[Fluxx] Re: A FLUXX PUZZLE

[Kristin]

Why am I not surprised that Andrew Plotkin won the prize?  :)

Andrew (of the Mutchler variety) :  Thank you for this puzzle!

This was great fun... and your ASCII trophy prize is almost as
cool as the original puzzle!  I love ASCII art...  :)

Thanks for creating fun logic puzzles with our games!

-Kristin

--On September 18, 2006  Andrew Mutchler <kturtle at houston.rr.com> wrote:

> At 01:16 PM 9/18/2006 -0400, Andrew Plotkin wrote:
> > Y'all are neglecting "Let's Do That Again."
> >
> > Try this. Inflated numbers are in {brackets}.
> >
> >   (draw first card)
> > First play: Inflation. (now at draw-{2} play-{2}.)
> >   (draw second card)
> > Second play: Draw {3} and use 'em
> >   (hand is empty, so there's nothing to set aside.)
> >     Play Draw {6}
> >       (draw four cards)
> >     Play Jackpot
> >       (draw four cards)
> >     Play Let's Do That Again, replaying Jackpot
> >       (draw four cards)
> >
> > One turn, five cards played, 12 in hand at the end. Beat that.
>
> You, sir, are the winner. That's a two-card improvement on the solution I
> had in mind:
>
> Inflation
> Draw 2 and Use 'em
> Draw 5
> Play 3
> Jackpot!
> No Limits
> Take Another Turn
>
>
> Here's your prize:
>
>   ___        __  __  __  __  __
> |  /| ||// ||_ ||_ ||))||_ ||))
> || / | ||\\ ||_ ||_ ||¯ ||_ ||\\
> |   | To play this card, place it face
> | \__| up on the table in front of you.
> | /  |
> | -,-|
> | -'-|
> | /\ |
> | -'-|
> | ,-.|
> | \_/|
> | /\/|
> | -'-| ___      _   ___  _  _  _
> || __|  |  |_| |_    |  |_)/ \|_)|_|\ /
> ||  |  |  | | | _    |  | \\_/|  | | |
> |   | =================================
> |||||    ___       _______       ___
> | ¯¯¯|   //¯\\,---''       ``---.//¯\\
> | -,-|   \\  \`---.._______..---'/  //
> | -'-|    \\  |                 |  //
> || __|     \\  \               /  //
> ||  |      \\  \             /  //
> |   |       \\__\           /__//
> |   |        ¯¯¯¯\_________/¯¯¯¯
> |   |               | ---|
> |   |             /¯'---'¯\
> |   |            | ¯`-----'¯|
> |   |           _|         |_
> |   |          | __`-------'__|
> | ___|             ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
>
>
> KT
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