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RE: Something is amiss in the outpost.... - pinkgothic - 10-18-2020
(10-18-2020, 08:57 PM)BendyDemon Wrote: I do have one itty-bitty question
When I input a sequence and hit 'Enter' sometimes one or more dashes appears under the letters. What does this mean?
Is this to indicate a sort of progress that I might be getting it close to being right?
Yep! Take a look at schenanigans' post on the first page for a guide to the symbols! :)
RE: Something is amiss in the outpost.... - BendyDemon - 10-18-2020
Oh!...Sorry.
RE: Something is amiss in the outpost.... - pinkgothic - 10-18-2020
(10-18-2020, 09:19 PM)BendyDemon Wrote: Oh!...Sorry.
Nothing at all to apologise for! We all gather information in different ways, after all, and I'm just glad I could easily point you in the right direction. :)
RE: Something is amiss in the outpost.... - BendyDemon - 10-18-2020
My difficulty lies in that even when I follow the guide an input the sequences that show what letter is in the right place I don't seem to get anywhere...but still..it's kinda fun. Hope I get it right.
By the way..even the 'Easy-Peasy' setting is not all that easy. :)
RE: Something is amiss in the outpost.... - pinkgothic - 10-18-2020
(10-18-2020, 09:33 PM)BendyDemon Wrote: My difficulty lies in that even when I follow the guide an input the sequences that show what letter is in the right place I don't seem to get anywhere...but still..it's kinda fun. Hope I get it right.
By the way..even the 'Easy-Peasy' setting is not all that easy. :)
The important thing to realise is that the result set doesn't tell you which letter is which. Say you enter AABB and the result you get tells you "_ 0 0 0". That means one of the following four things is true:
- The letter at position 1 is A; there is no other A in the code; there is no B in the code at all
- The letter at position 2 is A; there is no other A in the code; there is no B in the code at all
- The letter at position 3 is B; there is no other B in the code; there is no A in the code at all
- The letter at position 4 is B; there is no other B in the code; there is no A in the code at all
I recommend trying until you get the hang of it (there's a thread with some discussion here), but in case you get completely lost or otherwise notice you're not having any fun at all, *cough* you can google for Mastermind solving tools (some format translation will almost surely be necessary, read the instructions of whatever tool you find carefully) - the Mastermind game uses the same information principle. *cough*
RE: Something is amiss in the outpost.... - OreoTheRabbit - 10-18-2020
(10-18-2020, 08:57 PM)BendyDemon Wrote: I do have one itty-bitty questionIt means one of the letters is in the right place. It doesn't have to be the one it's under, same with 1's and 0's.
When I input a sequence and hit 'Enter' sometimes one or more dashes appears under the letters. What does this mean?
Is this to indicate a sort of progress that I might be getting it close to being right?
For example, if you got the code AbCa, and you typed CABa, you'd get _ 1 1 0, since a is in the right place, C and A are the correct letters but in the wrong place, and B is not in the code.
Feedback order always goes _'s, 1's, then 0's.
RE: Something is amiss in the outpost.... - BendyDemon - 10-18-2020
Huh...I.....see......(migraine commencing...) Thanks
RE: Something is amiss in the outpost.... - Viperidae - 10-18-2020
Honestly, I find the difficult mode easier than the easy one. Anyone else feel that or just me? :)
RE: Something is amiss in the outpost.... - Kiwiana - 10-18-2020
(10-18-2020, 11:08 PM)Viperidae Wrote: Honestly, I find the difficult mode easier than the easy one. Anyone else feel that or just me? :)Same here! And I dont know why :)
RE: Something is amiss in the outpost.... - Viperidae - 10-19-2020
I think (at least for me) its because I've played a lot of mastermind, so using similar rules makes it easier. Also finding unique patterns is actually really hard. :)