Sean D

Sean D Looks like dead ends are ok here by the rules? Taking the 1,2,3,4,5100->201 example, if I declare 4 away, i.e. 205, and my solution is 4+5 (=9), 2x(100+3)-1 =205

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Chris Hare

Chris Hare Yes, that should be fine.

Jason Turner

Jason Turner 1st number being the one to the right?

Chris Hare

Chris Hare I'm sorry, I'm not sure I understand the question.

Matthew Brockwell

Matthew Brockwell It’s the first number used in your solution the rules refer to, not the first number that appears in the selection.

Ravi Choudhary

Ravi Choudhary Really, really tricky! You have to go against your instincts to not get the target.

Tourney round: The Twelve Games of Chris-mas: Vol. III: So, Hare it is, Merry Chris-mas: Game Nine

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Notes from the organizer: Game Nine! May I have this hokey-cokey?

Game Nine is a perfectly ordinary Numbers Attack with a rather un-ordinary scoring system. Hopefully, I'll explain it in a coherent and lucid manner such that you can understand even after a bucketful of sprouts and a lump of Yule log the size of a small child.

In this game, you'll score a point for every round that you successfully declare and make a number that is X away from the target, where X is the first number you use in your solution. Note that your solution must be a scoring one, and I'll use your solution as reported by Apterous. Here's an example:

The selection is [1,2,3,4,5,100] and the target is 201.
-- Janet declares 200. She does 1*100=100, 2*100=200. She scores a point, because 200 is one away from 201, and she used 1 as the first number in her calculations.
-- Wilberforce declares 203. He does 2*100=200, 200+3=203. He scores a point, because 203 is two away from 201, and he used 2 as the first number in his calculations.
-- Archibald declares 207. He will score no points at all, because 207 is 6 away from 201, and there's no 6 in the selection for him to use.
-- Veronica declares 101. This is technically possible (because she can do 100+1=101), but Apterous won't record it because it's more than 10 away from the target, so she scores no points.

If you use the Notes box to enter your solution, please be aware that Apterous might parse it in an order you don't intend. For example, If you type 1+(2*3), Apterous will report your solution as 2*3=6, 1+6=7, so the first number will be 2.

The player who scores the most points in this way will win. Ties will be broken in favour of the player with the higher game score, then in favour of the player who has used the greater number of different Xs. Any remaining ties will be broken at my sole discretion.

The BONUS TOURNAMENT POINT will be awarded to any player who scores at least 80 actual Apterous points during their game. (So if this all sounds far too much like hard work, score 80 points by playing normally and you'll get the BTP.)

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

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

Organizers: Chris Hare.

Fixtures: 46. Completed: 46.

Results and fixtures

Player 1Player 2Status
Apterous PruneAndy SC0 – 0
Apterous PruneDave Robjohns0 – 97
Apterous PruneMartin Thomas0 – 74
Apterous PruneElizabeth Beer0 – 117
Apterous PruneMatt OC0 – 89
Apterous PruneSarah Binns0 – 24
Apterous PruneDamian McEvoy0 – 138
Apterous PruneMatthew Tassier0 – 114
Apterous PruneIan Wray0 – 103
Apterous PruneFlorence C-L0 – 118
Apterous PruneSean D0 – 110
Apterous PruneJamie French0 – 89
Apterous PruneWesley Barton0 – 90
Apterous PruneElwin Carlos0 – 109
Apterous PruneTom Cappleman0 – 115
Apterous PruneFi Thorne0 – 70
Apterous PruneColin Thompson0 – 87
Apterous PruneFiona T0 – 89
Apterous PruneHazel Drury0 – 174
Apterous PruneZohaib Rehan0 – 86
Apterous PruneBen Bazzard0 – 89
Apterous PruneThomas Carey0 – 106
Apterous PruneSteven Oldham0 – 93
Apterous PruneIan Volante0 – 98
Apterous PruneMatthew Brockwell0 – 90
Apterous PruneAnthony Endsor0 – 72
Apterous PruneMaria Chandler0 – 107
Apterous PruneJon Elmer0 – 97
Apterous PruneTrevor MacEoin0 – 92
Apterous PruneAdam Latchford0 – 108
Apterous PruneJack Worsley0 – 109
Apterous PruneBradley Horrocks0 – 119
Apterous PruneJason C.0 – 83
Apterous PruneAdrian Fletcher0 – 69
Apterous PruneJason Turner0 – 170
Apterous PruneSteven Harding0 – 129
Apterous PruneDan Spinks0 – 90
Apterous PruneMike Lee0 – 129
Apterous PruneDave Kempshall0 – 74
Apterous PruneDan Southwell0 – 111
Apterous PruneTrevor Potts0 – 93
Apterous PruneDavid Holmes0 – 89
Apterous PruneRavi Choudhary0 – 83
Apterous PruneTal Lessner0 – 123
Apterous PrunePerry Sarb0 – 88
Apterous PruneRichard Decker0 – 94

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

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