Chapter 1081 Number Guessing Contest (Part 1)
"Hey~ hello~ this gentleman wearing a crow mask." Just as the man in a suit was getting money from Brother Jue, the man wearing a white opera mask who had spoken to the organizer before came over and said to him Said, "One hundred thousand US dollars is not a small amount, right? I borrowed the maximum amount without even thinking about it. Is this really good?"
"Ha..." Feng Bujue laughed immediately after hearing this, "Is this a question of 'is it good or not'?"
The other party was stunned by his question and didn't know how to respond.
Seeing this, Brother Jue chuckled again and continued: "Although I still don't know what the specific content of the next game will be, one thing is beyond doubt... the 'chip' game is equivalent to the 'chip' in the game." Life'ah."
His metaphor instantly enlightened many people around him.
"Since the organizer is very kind-hearted in providing us with this kind of interest-free loan." Feng Bujue paused for two seconds and then said, "Then why should I be timid and limit myself?"
He was right...the amount of the loan this time directly determines the degree of freedom that players can obtain in subsequent games. Now, naturally, they can borrow as much as they can.
"This..." The man in the opera mask stood there and thought for a few seconds, then continued, "Hmph... you say this because you chose to accept the organizer's protection after failure, right? So you don't care about this extra One hundred thousand debt."
"No, I chose to disembark." When Feng Bujue said this, the man in the suit had already prepared cash. Brother Jue took the plastic bag filled with US dollars and said, "Choose." If you accept the protection, it is equivalent to betting the rest of your life here; in contrast... if you choose to disembark, you will have at least a month to think of a solution. "
After that, he took the money bag and walked to a sofa beside the wall of the main hall.
"Of course...the above are all my personal understanding." Before Feng Bujue walked away, he specifically left a message to the man wearing the opera mask, "You can do it in a game that may involve the rest of your life." Maybe that’s the right thing to do in life’s gamble.”
There was sarcasm in his tone, even if you couldn't see his face. The other party can also feel the strong power of ridicule...
"Tch..." Although the man in the opera mask felt a little unhappy, he also understood that the guy in the crow mask was actually helping him, so he didn't say anything more, just walked forward and took the He signed a "get off the ship after failure" contract, filled in the amount of 100,000 yuan and signed his name.
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Long story short…
Less than fifteen minutes. All guests in this main hall have already filled out the contract.
Due to Feng Bujue's previous performance, more than 60% of people ended up borrowing $100,000, which was the upper limit of the loan amount.
However, many people still choose a more moderate amount; among them, the most borrowed are 70,000 and 80,000, but the least is no less than 50,000.
After all... everyone has their own ideas; whether it is unreasonable stubbornness or rational analysis, not everyone will agree with Brother Jue's opinion just because of those few words.
In addition to the amount of money, when it comes to the choice of "where to go after failure", even fewer people agree with Feng Bujue...
Obviously, these desperate and desperate guests today. I am more inclined to the "lucky" and "hope" given by the organizer, rather than the so-called "spend another month to think of a solution".
This is also normal, because... if there is a way. They had already figured it out.
Another ten minutes passed.
After confirming that all magnetic cards and contracts had been recovered, the men in suits and sunglasses pushed the cart together and left the main hall.
About two minutes later. The organizer once again appeared at the railing on the second floor.
This time, he didn't even say hello, and went straight to the point: "Since everyone has completed the loan, then... let's get to the point quickly."
Feng Bujue could feel that the organizer couldn't wait any longer.
And Brother Jue himself... is essentially looking forward to what is about to happen.
"Except for those who have lost their qualifications before boarding the ship... At this moment, there are a total of 237 guests in this main hall." After the organizer paused for a second, he began to explain, "I have prepared something for you. The 'first game' is to guess the number."
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Guess the numbers, also known as Bulls_and_Cows. It is an ancient code-breaking game.
Usually suitable for two or more people to play together.
Take a two-person game as an example: one party sets a number first, and the other party guesses.
The person who sets the number must think of a four-digit decimal number with no repeated digits (i.e. four digits, ten digits, no repeated digits). And don’t let the guessers know. The guesser can then start "guessing the numbers".
Every time the guessing party guesses a number, the guesser must give a response of "how many A and how many B" based on the number guessed by the other party; among them, the number before A indicates the number of numbers in the correct position, and the number before B Represents the number of numbers with correct numbers but incorrect positions.
For example - if the correct answer set by the guesser is 2358, and the guesser guesses 2485, the situation at this time is 1A2B; among them, the number and position of the first 2 are already correct, and it is recorded as 1A , and the two numbers 5 and 8 are correct, but the positions are not correct, so they are recorded as 2B.
In the same way - if the correct answer set by the guesser is 1234, and the guesser guesses 4321, the result will be 0A4B, all the numbers are correct, but the positions are all wrong.
And so on...
After a round of guessing, the guesser can continue to reason based on the "how many A's and how many B's" obtained in the last guess until the correct answer (i.e. 4A0B) is guessed.
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This is not a particularly complicated game, but it involves many factors such as memory, reasoning, calculation, and luck. Playing it... is not that simple.
Therefore, when the organizer said the three words "guess the number", the people below also made their own calculations in their minds.
And their reactions were naturally within the organizer's expectations...
The organizer did not pause for too long, and then continued: "Of course, it cannot be an ordinary guessing number, because it is too easy... Whether using standard rules (four digits, ten digits, no repeated numbers), or Mastermind rules (four digits, six digits, including repeated numbers), as long as you master the correct solution, you will be able to guess it in about seven times, and if you are lucky, it will be within five times..." He paused. "So... I slightly increased the difficulty and changed it to - six digits, ten digits, including repeated numbers."
