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Digits #25 (15/15⭐)
77 (77) :multiply::plus:
158 (158) :plus::multiply::minus:
278 (278) :multiply::plus:
366 (366) :multiply::multiply::plus::minus:
405 (405) :plus::plus::multiply:

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Digits #25 (15/15⭐)
77 (77) :multiply::plus:
158 (158) :multiply::plus::multiply:
278 (278) :multiply::plus:
366 (366) :multiply::minus::plus::multiply:
405 (405) :plus::multiply::minus:

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Digits #25 (15/15⭐)
77 (77) :multiply::plus:
158 (158) :multiply::plus::minus::minus:
278 (278) :multiply::plus:
366 (366) :multiply::minus::plus::multiply:
405 (405) :plus::plus::multiply:

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After doing several of these, they’re getting easier.

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Digits #25 (15/15⭐)
77 (77) :multiply::plus:
158 (158) :multiply::plus::minus::minus:
278 (278) :multiply::plus:
366 (366) :multiply::multiply::minus::plus:
405 (405) :multiply::multiply::plus::minus:

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Digits #25 (15/15⭐)
77 (77) :multiply::plus:
158 (158) :plus::multiply::plus::plus:
278 (278) :multiply::plus:
366 (366) :multiply::multiply::multiply::plus:
405 (405) :plus::multiply::minus:

167

Digits #25 (15/15⭐)
77 (77) :divide::plus::multiply::plus:
158 (158) :plus::multiply::minus:
278 (278) :plus::multiply::minus::plus:
366 (366) :multiply::multiply::multiply::plus:
405 (405) :plus::plus::multiply:

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This was daunting at first, but with practice, this is getting easier and easier, to the point where in a month I may l not think of it as a challenge anymore.

My trick is to visualize a value in the relative neighborhood of the target number, then try to see how you can get there using some of the supplied numbers. The higher the target number, the more you are going to rely on multiplying with the largest of the 6 values.

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getting an answer is easy, played 10 games using all the numbers - until I read the rules, I just can’t seem to minimize

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Digits #25 (15/15⭐)
77 (77) :multiply::plus:
158 (158) :multiply::multiply::minus::plus:
278 (278) :multiply::plus:
366 (366) :multiply::plus::minus::multiply:
405 (405) :multiply::minus::plus::multiply:

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Digits #26 (15/15⭐)
63 (63) :minus::multiply:
172 (172) :divide::multiply::minus:
251 (251) :multiply::minus::plus::multiply::plus:
316 (316) :plus::plus::multiply::plus::minus:
465 (465) :multiply::multiply::plus:

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Digits #26 (15/15⭐)
63 (63) :minus::multiply:
172 (172) :multiply::divide::minus:
251 (251) :multiply::minus::multiply::plus::minus:
316 (316) :multiply::minus::multiply::minus:
465 (465) :multiply::minus::divide::minus:

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Digits #26 (15/15⭐)
63 (63) :minus::multiply:
172 (172) :multiply::divide::minus:
251 (251) :multiply::minus::multiply::plus::plus:
316 (316) :plus::plus::multiply::minus::plus:
465 (465) :multiply::plus::plus::minus:

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Digits #26 (15/15⭐)
63 (63) :minus::multiply:
172 (172) :multiply::divide::minus:
251 (251) :multiply::multiply::minus::minus::plus:
316 (316) :multiply::minus::multiply::minus:
465 (465) :multiply::multiply::plus:

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Today’s seemed harder than average.

Is there a system where the difficulty changes depending on the day of the week? I thought that was a NYTIMES crossword hallmark trait.

Digits #26 (15/15⭐)
63 (63) :plus::multiply::plus:
172 (172) :multiply::divide::minus:
251 (251) :plus::multiply::plus::minus:
316 (316) :minus::multiply::multiply::minus:
465 (465) :minus::multiply::minus::multiply::minus:

It seems that I had some different solution paths than others.

176

The scoring system needs an update… the stars should be removed for having a suboptimal # of moves instead of not reaching the target. Are people really that bad at this game that they can’t complete all 5 puzzles? Rhetorical question.

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Digits #26 (15/15⭐)
63 (63) :minus::multiply:
172 (172) :multiply::divide::minus:
251 (251) :plus::multiply::minus::minus:
316 (316) :plus::plus::multiply::multiply::minus:
465 (465) :multiply::plus::plus::minus:

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What is the optimal number of moves? Fewer or more?

I think more moves is optimal since it uses more of the 6 starting numbers.

I think answers that use a “divide by” should get bonus stars.

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I can’t decide. For a while I tried to minimize moves, but now I kind of want to try maximizing it.

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maximizing I found easier

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