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Scrabble Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/21/2017
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Ovo je naš prvi cache. Napravili smo ga u slavu igre koja je obilježila početak naše ljubavne priče i postavili u blizini mjesta u kojem smo sate i sate proveli odmjeravajući se u poznavanju vokabulara i kombinatoričkim vještinama, koje su za sreću u Scrabbleu, ispostavilo se, presudne! smile

Scrabble je igra slaganja riječi pomoću pločica sa slovima koje igrač izvlači iz vrećice tako da u svakom krugu za slaganje riječi raspolaže sa sedam pločica. Svako slovo nosi određeni broj bodova. Riječi se slažu na ploču podijeljenu na polja, pri čemu svaka nova riječ mora obuhvatiti najmanje jedno slovo neke riječi koja je već postavljena.

Pravila Scrabblea važna za rješavanje ove zagonetke:

  • prva riječ mora prolaziti kroz središnje polje i računa se dvostruko
  • posebno označena polja donose bonus, ali samo kod prve riječi koja se na njih postavi:
    • svijetlo plavo polje udvostručuje vrijednost slova
    • tamno plavo polje utrostručuje vrijednost slova
    • svijetlo crveno polje udvostručuje vrijednost cijele riječi
    • crveno polje utrostručuje vrijednost cijele riječi
  • riječ u kojoj je iskorišteno svih sedam izvučenih pločica dobiva 50 bodova na konačni zbroj
  • prazna pločica može zamijeniti bilo koje slovo, no ne nosi bodove

Zadatak:

Dva vrhunska igrača B i S igraju tematski Scrabble. Nažalost, od previše igranja na nekim su se pločicama obrisale vrijednosti slova, no oni znaju kolike su njihove vrijednosti u engleskoj verziji Scrabblea. U igru se uključujemo u trenutku kada igrač S treba postaviti svoju drugu riječ. Pomozite mu da složi riječ koja će mu donijeti najviše bodova. Koliko su bodova B i S osvojili nakon završenog drugog kruga?

Cache se nalazi na:
N 45° 48.B-31 E 016° 00.S-143


Scrabble


This is our first cache. We have made it in honour of the game which has marked the beginning of our love story and placed it in the vicinity of the place where we have spent hours and hours competing in vocabulary knowledge and combinatory skills which turned out to be crucial for good luck in Scrabble! smile

Scrabble is a game of forming words with the help of tiles bearing letters. In each turn, the player draws tiles from the bag to replenish his or her rack to seven tiles. Each lettered tile has a point value. Words are placed onto a gameboard divided into squares, whereby each new word must use at least one letter of one or more previously played words.

Scrabble rules important for solving this puzzle:

  • the first played word must cover the center square and is doubled in value
  • premium squares multiply the number of points awarded, but apply only when newly placed tiles cover them:
    • light blue square doubles the value of the letter
    • dark blue square triples the value of the letter
    • light red square doubles the value of the whole word
    • red square triples the value of the whole word
  • if all seven tiles have been laid on the board in one turn, 50 bonus points are added to the final sum of the word
  • a blank tile can replace any letter, but carries no point value

Task:

Two top-notch players B and S play thematic Scrabble. Unfortunately, since many games were played, letter point values have been erased from some tiles, but they know what their point values are in the English version of Scrabble. We are entering the game in the moment when the player S has to place his second word. Help him to form the word which will bring him most points. How many points have B and S achieved after the second round was completed?

Cache is located at:
N 45° 48.B-31 E 016° 00.S-143


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