Posts in 2022
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MM Phase II
Tuesday, May 03, 2022 in Mastermind
In this phase we implement the strategy from Knuth’s 1977 paper “The Computer as Master Mind” (J. Recreational Mathematics, Vol 9(1), 1976-77). This strategy is to choose a guess that minimizes the “worst case” outcome. …
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MM Phase I
Tuesday, May 03, 2022 in Mastermind
Make sure you know the rules of the game. You could play online with one of several Mastermind web sites. Representation There are two logical representations to use for your game state (code). In each, each of the six colored peg available for use …