The Shortest Possible Game of Mancala
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Using the version of Mancala which I am familiar with (adhering to standard capture rules), I may have found a shortest possible gameplay scenario which is even shorter than what I have been able to find elsewhere online. The best (and lowest) answer to what the shortest possible game of Mancala is (11 moves) is provided here:
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Using a simulation running random moves (using the same rule set that I used) this algorithm seemed to be more of a statistical estimation than an exhaustive search. There’s allegedly around 4 quadrillion possible games.
I used my physical board and recorded several gameplays after establishing a notation system and testing strategies. The current longest known game is 77 moves…
Gotta be a world record, man
Those sounds 👌