[4x3][the game][Z80][TI 84] The Game: Contest Edition

u/Unicorn June 04, 2015, 09:16:24 PM

How bout My GAME.

You always win

u/Snektron June 04, 2015, 09:24:38 PM

Seems like a good version to me

u/JWinslow23 June 05, 2015, 06:11:19 PM

Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on June 04, 2015, 05:32:01 PM
In which year did it came out, though? Because the game arrived on the Internet in 2002 IIRC.

The first known description about "The Game" in its current form WAS in 2002, you're right.
Before that, in 1987, Daniel Wegner performed studies on thought repression and ironic process theory, showing that if you try not to think about something, it's all you can think about.
Before that, circa 1976, the Cambridge University Science Fiction Society made a game where if you think about Finchley Central, you lose.
Before that, that same year, John Conway made a game called "Endgame" where the first person to make a move loses.
Before that, in 1947, Paul Goodman described a game where you must not think of a pink elephant.
Before that, in 1863, Fyodor Dostoyevsky said in one of his works, "Try to pose for yourself this task: not to think of a polar bear and you will see that the cursed thing will come to mind every minute."
Before that, circa 1840, Leo Tolstoy describes a game he used to play with his brother where they must "stand in a corner and not think of the white bear... but could not possibly manage, not to think of the white bear."

Game, set, MATCH.

u/Snektron June 05, 2015, 06:17:25 PM

Me and brentmaas were in class discussing about training a neural net to win the game

u/brentmaas June 05, 2015, 07:49:33 PM

Quote from: JWinslow23 on June 05, 2015, 06:11:19 PMGame, set, MATCH.

The Game, set, MATCH*

u/Dream of Omnimaga June 05, 2015, 11:43:10 PM

Quote from: JWinslow23 on June 05, 2015, 06:11:19 PM
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on June 04, 2015, 05:32:01 PM
In which year did it came out, though? Because the game arrived on the Internet in 2002 IIRC.
The first known description about "The Game" in its current form WAS in 2002, you're right.
Before that, in 1987, Daniel Wegner performed studies on thought repression and ironic process theory, showing that if you try not to think about something, it's all you can think about.
Before that, circa 1976, the Cambridge University Science Fiction Society made a game where if you think about Finchley Central, you lose.
Before that, that same year, John Conway made a game called "Endgame" where the first person to make a move loses.
Before that, in 1947, Paul Goodman described a game where you must not think of a pink elephant.
Before that, in 1863, Fyodor Dostoyevsky said in one of his works, "Try to pose for yourself this task: not to think of a polar bear and you will see that the cursed thing will come to mind every minute."
Before that, circa 1840, Leo Tolstoy describes a game he used to play with his brother where they must "stand in a corner and not think of the white bear... but could not possibly manage, not to think of the white bear."

Game, set, MATCH.

Is that real or made up?

u/JWinslow23 June 06, 2015, 03:25:48 PM

Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on June 05, 2015, 11:43:10 PM
Quote from: JWinslow23 on June 05, 2015, 06:11:19 PM
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on June 04, 2015, 05:32:01 PM
In which year did it came out, though? Because the game arrived on the Internet in 2002 IIRC.
The first known description about "The Game" in its current form WAS in 2002, you're right.
Before that, in 1987, Daniel Wegner performed studies on thought repression and ironic process theory, showing that if you try not to think about something, it's all you can think about.
Before that, circa 1976, the Cambridge University Science Fiction Society made a game where if you think about Finchley Central, you lose.
Before that, that same year, John Conway made a game called "Endgame" where the first person to make a move loses.
Before that, in 1947, Paul Goodman described a game where you must not think of a pink elephant.
Before that, in 1863, Fyodor Dostoyevsky said in one of his works, "Try to pose for yourself this task: not to think of a polar bear and you will see that the cursed thing will come to mind every minute."
Before that, circa 1840, Leo Tolstoy describes a game he used to play with his brother where they must "stand in a corner and not think of the white bear... but could not possibly manage, not to think of the white bear."

Game, set, MATCH.
Is that real or made up?

Oh, it's ALL real. Every last bit of it.

u/Snektron June 06, 2015, 04:44:35 PM

JWinslow knows his games

u/Unicorn June 06, 2015, 06:30:58 PM

You forgot about Tory Graps! He wrote in his diary of playing a game whre you can't think of a unicorn! This took place in the middle ages btw.

u/JWinslow23 June 07, 2015, 01:59:07 AM

Quote from: Unicorn on June 06, 2015, 06:30:58 PM
You forgot about Tory Graps! He wrote in his diary of playing a game whre you can't think of a unicorn! This took place in the middle ages btw.

Nice try.