Online Mole Challenge 5: Episode 2 Challenge Debriefing

 

Sunday, February 18, 2007

Episode 2 Challenge Debriefing

Challenge 2.1: Sharks n' Minnows

Objective: Safely navigate from one end of a gameboard to another.

After several days of scrambling across the board, a handful of agents did make it all the way across, evading the dreaded shark. Here is a list of the minnows that reached land (in order):

Fred
Ryan
Evin
Mike*
Aaron
Fred

*There was a lot of confusion regarding Mike's time limit situation, but I won't get into that here. Check the Challenge 2.1 thread on the forums if you are interested in the particulars and my ruling on the matter.

Six agents successfully crossed the board, adding $1.50 to the pot. Andy was the only agent to be ousted by Padraig, the shark. Therefore, Fred, being the first minnow to reach land, is granted exemption.

Earned: $0.50

Reward: Fred wins exemption


Challenge 2.2: Tetris

Objective: Clear 15 rows in a turn-based version of Tetris.

This challenge didn't last too long. Mike kicked it off by posting a piece. Then Padraig placed a piece that was out of sequence for his set of pieces terminating the challenge before any money could be won.

Earned: $0.00

Reward: None


Challenge 2.3: Bullseye

Objective: Get to know your fellow agents.


Below is a list of each how the agents fared on this challenge.

Question # - Answered by - Submitted answer - Correct answer - Percent error
1] Aaron - 15 - 16 - 6%
4] Evin - 15 - 15 - 0%
5] Evin - 21 - 21 - 0%
8] Evin - 14 - 15 - 7%
9] Aaron - 60 - 65 - 8%
11] Mike - 6 - 6 - 0%
12] Mike - 12 - 12 - 0%
13] Mike - 15 - 15 - 0%
14] Fred - 6 - 27 - 78%
15] Fred - 15 - 84 - 82%
16] Andy - 66 - 81 - 19%
17] Andy - 24 - 36 - 33%
18] Ryan - 6 - 6 - 0%
19] Padraig - 15 - 20 - 25%
20] Aaron - 6 - 6 - 0%
21] Padraig - 11 - 20 - 45%
22] Fred - 8 - 8 - 0%
23] Padraig - 5 - 5 - 0%
24] Ryan - 25 - 25 - 0%
25] Ryan - 101 - 105 - 4%

Question six was not listed on the puzzle page in a blunder on my part, I awarded the group with the full $0.05 for that question (not reflected in breakdown below). Keith posted four answers at once, to questions 2, 3, 7, and 10, making all of his answers void at that point.

$0.05 0% Error: 11 Answers
$0.04 10% Error: 4 Answers
$0.03 20% Error: 1 Answers
$0.02 30% Error: 1 Answers
$0.01 40% Error: 1 Answers

Earned: $0.82

Reward: None