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Geggs Posted Apr 18, 2008
Only 90 posts since I last contributed to this thread 8 months ago! That's appalling.
Oh, and that last post was Numberwang!
Geggs
Numberwang
Feisor - -0- Generix I made it back - sortof ... Posted Apr 21, 2008
Sorry folks, I know it's obvious but the Shaftesbury Czenovolik rule has been there for a while .... so ....
38.5
Numberwang
Folderol Posted Apr 21, 2008
That was very astute, Feisor, I'm impressed and I hope you will appreciate my reposte.
Southerby-Haig-Jones used this one when meeting a similar situation in the 1952 world semi's. Basically, he bifurcated the sine, arriving at:
13.714
Numberwang
Feisor - -0- Generix I made it back - sortof ... Posted Apr 21, 2008
I had forgotten about that - but you have also reminded me of his opponent's brilliant response which, of course, I now use - with the obvious variation ...
1716
Numberwang
Uncle Ghengis Posted Apr 21, 2008
I'm going to attempt a flanking manoeuvre with my cavalry giving:
40,000
Numberwang
Folderol Posted Apr 23, 2008
Sorry, everyone, that last number is, of course, rational, and therefore not within the spirit of this game. Let's revert to
40,000
Numberwang
Feisor - -0- Generix I made it back - sortof ... Posted Apr 23, 2008
Well .... that's stunned me!
Naturally, my only response must be
5.875
Numberwang
Uncle Ghengis Posted Apr 24, 2008
Hmm. I think 600 would be infantry, not cavalry.
But in any case...
87 (and a bit)
Numberwang
Uncle Ghengis Posted Apr 26, 2008
Yeah, I liked it.
But 61 is good too. And a prime - always good to pick a prime.
As for me, I'm going for a square:
169
Numberwang
Folderol Posted Apr 26, 2008
Aha! The old Lucky thirteen trick, eh? Sorry, but I saw through it so my response will be a simple
17.8355 (recurring)
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