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Re: Next rtlToronto Timing
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Mon, 30 Aug 2004 19:46:59 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys wrote:
Half Size Block Stacking


How do you build a half-size block?


The competition takes place in the 4x4 arena (fixed so that seam is smoother)


Oh, right...   BS/2  :)



Yeah, Dave getting around to fixing anything...  shyeah right...

I'd have to take out all the blocks and LEGO stuff out of the arena and actually
work on it.  That's not gonna happen--I mean, what would the LEGO webcam'bot do
in the meantime??  type on the PET computer in my room???

Hey, wait!  That's an idea...



In the field will be 40 blocks--a 2x2 brick, a 2x2 plate and a 2x2 tile put
together--that almost makes the blocks perfectly cubed.

The competition--who can make the highest free standing block tower.  (basically
same rules as previous block stacking events)


I have a bit of bad news.


Now, I'm interested.


Steve, anytime you want to make the trip.


To add complexity (if there's a demand), I was thinking about combining block
stacking and block sorting--20 white blocks, 20 black blocks--your 'bot can only
stack the colour of blocks that matches the colour of your starting square.


Another option is to give bonus points for consecutive blocks of the same color.
That would allow people to stack any color block, but get more points if they
use the same color.  For example +1 for each block that matches the block color
below it.

I was thinking more along the lines of using the previous scoring with the
addition that each wrong colour in the stack is -10.

Previous scoring is a 'modified' Paganitti (whoever) number sequence--adding the
previous 2 numbers for the next one.

0 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 ...

We lopped off the two 1's at the beginning of the sequence for our scoring
purposes in the past.

so a two block stack is worth 2 pts, a 3 block stack is worth 3, a 4 block stack
is worth 5, etc...


Steve

Dave K



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(...) I suspect I'm more welcome by some, than by others. (...) Actually, I was trying to suggest in addition to the above scoring, add bonus points for stacking like colors together. So, if you stack three blocks, 1 black, 1 white, and another (...) (20 years ago, 30-Aug-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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(...) How do you build a half-size block? (...) Oh, right... BS/2 :) (...) I have a bit of bad news. Now, I'm interested. (...) Another option is to give bonus points for consecutive blocks of the same color. That would allow people to stack any (...) (20 years ago, 30-Aug-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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