He said this. Many people downstairs have already begun to have headaches...
The funny thing is...it's not the people who are bad at math who have headaches, it's the people who are great at math.
As the organizer said, both the standard rules for guessing numbers and the Mastermind rules have solutions. Even people who don’t know the solutions, as long as they have enough reasoning ability and a little bit of luck, can guess the answer within ten times. Guess it (this is the case for Feng Bujue, he can complete it within eight times).
And the words of ordinary people. Even those with poor reasoning skills... can basically guess it within twenty times.
However, if the number of guessing digits is increased to six, and the premise of "repeatability" is added, then... the difficulty will increase exponentially...
"Okay, I don't want to waste your time anymore..."
When the organizer said this, a large group of men in suits and sunglasses poured in from various entrances to the main hall on the first floor; this time, there were hundreds of people coming in, and each of them was pushing a relatively small cart. .
This kind of cart is different from the previous one that held the mountain of banknotes. The length and width of its top are only about 100*50 centimeters. It can't hold too many things, but the height of this cart is quite high, about one meter and two meters.
"What you see now is the table for your 'showdown'." As the organizer said, the men in suits pushed the carts to various parts of the main hall, fixed them and set them up. "Your duel will be notarized by the staff. They will be responsible for recording and implementing the results of your duel, and supervising cheating."
"Wait a minute!" At this time, a slightly bloated woman wearing a civet cat mask on the first floor shouted to the organizer, "What if you don't understand the rules of 'guessing the numbers'? Isn't this unfair? "
"Haha..." The organizer laughed at that time, "Haha... hahahaha..." His laughter was full of contempt.
"What? Isn't this kind of game weird?" The woman was a little annoyed, and she asked again loudly.
"Haha...Sorry, I think you misunderstood." The organizer smiled. "What I laughed at was not the first half of your sentence, but the second half..." He shook his head. "Fair? Fair... fair! Hahahahahaha..."
He repeated those two words in three different tones, and then laughed again.
At this moment, many people in the venue also laughed - some sneered, some ridiculed, and some wry smiles...
Amidst those laughter, the woman's body trembled slightly, and finally...she lowered her head sadly and stopped talking.
Although the organizer did not answer her question directly, the answer to this question has been conveyed to everyone here.
"OK OK... let me continue." After laughing for a while, the organizer finally stopped and continued, "I have indeed considered the fact that some guests may not understand the rules of the 'guess the number' game, so ..." He raised his arm and gestured to the men in suits, "On each 'desktop', in addition to the necessary paper and pen for the game, I also printed two detailed rules for 'guessing the number' with pictures and texts. "Whether you know the rules or not, you can pick them up and check them again."
At this point, the organizer paused for a few seconds, and then continued: "I won't explain the details one by one, but there are a few key rules. I think it's better for me to tell everyone personally... He cleared his throat and continued, "Uh-huh... First, everyone must have at least one number-guessing duel with four different opponents. Of course, exceptions can be made for those who are unable to duel due to running out of chips. .
"Secondly, in a duel, the amount called by the 'calling party' each time must not be less than 1% of its total borrowings. If during the duel, a certain party has no chips to call again in the round when it calls. , it will be regarded as a failure. However, if the opponent cannot follow due to insufficient funds during the betting round, you can still use all the current amount to complete the current round with the opponent.
"Third, in order to prevent someone from deliberately avoiding a duel, all players must accept the "challenge" of others in the "first two times", no matter who the opponent is. Only those who have played two duels can refuse the challenge of others.
"Fourth, at the end of this game, that is, at midnight... except for the 64 people with the most chips, all others will be regarded as losers, whether they are penniless, have tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands left."
When he finished these four points, two tall men in suits and sunglasses came behind him, carrying a sofa chair that looked very expensive.
The organizer turned his head and glanced back, then nodded, and then the two big men put down the sofa chair.
"Well... that's all for now, you can read the other details yourself. "
The organizer said, and sat down leisurely.
He leaned back against the chair, put his hands on the two armrests, and crossed his legs in an elegant and coquettish posture.
Not long after, the two men in suits and sunglasses beside him brought a small round table that looked like it was made of diamonds from somewhere (if it was, it might be more expensive than the eight prizes today). On the table were several plates of fruit snacks, truffles (yes, this is not an intrusion, he used the best truffles to match the other snacks) and chicken feet.
Looking at his behavior, it was like he was performing what it means to "sit and watch the show" in a textbook way.
"Master, the red wine and sweet noodle sauce you asked for is served with wasabi (that is, wasabi)..." After the organizer sat down, one of the two men in suits and sunglasses went to get a drink that looked not good in color, put it on a tray, and handed it to the former, "The chef said that this is made with 1982 Lafite, Lao Gandie's exquisite sauce, and Japan..."
"Where's the umbrella? "The organizer did not let the other party finish his words, but interrupted him with a somewhat inexplicable question.
"Eh?" The big man was stunned for a moment, "Umbrella... umbrella?" It seems that he did not understand the meaning of the "young master" question.
"Didn't I say it?" The organizer shrugged, "After it's done, put it in a high-heeled glass, insert a small umbrella and bring it up."
"I...I understand!" The big man responded seriously to this nonsensical request, "I'll pour it out and let them start over!"
"Oh~ forget it." The organizer stopped the big man, took the cup of strange drink, held it in his hand... Then, in a melancholy tone, he said, "Regret, sometimes it is also a kind of beauty~" (To be continued ~^~)