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diff --git a/src/22/part2 b/src/22/part2 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4f85a8a --- /dev/null +++ b/src/22/part2 @@ -0,0 +1,300 @@ +--- Part Two --- + +You lost to the small crab! Fortunately, crabs aren't very good at recursion. To defend your honor +as a Raft Captain, you challenge the small crab to a game of [1m[37mRecursive Combat[0m. + +Recursive Combat still starts by splitting the cards into two decks (you offer to play with the same +starting decks as before - it's only fair). Then, the game consists of a series of +[1m[37mrounds[0m with a few changes: + + + - Before either player deals a card, if there was a previous round in this game that had exactly +the same cards in the same order in the same players' decks, the [1m[37mgame[0m instantly ends in +a win for player 1. Previous rounds from other games are not considered. (This prevents infinite +games of Recursive Combat, which everyone agrees is a bad idea.) + - Otherwise, this round's cards must be in a new configuration; the players begin the round by each +drawing the top card of their deck as normal. + - If both players have at least as many cards remaining in their deck as the value of the card they +just drew, the winner of the round is determined by playing a new game of Recursive Combat (see +below). + - Otherwise, at least one player must not have enough cards left in their deck to recurse; the +winner of the round is the player with the higher-value card. + + +As in regular Combat, the winner of the round (even if they won the round by winning a sub-game) +takes the two cards dealt at the beginning of the round and places them on the bottom of their own +deck (again so that the winner's card is above the other card). Note that the winner's card might be +[1m[37mthe lower-valued of the two cards[0m if they won the round due to winning a sub-game. If +collecting cards by winning the round causes a player to have all of the cards, they win, and the +game ends. + +Here is an example of a small game that would loop forever without the infinite game prevention +rule: + +Player 1: +43 +19 + +Player 2: +2 +29 +14 + +During a round of Recursive Combat, if both players have at least as many cards in their own decks +as the number on the card they just dealt, the winner of the round is determined by recursing into a +sub-game of Recursive Combat. (For example, if player 1 draws the 3 card, and player 2 draws the 7 +card, this would occur if player 1 has at least 3 cards left and player 2 has at least 7 cards left, +not counting the 3 and 7 cards that were drawn.) + +To play a sub-game of Recursive Combat, each player creates a new deck by making a [1m[37mcopy[0m +of the next cards in their deck (the quantity of cards copied is equal to the number on the card +they drew to trigger the sub-game). During this sub-game, the game that triggered it is on hold and +completely unaffected; no cards are removed from players' decks to form the sub-game. (For example, +if player 1 drew the 3 card, their deck in the sub-game would be [1m[37mcopies[0m of the next +three cards in their deck.) + +Here is a complete example of gameplay, where Game 1 is the primary game of Recursive Combat: + +=== Game 1 === + +-- Round 1 (Game 1) -- +Player 1's deck: 9, 2, 6, 3, 1 +Player 2's deck: 5, 8, 4, 7, 10 +Player 1 plays: 9 +Player 2 plays: 5 +Player 1 wins round 1 of game 1! + +-- Round 2 (Game 1) -- +Player 1's deck: 2, 6, 3, 1, 9, 5 +Player 2's deck: 8, 4, 7, 10 +Player 1 plays: 2 +Player 2 plays: 8 +Player 2 wins round 2 of game 1! + +-- Round 3 (Game 1) -- +Player 1's deck: 6, 3, 1, 9, 5 +Player 2's deck: 4, 7, 10, 8, 2 +Player 1 plays: 6 +Player 2 plays: 4 +Player 1 wins round 3 of game 1! + +-- Round 4 (Game 1) -- +Player 1's deck: 3, 1, 9, 5, 6, 4 +Player 2's deck: 7, 10, 8, 2 +Player 1 plays: 3 +Player 2 plays: 7 +Player 2 wins round 4 of game 1! + +-- Round 5 (Game 1) -- +Player 1's deck: 1, 9, 5, 6, 4 +Player 2's deck: 10, 8, 2, 7, 3 +Player 1 plays: 1 +Player 2 plays: 10 +Player 2 wins round 5 of game 1! + +-- Round 6 (Game 1) -- +Player 1's deck: 9, 5, 6, 4 +Player 2's deck: 8, 2, 7, 3, 10, 1 +Player 1 plays: 9 +Player 2 plays: 8 +Player 1 wins round 6 of game 1! + +-- Round 7 (Game 1) -- +Player 1's deck: 5, 6, 4, 9, 8 +Player 2's deck: 2, 7, 3, 10, 1 +Player 1 plays: 5 +Player 2 plays: 2 +Player 1 wins round 7 of game 1! + +-- Round 8 (Game 1) -- +Player 1's deck: 6, 4, 9, 8, 5, 2 +Player 2's deck: 7, 3, 10, 1 +Player 1 plays: 6 +Player 2 plays: 7 +Player 2 wins round 8 of game 1! + +-- Round 9 (Game 1) -- +Player 1's deck: 4, 9, 8, 5, 2 +Player 2's deck: 3, 10, 1, 7, 6 +Player 1 plays: 4 +Player 2 plays: 3 +Playing a sub-game to determine the winner... + +=== Game 2 === + +-- Round 1 (Game 2) -- +Player 1's deck: 9, 8, 5, 2 +Player 2's deck: 10, 1, 7 +Player 1 plays: 9 +Player 2 plays: 10 +Player 2 wins round 1 of game 2! + +-- Round 2 (Game 2) -- +Player 1's deck: 8, 5, 2 +Player 2's deck: 1, 7, 10, 9 +Player 1 plays: 8 +Player 2 plays: 1 +Player 1 wins round 2 of game 2! + +-- Round 3 (Game 2) -- +Player 1's deck: 5, 2, 8, 1 +Player 2's deck: 7, 10, 9 +Player 1 plays: 5 +Player 2 plays: 7 +Player 2 wins round 3 of game 2! + +-- Round 4 (Game 2) -- +Player 1's deck: 2, 8, 1 +Player 2's deck: 10, 9, 7, 5 +Player 1 plays: 2 +Player 2 plays: 10 +Player 2 wins round 4 of game 2! + +-- Round 5 (Game 2) -- +Player 1's deck: 8, 1 +Player 2's deck: 9, 7, 5, 10, 2 +Player 1 plays: 8 +Player 2 plays: 9 +Player 2 wins round 5 of game 2! + +-- Round 6 (Game 2) -- +Player 1's deck: 1 +Player 2's deck: 7, 5, 10, 2, 9, 8 +Player 1 plays: 1 +Player 2 plays: 7 +Player 2 wins round 6 of game 2! +The winner of game 2 is player 2! + +...anyway, back to game 1. +Player 2 wins round 9 of game 1! + +-- Round 10 (Game 1) -- +Player 1's deck: 9, 8, 5, 2 +Player 2's deck: 10, 1, 7, 6, 3, 4 +Player 1 plays: 9 +Player 2 plays: 10 +Player 2 wins round 10 of game 1! + +-- Round 11 (Game 1) -- +Player 1's deck: 8, 5, 2 +Player 2's deck: 1, 7, 6, 3, 4, 10, 9 +Player 1 plays: 8 +Player 2 plays: 1 +Player 1 wins round 11 of game 1! + +-- Round 12 (Game 1) -- +Player 1's deck: 5, 2, 8, 1 +Player 2's deck: 7, 6, 3, 4, 10, 9 +Player 1 plays: 5 +Player 2 plays: 7 +Player 2 wins round 12 of game 1! + +-- Round 13 (Game 1) -- +Player 1's deck: 2, 8, 1 +Player 2's deck: 6, 3, 4, 10, 9, 7, 5 +Player 1 plays: 2 +Player 2 plays: 6 +Playing a sub-game to determine the winner... + +=== Game 3 === + +-- Round 1 (Game 3) -- +Player 1's deck: 8, 1 +Player 2's deck: 3, 4, 10, 9, 7, 5 +Player 1 plays: 8 +Player 2 plays: 3 +Player 1 wins round 1 of game 3! + +-- Round 2 (Game 3) -- +Player 1's deck: 1, 8, 3 +Player 2's deck: 4, 10, 9, 7, 5 +Player 1 plays: 1 +Player 2 plays: 4 +Playing a sub-game to determine the winner... + +=== Game 4 === + +-- Round 1 (Game 4) -- +Player 1's deck: 8 +Player 2's deck: 10, 9, 7, 5 +Player 1 plays: 8 +Player 2 plays: 10 +Player 2 wins round 1 of game 4! +The winner of game 4 is player 2! + +...anyway, back to game 3. +Player 2 wins round 2 of game 3! + +-- Round 3 (Game 3) -- +Player 1's deck: 8, 3 +Player 2's deck: 10, 9, 7, 5, 4, 1 +Player 1 plays: 8 +Player 2 plays: 10 +Player 2 wins round 3 of game 3! + +-- Round 4 (Game 3) -- +Player 1's deck: 3 +Player 2's deck: 9, 7, 5, 4, 1, 10, 8 +Player 1 plays: 3 +Player 2 plays: 9 +Player 2 wins round 4 of game 3! +The winner of game 3 is player 2! + +...anyway, back to game 1. +Player 2 wins round 13 of game 1! + +-- Round 14 (Game 1) -- +Player 1's deck: 8, 1 +Player 2's deck: 3, 4, 10, 9, 7, 5, 6, 2 +Player 1 plays: 8 +Player 2 plays: 3 +Player 1 wins round 14 of game 1! + +-- Round 15 (Game 1) -- +Player 1's deck: 1, 8, 3 +Player 2's deck: 4, 10, 9, 7, 5, 6, 2 +Player 1 plays: 1 +Player 2 plays: 4 +Playing a sub-game to determine the winner... + +=== Game 5 === + +-- Round 1 (Game 5) -- +Player 1's deck: 8 +Player 2's deck: 10, 9, 7, 5 +Player 1 plays: 8 +Player 2 plays: 10 +Player 2 wins round 1 of game 5! +The winner of game 5 is player 2! + +...anyway, back to game 1. +Player 2 wins round 15 of game 1! + +-- Round 16 (Game 1) -- +Player 1's deck: 8, 3 +Player 2's deck: 10, 9, 7, 5, 6, 2, 4, 1 +Player 1 plays: 8 +Player 2 plays: 10 +Player 2 wins round 16 of game 1! + +-- Round 17 (Game 1) -- +Player 1's deck: 3 +Player 2's deck: 9, 7, 5, 6, 2, 4, 1, 10, 8 +Player 1 plays: 3 +Player 2 plays: 9 +Player 2 wins round 17 of game 1! +The winner of game 1 is player 2! + + +== Post-game results == +Player 1's deck: +Player 2's deck: 7, 5, 6, 2, 4, 1, 10, 8, 9, 3 + +After the game, the winning player's score is calculated from the cards they have in their original +deck using the same rules as regular Combat. In the above game, the winning player's score is +[1m[37m291[0m. + +Defend your honor as Raft Captain by playing the small crab in a game of Recursive Combat using the +same two decks as before. [1m[37mWhat is the winning player's score?[0m + + |
