Quick bings (of D00M!)

Rules:
1) Bings can move in any direction now, and have 2 steps each turn, which means they can step back and then left, and can hence kope 2 pieces in 1 turn!
2) Once a bing gets to check the opponent's king, it can spend the next turn promoting into a rookish bing, which can move like a rook, but has 2 moves each turn as well! (uhoh)
3) Bings can choose to move 1 step as well. Same goes for rookish bings.
4) Everything else as in Chinese chess.

Note: The bings are REALLY REALLY overpowered in this one.

A very simple Maths question (courtesy of SMO)

Note: Please do not post the solution here. Or practically anywhere, but well here it is.

if a1a2a3a4a5a6a7a8a9...an =1, and they are all positive, Poof

summation of (1/1+ai) where i ranges from 1 to n < n-1

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Puzzle!:

###AK#R##
#P##A####
####M####
##PN##P##
#####R###

#######P#
P########
##NR#C##M
####P####
##P##K###

Hint: There is no one specific solution, but there exists at least one solution.

Unbanned from chess!

SYF is over!!! (yay!) but we got silver (aw...). Wait did we get gold? ( : )? ). It remains highly debatable, but yea officially silver : (!

But seriously, who reads blogs about SYF. Especially other people's SYFs?

So lets get down to other stuff.

I've really been meaning to post tons and tons of stuff, but I've forgotten all of them at the moment, so well I guess its for the oncoming posts then. But this post cannot be content free right?

So here's something!

Chemistry it is!

The reactivity series contains a set of metals arranged in order of reactivity. Reactivity is largely determined by the ability to lose electrons. The most reactive metal is on the top and the least at the bottom.

K
Na
Ca

Mg
Al
Zn
Fe
Sn
Pb
[H]
Cu

Hg
Ag
Au

Note that I separated them into three groups. If I am not wrong, the top group reacts with water, somewhere down it only can react with steam and the bottom few do not react at all! How cool!

On charges (physics)

It's been a boring week (ever since Thursday morning more like, when I was banned from chess). But then again, it has been said that every dark cloud has a silver lining, but I somehow think that the silver lining must be really really thin in order to not weigh the cloud down. Seriously, I never thought silver could be harvested from clouds. Maybe that's where all the silverware is coming from. Hmm...

Now to the main topic, charges. Charges are weird things. I haven't read up yet, but I suspect 2 things. Either 1) They have some weird relationship with gravitational force that you (NO!) don't want to know about, or 2) They are caused by charges (Is this even any better?).

Anyway, the story has it that in the middle of each atom, there appears to be many flying things flying around the center pile of bigger stuff. Just imagine an Earth with many many little pallets flying around it like mad. Like.... at a mere fraction of the speed of light (wait thats not good, 1/100000000 happens to be a fraction as well), but then again, you get it, I think its in the same order. =).

The little flying pellets are called electrons, and have been reminding unfortunate students of much more common stuff like electricity and electrolyte as well as death by electrocution. But thats deviating again. The chunk in the middle is made up of many many bigger things that are nearly 2000 times bigger than electrons. Those things consist of neutrons and protons, and the main significant difference is that protons are positive, neutrons and neutral and electrons are negative. There have also been 2 things observed by a futuristic thought experiment involving weird things like potatoes and nailclippers mashed together with 42 different formulas and 1337 atmospheres of pressure. Ok that was plain random. Anyway, tada, 2 new parts of an atom has just been created out of my imagination. They are the multitron and divitron. As their names suggest, the multitron has a multiplicative charge and the divitron has a divisive charge. They mostly balance each other out and I don't really care if they defy all laws of conventional physics including the fact that leviating potatoes look really really weird even if achieved somehow. And now the confusion begins.

Phew! I just tided over a long paragraph.

Now for an even longer one.

