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  • Re: A Puzzling Addition to our Platform

    From Harriet Bazley@21:1/5 to Steve Fryatt on Tue Feb 27 10:14:25 2024
    On 27 Feb 2024 as I do recall,
    Steve Fryatt wrote:

    If you're interested in puzzles (or if you stopped at my stand in Bristol on Saturday), then you might be aware of Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection: if you're not, then see

    https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/puzzles/

    [snip]


    If anyone does have a play with the games, I'm interested in feedback and
    bug reports -- there's a list of known issues in the RISC OS documentation. Please assume that all bugs are in the RISC OS-specific code, and report
    them to me.

    Well, I managed to complete "Fifteen" without reading the instructions
    in an unimpressive 290 moves, but without encountering any bugs. :-)


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    A hangover is the wrath of grapes.

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  • From Paul Sprangers@21:1/5 to Harriet Bazley on Tue Feb 27 14:24:23 2024
    In article <[email protected]>,
    Harriet Bazley <[email protected]> wrote:

    Well, I managed to complete "Fifteen" without reading the instructions
    in an unimpressive 290 moves, but without encountering any bugs. :-)

    I gave up on Fifteen after 188 moves, because such puzzles drive me crazy. However, I did finish a number of 'Guess' games. Its user interface is a
    bit unintuitive, but I didn't need the help file to master it. No bugs whatsoever. This is a very nice addition to my limited games directory.

    Paul

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  • From Harriet Bazley@21:1/5 to Paul Sprangers on Tue Feb 27 19:40:00 2024
    On 27 Feb 2024 as I do recall,
    Paul Sprangers wrote:

    In article <[email protected]>,
    Harriet Bazley <[email protected]> wrote:

    Well, I managed to complete "Fifteen" without reading the instructions
    in an unimpressive 290 moves, but without encountering any bugs. :-)

    I gave up on Fifteen after 188 moves, because such puzzles drive me crazy. However, I did finish a number of 'Guess' games. Its user interface is a
    bit unintuitive, but I didn't need the help file to master it. No bugs whatsoever. This is a very nice addition to my limited games directory.


    Ah, Mastermind...

    It completely foxed me as I had forgotten that it was possible for the
    same colour to appear more than once in the answer!


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  • From Harriet Bazley@21:1/5 to Harriet Bazley on Tue Feb 27 20:22:49 2024
    On 27 Feb 2024 as I do recall,
    Harriet Bazley wrote:


    Finally managed to successfully finish a game of 'Guess' within the
    moves limit (the answer was Blue, Red, Blue, Blue!)
    This game is incrementally more difficult with repeated colours... I
    might have to disable that option. :-)

    I had to resort to looking up the instructions for 'Flood', though,
    before I could work out what the game was supposed to do! https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/puzzles/doc/flood.html


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  • From Harriet Bazley@21:1/5 to Harriet Bazley on Tue Feb 27 20:13:09 2024
    On 27 Feb 2024 as I do recall,
    Harriet Bazley wrote:

    On 27 Feb 2024 as I do recall,
    Paul Sprangers wrote:

    [snip]


    However, I did finish a number of 'Guess' games. Its user interface is a bit unintuitive, but I didn't need the help file to master it. No bugs whatsoever. This is a very nice addition to my limited games directory.

    Ah, Mastermind...

    It completely foxed me as I had forgotten that it was possible for the
    same colour to appear more than once in the answer!

    Finally managed to successfully finish a game of 'Guess' within the
    moves limit (the answer was Blue, Red, Blue, Blue!)
    This game is incrementally more difficult with repeated colours... I
    might have to disable that option. :-)

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    Harriet Bazley == Loyaulte me lie ==

    An atheist is a man with no invisible means of support.

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  • From Harriet Bazley@21:1/5 to Harriet Bazley on Tue Feb 27 20:43:18 2024
    On 27 Feb 2024 as I do recall,
    Harriet Bazley wrote:

    [snip]


    I had to resort to looking up the instructions for 'Flood', though,
    before I could work out what the game was supposed to do! https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/puzzles/doc/flood.html

    "Inertia" reminds me of Repton... though I don't remember being able to
    move diagonally in Repton!


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    Harriet Bazley == Loyaulte me lie ==

    If your feet smell and your nose runs - you're built upside down.

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