while(1){
if(idastar(0))break;
ans++;
}
pf("%d\n",ans);
}
int main(){
while(~sf("%d",&n)&&n){
init();
solve();
}
return 0;
}