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Let's play a game I'll call Discover. It's based on an Icehouse game called Zendo.

The object of the game is to use logic to Discover the Rule of the Post. Rules can describe colors used or figures (numbers or letters) used in the post. Or the rules can describe what is NOT used. More complex rules can define the order of elements or groups of elements (like must include any odd number).

A correct guess of the Rule would obviously match what I wrote above. Here is how an incorrect guess would be handled. If an existing post disproves it, I will post the guess with directions to the disproving post (page 3, post 12). Suppose, however, a valid guess was made, such as
I would respond by posting the guess and something new that disproves it, such as:
or


When making a guess, be careful of these words:

Exactly/At Least - Avoid using indefinite statements like "contains a red number", or "contains two capital letters", because it's not clear whether you mean exactly that number, or at least that number. Always use definite statements like "contains exactly one red number", or "contains at least two capital letters".

Majority/Plurality - When there are more red figures in a post than any other color, the post contains a "plurality" of red figures. When there are more red figures in a post than all the other colors put together, the post contains a "majority" of red figures. Many people use the word "majority" when they mean "plurality". Be careful to use the correct term in your Statement of the Rule.

The first one to PM the correct rule wins. Winning will be a small amount of gold (100g), since this is more for the fun of it than as a way to earn a bunch of gold.
Any other Key Holders do not need to give out prizes at all if they don't want to. I just like this game and would love it if others would play it with me. 3nodding heart

WINNERS LIST!
1. faeriekitsune won on 5-10-05. The Rule: It has to have a 5.
2. twister111 won on 5-13-05. The Rule: Contains one gold number.
3. JoyRose won on 6-4-05. The Rules: Contains a 7 and a blue number.
4. faeriekitsune won on 6-30-05. The Rule: Contains no gold.
5. faeriekitsune won on 7-8-05. The Rule: At least 2 blue numbers.
6. faeriekitsune won on 7-22-05. The Rule: Must be a red number followed by a blue number.
7. faeriekitsune won on 9-21-05. The Rule: 4 different colors.
8. JoyRose won on 10-26-05. The Rule: A green number, an orange number and a number 2.
9. faeriekitsune and Aeresine won on 11-14-05. The Rule: Contains a red 1.
10. Tidesong and faeriekitsune won on 11-28-05. The Rule: Primary colors.
11. Tidesong won on 12-13-05. The Rule: All warm colors.
12. faeriekitsune and JoyRose won on 12-24-05. The Rule: No red numbers.
13. faeriekitsune and Tidesong won on 1-11-06. The Rule: Must include at least one even number.
14. After many extra hints, faeriekitsune and Tidesong guessed Feb 10 and 12th respectively. The Rule: Must not include any primary colors.
15. Tidesong won around 4-8-06. The Rule: No olive numbers.
16. JoyRose won 4-23-06. The Rule: Must not contain a color that starts with "O."
17. faeriekitsune won 5-31-06. The Rule: All of the color words must contain the letter "r."
18. faeriekitsune won 6-21-06. The Rule: All numbers must be odd.
19. faeriekitsune won 1-1-07. The Rule: Must contain a Red Odd Number.
20. Briarlynn won 1-19-07. JoyRose's Rule: Must not contain any yellow numbers.
21. Your Consience won 2-18-07. The Rule: Must contain an even number with a color name that has no e in it.
22. Your Consience won 2-10-07. JoyRose's Rule: Must contain exactly 4 different-colored numbers.

Just one more post in case things get complex on me.

Hm, *guesses*.

9 2 3 5 7


cool

I haven't a clue what I'm doing but I shall try! sweatdrop

Erm...well now...this is tough sweatdrop lol eek

Nevermind! I don't understand still o.o I'll have to recheck this again when I am feeling brainy domokun

You probably don't have enough information to guess the Rule just yet. Post examples of colored numbers and see if they do or do not follow the Rule. Eventually you will see enough examples to know what the rule is. Good luck!

I would love for you to be a fellow Key Holder. Go for it! But be aware this game seems to intimidate people and most folks won't play. But it can be a two player game. blaugh