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Originally Posted by Bongle
I may be missing something, but how are you arriving at 892 points?
There are 21 possible tubes, allowing for 2 rows of 8 and 1 row of 5. Vertically, that gives you 5 columns of 3 and 3 columns of 2.
2*256 + 1*32 + 5*8 + 3*4 = 596
Are there other point-scoring I'm missing, or is there a more optimal rack arrangement?
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Bongle,
Your analysis is correct. 892 and points would be the maximum score if an alliance could fill the entire rack with tubes.
3*2^8 + 8*2^3 + 60 = 892
Of course, as you pointed out, alliances only have 21 scoring tubes. The person who came up with 892 probably missed this fact.