From: Karl Low (kwil_at_gmx.net)
Date: Fri Jun 28 2002 - 16:05:54 PDT
This comes down to a rule I was thinking about.. Currently there is no rule that says any answer we present has to be correct. Given that, it is certainly possible to posit a completely incorrect answer. Which more or less means that I think the Blowbinacci rule is legit.. actually, it means *any* rule would be legit so long as it presents a riddle, which is really our only restriction currently. And actually.. even that can be gotten around, as the relevant restriction in 187:1 simply says "My whole is the form of rules in this round." 'My whole' can be interpreted in several different ways. Does it refer to the word that the rule was talking about? Does it refer to some manner in which the rule is presented (eg: one sentence per line, all lines start with the word "My", six sentences per rule, or some other interpretation..) Given that the judge has to take into account any reasonable interpretation that will allow Validity.. this round is still pretty much wide open. Karl 28/06/02 4:42:31 PM, Mark Nau <nau_at_treyarch.com> wrote: >Yes. I had to have that pointed out to me because it didn't occur to >me before. I had been looking for a sequence that started 1123. > >So the question arises what to do about alternate solutions to a >riddle. I point out that any answer that is at least as elegant as >the intended answer is usually viewed as being at least as >acceptable as the intended answer. (Unless the riddle master is a >computer role-playing game, in which case it will sometimes mark you >wrong just for improper capitalization!) > >I argue that my answer fits the riddle better than the intended >answer. > >-- >-M >mailto:nau_at_treyarch.com > >Friday, June 28, 2002, 3:36:09 PM, you wrote: > >K> If you count by the absolute position of the letters.. > >K> H - 1 >K> O - 2 >K> We - 3 >K> Ver - 5 >K> Itfail - 8 >K> Stostate - 14 >K> Thatonlyvalid - 22 >K> Rules... - 35 > >K> 28/06/02 2:34:50 PM, Mark Nau <nau_at_treyarch.com> wrote: > >>>I don't understand. >>> >>>HOWeVer It failS to state That only valid Rule scan be nearest precEdents. >>> >>>H - 1 >>>O - 1 >>>We - 2 >>>Ver - 3 >>>Itfail - 6 >>>Stostate - 8 >>>Thatonlyvalid - 13 >>>Rulescanbenearestprec - 21 >>> >>>This is exaclty fibonnaci, except with a 6 where the 5 should be. >>> >>> >>>-- >>>-M >>>mailto:nau_at_treyarch.com >>> >>>Friday, June 28, 2002, 7:33:02 AM, you wrote: >>> >>>J> 187:6 Mark Nau 2002-06-26 18:05:28 INVALID + 1.5 >>>>> >>>>> "And here, everyone, we see an instance of a Blowbinnacci Series. >>>>> Note that it is much like the more reknown Fibonacci Series, except >>>>> for the replacement of the number 6 in place of the 5. This series has >>>>> no meaning whatsoever, so we will quickly pass on to our next display. >>>>> >>>>> We've had top scientists working around the clock to decode this, to >>>>> no avail. All that remains is for some hollywood pretty-boy to waltz >>>>> in and solve the code, and we'll be able to open the StarGate and >>>>> visit other lands. >>>>> >>>>> Anyhow, here it is: >>>>> >>>>> My first two are a man. >>>>> My first three are a woman. >>>>> My first four are a brave man. >>>>> My whole is a brave woman. >>>>> >>>>> Yes, the young boy in the back? Why is your hand raised?" >>> >>>J> Validity: Sadly, Jonathan was not the only person to miscount letters. >>>J> Mark Nau also blows the 'binacci. I'm afraid I must declare this >>>J> INVALID. >>> >>>J> Style: It's a good solution to the malformed riddle, but miscounting >>>J> costs Mark any bonus he might have received for that. Still, I give >>>J> this +1.5 for a good riddle, and a devious trick. >>> >>>J> -Judge Jesse >>> >>>-- >>>Rule Date: 2002-06-28 20:35:20 GMT >>> >>> >>> >K> ------- >K> Karl Low >K> Student Research Assistant - Virtual Helpdesk >K> Athabasca University, Athabasca AB >K> direct e-mail: kwil_at_gmx.net >K> ------- > >-- >Rule Date: 2002-06-28 22:43:11 GMT > > > ------- Karl Low Student Research Assistant - Virtual Helpdesk Athabasca University, Athabasca AB direct e-mail: kwil_at_gmx.net ------- -- Rule Date: 2002-06-28 23:06:09 GMT
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.5 : Thu Nov 24 2011 - 10:48 PST