[HN Gopher] Hexcodle
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       Hexcodle
        
       Author : chat
       Score  : 36 points
       Date   : 2023-12-28 19:29 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (hexcodle.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (hexcodle.com)
        
       | johnzim wrote:
       | Brilliant and probably building a skill that's actually useful
       | (if a little esoteric).
        
       | KMnO4 wrote:
       | You can only play once before it kicks you out. Kinda lame.
       | 
       | Also, I don't think the hints are correct. It told me the digit 0
       | was "way higher" than the actual digit.
        
         | jdbartee wrote:
         | I interpreted <<double up arrow>> to mean the correct solution
         | was "way higher" than my guess, not that my guess was "way
         | higher".
         | 
         | The wording is potentially confusing, though.
        
         | m000 wrote:
         | You can only play once before you realize you can cheat using
         | the browser DOM inspector.
         | 
         | Nice idea though.
        
         | mmanfrin wrote:
         | > Also, I don't think the hints are correct. It told me the
         | digit 0 was "way higher" than the actual digit.
         | 
         | You have this backwards.
        
       | croes wrote:
       | You only need 5 guesses to find any number between 0 and 15. With
       | 4 you can find any number in a range of 15 numbers.
       | 
       | Just do a binary search.
        
       | tedunangst wrote:
       | Is there any reason to look at the target instead of just going
       | for binary search? The least significant digit is kinda
       | meaningless to guess without fixing the more significant one.
        
         | jagthebeetle wrote:
         | While I agree the LSD is somewhat meaningless, I personally
         | find it fun to test my color matching/mixing. Binary search
         | circumvents that (at least for the most significant digit);
         | though I agree it really only applies for the first and maybe
         | second guess.
         | 
         | For instance, my initial guess was off by (+1,-1,-1,+3,-1-2)
         | and my first impulse was to look at the target and see that I
         | had too much red and not enough green.
        
         | masto wrote:
         | To have fun, perhaps?
        
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