Elliot Temple wrote:
> ok i came up with a new approach. it doesn't have failed runs anymore. 
> it has a minor restriction on what it can do. i didn't do anything to 
> optimize it.
>
> cg5:~/cs/rb/ruby quizzes >time ruby 90cheat.rb 500
>
> real    0m0.650s
> user    0m0.586s
> sys     0m0.026s
> cg5:~/cs/rb/ruby quizzes >time ruby 90cheat.rb 2000
>
> real    0m41.895s
> user    0m36.671s
> sys     0m0.719s
> cg5:~/cs/rb/ruby quizzes >time ruby 90cheat.rb 5000
>
> real    9m26.551s
> user    8m11.184s
> sys     0m10.997s
>
>
> -- Elliot Temple
> http://www.curi.us/blog/

Hmm, I was going to post some new times, but those blow mine away. I'm 
still stuck on the nondeterministic approach...looks like you guys are 
finding actual methods of solving the game.

Nice!

-Justin