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@zedvictor4
I don't think you fully understand the proposed idea, which is okay given I don't think I really did either based on just the brief summary given so had to look it up. You can read more about it online but given that method was used over 170 years ago with 1800s instrumentation and arrived at a value for C that was only about 5% off of the currently accepted value I would say that's not bad. I don't think it was explained well here and I don't think I could do better without taking about an hour out of my night since I type so slow, which I don't feel like doing.
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@FLRW
By one-way measurement I mean a measurement method that requires the light to travel in only one direction. Sorry if that wasn't clear...
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Sure, don't expect fast response times though.
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@FLRW
I don't know the specifics of that experiment. I know that it's goal and published results were not an attempt to measure the speed of light, though common sense also tells me that experiments can lead to discoveries outside of their specific goals. How specifically then was a one-way measurement of light speed made?
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@Benjamin
The evidence for Einsteins theory of relativity is overwhelming; and it assumes the speed of light to be constant.
I am not arguing against relativity, just asking you to do a simple thought experiment. See if you can design a one-directional measurement of light speed. Einstein himself stated that very assumption was just an assumption of convenience. Exercise your brain a little bit, it's fun.
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(since velocity is distance/time and therefore relies on velocity as a factor)?
I meant to say time. Velocity relies on time as a factor.
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@Benjamin
Here's a thinker... Can you design an experiment that can prove the statement "Light moves at a constant speed"? For two given points A and B it is possible to measure how long it takes light to go from A to B then back again then assume light moves at a constant speed and divide that your result by two to find that speed, but is it possible to design an experiment that can directly measure the speed from A to B without relying on it going back from B to A and that doesn't run into relativity time dialation problems (since velocity is distance/time and therefore relies on velocity as a factor)?
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@Intelligence_06
What about gravitational connect 4? Any takers?
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@oromagi
Idk why but for some reason the fact that you linked to the Wikipedia page for each rank cracks me up.
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@oromagi
Yes, I had only heard of that way of playing recently. Not totally opposite though, usually miners/engineers in the lower-rank-lower-number system are 3, which would be the equivalent to your 8. Bombs are just labeled as B.
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@Lemming
@oromagi
After getting back into it I have also discovered the concept of the inverted ranking system. In short, some versions have the Marshal as 10, General as 9, etc. but others had the Marshal as 1, General as 2, and so on. How do you guys remember playing it? I always played the version where higher ranks were represented as higher numbers myself.
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@oromagi
Guessing that always became one of the early sacrificial scouts lol. Certainly not ideal even then I admit, I prefer to sac Sergeants and Lieutenants at the start and save my scouts for the mid and end game.
Interesting idea for a handicap though. reveal one or more pieces of the stronger player. In chess they will often remove a pawn or a piece as a handicap, which always struck me as rather crude (not that I have much in the way of better ideas).
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@Lemming
I think I 'still have the 'physical board game version.Haven't played in years.
Had a physical board as a kid. I remember we lost or broke a few pieces at some point, which is a lot harder to compensate for in Stratego than say chess or checkers.
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Anyone play this before? Not all that popular over here in America as far as I know, not sure if that is the case elsewhere. I played a bit in my youth but started again recently after I found out a friend of mine was trying to design an AI for the game.
There are two apps of this game I have from the Google Play store. The first called "Strategy" has only one difficulty setting that is less than impressive. Playing almost at random yields about an 80% win rate and even the most modest amount of effort causes the AI to immediately implode. I keep it installed anyway though because of its great UI making it the superior option for planning initial setups and pass-and-play.
The second is called "Heroic Battle" and has several difficulty settings and aggressiveness settings. Playing the hardest difficulty I lose about 50% of the time even if I put in a moderate amount of effort. Not that great either considering I am a beginner myself, but I have never adjusted the aggressiveness. Might be more challenging if I make it more or less likely to take risks (probably will make it less, poor bastard hit my bomb with his general last time I played. Oof).
When I really want a challenge though I play against the "Master of the Flag" browser-based Stratego AI. That one makes me really think through every move and agonize over my strategy in detail and still beats me probably about 95% of the time (even those few wins I do get on MotF often feel like they were lucky). Not sure how it would compare to a more skillful human player but it would certainly crush any other AI I have played against.
