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Re: Numbrosia Puzzle (a number/slider puzzle hybri
« Reply #1 on: Dec 10th, 2007, 9:23am » |
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Do you have a test-account so we can try it? Because I for one have no intention to sign up with facebook.
Or perchance you also have a java/flash version which one doesn't need to register for to use it?
(And of course to solve it in the minimum number of step, one could just write a program.)
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Re: Numbrosia Puzzle (a number/slider puzzle hybri
« Reply #2 on: Dec 10th, 2007, 9:26am » |
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on Dec 10th, 2007, 9:23am, towr wrote:Do you have a test-account so we can try it? Because I for one have no intention to sign up with facebook.
Or perchance you also have a java/flash version which one doesn't need to register for to use it? |
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No, I don't have that.
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Re: Numbrosia Puzzle (a number/slider puzzle hybri
« Reply #3 on: Dec 10th, 2007, 11:54pm » |
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Fun game. Requires the player to think ahead. It's a great game to play in races (speed trial). Competitively in moves, I don't like. I mean, like in Cube solving, it shouldn't be about the moves, but about the time taken.
After 8 levels I think I have a respectable score of -53. It took me 12 minutes, including loading time between each move (dialup speed).
[edit]redid levels I could do better at.[/edit]
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Re: Numbrosia Puzzle (a number/slider puzzle hybri
« Reply #5 on: Dec 12th, 2007, 2:09pm » |
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on Dec 12th, 2007, 9:53am, amichail wrote:So has anyone found any good strategies for this puzzle?
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I try and eliminate the largest numbers either side of zero first. Don't worry if you change a zero into a -1 or 1, as it can oftern be helpful. That's about it.
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Re: Numbrosia Puzzle (a number/slider puzzle hybri
« Reply #6 on: Dec 12th, 2007, 2:42pm » |
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on Dec 12th, 2007, 2:09pm, mikedagr8 wrote:
I try and eliminate the largest numbers either side of zero first. Don't worry if you change a zero into a -1 or 1, as it can oftern be helpful. That's about it. |
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Is there any point in increasing positive numbers or decreasing negative numbers temporarily?
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Re: Numbrosia Puzzle (a number/slider puzzle hybri
« Reply #7 on: Dec 12th, 2007, 2:44pm » |
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on Dec 12th, 2007, 2:42pm, amichail wrote:
Is there any point in increasing positive numbers or decreasing negative numbers temporarily? |
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I haven't found there to be a need. But it probably can't do harm if thought out properly.
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Re: Numbrosia Puzzle (a number/slider puzzle hybri
« Reply #8 on: Dec 12th, 2007, 2:46pm » |
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on Dec 12th, 2007, 2:44pm, mikedagr8 wrote:
I haven't found there to be a need. But it probably can't do harm if thought out properly. |
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BTW, you can now see the minimum move counts so far and redo levels to try to improve. One of the players (not me) is very strong.
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Re: Numbrosia Puzzle (a number/slider puzzle hybri
« Reply #9 on: Dec 22nd, 2007, 12:11pm » |
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on Dec 10th, 2007, 11:54pm, mikedagr8 wrote:
After 8 levels I think I have a respectable score of -53. It took me 12 minutes, including loading time between each move (dialup speed). |
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It's much faster now. No more loading the whole page for each move.
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