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23-11-2008, 01:52 PM
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a riddle
even though i predict this thread to fail because of lack of interest, i will post it anyways
imagine an infinite chess board. on this board there is a chess piece- Angel, which can move in any direction, in distance of maximally n squares per one turn the second player is Devil, which can remove any chessboard square per turn, creating a hole, so angel won't be able to step on it. angel is able to leap over holes but can not stand on them *devil wins if he traps angel inside of an island surrounded by a hole of length n, so angel can't leap over the hole and escape from this island. *angel wins if he's able to move infinitely without getting trapped questions are: can angel win? can devil win? can angel always win? can angel win if his [n] power is high enough? can devil trap angel of any finite power? (be aware that this is an infinite chess board and the board pieces destroyed by devil may be light years far away) discuss! (try thinking before using google  )
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23-11-2008, 02:27 PM
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1. You don't say how many other board pieces there are.
2. You don't specify how the Devil can move; distance, direction, etc.; only that the Devil can remove any piece it wants. Is there anything saying the Devil can't remove the Angel piece, winning instantly? |
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23-11-2008, 02:49 PM
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read again carefuly, the chessboard is infinite
there is only angel chesspiece devil doesn't move, he's not on chessboard and removes pieces of "ground". he doesn't remove the chesspieces! he can't remove angel (he is only one on the board), he removes the sqares of chessboard grind, where angel could step, leaving a hole, so angel won't be able to step on it. how else can i explain it?
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23-11-2008, 03:13 PM
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Maybe *maybe* it would be more interesting to discuss this fine specimen of the human race, more specific his brain, or lack of.
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23-11-2008, 04:14 PM
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Unless the angel is stupid, can't it go on forever?
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23-11-2008, 04:20 PM
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Angel cannot win unless you can define infinity.
Angel lose. End of story. |
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26-11-2008, 06:56 AM
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Quote:
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26-11-2008, 06:59 AM
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I ALREADY SAID THAT!!!!! Why doesn't anyone listen to me?
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26-11-2008, 09:15 AM
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Angel wins. Since the Devil can only remove 1 square per turn, and the chessboard is infinite, and for the devil to win, he'd need to make a hole with the length of n, it would take an n amount of turns to make the hole.
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