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2015年4月28日 · Start with 1122. Repeat the following 2 steps: 1) After you got the answer (number of red and number of white pegs) eliminate from the list of candidates all codes that would not have produced the same answer if they were the secret code. 2) Pick the first element in the list and use it as new guess.
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Here we will be playing Mastermind with 4-digit numbers. Here is an example game with the answer "4560". You start with 1234 and get the response "-1"; that means one digit is correct but in the wrong location. You guess 3465 and get "-2 +1"; that means two digits are in the wrong location and one digit is in the correct location.
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2020年4月18日 · In the paper Mastermind is NP-Complete by Jeff Stuckman and Guo-Qiang Zhang give the following definition of b (the number of black pegs) and w-b (the number of white pegs). To make things short, they go for scoring method (2): So, to make the labeling clear:
What is the optimal first move in Mastermind?
2016年11月3日 · 5. Any first move is equal, as long as it follows the pattern XXYY. The way you number the holes in the first move is only a base reference point for the subsequent moves. So, choose an arbitrary first move, name those first choices as they are named at the start of the stragey and then apply the complete strategy.
Mastermind: What should I guess next? That depends
2021年7月31日 · This is a completely standard game of Mastermind within the video game. There are no special rules. Black dots mean "right color, right place" and white dots mean "right color, wrong place". The six colors that Bob already used in guesses are the only colors available. This is not a lateral-thinking puzzle. I came up with this puzzle myself.
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2022年9月23日 · Bob's first guess wasn't an immediate win. But after Alice scored the first guess, Bob was confident. "Then it must be this!" he said of his second guess. That second guess was the exact code, for the win. Neither player cheated, there is no trick wording intended in this question, etc. Bob's reasoning was correct, that after the first guess ...
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2015年4月28日 · Mastermind is a code-breaking game for two players where people try to guess the opponents guesses. You can find the detail on wikipedia. The game you play with your friend is a little different, a ...
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2019年8月8日 · Mastermind is a well-known game. Here's a brief reminder of the rules: There's a secret code consisting of a sequence of five colored circles (items). Colors may appear more than once. Your job is to figure out the code. You do so by guessing a sequence of five colors and then getting feedback on your guess.
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2017年3月1日 · 25. And now for something completely different: Cryptic Mastermind! Given below are five sets of five cryptic clues each, all resulting in five-letter words. The black and white pegs, like in regular Mastermind, indicate the number of correct letters. A black peg indicates a correct letter that is in the correct position; a white peg indicates ...
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2020年4月12日 · Can somebody help me solve this, or can you teach me how? 4 7 2 9 1 - One number is correct but not in right position 9 4 6 8 7 - One number is correct but not in right position 3 1 8 7 2 - Two nu...