Bulls and Cows

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But I will continue as planned: 8642. :slight_smile:

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8642 has no bulls and one cow.

# guess Bulls Cows
1 9753 2 1
2 8642 0 1
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“And thus, 0 and 1 can be already eliminated.”

“Amazing, Holmes.”

“Elementary, my dear Watson, elementary.”

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My next guess is 9653.

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9653 yields two bulls and no cows.

# guess Bulls Cows
1 9753 2 1
2 8642 0 1
3 9653 2 0
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A clean shot: 6 will join 0 and 1, and 7 can’t wait to be promoted to the rank of bull.

Let’s try the following: 7853.

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7853 has one bull and one cow.

# guess Bulls Cows
1 9753 2 1
2 8642 0 1
3 9653 2 0
4 7853 1 1
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My next guess is 9257.

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Well, that didn’t take too long. Congratulations, PlaceboTarget, you have solved the puzzle.

# guess Bulls Cows
1 9753 2 1
2 8642 0 1
3 9653 2 0
4 7853 1 1
5 9257 4 0
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Thank you. :slight_smile:

When the stars align, everybody can get as sharp as a tack.

:trophy:

I will hold the trophy until someone guesses the next secret number:

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Please submit your guesses and I’ll process them as soon as I find the time.
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I have time for one guess before going to bed. How about 9876?

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Thank you for your guess. :slight_smile:

guess # player guess bulls cows
1 bibliophage 9876 0 1
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guess # player guess bulls cows
1 bibliophage 9876 0 1
2 Aspidistra 7654 0 2
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guess # player guess bulls cows
1 bibliophage 9876 0 1
2 Aspidistra 7654 0 2
3 Prof.Pepperwinkle 3657 0 1
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0152?

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guess # player guess bulls cows
1 bibliophage 9876 0 1
2 Aspidistra 7654 0 2
3 Prof.Pepperwinkle 3657 0 1
4 Prof.Pepperwinkle 0152 0 2
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guess # player guess bulls cows
1 bibliophage 9876 0 1
2 Aspidistra 7654 0 2
3 Prof.Pepperwinkle 3657 0 1
4 Prof.Pepperwinkle 0152 0 2
5 Aspidistra 4591 0 1