Here's a mathematics game! It's more of a competition and it's pretty simple, essentially all you have to do is give a number between 1 and 1,000,000,000. Simple right!
Ok there is more to this game, it's based on this sequence which essentially goes like this. I get a number, if the number is even I divide it by 2, if the number is odd I multiply it by 3 and add it by 1. I keep doing this to the number until it reaches 1. The person who gives the number that takes the MOST steps to get to 1 wins!
Here's an example
Spoiler for Hidden :
Poster 1 = 16
Steps: Poster 2 = 17
Steps: In this case, poster 2 is winning because he guessed a number that required 12 steps, while poster 1 only guessed a number that requires 4 steps (and these numbers only differed by 1!). SO yeah, the aim of the game is to find the number between 1 - 1,000,000,000 that has the most steps (hint: It's not 1,000,000,000). You can either guess, or actually try and find an educated solution. But this has been a problem with mathematicians for years and still remains unsolved, whether a number exists that will never get to 1.
I will keep a high score, whoever gets "number 1" gets my appreciation!
High Score:
1. Twilight Rose: 392 steps
2. Trixsie: 361 steps
3. Bandal: 294 steps
4. Nic: 291 steps
5. MrRazot: 130 steps
(Also don't worry, you don't have to figure out the steps, just post a number here and I'll tell you the steps (either by replying or just updating the high score list))
Topic: The Wondrous Sequence (Competition)! (Read 4293 times)