tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19575546.post2063941293406571772..comments2024-03-17T09:07:56.678+01:00Comments on The Gaming Philosopher: [IF Competition] The Grand Quest - AppendixVictor Gijsbershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12770054233775973753noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19575546.post-12449893628267803532009-10-11T17:45:49.746+02:002009-10-11T17:45:49.746+02:00This was really neat, thanks!This was really neat, thanks!George Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520547915437828778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19575546.post-206709626977786882009-10-09T00:28:41.933+02:002009-10-09T00:28:41.933+02:00Well, credit for figuring out that there *was* a s...Well, credit for figuring out that there *was* a set of rules behind it. By the time I reached the puzzle, my fun was about gone and I probably wouldn't have even realized that some kind of card transformation algorithm was even at work.<br /><br />See, you've got me beaten. I'm a computer programmer, and believe it or not, there are many areas in which you needn't be strong in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19575546.post-89953261919268473562009-10-08T22:28:09.339+02:002009-10-08T22:28:09.339+02:00Is anybody why managed to get a master's degre...Is anybody why managed to get a master's degree in physics in his right mind? :)<br /><br />Seriously, though, part of me is an exact scientist who loves to do calculations, and that part of me gets little chance to express itself nowadays. So when it comes across a puzzle that you have to solve by solving a system of linear equations... well, it smiles gleefully and gets to work!<br /><br />Victor Gijsbershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770054233775973753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19575546.post-36549075261311410952009-10-08T18:57:55.208+02:002009-10-08T18:57:55.208+02:00Wow. I applaud your thoroughness! I didn't tak...Wow. I applaud your thoroughness! I didn't take it *nearly* that far, choosing instead to grumble that the puzzle even existed, and wonder how anybody in their right mind would be able to solve it.<br /><br />Victor... are you indeed in your right mind? :)<br /><br />--- MerkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19575546.post-70364684743571388032009-10-08T12:36:25.556+02:002009-10-08T12:36:25.556+02:00By the way, the "10" and "8" i...By the way, the "10" and "8" in those equations are <i>really</i> "10 mod 13" and "8 mod 13", but I suspect that this will not lead to more efficient solutions.Victor Gijsbershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770054233775973753noreply@blogger.com