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[Bendover]

[Cabbage]

Bendover, your logic is irrefutable.

What we're still not sure about is why 254 / 253 was not accepted...

[Teebor]

I'm definetely sure the answer is more than 256 though as well as i have entered everything below that (and including) and had it rejected.

BUT, this would not be the first time I had the correct answer for a card rejected for no know reason

[Bendover]

here is all the numbers I have entered

[jayito]

Just to let you know if it helps anyone that I have tried, in vain:

[ramsfan]

[jayito]

Also just failed miserably with:

[Agent Lex]

Some of you are going to be kicking yourselves.

[twixwolf]

Finally solved!

I can see what's wrong with previous attempts, the rules on the card aren't clear enough and can be taken many ways.

However, from what I can tell...

[Teebor]

Thats the premise that I had been working with and not getting the right answer, so I changed it to standing on the button which didn't work either.

Its going to be something that is not explicity explained, like the guard has to be at least one full square away from you or if the torch is pointing in your direction you can still be seen if you are not in the actually torchlight.

However this would mean the distance to the first button is more than 36 in those cases. (although I can (i believe) legitimately do it in 35 easily)

[twixwolf]

In my accepted solution, distance to the first button was

[Cabbage]

[twixwolf]

From what I'm guessing, and it's still an 'interpretation of the rules' issue, is that people who've got lower times have tried to take the

[Cabbage]

Thanks for the explanation twixwolf but my solution involved taking the left hand path and avoiding all the torches at all times. I didn't go near the camera either... You can download it from page 3.

I guess I'll just have to wait for MC to get back to me

Cabbage

[Teebor]

Yeah I take the left hand path as I have assumed that you cannot get past that particular guard, I was also very dubious about the sneak past camera as well.

For some reason today I have just spewed out another number after coming back afresh to it which I have not had before. So I am not sure what the results will be when I try it but I shall give it a shot.


Well, got there in the end after much prompting from cabbage, Bless you dude

But really the answer is awkward and clumsy in my opinion Time for something more clear cut now I think, Maybe Riemann or 13th Labour LOL