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General Forums => Academic / School => Math and Other Problems => Topic started by: Towelie on January 04, 2007, 10:28:45 PM

Title: Pedals Around the Rose
Post by: Towelie on January 04, 2007, 10:28:45 PM
http://www.borrett.id.au/computing/petals-j.htm

See how many tries it takes you to figure out. I got it in 10 rolls. :)
Title: Re: Pedals Around the Rose
Post by: dark_drake on January 04, 2007, 10:31:31 PM
I got it on my first try. However, I've played a game similiar to this.  :-\

Edit: Actually, the game I played was exactly like this but there was more than one thing to answer.
Title: Re: Pedals Around the Rose
Post by: rabbit on January 05, 2007, 08:08:49 AM
Eh..I got it first try.
Title: Re: Pedals Around the Rose
Post by: Chavo on January 05, 2007, 12:42:18 PM
you can guess right on the first try and not have gotten it correctly

when you can get it right every time almost immediately, then you know the answer
Title: Re: Pedals Around the Rose
Post by: rabbit on January 05, 2007, 02:07:34 PM
I know the answer, I figured it out on the first try.
Title: Re: Pedals Around the Rose
Post by: Sidoh on January 05, 2007, 02:16:49 PM
I think you're supposed to keep doing it until you get it.  I got it right on the first try as well, but I don't think that means anything.  It seems there are only 3 possible answers (I only got three anyway): 0, 2, 4.  That makes guessing pretty easy...
Title: Re: Pedals Around the Rose
Post by: Chavo on January 05, 2007, 03:21:45 PM
Quote from: Sidoh on January 05, 2007, 02:16:49 PM
I think you're supposed to keep doing it until you get it.  I got it right on the first try as well, but I don't think that means anything.  It seems there are only 3 possible answers (I only got three anyway): 0, 2, 4.  That makes guessing pretty easy...
keep playing ;)

@rabbit: its impossible to know that you know the answer if you have only played one roll.  Its very easy to create incorrect solutions that work for a while.
Title: Re: Pedals Around the Rose
Post by: Towelie on January 05, 2007, 05:40:36 PM
Quote from: Sidoh on January 05, 2007, 02:16:49 PM
I think you're supposed to keep doing it until you get it.  I got it right on the first try as well, but I don't think that means anything.  It seems there are only 3 possible answers (I only got three anyway): 0, 2, 4.  That makes guessing pretty easy...
it can actually be up to 20
Title: Re: Pedals Around the Rose
Post by: Sidoh on January 05, 2007, 05:52:18 PM
Quote from: Towelie on January 05, 2007, 05:40:36 PM
it can actually be up to 20

I know.  It's pretty easy if you try more than two times...
Title: Re: Pedals Around the Rose
Post by: dark_drake on January 05, 2007, 06:30:19 PM
What I meant to say is I understood the game on the first try, but that's because I've played a game just like it.
Title: Re: Pedals Around the Rose
Post by: AntiVirus on January 05, 2007, 07:20:00 PM
I don't get it. :(

Sheesh Sidoh, make the kids that can't get it feel dumb!

[Edit]
*sigh* I figured it out. Ron told me that it doesn't matter about the rose, but instead just think of it as a "flower".
Title: Re: Pedals Around the Rose
Post by: Newby on January 06, 2007, 12:45:29 AM
Ollllld. I've seen this twice before. lol.
Title: Re: Pedals Around the Rose
Post by: rabbit on January 06, 2007, 09:12:00 AM
Quote from: unTactical on January 05, 2007, 03:21:45 PM
Quote from: Sidoh on January 05, 2007, 02:16:49 PM
I think you're supposed to keep doing it until you get it.  I got it right on the first try as well, but I don't think that means anything.  It seems there are only 3 possible answers (I only got three anyway): 0, 2, 4.  That makes guessing pretty easy...
keep playing ;)

@rabbit: its impossible to know that you know the answer if you have only played one roll.  Its very easy to create incorrect solutions that work for a while.
Not really.  I knew there was a trick, so I went with the most obvious one.  I got it right on the first role, and I tried some more, and got them all right.
Title: Re: Pedals Around the Rose
Post by: Sidoh on January 06, 2007, 01:44:20 PM
lol, they're all secretive about the answer, but the javascript makes it obvious. :(
Title: Re: Pedals Around the Rose
Post by: Rule on January 06, 2007, 02:43:36 PM
Quote from: Sidoh on January 06, 2007, 01:44:20 PM
lol, they're all secretive about the answer, but the javascript makes it obvious. :(

I think that's to try and make the game more fun.  The solution is readily available; look up "pedals around the rose" on wikipedia.
Title: Re: Pedals Around the Rose
Post by: AntiVirus on January 06, 2007, 03:15:25 PM
Quote from: Rule on January 06, 2007, 02:43:36 PM
Quote from: Sidoh on January 06, 2007, 01:44:20 PM
lol, they're all secretive about the answer, but the javascript makes it obvious. :(

I think that's to try and make the game more fun.  The solution is readily available; look up "pedals around the rose" on wikipedia.

Or just look at the source code.  I completly forgot about that until Ron showed me it.  Lmao.
Title: Re: Pedals Around the Rose
Post by: Sidoh on January 06, 2007, 05:47:42 PM
Quote from: AntiVirus on January 06, 2007, 03:15:25 PM
Or just look at the source code.  I completly forgot about that until Ron showed me it.  Lmao.

Quote from: Sidoh on January 06, 2007, 01:44:20 PM
lol, they're all secretive about the answer, but the javascript makes it obvious. :(

:(
Title: Re: Pedals Around the Rose
Post by: iago on January 07, 2007, 01:22:40 PM
The first time I did it, I eventually figured out the value of each die (what each one is worth) so I always got the right answer.  Somebody else explained to me WHY each die is worth that amount.
Title: Re: Pedals Around the Rose
Post by: AntiVirus on January 08, 2007, 11:51:10 PM
Quote from: Sidoh on January 06, 2007, 05:47:42 PM
Quote from: AntiVirus on January 06, 2007, 03:15:25 PM
Or just look at the source code.  I completly forgot about that until Ron showed me it.  Lmao.

Quote from: Sidoh on January 06, 2007, 01:44:20 PM
lol, they're all secretive about the answer, but the javascript makes it obvious. :(

:(
I know you already said it.. I was reforcing what you said.  Then I went on about how I forgot about it, etc. :P