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AuthorMessageTime
Adron
http://personal.baker.edu/web2/cdavis09/roses.html
June 11, 2004, 7:04 PM
K
I was playing this yesterday. It reminds me of the stick arranging game, if any of you have played this.
June 11, 2004, 7:20 PM
Yoni
I didn't like this one.
June 11, 2004, 11:56 PM
Adron
[quote author=Yoni link=board=36;threadid=7201;start=0#msg64720 date=1086998175]
I didn't like this one.
[/quote]

But you figured it? You're smart enough that it took long? :P
June 12, 2004, 12:00 AM
Arsenic
According to the background story, I guess I'm really not smart because it took me 2 seconds to solve it.

I suppose some people might struggle with this riddle for a long time depending how they see it. Just reading the title and looking at the dice, I got it right away.
June 12, 2004, 2:33 AM
j0k3r
Played it twice so far, still don't get it.
June 12, 2004, 11:24 AM
Arta
Me either.
June 12, 2004, 12:39 PM
Grok
I got it the first try, but I read the text first. I do not know why it is correct.
June 12, 2004, 1:54 PM
Arta
I went and read some open source code for it, but I won't give the answer away. I'd be interested to know how some people just know the answer intuitively though... I sat there for 10 minutes playing with some simple math and got nowehere near.
June 12, 2004, 2:56 PM
Adron
[quote author=Arta[vL] link=board=36;threadid=7201;start=0#msg64824 date=1087052208]
I went and read some open source code for it, but I won't give the answer away. I'd be interested to know how some people just know the answer intuitively though... I sat there for 10 minutes playing with some simple math and got nowehere near.
[/quote]

I played with it for a few minutes before finding the answer.

[quote][black]What lead me to finding the answer was comparing what produced high and low numbers. The highest number I got was 12 and the lowest 0. When you get those and check what numbers do and don't generate those, the solution should be getting pretty obvious.[/black][/quote]
June 12, 2004, 3:00 PM
kamakazie
Good one. Hint below:

[quote]
[color=Black]Read the name carefully[/color]
[/quote]
June 13, 2004, 3:28 AM
iago
Hmm, I got all ones and left it blank, and it said "You are right there are petals"
June 13, 2004, 5:23 AM
iago
Well, I can get the right answer every time, but I'm not really sure why it's right :)

<edit> aha, I see why it works now. But I think I did it a little backwards. I agree with Adron's advice, though, that's what I did.
June 13, 2004, 5:36 AM
Arsenic
Solving the problem depends on your perception of the dices. Like the info says, no complex math involved.

I got it right away on the first try and I really thought it wasn't working correctly; I found it strange that I'd get the right results all the time. I didn't think it was that simple.
June 13, 2004, 7:10 AM
iago
[quote author=Arsenic link=board=36;threadid=7201;start=0#msg64999 date=1087110602]
dices
[/quote]

I love that word :-Y
June 13, 2004, 7:11 AM
Arsenic
What, you don't like my multiple plurial form?!

Sorry, english isn't my first language ;) I didn't know "dices" was wrong until you remarked that.
June 13, 2004, 7:28 AM
Adron
[quote author=Arsenic link=board=36;threadid=7201;start=15#msg65003 date=1087111687]
What, you don't like my multiple plurial form?!

Sorry, english isn't my first language ;) I didn't know "dices" was wrong until you remarked that.
[/quote]

Do you mind getting corrected?

English isn't my first language either, and I don't mind getting corrected. Getting corrected = learning, learning = good.

I'll appreciate if you don't use spelling corrections as arguments in a debate though :P
June 13, 2004, 8:53 AM
Arsenic
I really appreciate getting corrected, this makes my english better. I mean, if no one tells you you'll make the same mistakes over and over again.

I don't mind as long as people don't bash me for making those mistakes that is ;)
June 13, 2004, 6:25 PM
iago
I actually hear a lot of English people make that same mistake, so don't worry about it.

But Dice is the plural form of Die.

You can roll one Die or 3 Dice.

But I frequently hear people say "1 dice", and I always correct them.

June 13, 2004, 6:52 PM
j0k3r
I still don't get it.
June 13, 2004, 7:34 PM
Adron
[quote author=j0k3r link=board=36;threadid=7201;start=15#msg65061 date=1087155286]
I still don't get it.
[/quote]

I suggest noone tell. You'll most probably get it eventually, if nothing else by reverse engineering the program. Not having the answer in writing here helps encourage people to try a bit harder.
June 13, 2004, 11:50 PM
iago
[quote author=Adron link=board=36;threadid=7201;start=15#msg65088 date=1087170615]
[quote author=j0k3r link=board=36;threadid=7201;start=15#msg65061 date=1087155286]
I still don't get it.
[/quote]

I suggest noone tell. You'll most probably get it eventually, if nothing else by reverse engineering the program. Not having the answer in writing here helps encourage people to try a bit harder.
[/quote]

Msg me on msn if you want help. I'll help you just like I helped you on Crimson Room ;)
June 14, 2004, 1:21 AM
j0k3r
[quote author=iago link=board=36;threadid=7201;start=15#msg65102 date=1087176087]
Msg me on msn if you want help. I'll help you just like I helped you on Crimson Room ;)
[/quote]
"Just click everywhere"

I hope you die.
June 14, 2004, 3:04 AM

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