2010-09-29, 10:58 PM
I didn't read the other posts in the thread.
Just based on the OP, it sounds like you need to determine which letters are in the word before you can do any meaningful guessing. Ideally, you get this done in at most 14 guesses, with each guess containing entirely different letters from each other at first, then cross-referencing from there on. Words like "stick" in your on-going session are extremely valuable, in that they tell you there's no relationship between your guess and the other team's secret word.
After that, is the hard/easy part. It can be hard if the other team chose a word with several possible permutations, but it can be easy if they did something stupid like "Zebra". At this point, the only information you get from each guess is that the word you chose isn't the other team's word.
This line of logic is meant for efficient yet as sure-fire as possible. It's most likely not the quickest method, as there's obviously better secret words to be used when considering letter combinations.
Just based on the OP, it sounds like you need to determine which letters are in the word before you can do any meaningful guessing. Ideally, you get this done in at most 14 guesses, with each guess containing entirely different letters from each other at first, then cross-referencing from there on. Words like "stick" in your on-going session are extremely valuable, in that they tell you there's no relationship between your guess and the other team's secret word.
After that, is the hard/easy part. It can be hard if the other team chose a word with several possible permutations, but it can be easy if they did something stupid like "Zebra". At this point, the only information you get from each guess is that the word you chose isn't the other team's word.
This line of logic is meant for efficient yet as sure-fire as possible. It's most likely not the quickest method, as there's obviously better secret words to be used when considering letter combinations.