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Re: Bucky's puzzles
« Reply #345 on: August 09, 2008, 08:46:15 PM »

Bucky's Sorting Service:getofyn.  This service is still in beta, so I'm not charging you for it yet.
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That is the most ingenious method of solving an impossible puzzle that I have ever seen.
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Re: Bucky's puzzles
« Reply #346 on: August 10, 2008, 11:56:33 AM »

For Bucky's Sorting Service (getofyn): fatibob
Interesting idea for a puzzle.

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About 1000 ticks faster solution: fagytuv

imageYou can actually sneak one of the crates past the final check. Adding a pipe to the left of the gate solves this problem.
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« Reply #347 on: August 16, 2008, 04:22:23 PM »

For Bucky's Sorting Service (getofyn): dalibad

Fun puzzle.
In thought of the environment, I kept the number of destroyed barrels to a minimum  Cheesy

EDIT: Werbad's (second) solution is quite a bit faster than mine... and he noticed that imagethe value of the first crate does not matter
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Re: Bucky's puzzles
« Reply #348 on: August 16, 2008, 05:38:49 PM »

With the current setup it is possible to solve the puzzle using only 16 checks. I'm having some problems setting it up though...

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For Bucky's Sorting Service (getofyn): dysyguc
It's slower than my earlier solution but I only use the sorter 16 times.
imageThis is actually an extension of my earlier discovery. You can always sneak past a crate that is not bigger than the current crate under the gate, so as long as you always pick the highest value crate you can insert any other crate directly before it.

And I just realized that the minimum should be 12 checks...

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13 Checks: dogebaf
imageThe last check isn't really a check since it always have the same result, but I was too lazy to redesign the machine, so I took the easy route and added a 0 barrel at the end of the input.

Just figured out a sorting method that only requires 20 checks without cheating... Good to know if you have to 'pay' for the checks in a later version...
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« Reply #349 on: August 25, 2008, 02:50:32 PM »

Bucky's Sorting Service v2:refurib.
Don't get too excited; It's just a fixed version of getofyn.
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« Reply #350 on: September 01, 2008, 03:21:47 PM »

just finished sufebeb ; timing is important.

what a weird way to complete a level. i wont post the solution.....for obvious reasons!
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« Reply #351 on: September 02, 2008, 11:36:26 AM »

My solution to transribe pi 3 times davidap
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« Reply #352 on: September 06, 2008, 04:59:39 PM »

For Bucky's Sorting Service v2 (refurib): perakak
Its based on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odd-even_sort
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« Reply #353 on: November 20, 2008, 04:12:32 AM »

New puzzle.  Medium difficulty.  No clue what to name it.

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« Reply #354 on: November 20, 2008, 06:22:07 AM »

Solved: ludabip
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Re: Bucky's puzzles
« Reply #355 on: November 20, 2008, 09:29:55 AM »

Same basic idea as immibis komigyk

Minimalist Solution: xylyzyp
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« Reply #356 on: November 21, 2008, 03:00:18 AM »

I was wracking my brain trying to figure out how to solve dibirob non-probabilisticly, and broke down and looked at Werbad's solution. I really wish I hadn't, as anything I come up with now would be pretty deriviative..probably.
Anyway, here's a solution to "Bucky's Vending Machine v2" (ruzihed): nifavom
I made it while suffering some insomnia, so I have a feeling that I may have over-complicated the problem. I'm pretty proud of the selective dozer-trap on the lower-right though. Smiley
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« Reply #357 on: November 22, 2008, 01:19:47 AM »

For Black Box (ryvokir): koguret
For Time-Divison Multiplexing: sydorif
For Barrel Sweeping Task v0: hezavot
For Big Mess v0 (xohydum): lugalif
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« Reply #358 on: November 23, 2008, 09:38:28 AM »

for "deadly tower"(zynemev): cucehip

Edit: I ran the solution one more time after posting, and it failed. Here's a slower and more accurate version.
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Re: Bucky's puzzles
« Reply #359 on: November 26, 2008, 04:26:45 AM »

Transcribe Pi 3 Times: getybel
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