Turing Machine [Solo Playthrough]

Man vs. machine, who will be able to crack the secret code the quickest? In this solo playthrough, I play some Standard difficulty challenges against the machine.
0:00 Intro
0:17 Game 1 (# B4D AQW)
9:47 Game 2 (# B49 ZS9)
16:18 Game 3 (# B5V VGO)
23:49 Game 4 (# B65 BU1 N)
32:08 Outro
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[@YoannLevet]

I love watching you play Turing Machine. Thank you!!!

[@boardgameswiththomas]

Glad you enjoyed watching! I really appreciate the kind words. Thanks for making such a unique and fun game :D

[@cyberx60]

In the first two games, for initial deductions, you can eliminate the triple number from D since you can't also have a largest single number for B if there's a triple number.

[@boardgameswiththomas]

Good point! I was not thinking about triple numbers as much in this video as I still thought they weren't possible (which is definitely not the case)

[@ml9131]

Anxiously awaiting my copy so I'm watching all the content I can, why must November be so far away! Enjoyed playing along in my head. :)

[@boardgameswiththomas]

Hope you enjoy it! The wait for getting new games is definitely something I can relate to. This game is not for everyone but it's for sure a game for me (and quickly becoming one of my favorites)

[@MisterNorthernCanuck]

Well, that got me to preorder the game. Thanks!

[@boardgameswiththomas]

Glad to hear! It's such a fantastic game, hope you enjoy it whenever it arrives

[@theatog]

To further the idea of "Initial Deduction", one should identify "Binary Questions". I think they are best to be asked last for disambiguation, unless asking them turns other questions Binary. For example, in game 1, questions like B and C are best to ask first (they can both be failed up to twice to be meaningful). If you get lucky, you will shave at least 1 questions off. (As seen in Game 2)

[@boardgameswiththomas]

Good point! I completely agree and that's something I've definitely been on the lookout for more in my recent play throughs

[@EmmaNovaheim]

In the final code, I think I got an extra starting deduction. I had the same as you: 1. Can't be 3 fours, as card F and D would be obsolete 2. Can't be 2 fours, as card D would be obsolete (we would know there's definitely more evens than odds) 3. Can't be a triple number, as then we wouldn't need both card A and card D to determine whether the number was odd or even). The extra was: 4. Square can't be equal to circle. If it was, we would know there is a double digit, which combined with deduction number 3 above, would make card F obsolete.

[@boardgameswiththomas]

You are so right! I definitely missed that one, good catch :)

[@cyberx60]

It might be worth it to note that there can NEVER be three 4's when that card is in play because it makes ALL other cards obsolete.

[@jpay]

I believe you've made a very subtle error in your initial deductions for Game 2 at 10:10. Yellow *could* be 5 (i.e. greater than 4) without making Verifier B superfluous. You're correct in noting that *if* yellow is 5, then Verifier B can be solved immediately; but *that* *alone* does not necessarily make it superfluous. Its existence still provides new information - namely, that blue & yellow are not equal to 5 (without the presence of Verifier B, the code could be 55x or x55). Yellow > 5 might still be eliminated by including the necessity for other verifiers (e.g. D). In your case, the query ended up telling you Yellow < 4. The rules say "No Verifier will repeat information". Even with Yellow > 5, these verifiers are communicating related - but different - information.

[@alanbanh]

11:45 Verifier B gave a check mark but you recorded it as a cross???

[@boardgameswiththomas]

Good catch! I misspoke when marking that down

[@user-le9yw3yb4u]

Liked your playthrough but the music was annoying!!! Otherwise great

[@boardgameswiththomas]

I appreciate the feedback! Would you prefer the music quieter, a different type of music, or just no music altogether?