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In response to "I don't agree at all. The program is doing something you couldn't do without it. It's giving you help. I don't see the point of playing these games -- (edited)" by Krusty

because it's a different puzzle to those people.

Posted by Reagen Jan 7 '22, 05:43

It's not how I personally want to play it, but I only have about half the programmer/algorithmic mindset. Creating a program to figure out strategies requires you to think about how it's actually constructed is a *harder* puzzle, not cheating to make it easier. The novelty is immediately exhausted, but that's also part and parcel of having that kind of brain. It's an itch that has to be scratched for them. You value a different part of the puzzle and neither of you are wrong.

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I understand what you're saying and I still think they're cheating. -- nm - Krusty Jan 7, 05:50 8
- They still only get the same 6 guesses as anyone else. It's no different than figuring out that the outside 3 is the best shot in basketball - Reagen Jan 7, 05:52 7
  - I get it and if they're happy with how they're playing good for them. - Krusty Jan 7, 05:56 4
    - From the article, one guy who perfected his silver went back to playing it normally. - Roger More Jan 7, 06:00 1
      - I get the desire to figure things out or solve a problem. If that's the case, I'm cool with it. - Krusty Jan 7, 06:17
    - I think that we can agree that using someone else's solver is low-down dirty rat behaviour. -- nm - Reagen Jan 7, 05:58 1
      - Agreed! -- nm - Krusty Jan 7, 05:59
  - Such a programmer thing to say “the most efficient opening word is TARES”. Stare, rates, tears are all right there! -- nm - Roger More Jan 7, 05:55 1
    - word endings and letter positions! - Reagen Jan 7, 05:57

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because it's a different puzzle to those people.

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