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Mastermind XIIi - Mon Noon (Est)!

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 Posted 07/26/2010  11:25 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add steve199 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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no powerballs


So is that what happened when I was on vacation a few weeks ago? Someone used a powerball to kill the game?
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 Posted 07/26/2010  11:29 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Scooby Due to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
LOL! I felt like I was shot with a couple of them!
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 Posted 07/26/2010  11:33 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add steve199 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I don't use a checklist either...I do it in my head like svslav.

Seriously, I keep a list of all the guesses, marking off positions, circling identified currencies, and just write a few notes on the possibilities remaining for the currencies that are "on the table". Also, a complete list of currencies for marking eliminations.

"On the table" are currencies that have been guessed but not eliminated as a possibility.


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 Posted 07/26/2010  11:40 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add xshift to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I don't use a checklist like that, either. I keep track of the guesses and the clues, of course, but only got around to the formula part when I was actually hosting. I've been meaning to adapt it for play but haven't had a chance.. so I do it visually.

Also the complete list of currencies.. eliminated ones are deleted and possibilities color-coded.
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 Posted 07/26/2010  11:42 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Scooby Due to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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I do it in my head like svslav.


Interesting approach. I'm sure there are many ways to go about it. I way just trying to lay out a methodical approach and to help people understand the concept and logic involved in solving the puzzle.
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 Posted 07/26/2010  11:56 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add rikcando to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I have made a new spreadsheet using Excel, and I have passed it out to a couple of people. I do not have an FTP here at work so you can wait for the link or PM me and I'll send you a copy if you want. I'm not pushing this, I just don't want anyone to think I'm playing favorites. It is nothing special, but I think it helps later in the game, when there are lots of guesses to compare against.

I also added the check list style on a seperate sheet of the file. I want to see if I can make this work to my advantage. Seems the only way to beat Scooby at this game is to have him host it. Maybe this sheet was his secret. I'll soon find out then I'll soon rule the mastermind kingdom.
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 Posted 07/26/2010  12:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add weavus135 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
first guess

AED ANG ARS AUD BDT BMD BOB
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 Posted 07/26/2010  12:10 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add unnkown95 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
il be guessing as soon as scooby due gives us the clue based on weavus135
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Seems the only way to beat Scooby at this game is to have him host it.



We're off and running!


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AED ANG ARS AUD BDT BMD BOB


0/0! Nice!
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 Posted 07/26/2010  12:13 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add rikcando to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
KWD, MGA, NGN, PAB, PLN, RUB, SGD
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KWD, MGA, NGN, PAB, PLN, RUB, SGD


1/0!
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 Posted 07/26/2010  12:15 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Scooby Due to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
unnkown, early on, just fire off guesses! There will be a lot of 0/0's to cancel!
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 Posted 07/26/2010  12:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add weavus135 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
BTW Scooby, thanks for that tutorial. I always knew how to play but that really helped a lot. Hopefully there will be a lot of new players now
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 Posted 07/26/2010  12:23 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add unnkown95 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
so just to clarify, if a guess is 0,0 then can you just mark out that whole currency in all 7 positions?
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 Posted 07/26/2010  12:25 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add unnkown95 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
here I go:

BRL,BSD,BWP,CAD,CHF,CLP,CNY
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