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Notes from the organizer: Game Two! Go on, have another mince pie.

For your second game, you'll face a nice, civilised Junior Numbers Attack against Apterous Prune, who'll do a fine job of sitting there quietly whilst you do all the work. Your score for the game will be the most unique (to you) numbers created by your calculations. I'm aware that that's a rather opaque description, so here's an illustration:

The first round selection is [1,2,3,4,5] and the target is 21.

*Janet does 4*5+1 = 21, which Apterous records as 4*5=20, 20+1=21. Janet has made two unique numbers (20 and 21), so scores 2 for the round.
*Wilberforce does (3*4)+(5*2)-1=21, which Apterous records as 3*4=12, 5*2=10, 12+10=22, 22-1=21. Wilberforce has made four unique numbers (10, 12, 21 and 22), so scores 4 for the round.

The second round selection is [5,6,7,8,9] and the target is 12

*Janet does 5+7=12, helpfully recorded by Apterous as 5+7=12. Janet has added another unique number (12), so scores 1 for the round, taking her cumulative score to 3.
*Wilberforce does ((9-8)*5)+7)=12, recorded by Apterous as 9-8=1, 1*5=5, 5+7=12. This makes three numbers (1, 5 and 12), but only two of those are new to Wilberforce, because he made 12 in the first round. That means his score for the second round is 2, and his cumulative score is 6.

The person who uses the most unique (to them) numbers in their game will win. The first tie-break criterion is overall game score, the second is most consecutive unique numbers ascending from 1, the third is highest unique number. Any further ties will be broken at my sole discretion. Please note that I'll be using the solutions as reported by Apterous to determine the numbers that you've made, so (a) incorrect solutions and declarations outside scoring range won't get you any points at all, and (b) if you're typing your solution in the Notes box, be sure to bracket it correctly so that Apterous parses it in the way you intend.

The BONUS TOURNAMENT POINT will be awarded to any player who makes a number over 100.

If you have any questions about the rules, scoring, or anything else pertaining to this tourney, please feel free to ask.

Here is a spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ihS3JL1pa50yoy-U7fJ55vhry0rynVbOsW6Z_lWgNdM/edit?usp=sharing

Runs from: 16 December 2024 – 1 January 2025. Format: Junior Numbers Attack. Matches: One-off. Approved.

Fixtures: 47. Completed: 32.

Results and fixtures

Key. Green: winner. Red: loser. Grey: tie. (Stripes: provisional, match in progress.)