Let's play a game
I placed 5 nodes in this grid and you have to find them
You can do that by telling me where to insert a ray from and I'll tell you where it comes out and how many times did it get reflected inside the grid
I'll post how a node reflects in the replies
>>43537298
Nice. Let's do this.
1 to the right
>>43537316
From B to the top, one hit
>>43537345
C2
It's not the same map as in /r9k/ is it?
>>43537358
Correct, and no I changed it
>>43537298
I down
>>43537373
I to the top, one hit
>>43537298
H up
>>43537391
Comes out from the same place, 3 hits
>>43537298
8 to the left
9 left, and if possible just everything on an edge (9L,9R,0L,0R,AT,AB,JT,JB)
>>43537407
G to the bottom, one hit
>>43537422
F8
B up
>>43537417
9 left to right (if you mean that) comes out of the other side without hitting any node
>>43537431
Incorrect but close...
Comes out of the same place, one hit
>>43537451
F7 ofc... lapse
>>43537298
5 to the right
>>43537469
Yes!
>>43537479
Out of A to the top, one hit
>>43537486
B6
E down
>>43537493
Correct
Comes out of the same place, one hit
>>43537298
4 to the left
we all know where this is going
>>43537510
J to the bottom, one hit
>>43537523
I don't understand, is this a game?
>>43537537
I3
1 to the left
>>43537537
Actually, last is E4 - h up 3 hits
>>43537552
Correct
D to the top, one hit
>>43537560
Yep you got it, do you want to exchange roles?
>>43537569
Alright
>>43537576
We continue on this same thread, right? And tell me when you're ready
>>43537590
Yes. And I'm ready.
TABULA RASA HERE
>>43537597
B downward
And I think I know what you mean by tabula but what is rasa?
>>43537609
Ok I've now realised the set of rules is not comprehensive enough. So I'll just give my response based on my interpretation of it. We can later discuss it when you solve the board.
B up, 1 hit
Tabula rasa means clean slate :) It's just so that we can ctrl+f easily for new games in this thread.
>>43537632
Okay good idea
A upward
>>43537650
8 left, 1 hit
>>43537312
>>43537298
I love me some Black Box
>>43537657
Disregard last, it's 9 left, not 8 left -_- I'm sorry.
>>43537657
I will tell you all five nodes at once when I know them all
J downwards
>>43537665
Is this what it's called?? Thank you I have been wanting to know for a while
>>43537669
It's okay, I also make many mistakes haha
>>43537665
Nice, so that's the name of the game.
>>43537674
0 hits
>>43537691
F upward
>>43537700
3 left, 1 hit
>>43537708
H upward
I really hate the street names captcha
>>43537720
H down, 1 hit
Yeah...
>>43537733
I upward
>>43537742
9 right, 1 hit
>>43537765
E downwards
>>43537777
0 hits
>>43537797
I downwards
>>43537806
7 right, 1 hit
>>43537813
5 left to right
>>43537825
0 hits
>>43537835
Did you put 5 nodes?
I found these so far
G2
B8
H8
>>43537852
Yes, and all 3 are correct.
>>43537864
6 right to left
>>43537880
0 hits
>>43537890
0 left to right
>>43537930
0 left, 1 hit :)
>>43537938
1 left to right
>>43537967
F up...
Maybe I should reveal the board at this point, because this may be unfair to you, as you're playing by my interpretations. There are two cases I want to discuss with you. Should I reveal the board?
>>43538003
Yes because I don't think I can figure it out
>>43538016
These are the two cases:
1. What happens if I position a node at the corner? One interpretation is the red arrow, and the other a blue one. The blue one, is the interpretation I followed, as it is the less confusing. For instance when you said "B down" if i said "1 right" (red arrow) you would've thought the node was in A2, when its really at A0. With my interpretation you don't know the node is there, because it doesn't deflect anything.
2. The second case is when I position 2 nodes adjacent to each other. By shooting from "C down" one wants to deflect right and the other will deflect back. Only one of them will actually hit (the one who's effect is followed by the beam). Again blue arrow was my interpretation.
What do you think?
>>43538016
Your board btw
>>43538086
About the node in the corner, it just reflects back as I have masterfully shown in the first drawing
About the second case (the second figure), I have no idea, maybe we should read the rules of the black box game if we find them
And about the third drawing, I talked about this case with my friend yesterday and we agreed that it reflects back but counts as 2 hits so we don't get it confused with reflecting on one node
>>43538179
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Box_(game)
I find no reference to these 2 cases :(
>>43538207
Let's go with what I said of the corner nodes, I think it works, don't you agree?
And about the second case we just shouldn't put two nodes right next to each other
>>43538233
I don't mind. Letting it bounce back on the corner is just as misleading as letting it pass through without hits. In on case you will assume it is in a certain position when it is not, while in the other case you will have no idea it is there. We can use your suggestion.
Regarding the second point. The wikipedia page uses nodes next to each other in other to hide them. It seems a bit limiting not being able to put nodes next to each other. We should just define a rule and use it.
>>43538280
Okay let's but I really have no idea how to define it so if you have anything, tell
>>43538320
Well, then I suggest we use my interpretation of it. For adjacent nodes, the direct hit takes precedence over corner deflection, as I depicted. Only the direct hit counts (1 hit) as the effect from the corner is never applied.
>>43538347
Okay sounds good
>>43538365
Should I make another map?
>>43538385
Yes
Is it possible to go on an instant messaging app? Since it would be a lot faster
>>43538410
I'd rather not.
TABULA RASA HERE
>>43538426
F downward
>>43538453
2 left, 1 hit
>>43538462
8 left to right
>>43538480
0 hits
>>43538491
Sorry I got distracted
6 right to left
>>43538562
6 right, 1 hit
>>43538597
5 right to left
>>43538614
E up, 3 hits
>>43538630
4 left to right
>>43538654
C up, 1 hit
>>43538667
7 right to left
>>43538680
F down, 1 hit
>>43538700
I downwards
>>43538742
I up, 1 hit
>>43538755
J downwards
>>43538766
0 right, 1 hit
>>43538781
3 right to left
I really hate the street sign/names/number captcha
>>43538796
3 right, 1 hit
>>43538818
7 left to right
>>43538836
D down, 1 hit
>>43538849
A downwards
>>43538877
0 hits
>>43538890
3 right to left
>>43538890
I got to go, I will check on the thread in an hour or so
I found these so far
I1
G3
D5
E6
A bit unrelated, but does anyone know how this kind of puzzles/games are called?
