Petals Around the Rose: Fraternity Register

OH man .. it was fun .. but solved in 3 attempts and the secret remains with me

Sometimes, only casual analysis is required. Detailed analysis will throw you offcourse. Good sample to show life not to be taken too seriously.

I figured it out while not looking at the dice!

All I can say is ...

The name of the game IS VERY significant.

damn it!! it took 20 mins of my life... anyway.. it can be logically solved... once of course... you already know the answer...

great game. i love brain teasers and this one is great. took me 8 tries. first i tried number crunching and the fact that for any number on the side dice will always equal 7 when added to the opposite side. but the real answer forced me to KISS. (keep it simple, stupid!)

I didn't get even one answer right before I finally figured it out and got every one right after that. You'd think I'd get at least one right. I'm never playing the lottery again, my talent with probability sucks.

My first theory was that each die was either positive or negative in value, and that the values would end up to be equal to n/2, where n was the answer to the roll. I ran sets of numbers through all possible combinations of addition or subtraction to determine whether my theory was correct or not.

I figured it out while sitting in the computer lab, watching the snow fall during a winter storm. I guess what they say about left-brain/right-brain is true; I got it wrong when I was in "math mode", and got it right once I relaxed into "art mode".

I got this immediately, on the first try. Seriously, I'm not just saying that. I just...saw it. I can't believe it takes some people so long! But I guess everyone just goes about problem solving in such different ways.

Arg. Thank goodness for people properly emphasizing the name. Took me far too long to realize how significant "significant" really meant.