Want to "cheat" in this game? When you run Sense, it kind of tells you what pattern you need to input, compared to the value 0000 0000.
Spoiler alert: - v - v - v - v -
Then if you enter this pattern into a scientific calculator (ex: WolframAlpha ) (128*H)+(64*G)+(32*F)+(16*E)+(8*D)+(4*C)+(2*B)+(1*A) Where A-H is either 1 or 0 depending on if you want that value at that positions.
EG: Lets say we sense & get this pattern: *oo**oo* * = correct bit (meaning, nr: 0 is correct) o = wrong bit (meaning: you want a nr: 1 here)
Then we know that the pattern was compared against: 0000 0000 * oo * *o o* means that the correct value looks like this: 0110 0110
So now we just need to calculate what value that pattern is, So you simply use the math formula provided above & change: _,G,F,_,_C,B_ to nr: 1, while setting the remaining letters: "_" in the formula to nr: 0 The result should be: 102
Great catch! Yes, SENSE TEST is intentionally a very strong assist feature. If you run it against 00000000, it can indeed reveal the hidden bit pattern row by row: correct zeroes stay zero, wrong zeroes point to ones. So this is not really a bug, but more like a “guided / educational” way to solve the game.
For the purer challenge, players should use only TEST ROW, with CORE MATCH and VALUE TOO LOW / TOO HIGH clues. SENSE TEST is there for learning, experimenting, or when you get stuck.
I may add a harder mode later where SENSE TEST is limited, penalized, or disabled.
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Want to "cheat" in this game?
When you run Sense, it kind of tells you what pattern you need to input,
compared to the value 0000 0000.
Spoiler alert: - v - v - v - v -
Then if you enter this pattern into a scientific calculator (ex: WolframAlpha )
(128*H)+(64*G)+(32*F)+(16*E)+(8*D)+(4*C)+(2*B)+(1*A)
Where A-H is either 1 or 0 depending on if you want that value at that positions.
EG:
Lets say we sense & get this pattern:
*oo**oo*
* = correct bit (meaning, nr: 0 is correct)
o = wrong bit (meaning: you want a nr: 1 here)
Then we know that the pattern was compared against:
0000 0000
* oo * *o o* means that the correct value looks like this:
0110 0110
So now we just need to calculate what value that pattern is,
So you simply use the math formula provided above & change:
_,G,F,_,_C,B_ to nr: 1, while setting the remaining letters: "_" in the formula to nr: 0
The result should be: 102
Great catch! Yes, SENSE TEST is intentionally a very strong assist feature. If you run it against
00000000, it can indeed reveal the hidden bit pattern row by row: correct zeroes stay zero, wrong zeroes point to ones. So this is not really a bug, but more like a “guided / educational” way to solve the game.For the purer challenge, players should use only TEST ROW, with CORE MATCH and VALUE TOO LOW / TOO HIGH clues. SENSE TEST is there for learning, experimenting, or when you get stuck.
I may add a harder mode later where SENSE TEST is limited, penalized, or disabled.
Thank You! :)