Never mind, I just consulted Dave's original rules, and didn't find them to be ambiguous. Please ignore my previous comments, if it's not too late... http://wunderland.com/WTS/Dave/games/rotationry/index.html > X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1168374197-036500200000-6KopCH > X-Barracuda-URL: http://dakia3.marvell.com:80/cgi-bin/mark.cgi > X-Barracuda-Connect: unknown[65.98.82.44] > X-Barracuda-Start-Time: 1168374197 > X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on lists.looneylabs.com > X-Spam-Level: > X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL autolearn=disabled version=3.1.0 > X-Original-To: icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Delivered-To: icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 12:16:35 -0800 (PST) > From: Joseph Pate <jpate@xxxxxxxxxxx> > X-ASG-Orig-Subj: Re: [Icehouse] (revisit to---) Rotationary Rules - is this it? > Subject: Re: [Icehouse] (revisit to---) Rotationary Rules - is this it? > To: icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE > Content-MD5: sMB61/chpcVlkht2r6F8ig== > X-BeenThere: icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 > List-Id: Icehouse Discussion List <icehouse.lists.looneylabs.com> > List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/icehouse>, <mailto:icehouse-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe> > List-Archive: <http://lists.looneylabs.com/pipermail/icehouse> > List-Post: <mailto:icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > List-Help: <mailto:icehouse-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=help> > List-Subscribe: <http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/icehouse>, <mailto:icehouse-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe> > X-Barracuda-Bayes: SPAM GLOBAL 1.0000 1.0000 4.3430 > X-Barracuda-Virus-Scanned: by dakia.marvell.com at marvell.com > X-Barracuda-Spam-Score: 4.84 > X-Barracuda-Spam-Status: Yes, SCORE=4.84 using per-user scores of TAG_LEVEL=3.5 QUARANTINE_LEVEL=1000.0 KILL_LEVEL=7.0 tests=BSF_RULE7568M > X-Barracuda-Spam-Report: Code version 3.02, rules version 3.0.31090 Rule breakdown below pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 0.50 BSF_RULE7568M BODY: Custom Rule 7568M > X-Barracuda-Spam-Flag: YES > X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Jan 2007 20:23:37.0207 (UTC) FILETIME=[0B0EC070:01C7342C] > > Now I'm confused, but admittedly I'm just lurking... > > I think the rule for the Large-original should be spelled out, rather > than some implied recursion to save rules text. > > In my mind, "once more" is ambiguous; does it mean: > > 1) Rotate the 1CR piece an additional 90deg? > 2) Rotate the 2CR piece an additional 90deg? > 3) Rotate the 3CR piece 90deg? > > I think #3 is intended, and that makes sense from a CRs-to-pips standpoint, > but it could be clearer. Basically you need to propagate the rotation > through X successive pieces (X = #pips on the selected piece) -- unless > at any point in the chain, the just-rotated piece fails to point to > another piece. > > Is this accurate? I know you can't just change the text to what I've > said, because 'propagate the rotation' is not in itself well-defined > either, but I think it serves well enough to communicate my point (or > doesn't it?) > > I can see I'm going to have to try Rotationary myself, now that I've > been sucked in ;-) > > -Ankhst > > > X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1168373150-6d1800170000-6KopCH > > X-Barracuda-URL: http://dakia3.marvell.com:80/cgi-bin/mark.cgi > > X-Barracuda-Connect: unknown[65.98.82.44] > > X-Barracuda-Start-Time: 1168373150 > > X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on > lists.looneylabs.com > > X-Spam-Level: > > X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL autolearn=disabled > version=3.1.0 > > X-Original-To: icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Delivered-To: icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; > h=received:message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:conte > nt-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references:x-google-sender > -auth; > b=Xhene/tbQAX6dMyfjsQlcDSwChMRf3e1ghgT30O2kyRRkYi3MKs2jld0XeK0krow7z8WlVupL3hdL1 > cZUBE+VUMl5u2wEiscr2NYYcDd63CywMMWpTb1HQWFEjkykQEn+AVHt+FIVtybFebp2u3oL/E0JPaZ9v > jsw6t0TtbvzIU= > > Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 14:05:09 -0600 > > From: "Timothy Hunt" <games@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: "Icehouse Discussion List" <icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > X-ASG-Orig-Subj: Re: [Icehouse] (revisit to---) Rotationary Rules - is this > it? > > Subject: Re: [Icehouse] (revisit to---) Rotationary Rules - is this it? > > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Content-Disposition: inline > > X-Google-Sender-Auth: 39ec6c9d5d906c7b > > X-BeenThere: icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 > > List-Id: Icehouse Discussion List <icehouse.lists.looneylabs.com> > > List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/icehouse>, > <mailto:icehouse-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe> > > List-Archive: <http://lists.looneylabs.com/pipermail/icehouse> > > List-Post: <mailto:icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > List-Help: <mailto:icehouse-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=help> > > List-Subscribe: <http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/icehouse>, > <mailto:icehouse-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe> > > X-Barracuda-Virus-Scanned: by dakia.marvell.com at marvell.com > > X-ASG-Whitelist: Sender (Per-User) > > X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Jan 2007 20:06:05.0327 (UTC) > FILETIME=[981699F0:01C73429] > > > > > By "ORIGINAL PEICE" they do not meanthe FIRST peice I rotated, but the first > > > piece that was rotated in reaction the piece I choose... is that it? > > > > No... > > > > Let's go through the original rules and I'll add commentary: > > > > > Pick one piece, > > > > This piece is the "original" piece. > > > > > and rotate it one 90° turn either clockwise or > > > counterclockwise. > > > > Rotate the "original piece" > > > > > Whatever piece it then points to is rotated 90° in the > > > same direction. > > > > Rotate the first "chain reaction" piece. Every time (except as noted > > below) you choose a piece, at least one chain-reaction piece will > > rotate. > > > > > > > > Then, if the original piece > > > > ie, the piece that you chose > > > > > is... > > > Small: Stop there > > > > because you've already rotated one, and a small "original" piece > > causes a chain reaction size of one. > > > > > Medium: If the piece you just rotated (the "active piece") is pointing at > > > another piece, then that piece is rotated 90° in the original direction. > > > Stop there. > > > > the "active" piece here is the one most recently rotated, ie, the > > first one in the chain-reaction. You've already rotated the original, > > picked, piece, the first chain-reaction piece (from the instructions > > earlier) and this rule causes you to rotate a second chain-reaction > > piece. > > > > > Large: Same as medium, but once more. > > > > You've already rotated the original, picked, piece, the first and > > second chain-reaction pieces (from the instructions earlier) and this > > rule causes you to rotate a third chain-reaction piece. > > > > > > > > If at any point a piece is pointing at nothing (either the blank space on > > > the grid or the edge of the board), the process stops. > > > > And here's the exception : any chain reaction can be terminated in one > > of two ways. Either it came to its full conclusion (small + 1 CR > > piece, medium +2 CR pieces, Large +3CR pieces), or it was terminated > > early because one of the rotations caused the pyramid you just rotated > > not to be pointing at another pyramid. > > > > > After you stop, you > > > may make another move. Continue until all pieces are pointing in the same > > > direction after all rotations are done. You win! > > > > > > > Does that help? > > > > Timothy > > _______________________________________________ > > Icehouse mailing list > > Icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/icehouse > > _______________________________________________ > Icehouse mailing list > Icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/icehouse