So now, I am very sure that you have often heard many voices in your head saying "Like charges attract, unlike charges repel." Repeat that a billion times. Boomf. Watch that. I don't like head juice on my face. It tastes sour with an estimate pH of 4.2. Not dangerous, but corrosive nevertheless. Basically, listed out, it means that 5 things are ruled out: 1) Positive charges attract positive charges. 2) Negative charges attract negative charges. 3) Negative charges repel positive charges. 4) Positive charges repel negative charges. 5) Potatoes are flying. The first 4 will potentially blow your brains up with the complexity and the immense amount of logic needed to derive it from the first axiom as stated up there might be potentially hazardous, but hey! the last one is so obviously following from the axiom. Please note, as a clarification, that the fact potatoes are not flying does not mean they never will. Well, who knows? Next thing, Coulomb's Law, wassit? Anyway it states that the attraction between two charged object varies proportionately with the product of both charges divided by the square of the distance between them. Both axioms can be coupled together and summarised in a neat and short and sweet sentence as follows below:
Potatoes are an irreplacable part of life, just like Chess and 42.

More to come, but its getting really really late.

3D modelling sets (or whatever they're rightfully called)

Those are the many many magnetic sticks that attract metallic balls and form nice structures and can possibly be used to emulate regular polyhedrons as well as molecular structures! Ok, all the sticks are of the same length. Thats quite bad. WHAT? The balls are of the same size?!!!! Ok that's worse, but then again. Isohedrons are fun. So I shall challenge J--Y---- to make an isohedron within 40 seconds tomorrow (replaced by today) *cackles madly*.

For now, its good night and BAH its such a short post. Cant spam too much without chess. But I'm BANNED!!!!:( Nvm. Time to chase J--Y---- about arrr eeee)

Bannage from chess

I have just been banned from chess for the next 6 days, due to an incoming disaster, in which we will have to be put through a nerve-wrecking 15 minutes sitting on a chair swinging around for extra effect, all for a word, or preferably (or on the other hand preferably not), three words.

Its... SYF! in 6 days (actually more like 5 days and 18 hours and 35 minutes till the start)

The bus and the water bottle (that both went whoosh)

Ok fine. There are about two parts to this article. (not a grammar error. The "about" here refers to approximately, and definition for approximately is... vague?)

One. Bus.

Two. Water bottle.

Story one -- The bus that went WHOOSH
------------------------------------------
"The bus is coming."

"WHOOSH!"

*mumble about taking the MRT*

Story two -- The duel of the water bottle and the MOOR house T-shirt
------------------------------------------------------------------------





*begin real narration*

The water bottle swung itself. There was acceleration of an estimated 12.5 meters per second per second, and within a mere 0.4 seconds, it had attained a commendable velocity of 5 meters a second! It focused on its target, the Moor house T-shirt, which was spreading itself wide. And, it missed.

It flew in a rough parabola and after starting its descent (it would be incorrect to say that it was steep because a parabola in this case has a point with gradient 0), it crashed into a 3D model and went WHOOSH. It nearly killed somebody. And there was liquid gushing out of the water bottle after that unfortunate accident (would you call that blood?).

Is WHOOSH ever a good thing?

Stalemate

Stalemate, but in Chinese Chess, its a lose for the person who cannot make a move (and of course a win for the opponent). I personally consider this the most stylish way to checkmate an opponent. Consider this case.

##RCKRCC#
####R####
###AMA##M
####C##P#
#########

###P#####
#R#######
#########
##N#AK###
#NNANPPPP

As usual, its red's turn. And red feels evil. Red plays the following moves:

1. R8+1 P4+1
2. R8-1 P4+1
3. R8-1 P4+1
4. *random rook move* P4+1
5 *another random rook move* No available moves left.

Note: if on move 4 black had played P4m5, then K6m5 (checkmate). But that isnt good. Because Black loses an unnessary pawn. Well this shows its possible to stalemate with all pieces intact. Have a nice day!

Declaration of brief inactivity

I hereby declare that, due to various random and totally foreseen reasons and totally expected circumstances, that I will be inactive in updating this blog for the next few days, but will come back with games with M-----, together with a never-seen-before commentary!

Ohnoes! Maths test a reading disaster!

Can you imagine? I just got a double misread in a single question. I didn't see the angle part of the question and misread minimum as maximum. Cheers!

A little Chinese Chess puzzle

I think the solution is unique. If it isn't please tell me.

#CCAK#C##
###PA####
###NM#P##
########N
#########

#########
#########
#########
#R######R
####K####

I've checked twice, and I strongly think there IS a solution. If not I'll look into it. Somehow.

Post in advance!

Anyway, this post was created 1 day beforehand so.... yea you get it.

Anyway, 3 radical ideas for Chinese chess!

