| Petals Around the Rose - Puzzle [message #363902] |
Thu, 18 December 2008 23:53  |
genetix
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Here's a project I started a long time ago. Recently I've decided to completely redesign everything and clean it up. The website is up for public beta testing.
For those of you that have seen the Petals Around the Rose puzzle, theres a new twist for you! The "Advanced" version of the puzzle is live and working. The Extreme version is not yet publically released but Im not holding my breath for someone to figure out the Advanced version.
http://petalsaroundtherose.net
What do you guys think? This is the second public posting of this project in the past few years(just posted on wittebolx forums). I need some reviews first hand before continuing. Some of you will recognize the domain. A few years ago when I first created this website(plain text website) I posted it here. I felt like relearning the little bit of flash knowledge I have so the game is now in flash with a PHP backend.
Solution from WikiPedia
The "rose" is the center dot on any face that has one (i.e. 1, 3, and 5) and the "petals" are all dots around it -- the 1 face has no petals, the 3 face has two petals and the 5 face has four petals. The dice faces without center dots (i.e. 2, 4, and 6) do not count. Counting the total petal dots yields that round's answer.
Alternately, one may sum the faces of odd dice, and then subtract the number of them. Thus, in a roll of 1, 3, 4, 5, and 3, the odd faces sum to 12. There are four odd dice, so the solution is 12-4, or 8.
Good luck finding the advanced solution!
I'm thinking about changing the advanced solution on a monthly basis and posting past solutions on a new page(replacing the "history" page)
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| Re: Petals Around the Rose - Puzzle [message #364328 is a reply to message #363902] |
Sun, 21 December 2008 23:58  |
genetix
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Ya I was going to check that when I fixed the no submission problem but had to run out the door. I had a feeling it was doing that.
Here's the old formula for anyone interested. The multiplication was making two dice 0 almost every time. It really cut down the odds.
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$final_count = count_petals($dice6) * count_petals($dice4) + count_petals($dice2) - count_petals($dice5) + count_petals($dice1) - count_petals($dice3);
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I might reserve multiplication and division for the extreme game mode. Keep the advanced version a little simpler. The formula has been rewritten to only include + and - for this round.
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| Re: Petals Around the Rose - Puzzle [message #365478 is a reply to message #363902] |
Tue, 30 December 2008 15:44 |
genetix
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Alright, I've made a few changes. There is now a new formula for the advanced version AND the extreme version is released! If you view the history page you can see the old formula for the advanced version.
I will be changing the formulas on the first of every month(I changed it a little early for january because I might not be mobile until the 2nd).
I've also added an administration area to monitor winners. I can track the rolls and guesses that were made to make sure there aren't any cheaters. The extreme version isn't as challenging as I would like it to be. It might get a new formula.
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