Petals around the Rose

[mojo1701]

Ah-ha! I've got it now!

Feels good, don't it?

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

Feels good, don't it?

Yes, yes it does. It's so simple and I was WAY off initially.

 

[carpedavid]

Ah. I assumed it was a math-based puzzle, based on the way it was presented, though I was trying to figure out how the obviously-important name fit in. Now I see.

 

[howandwhy99]

I must be some sort of evil genius. I immediately started thinking outside the box by counting the rows (rose).

Finally figured it out after 10 minutes.

 

[BrooklynKnight]

[sblock]
even=0 odd= number-1
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[smootrk]

[sblock]
even=0 odd= number-1
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Wow, a mathmatical method that works. I just looked at them and counted.

 

[BrooklynKnight]

Wow, a mathmatical method that works. I just looked at them and counted.

Well, without that mathematical method, the program couldnt be written.

Think about it this is how the game works

[sblock]
You count the amount of dots around the center dot. Center dots only appear on an ODD face. Thus, simply, for an odd face, you count the dots, and subtract 1 (the center dot). On an even face, you have no center dot, thus no rose, thus no petals AROUND a rose, so its automatically zero!
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[Xath]

I'm missing what is challenging about this...

 

[Crothian]

I'm missing what is challenging about this...

Its one of the riddles that most people either get fast or not, so if you get it fast it seems obvious but other just start thinking along a different line of thought that takes them away from the solution.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

I'm missing what is challenging about this...

I, for one, was assuming it was a math problem of sorts. As such, I spent a lot of time adding, multiplying, etc... I wasn't thinking that it was a word riddle with a bit of counting mixed in. So - what makes it difficult and challenging is the over-analysis.