1) Must grab free pawn(s).
2) Must grab free minister(s).
3) Must grab free advisor(s).

They are sort of condusive to not losing endgames.

The main problem is when you tend not to get to endgames.

JY-Transient

JY-Transient wants to have his blog visited, and I strongly support that initiative! (with 40N and a ruffia string!)

And here's a riddle by JY!

Why did JY try to fly high?

(will not answer, you can ask him yourself)


Plus, I'm considering putting up some Mathematics on this blog, if I ever figure out how best to type weird signs (like theta, lambda, and stuffses like that).

Anyway, another blog I support is ringmaster-sanctus.blogspot.com. Visit him (I meant it*) when you have time!

*Bad grammar

New AI!

I've gotten a new AI for QianHong (eleeye.exe) and I'm getting owned by it :( Help!

Anyway, heres a new puzzle, created from some randoming with J--Y----. (and improvised (shhh... its not called debug) upon it)


###K#####
########R
##P####R#
#########
RN#######

#########
###C#####
###PPP###
##P###P##
####K####

Difficulty level: Mate in 4.

A few random squiggles

Variation to Chinese chess: Power to the bing chess!

Both sides have their 3rd file pawns at the start.

If a pawn is protected by a friendly piece, i.e. That piece could eat the pawn if it had been a hostile pawn, then the pawn gains the abilities of that piece. (until either piece moves away).

The winner is the person who finishes the opponent's pawns first. (checks still count ie king still has to be protected).

Kings CAN face each other.

A friendly piece can "capture" a pawn and give it its abilities until the pawn is down, or another friendly piece "captures" it back, killing the already existing piece.

For example, if a Knight "captures" a pawn, then the pawn can move like a knight, (as well as a pawn), but a friendly rook can displace the knight and the pawn will become a rook-pawn, and the knight will be taken off the board.

For conveniences sake the "capture"s shall now be replaced by a better word. Say.... parasite. (:

A pawn with a parasite can still function like a "normal" pawn with its newfound abilities.

I present an example of how a game might start: (and be over within 5 turns or so)

RNMAKAMNR
#########
#C#####C#
##P######
#########

#########
######P##
#C#####C#
#########
RNMAKAMNR

1. R1+9 R1+9
2. N8+7 N2+1
3. N7+6 P3+1
4. M7+5 C2m5
5. A4+5 R1-6
6. R1-6 P3+1
7. R1m3 C2m3
8. K9m4 R1m6
9. M5+7 (Game over (whuups!))


now for a random pattern. 3, 1, 5, 3, 9, 2, 4, 3, 9, _, _, _????

Hint: Pi

First post :-)

Whee I've decided to make this a place for my Chinese Chess rants and talking about the weirdest moves you've ever seen. Not for those who want to win competitions, and not for the sane (will make your head explode from the randomness). (Georgia font)

Yay, to start off I shall put forth a notation for displaying boards.

K- King (帅 or 将)
A- Advisor (士)
M- Minister (相 or 象)
N- Knight (马)
R- Rook (车)
C- Cannon (炮)
P- Pawn (兵 or 卒)

A 123456789
B 123456789
C 123456789
D 123456789
E 123456789

F 123456789
G 123456789
H 123456789
I 123456789
J 123456789
(Courier font ftw!)

Red will always be on the bottom side. And the starting board shall be represented as thus:

<123456789>

A RNMAKAMNR
B #########
C #C#####C#
D P#P#P#P#P
E #########

F #########
G P#P#P#P#P
H #C#####C#
I #########
J RNMAKAMNR

<987654321>

And moves will be represented as thus:
P5+1 (Pawn on 5th file (of playing side) advances (+) by 1 square)
P5f+1 (The front pawn of file 5 advances by 1 square)
Move the third pawn counting from the front of the forth file to the fifth file. (whatever it really means, for when I get fedup with notation)
P5m6 (Pawn moves (m) from file 5 to file 6)
So now for the slightly trickier pieces like N, A and M.

N5-4 (Knight on 5th file retreats (-) to 4th file)

N5-4xN(see above, but this kills an opposing knight)

Ok. Now for a random puzzle.

###K#####
##P#P####
#########
#########
######M##

#########
#########
#####P###
####P#P##
###P#K#P#

Solution: P3m4 (Checkmate)

Got it? Good :)