Spoilers and General Comments for Friday 28th November
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:09 pm
Please post your bits and bobs for Friday 28th November on here today please
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I don't mean to be rude, but numbers games like this really don't warrant "alternate" solutions given how patently simple they are. The number of numbers alternates showing up along these lines (admittedly usually on slightly trickier games) is getting a little tiresome, although I appreciate newer members wish to contribute.John Douglas wrote:R5 alt: (3 x 100) + (5 x 4) + 1.
I would agree if both contestants had solved the numbers.Dan Vanniasingham wrote:I don't mean to be rude, but numbers games like this really don't warrant "alternate" solutions given how patently simple they are. The number of numbers alternates showing up along these lines (admittedly usually on slightly trickier games) is getting a little tiresome, although I appreciate newer members wish to contribute.John Douglas wrote:R5 alt: (3 x 100) + (5 x 4) + 1.
If one contestant gets an 8, and the other a 6, does that mean we should post every available 7 then?David Gunn wrote:I would agree if both contestants had solved the numbers.Dan Vanniasingham wrote:I don't mean to be rude, but numbers games like this really don't warrant "alternate" solutions given how patently simple they are. The number of numbers alternates showing up along these lines (admittedly usually on slightly trickier games) is getting a little tiresome, although I appreciate newer members wish to contribute.John Douglas wrote:R5 alt: (3 x 100) + (5 x 4) + 1.
In this case one contestant failed both to notice the 107x3 solution and the 300+20+1 solution, so it is a valid alternative posting.
I do agree with your original point, Dan, however every "rule" has it's exceptions. Certainly it is pointless posting multiple solutions to numbers puzzles that have already been solved, there was one posted recently with 4-3 to achieve the final 1, where the contestant had used 3-2 (or vice-versa*).Dan Vanniasingham wrote: If one contestant gets an 8, and the other a 6, does that mean we should post every available 7 then?
Also, who is to say the contestant achieving the target didn't see any other solutions?
The numbers are different to the letters, in that Carol isn't asked "Did you get ??? any other way?" if either contestant has scored 10 points. This is (probably) because it's boring and unnecessary. If there's a tidy method involving a useful trick, such as spotting the target is divisible by x or is something squared etc, then I'm all for sharing it. Otherwise, I just don't see the point - especially for something so rudimentary that my mum solved it.*^
* Not verified, but I'm going out on a limb here
^ No offence is meant towards the contestant who failed to solve it
I must admit, I too am responsible for posting alts in a round where everyone got the target (because after missing 246, I am just pleased to get the answer).Dan Vanniasingham wrote:I don't mean to be rude, but numbers games like this really don't warrant "alternate" solutions given how patently simple they are. The number of numbers alternates showing up along these lines (admittedly usually on slightly trickier games) is getting a little tiresome, although I appreciate newer members wish to contribute.John Douglas wrote:R5 alt: (3 x 100) + (5 x 4) + 1.