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Round 1: S S K R E H E U E
My selection: SEEKERS
Round 2: A E C I O R M H L
My selection: CHIMERA
Best: HEROICAL
Round 3: Target 511 from 50 3 9 3 4 9
My selection: 511 = 9*(50 + 9 - 3) + 4 + 3
Round 4: N S N D I N A A D
My selection: NAANS
Best: NANDINAS
Round 5: O O S N I E T S L
My selection: OILSTONES
Round 6: Target 574 from 50 100 10 5 1 6
My selection: 574 = 6*(100 + 5 - 1) - 50
Round 7: N R B A C E F R E
My selection: CAREEN
Best: CEREBRA
Round 8: Target 949 from 50 25 75 6 1 3
My selection: 949 = 6*3*50 + 75 - 25 - 1
Round 9: LUST LINED
My selection: UNSTILLED (4.8s)
5 comments:
1. SEEKERS
2. CHOLERA
3. 511 = 9*(50 + 9 - 3) + 4 + 3
4. SAND
5. LOONIEST
6. 574 = 6*(100 - 1) - 10 - 50/5
7. CAREER
8. 949 = (25 - 6)*50 - 1
9. -
REEKS
CALMER
9*(50+4+3)-3=510 (1 off)
SAND
LOOSEST
5*(100+6-1)+50=575 (1 off)
BRACER
Victor's way but went over time
UNSTILLED this was a guess and not in my second edition(25s)
1. rushes
2. chrome
3. out of time 9x(50+9-3)+3+4=511
4. sand
5. lesions
6. 6x(100+5-1)-50=574
7. barren
8. (3+6)x(75+25) +50-1=949
9. unstilled (72.8s)
Congrats Geoff on your full monty with 'oilstones'!
Thanks, Louise, I was very pleased with it! And congratulations on solving the conundrum, Mike -- sometimes you just have to chance it. UNSTILLED is in the fifth edition, but only in the block entries.
Victor: Nice solution to round 8; I keep overlooking that option, and I need to get better at it.
1. SEEKERS
2. CHIMERA
3. one off: 512 = (50 + 9*9 - 3)*4
4. SAND
5. LESIONS
6. 574 = (100+5-1)*6 + 50
7. CAREEN
8. 949 = (75+25)*(6+3) + 50 - 1
9. UNSTILLED - 2.4s
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