tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post5965241312873858882..comments2023-06-02T12:22:11.624+10:00Comments on Playing Letters and Numbers: NG 136Geoff Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-2707534841374468542013-05-28T16:38:45.232+10:002013-05-28T16:38:45.232+10:00I agree with the others, Mike -- great vision for ...I agree with the others, Mike -- great vision for the 824 solution. It's a shame that the show doesn't allow non-integral intermediate results (but it makes good practical sense for them to not do so -- life gets a lot more complicated if they allow them). As Sam points out: The results at every stage of the computation have to be integers. I believe I have always ordered my answers so that this is true, but I can see how this would not always have been clear -- apologies.<br /><br />Oh, and BIGHTS is fine.<br /><br />Victor: Nah, it wasn't bad luck -- I was nowhere near seeing BIGAMIST. Admittedly I was rather distracted by whether or not I'd have to try SHITBAG, but even so. Congratulations on finding PROFANE tonight; it's a difficult spot, I think.<br /><br />Hmm, and it seems you're right about BIGAMIST getting a mention here before. I found it that time, in <a href="http://playinglettersandnumbers.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/ep-441-rob-fischer-lara-irvine-may-7.html" rel="nofollow">episode 441</a>. Good memory!Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-51316493591853799942013-05-28T14:29:24.626+10:002013-05-28T14:29:24.626+10:00Thanks Sam. I'm off to tell my wife I'm n...Thanks Sam. I'm off to tell my wife I'm not a genius after all! Mike Backhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265408052872463790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-88313402799964472022013-05-28T14:20:29.801+10:002013-05-28T14:20:29.801+10:00Mike, you can do:
75*6/2
but not:
75/2*6
In thes...Mike, you can do:<br />75*6/2<br /><br />but not:<br />75/2*6<br /><br />In these examples, the second would give an intermediary result of 37.5, which is not allowed.Sam Gaffneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-90586919604984421252013-05-28T14:05:25.232+10:002013-05-28T14:05:25.232+10:00My last numbers game obviously should have read 82...My last numbers game obviously should have read 824 (which I had written down). Thanks Sam and Victor for the encouragement. So when can you use fractions, as I am sure Geoff at least has used them before? Mike Backhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265408052872463790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-18087698774980327822013-05-28T12:23:27.267+10:002013-05-28T12:23:27.267+10:00Mike, I still thought your last numbers game was p...Mike, I still thought your last numbers game was pretty cool, despite the invalidity.<br /><br />Bad luck on missing BIGAMIST Geoff, we've had it before I think (at least I learned it from this blog I think).<br /><br />Identical numbers games to Geoff and Sam for me today:<br /><br />1. CONSIDER<br />2. PROFANE<br />3. 662 = 6*(100 + 10) + 8 - 6<br />4. SUITED (I found this a surprisingly hard mix)<br />5. TRACKER<br />6. 1-away: 568 = (3 - 1)*(5*7*8 + 4)<br />7. BIGAMIST<br />8. 824 = (2*50 + 3)*(7 + 1)<br />9. AMORTIZED - 1.7s (DIE MOZART would have been funny!)<br /><br />Victornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-81332142973223868862013-05-28T12:03:45.810+10:002013-05-28T12:03:45.810+10:00Mike, unfortunately you have to have integers at e...Mike, unfortunately you have to have integers at every intermediate stage when solving a number target. Well spotted nonetheless!<br /><br />1. CONSIDER<br />2. LOANER<br />3. 662 = (100+10)*6 + 8 - 6<br />4. CHASTE, was disappointed here.<br />5. REACTOR<br />6. one off: 568 = (8*7*5 + 4) * (3-1)<br />7. BIGAMIST<br />8. 824 = (50*2+3) * (7+1), possibly late.<br />9. x MORATIZED at 1.3s, then could only think of MEDIATORS when mentally swapping the Z for S.Sam Gaffneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-384694323747832972013-05-28T10:45:32.237+10:002013-05-28T10:45:32.237+10:00Should have gone for CASHED instead of CASTED. Should have gone for CASHED instead of CASTED. Mike Backhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265408052872463790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-15756859639182809632013-05-28T05:59:31.416+10:002013-05-28T05:59:31.416+10:00Here are mine:
SCORNED
LOOPER
6*(100+10)+8-6=66...Here are mine:<br /><br />SCORNED <br />LOOPER <br />6*(100+10)+8-6=662<br />x CASTED (don't think this is a word?)<br />TRACKER <br />7*8*(1+5+4)+3=563 (6 off)<br />BIGHTS (not sure if this can be pluralised with a S)<br />(9+7)*(50+3/2)=324 (first time I have ever used a fraction. Can't believe I saw it!)<br />AMORTIZED (about 3 minutes)Mike Backhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265408052872463790noreply@blogger.com