If anyone here has played please post some tips. I have a few favorite opening setups, some newly made by me and some partly borrowed from other people. If it turns out there are actually some Stratego fans here on DART I may post them.
I don't know any sites to play against other people but if anyone here does let me know.
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@RationalMadman
five just looks too easy to tie but I think you are right that 4 is too easy to win.
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@RationalMadman
who wants to vs me?
I will if it is 4 instead of 5.
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@Deb-8-a-bull
Andddddddď
Why the D though?
Try to pronounce out loud what you just typed. Go on, do it.
Now, did the sound that came out of your mouth sound like "aaaaand" or did it sound like "annnnnd"? I am guessing it was one of the two, willing to bet it didn't sound like "anddddd".
You just look silly. Hold the A or N keys next time, goofball.
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@Vader
Gg pretty sure this is a win for supa.
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@oromagi
two deployments rec'd. waiting on one more.
Lol we get it DD is slow XD
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@oromagi
Challenge: supa v disc v rm same map and rules as above.
You down to do this, Oro?
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@Ramshutu
At first this seemed scary; then I ran it through Google translate from “purposefully distorted right wing propaganda” into English:
Where can I find this translation capability, and is there an equivalent for distorted left wing propaganda? (the only translations I ever find for that annoyingly translate directly to distorted right wing rather than English).
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@Vader
You and I could go a round if you like. If you find a third I would be willing to 1v1v1.
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@Vader
@oromagi
Posting this from my phone so I can't edit the Paint image but I will post the final moves and final scores.
As always let me know if there are any mistakes with scoring or placement.
Moves
RM - Z1
Supa - Z1
Oro - Z7
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Oro - 10 pts.
Supa - 9 pts.
RM - 8 pts.
Well played, everyone!
If anyone has any feedback on making the gameplay better let me know. Should I allow 'diplomacy'? Should there be a different number of rounds? Different number of zones? Lete know.
I am going to take a break from advertising and organizing Blotto games for now but if any of you get the word out there and anyone decides among themselves that they want to play a 1v1v1 or a 1v1 I am happy to host at any time.
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@RationalMadman
Ruling like a tyrant and blackmailing Catholics to become Protestant or treating them like subhumans with less rights is also a dick move, which is what the Parliament Fawkes plotted against was doing to their people.
I would completely agree with everything you said while also holding to what I said.
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@Benjamin
The world economy took quite a hit the last year due to the pandemic and lockdowns, which we all know. Russia too felt this blow
Saying "too" here kinda makes it sound like other major countries all had similar inflation situations over the same period. Is that relatively accurate? Asking out of genuine curiosity, not exactly an economics expert myself.
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Trying to blow a bunch of people up over religion seems like kind of a dick move, but that's just me.
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@Benjamin
7.5% inflation
Wow, I did not realize it was so ridiculously high. That is per year, right? Holy crap. Must be a lot of inflation in all those "world at large" countries if all of that is because of them.
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@Benjamin
Where does Russia get money if they don't print it?
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@RationalMadman
@Vader
@oromagi
Moves are in:
Let me know if there are any mistakes with scoring or placement.
This is the FINAL ROUND. You each have ONE piece to deploy. Good luck!
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Moves are in:
Let me know if there are any mistakes with scoring or placement.
You each have TWO pieces to deploy for the next round.
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Sorry for the slow updates guys. All three of you had your moves in just over 36 hours ago, delay was completely my fault this time.
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Moves are in:
Let me know if there are any mistakes with scoring or placement.
You each have THREE pieces to deploy for the next round.
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Round updated in post 17, forgot to tag you guys.
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Okay then, here we go:
If there are any mistakes on my end let me know.
You each have FOUR pieces to deploy for the next round.
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@949havoc
You will have to guess my topic.
Isn't that the case with all your threads, though?
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@RationalMadman
@Vader
@oromagi
Supa has to tell which he thought red and green were.
Done, see his response to your post.
Okay so unless there are any objections we are going to start over with the board linked in post one, send me deployments of five (5) pieces when ready.
Feel free to make different moves than you did before, or the same moves if you want.
To be clear...
SUPA = RED CIRCLE
ORO = BLUE RECTANGLE
RM = GREEN TRIANGLE
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