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Author Topic: Can you Circle the Cat?  (Read 3136 times)

Luigison

  • Old Person™
« on: April 17, 2011, 12:08:30 PM »
http://www.seenandshared.com/circle-the-cat.swf

It took me about a dozen attempts before I could stop the cat from escaping.  Give it a try. 
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« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2011, 02:02:39 PM »
I remember playing that a while ago. Tried it again today and it took me a while to finally "circle" the cat.

I completely forgot about the strategy I had for the game, but picked it up pretty quickly. I try to always use the circles to create semi-complete blocks, which ultimately give me more time to devote in covering up more places. I still get behind the chase sometimes, though.
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A

« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2011, 02:45:55 PM »
Oh yeah. I circled the hell out of it.
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WarpRattler

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« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2011, 03:10:41 PM »

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« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2011, 04:35:14 PM »
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSDj7bjAv2s" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSDj7bjAv2s</a>.
"I was going to post and say "I have one of those!" because I recognized the hair immediately, but then the rest of the pic loaded and I nearly spit my drink out."
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Luigison

  • Old Person™
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2011, 06:08:53 PM »
“Evolution has shaped us with perceptions that allow us to survive. But part of that involves hiding from us the stuff we don’t need to know."

Insane Steve

  • Professional Cynic
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2011, 08:35:52 PM »
I've gotten to the point where I can do it about 60-70% of the time last time I played it. Played it twice, got him both times.

The trick is the exploit the c[h]at's movement algorithm; that is, the fact it will move to the closest unblocked edge.

So let it do that while it moves to a place you can block, block it, and complete the fence while he's wasting time getting back.
« Last Edit: April 17, 2011, 08:40:11 PM by Insane Steve »
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