Episode 37 - You're Always a Winner with Advance Nim [Discussion]

[travislopes]

Memorize a few configs and you'll hold the key to another unbeatable game and loads of free drinks!

Get scammed here. (http://revision3.com/scamschool/advancenim/)

[chuckles]

WeDoEvil.com (http://wedoevil.com) :P

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[shwooddotcom]

WeDoEvil.com (http://wedoevil.com) :P

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Nice!

http://www.lil-leo-laporte.com

[Maynza]

This version is much better than the other, palming a match in the other version never sat right with me.

[hayz]

Awesome new game, as soon as i tried nim on my friends and family, they immeadiately counted the number of tokens and figured out there was a trick to it, this however seems immune to easily guessable tactics

[ashwinraj]

This is almost identical to an old flash game called Pearls Before Swine:
http://www.transience.com.au/pearl.html
except there's 3 groups of 3, 4, and 5 pearls.


There's also a more advanced version with 4 groups: 3, 4, 5, 6 pearls.
http://www.transience.com.au/pearl2.html
It's just as "fair" as Brian's version (since anyone can go first), but it's much more challenging. I would like to see Brian tackle it.

[idogis1]

If you go first, you pull one, but if the other person pulls 3 from any pile the only way to win is to pull one again.

[shwooddotcom]

If you go first, you pull one, but if the other person pulls 3 from any pile the only way to win is to pull one again.

Is that bad? I'm not sure I follow.

[therage800]

Hey Brian, do you know what your shirt says?

[uuilliam]

im not telling anyone my smack since someone will probs think something better if i do...

lol
mostlikely there will be an outrageous one but meh.. im still thinking.. i have 75 pounds burning a hole in my pocket so thats uh... 14 websites i can buy?

i was gunna buy nowyoucangoontheroadwithbrianbrushwood.com and redirect it to anyrandom porn site just to make brian happy but its taken now =[

so then i thought!

http://www.nowyoucangoontheroadwithdennisrogers.com/ but was scared incase it would be eligible for a court case so i left it :)

[chrissmith_156]

Yeah I played a game similar to this in school. (Crossing out lines on a piece of paper)

The flash game above is the same idea.

If you understand the maths behind it its possible to win every time with any number of coins and any number of piles!

Memorizing winning patterns like in the show is one way, but you can win with any number of coins just by keeping track of a few numbers in your head.

(HINT: To beat the devil in the above game, you have to make sure you always leave him with pairs of binary numbers. I.e for every lone pearl in a row, there has to be a corresponding pearl in another row. For every set of 2, there has to be a corresponding 2. Same with groups of 4, 8 etc..) With the obvious exception of the last pearl.

Much more satisfying than memorizing a cheat sheet :)

[shwooddotcom]

Hey Brian, do you know what your shirt says?

I'm gonna bet: "Foolish American wears shirt without knowing meaning."

[hayz]

maybe "we overcharged you cause we dont like Americans"

[plosfas]

I'm gonna bet: "Foolish American wears shirt without knowing meaning."

I wish. Unfortunately it just says Tokyo Japan. Much less interesting.

[therage800]

I'm gonna bet: "Foolish American wears shirt without knowing meaning."

That would be hilarious :p LOL

I wish. Unfortunately it just says Tokyo Japan. Much less interesting.

Ooh, you're right! You can read Japanese?

[plosfas]

That would be hilarious :p LOL



Ooh, you're right! You can read Japanese?

Ya some. I'm living in Japan(exchange student) but I'm still learning.

[Murphy1d]

I'm gonna bet: "Foolish American wears shirt without knowing meaning."

That shirt has a certain "Je Ne Sais Quoi."

[hayz]

That shirt has a certain "Je Ne Sais Quoi."

ugh.... you lost me with French

[therage800]

Ya some. I'm living in Japan(exchange student) but I'm still learning.

And here I thought I was the only one who could on these forums :p

University, HS, or other? What school? I'm at Temple.

[plosfas]

And here I thought I was the only one who could on these forums :p

University, HS, or other? What school? I'm at Temple.

Ya well I've been a lurker for a while but haven't really posted much.

It's a HS exchange. My schools actually in Kanagawa but I'm living in the center of Tokyo so it's a bit of a commute.

I'm not familiar with temple. Where is that?

[therage800]

Ya well I've been a lurker for a while but haven't really posted much.

It's a HS exchange. My schools actually in Kanagawa but I'm living in the center of Tokyo so it's a bit of a commute.

I'm not familiar with temple. Where is that?

Temple is an American University, but they have a campus in Tokyo. It's near Azabu Juban (also within walking distance of Tamachi from the Yamanote Sen). How long have you been here?

[plosfas]

Temple is an American University, but they have a campus in Tokyo. It's near Azabu Juban (also within walking distance of Tamachi from the Yamanote Sen). How long have you been here?

I haven't been here that long-Since August- and I'm leaving pretty soon-January-but I love it here and I'm sure I'll be coming back

[therage800]

I haven't been here that long-Since August- and I'm leaving pretty soon-January-but I love it here and I'm sure I'll be coming back

Wow you replied already! I thought I was the only one up this early :) So just 1 semester? Are your classes in Japanese?

[plosfas]

Temple is an American University, but they have a campus in Tokyo. It's near Azabu Juban (also within walking distance of Tamachi from the Yamanote Sen). How long have you been here?

I haven't been here that long-Since August- and I'm leaving pretty soon-January-but I love it here and I'm sure I'll be coming back

[plosfas]

Wow you replied already! I thought I was the only one up this early :) So just 1 semester? Are your classes in Japanese?


Sorry about the double post I don't know what happened. Ya It's just one semester and all the classes are in Japanese. I actually have exams today. I have no idea how thats going to go.

edit: And I have to be up this early to be able to get to Kanagawa in time for the start of school. i usually sleep on the train :)

[therage800]

Sorry about the double post I don't know what happened. Ya It's just one semester and all the classes are in Japanese. I actually have exams today. I have no idea how thats going to go.


In that case you haven't been here as long but you probably already speak better Japanese, that sounds intense! Ganbatte on your exams.

[chuckles]

@markrebec to posted this on twitter. :)

http://www.abunchofvideosyoualreadysawondigg.com/

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[chuckles]

@pigepaz just tweeted this.

http://TwoDrunkenJackasses.com

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