1 RANDOM INITIAL BAG NOTES
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4 We don't understand the balance implications, which are likely to be
5 nontrivial, so both players should get the same starting bag.
13 (Pretty certain.) The total amount of garlic is important. It must
14 be 11 (4x1 + 2x2 + 3) until the 1 extra gets added.
18 (Doubtful, may needs testing.)
20 The amount of "big" garlic vs "small" garlic chips is important.
21 Reify this as: the total number of garlic chips must remain (roughly)
26 With assumptions 2, there are only the following garlic compositions
29 X. 2x 3-garlic [4] 5x 1-garlic
30 Y. 1x 3-garlic [2] 2x 2-garlic [2] 4x 1-garlic <- standard
31 Z. 0x 3-garlic 4x 2-garlic [4] 3x 1-garlic
33 (Proof: there are 7 garlic chips, each of at least 1 garlic. That
34 leaves 4 "surplus" garlic ("[]") to distribute amongst
35 otherwise-identical chips.)
37 With assumption 2 weakened to "roughly" (ie, +1/-1) there are the
38 following additional possibilities:
40 1 fewer garlicky chips (6, more lumpy garlic, 5 "surplus"):
42 P. 2x 3-garlic [4] 1x 2-garlic [1] 3x 1-garlic
43 Q. 1x 3-garlic [2] 3x 2-garlic [3] 2x 1-garlic
44 R. 0x 3-garlic 5x 2-garlic [5] 1x 1-garlic
46 1 more garlicky chips (8, less lumpy garlic, 3 "surplus"):
48 S. 1x 3-garlic [2] 1x 2-garlic [1] 6x 1-garlic
49 T. 0x 3-garlic 3x 2-garlic [3] 5x 1-garlic
51 With assumption 2 removed entirely, there are many other possiblities
52 but they seem very strange.
55 # Suggested Variant Garlic A
57 Prepare, for each player, one each of X Y Z. Choose secretly and
60 # Suggested Variant Garlic B
62 Same, but include P..T. Players are entitled to count their
63 chips so they will know the difference between XYZ/PQR/ST.
69 Standard load is 1 pumpkin (¤3) plus 1 green (about ¤5).
71 Options would seem to include:
73 * Replace the green with a red, blue or locoweed. These are
74 available at this point and relativity uncontroversial (although
75 probably of higher value, albeit that the locoweed is not very
78 * Replace the green with a black. This is interesting because
88 To choose secretly and randomly between identical-looking sets of
89 containers (let's call them bags, supposing they're XYZ from "Garlic",
92 A computer will be involved. It will produce two sets of secret
93 output, one for player 1 and one for player 2 (WLOG there are at least
96 All players collaborate to parepare bags, one for each player,
97 according to each of XYZ. So now (for eg two players) we have bags:
100 Place these in pairs in locations labelled X, Y, Z. So we ahve:
105 Everyone but player 1 leaves the room. Player 1's secret output
106 instructs them to move bag-pairs X Y Z to new locations alpha, beta,
107 gamma, according to a random permutation. Now we have:
112 Everyone but player 1 leaves the room. Player 2's secret output
113 instructs them to select one of alpha, beta, or gamma. The others are
115 selected: bag, bag, ...
118 At the end of the game, everyone must reveal their bags. Perhaps we
119 declare that at the start of round 5 (at the extra garlic) everyone
120 must do so, and after that people may look in their bag.
125 If multiple choices must be made, containers other than bags can be
126 used. Eg 35mm film canisters. They must be unloaded into the bags by
127 the players, without looking at them.