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@Reece101
She’s told us before to ignore her when she gets like this. I think sometimes she’s not in the correct headspace. Though she’s welcome to speak her mind anytime.
Oh, yeah I get it. I used to have the same problem all the time before I installed a breathalyzer on my keyboard.
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@RationalMadman
@Vader
@oromagi
Sorry for the delay, there has been some confusion. So uh... supa says he thought he was blue. You guys okay with starting over?
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@RationalMadman
@Vader
@oromagi
Moves are in, here is the new board:
For this next round you each have FOUR shapes to deploy. Send moves via PM when ready.
IMPORTANT: Ignore rule 3 in the OP, with only 5 rounds I think we can fit everything we need.
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@Vader
supa you fucked up, read PM and try agin.
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@oromagi
yes, but he just put in his move about 10 mins ago. Working on update now.
Edit: Actually supa misread the rules so we still waiting on him.
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@RationalMadman
Me thinking to check DebateArt, turning my computer on, logging in, seeing both players have submitted moves, editing paint, uploading the paint file to imgur, and posting the next round sometimes takes over 20 seconds.
Next round will update tomorrow morning. Sorry for any inconvenience.
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@RationalMadman
@Ramshutu
Forgot to tag you guys, see above.
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Moves are in:
Next round allows FIVE shapes for deployment. Send in your moves when ready.
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@RationalMadman
@Ramshutu
Moves are in:
Next round allows SIX shapes for deployment. Send in your moves when ready.
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@RationalMadman
@Ramshutu
Moves are in:
Next round allows SEVEN shapes for deployment. Send in your moves when ready.
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@RationalMadman
@Ramshutu
Moves are in:
Next round allows EIGHT shapes for deployment. Send in your moves when ready.
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@RationalMadman
@Ramshutu
Moves are in:
Next round allows NINE shapes for deployment. Send in your moves when ready.
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@RationalMadman
Because I uploaded the wrong image. Should be fixed now.
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@Ramshutu
Let's make RM red and Ram blue. PM me your first round of ten deployments when ready.
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Starting board is a bit different here. We have an odd number of zones to hopefully make ties less likely (obviously still possible to tie) and more blank starting zones.
All other rules are standard for 1 v 1's we have had so far. Ten rounds, diminishing reinforcements per round, etc.
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@Ramshutu
Is your bot specifically programmed for the starting board we have been using? If it is capable of playing other boards then there are some changes I would like to make to the starting board for the you vs. RM game.
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@secularmerlin
Yeah, everything I can think of off the top of my head is either real or imaginary.
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@secularmerlin
Win? Win what?
The perks seem nice but the whole "it not being a real thing" is kinda a major downside in my book. Not everyone cares about that though so there still is somewhat of a customer base for the product.
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@secularmerlin
life on an endless loop.
Once you acquire enough good karma (obedience points) you can eventually end the cycle. That's actually the goal, you have to be born into gradually higher positions by fulfilling your purpose each time then once you reach the top you just have to live one more perfect life and you win.
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@secularmerlin
Hinduism also gives humans the chance to be born into a higher position... again assuming that human served their purpose properly in life. It was kinda the central theme of the whole gig, similar to how the heaven vs hell idea is the central theme of Christianity.
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@ludofl3x
That would leave the 'do anima's have souls' as the question.
I don't remember The Bible saying anything about animal souls so I can't answer that one for Christianity. Hinduism gives them a chance to be reincarnated as a human if they served their purpose on Earth properly.
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@ludofl3x
First off, they don't have souls, as far as the bible seems to be concerned. Second of all, they don't know Jesus, and that's the only way into heaven. WHat do you think, and why do you think it?
From what I understand of The Bible knowing Jesus is only a requirement for salvation, salvation is only required for humans because Adam fucked up. So that second concern shouldn't be a problem in Christianity.
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@RationalMadman
@Vader
@oromagi
how do I know what color I am?
Oh, uh... oops. I had this in my notes but forgot to tell you guys. Sorry.
Supa - Red
Oromagi - Blue
RM - Green
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@RationalMadman
@Vader
@oromagi
Supa, I will assume you know how to play from watching other Blotto games. If you have any questions please ask.
Other than that, you each have FIVE shapes to deploy this round. You each have TEN shapes that cannot be deployed this round but can be deployed in subsequent rounds. Please PM me your actions when ready.
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The Board:
Rules of the 1v1v1 game:
1) "Diplomacy" in PM or in thread is not permitted. Feel free to play in a way that helps one of your opponents over another if you wish, but never in any officially agreed on way.
2) There will be five rounds. You are given 5 shapes to deploy on the first round and as with previous games that number is reduced in each round.
