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Re: Game Hints?

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Originally Posted by Rickertsen2
what have the "game hints" from previous years been.
Only one I know is from last year:
"ax(2)+bx+c"
Which is, of course, the general quadratic equation. This was used to calculate the optimal stack height for a given number of boxes... sort of. So, really, it was mainly there to throw everyone onto the path of "OooH! Projectile motion!"
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