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Author:  Whisp [ Wed Aug 04, 2004 2:52 am ]
Post subject:  First person to solve this wins
It is solveable, and there is only 1 possible solution i think:
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/pearl.php
Author:  Avalanche [ Wed Aug 04, 2004 11:12 am ]
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I tried it a few times...

Not gonna get much into it, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night before I made it...
Author:  Peejo [ Wed Aug 04, 2004 11:13 am ]
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It's a mathmetical problem, I've solved it before, but I forgot what was the rule, it's going to take me a while to figure it out again.
Author:  Whisp [ Wed Aug 04, 2004 1:08 pm ]
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PM me if you need the answer, it took me about 12 minutes
Author:  Nephrenia [ Wed Aug 04, 2004 1:34 pm ]
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I remember playing this game with four rows of pearls, not three, but the solution method still seems to work.

It is a mathematical problem concerning the total number of pearls remaining in the game, combined with their divison amongst the rows. Without making it too complicated, suffice it to say that the method to win the game is to always pass your opponent a setup that screws them over.

The way to solve the puzzle is to do a little math. What you need to do is reduce the number of pearls on the board to binary form. So for the starting setup of pearls like this:

O O O
O O O O
O O O O O

Their conversion to binary is then written as:

0 1 1 = 3 pearls
1 0 0 = 4 pearls
1 0 1 = 5 pearls

Now in order to be "winning" the game you need to pass your opponent a setup such that the sum of each column, modular 2, is zero.

At the start of the game we have:

0 1 1
1 0 0
1 0 1
------
2 1 2 (mod 2) ===> 0 1 0

So the center column needs to be adjusted. The easiest way to do this is to remove 2 pearls from the top row, resulting in:

0 0 1
1 0 0
1 0 1
------
2 0 2 (mod 2) ===> 0 0 0

Which screws him over. Depending on what the AI does, and how many rows of pearls there are in the game, you simply repeat these steps a few times.

Now you have to use some common sense - at a certain point if you pass the opponent a board sum of "0 0 0" it will give it a win. You need to look for the "clincher" setup, one of which is a chance to pass the opponent a board of two rows of two:

O O
O O

Which, if you have tried the game a few times, the computer will have done to you and fucked you royally. Pass him this and you win.
Author:  Whisp [ Wed Aug 04, 2004 2:11 pm ]
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correct,
taking two off the top row is the only way to win, and the AI responds the exact same way each time, which leads to your moves being:

2 off the top
3 off the bottom
1 off the top
2 off the bottom

;)
Author:  Nephrenia [ Wed Aug 04, 2004 6:24 pm ]
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Yay, more bacon for me!
Author:  Talisin [ Wed Aug 04, 2004 11:53 pm ]
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Lol i did it 1st time. he cheats thou.
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