3) To help keep the board clear whenever all three players have a presence in a zone one of each of their shapes will be deleted until two or less players remain in the zone. This has no effect on the game, just helps keep the board easier to read.
4) Scoring rules are detailed in the imgur post.
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@Ramshutu
RM was above 3/4/5 in zones 8,9,10 throughout. You were +4/5 in zones 1,2 throughout.
So you meant "+2 or more" okay, yeah that was pretty silly of me to misunderstand that. My bad.
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@Ramshutu
one of the things that becomes apparent is that you can only win if your opponent is +2 in at least one zone.
I don't think RM was +2 in any zone at any time in the game he and I just had.It may be possible to formulate a winning strategy like that but saying that is the ONLY way to win... maybe I am misunderstanding.
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@RationalMadman
I don't expect constant activity, up to you whether you wish to take part.
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@RationalMadman
@Vader
@oromagi
Going to set up a 1v1v1 with you three tonight if you are all up for it.
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@RationalMadman
@ILikePie5
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@Sum1hugme
For someone with ten million, I'd say like 15%
Current U.S. estate taxes would tax an estate worth $10million at 0%.
Congratulations, you are in favor of increasing the estate tax.
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@ludofl3x
having the government use it to do things like fix roads,
Sounds like you are jealous of people that can go out for a new sports car with their mommy's credit card every time they hit a pot hole.
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@ILikePie5
@oromagi
You're waiting on Disc? Does disc know that?
Waiting on RM, he has been offline.
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@Sum1hugme
Estate taxes ruin incentives for people to build inter-generational wealth
If someone with a net worth of $10 million died, how much of that would be taken by the estate tax under the current system? How much would be taxed if you had complete control over deciding the estate tax?
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@thett3
Rather that it’s good for a worker who saved and invested his entire life to be able to leave behind a sizable estate of one or two million dollars without the government coming in and taking a bite.
Even if the estate tax was raised to 100% (not saying I think it should be, I don't!) this would still be the case.
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@RationalMadman
@ILikePie5
FINAL ROUND:
RM victory is still possible, a tie is still possible as well. Basically a 50-50 luck shot at this point. You can each place one shape. Good luck to you both.
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@RationalMadman
My step-by-step approach is:
1) Look for any place that was +1 for opponent. I can easily place 2 there knowing neither are wasted.
2) Look for any place that is tied. I can easily place 1 there knowing it is not wasted.
The above two steps guarantee 100% efficiency. After that deciding what to do with the leftover is more subjective, though as a rule you should ignore zones that are relatively secure for you and ones that are relatively secure for your opponent.
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@oromagi
what are punnett squares?
I suspect you have seen one before and understand the concept but have not heard the name:
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@RationalMadman
My strategy was to focus on zones that seemed least secure and avoid wasting resources as much as possible by using analysis aided by punnett squares.
Obviously it is impossible to play perfectly but where specifically do you think my play was sub-optimal?
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@RationalMadman
@ILikePie5
The zone 5 deployment was weird enough that I believe RM when he said it was a mistype. I edited the imgur post for the round eight board, we can play the next round off of the new imgur.
btw if either of you are interested in a 1v1v1 with oromagi and supa let me know.
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@oromagi
No rush lol, thanks for volunteering to host anyway.
Btw I finished my planning for the 1v1v1, had a few things I had to figure out like whether to give partial points for 2nd place in each zone etc. If youwant I can start one with you supa and either pie or RM as the third.
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@RationalMadman
I can fix that for you if you want. Still looks like a likely tie though.
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@RationalMadman
@ILikePie5
Round EIGHT Board:
Let me know if you think I made any mistake.
You each have TWO shapes to deploy for this round. You each have ONE shape that can't be deployed this round but can be deployed in the next round, which is the last. Please submit actions via PM now.
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@oromagi
Let me know if you think I made any mistake.
I think you misinterpreted my PM. I sent you two, one labeled "assuming my zones are 1-5" and one labeled "assuming my zones are 6-10". It looks like you read the wrong one. They were both basically the same but reversed.
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@Ramshutu
I designed an AI that was about 95% random number generator (basically just ignored zones impossible to win or lose then randomly played the rest of the zones). Gave it a few extra troops to make up for the fact that it was so dumb but was still disappointingly easy to beat.
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@RationalMadman
When our game is over (you vs me), I'll vs you 100% hardcore, 0 room for error. Then I will reveal the strategy's foundation/pillars.
So the current DD vs RM is hardcore or are you saying you using the current one to examine my strat and want a rematch after it that will be hardcore?
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@oromagi
Are we using the same 10 battlefield set-up with 15 markers played for each player?
Yeah, with ten rounds of diminishing reinforcements. Sounds good to me assuming RM agrees. Will send you my move now.
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