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(Message started by: Grimbal on Aug 20^th, 2005, 3:07pm)

Title: Follow the directions
Post by Grimbal on Aug 20^th, 2005, 3:07pm

NS -> 1
NESW -> 2
NWSENWSE -> 3
NENWSESW -> 4
NENWSS -> 5

How can you get 6?

Title: Re: Follow the directions
Post by Icarus on Aug 22^nd, 2005, 4:38pm

would NWSENWSENWSENWSE work?

Title: Re: Follow the directions
Post by Grimbal on Aug 23^rd, 2005, 12:59am

No.

NWSENWSENWSENWSE -> 2

Title: Re: Follow the directions
Post by Barukh on Aug 24^th, 2005, 1:49am

Isn't this "guess what I'm thinking" type of puzzle (citing Icarus)?

::)

Title: Re: Follow the directions
Post by Grimbal on Aug 24^th, 2005, 2:51am

Yes, it is.

But there is no telepathy forum, so I put it in the "medium" forum. ::)

OK, a hint: You can get only number 1 to 6.

Title: Re: Follow the directions
Post by gorckat on Aug 24^th, 2005, 7:02am

I've tried graphing and looking at the coordinates (sums, distance from zero) to see if they are the answer.

I've tried graphing and looking at the possible shape combinations (NE can be N then E or NE, for example).

I'm stumped.

Title: Re: Follow the directions
Post by Grimbal on Aug 24^th, 2005, 9:47am

There are only 4 cardinal directions. NESW is N, E, S, W.

Yeah... It really seems to be a boring "guess what I think" riddle. But it is a very simple idea. So simple that I don't see any hint that doesn't give it away.

Come on, what can give you a number from 1 to 6?

Tomorrow, a real hint.

Title: Re: Follow the directions
Post by Barukh on Aug 24^th, 2005, 10:58am

Aha!

[hide]NWWN[/hide]

Title: Re: Follow the directions
Post by gorckat on Aug 24^th, 2005, 11:07am

I see it now! I don't realize that [hideb]it was limited to 1-6- knowing that its a six sided die. It also helps to know that NE can't be the direction northeast[/hideb].

Title: Re: Follow the directions
Post by Grimbal on Aug 24^th, 2005, 3:24pm

You are almost there, but... there is an additional condition that is implied and your solution doesn't meet.
:-/

Title: Re: Follow the directions
Post by Icarus on Aug 24^th, 2005, 3:38pm

on 08/24/05 at 01:49:19, Barukh wrote:

Isn't this "guess what I'm thinking" type of puzzle (citing Icarus)?

Just because I don't enjoy them as much does not mean I think they have no place here. (I don't think they belong in the hard section, where so many newbies like to place them, but Grimbal has not committed this grevious error. While I might not agree that this one is truly medium, the definitions are lax enough that I am willing to let it stand.)

Grimbal, is your additional condition that the die start with 1 up, and with 2 to the north?

Title: Re: Follow the directions
Post by Grimbal on Aug 25^th, 2005, 12:30am

The additional condition is:
[hide]Return to the starting position.[/hide]