Imagine Cup 2008 Match 1 Summary

LeaderBoard

 

1 Rac 47687 Poland Politechnika Krakowska
2 Jedi_Knight 47326 Russia Moscow State University
3 XarN 46798 Poland AGH University of Science and Technology
4 chokudai 46085 Japan Senior High School at Komaba, University of Tsukuba
5 Eirik Reksten 44674 Norway Norwegian University of Science and Technology
6 szsz 44297 Hungary Illyes Gyula High School
7 FloppyCat 43826 Lithuania vilnius university
8 sempik 43620 Poland Jagiellonian University
9 JasonKing 43603 China HUST
10 r1cs1 43511 Hungary Budapest University of Technology and Economics
11 kim-my 43446 Russia MSU
12 Xianchao 43271 United States Harvard University
13 Gribok 43221 Russia Ivanovo State Power University
14 jackvsalmond 43038 China Huazhong University of Science and Techmnology
15 Lyt 42966 China Huazhong University of Science and Technology
16 kg86 42931 Poland Jagiellonian University
17 DjubaRS 42545 Russia Moscow Institute of Physics and Technologies (MIPT)
18 EmK 42507 Japan Saitama University
19 ardiankp 42415 Indonesia NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
20 Gorion 42386 Poland Warsaw University
21 Jamal 42385 Poland Wroclaw University of Technology, Faculty of Informatics and Management
22 Krochak 42367 Russia Moscow state Aviation Institute
23 permil 42365 Japan Tokyo Institute of Technology
24 mrLEE 42359 Russia Moscow state Aviation Institute
25 Slimi 42344 Morocco EMSI
26 Castle.Derek 41978 China 华工
27 shaoanxu 41934 China tsinghua university
28 Mr.Herbert 41885 China 华中科技大学
29 TOP 41877 China tsinghua university
30 Leszek Horwath 41868 Poland Jagiellonian University
31 Skadanov Alex 41740 Russia Izhevsk State Technical University
32 viewlagoon 41731 Japan 筑波大学附属駒場高等学校
33 Grey 41610 Russia Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology
34 Lanethan 41555 Singapore Carnegie Mellon University
35 minhduc 41516 Viet Nam National University of Singapore
36 spring.field 41515 China 华科大
37 KTropin 41393 Russia Moscow Institute of Physics and Technologies (MIPT)
38 lunar 41277 Japan Takada High School
39 mostafaizz 41223 Egypt Cairo University - Faculty of Engineering
40 Herbi 41060 Poland Wroclaw University of Technology, Faculty of Informatics and Management
41 Roman Koshlyak 41043 Ukraine Kiev National University
42 Diab1o 41008 Russia Moscow state Aviation Institute
43 monae 40866 Japan University of Tokyo
44 Piovesan Carlo 40865 Italy Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
45 Vanka 40583 Russia SPb SPU
46 andrejko 40477 Serbia Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences Nis
47 Exelle 40105 Romania "Al. I. Cuza" University of Iasi
48 yunfzhang 39837 China Hohai Unversity
49 MevanAlles 39751 Sri Lanka Department of Computer Science & Engineering ( CSE ), University of Moratuwa
50 snard6 39681 United States University of Utah
87duguguiyu31772Chinatsinghua university

 

Level Stats

 

LevelxNum SolvesxAvg Time To Solve (HH:MM:SS)xMin BytesxAvg Bytes of SolutionsxMax Pointsx# Max Point Solutions
112400:01:58916.324424
27800:04:361113.53819
310470:01:351216.973399
43840:09:451820.84661
57830:02:172228.57041
64810:06:071318.776913
73920:06:002023.0130026
81590:13:052324.2129175
91450:15:142528.813645
104240:06:081925.918311
113610:06:201827.621331
124740:03:121519.3182075
13900:22:333540.115977
141230:16:462224.717183
155660:04:112130.124288
166690:02:041225.2475012
1720:49:402626.015002
18101:01:452121.0160010
194260:03:261621.6244321
201190:22:261013.8357013
211670:21:531319.2304617
221130:19:261517.0264043
233680:05:521321.8450065
242870:07:482631.330963
253730:12:281532.472001

 

Experiences about random paths

 

I don't say whether random paths are nice or not, but in match 1 random paths definitely give not less than 5k.
The high-points levels in which random paths applied are 16 (+3k!), 20, 25 (+4k!)

There are some points here:

- In levels which have few grey dots, there are 99% about existence of random paths (as in level 16, 20)

- Even in levels which have a half of grey dots and wall like level 25, there are still random paths.

Level 25: This is because grey dots only appears in the even rows/even columns and in the sides of map. So if we consider for example ssllssss is a pace, there appears a bunch of random paths!

So,

- What kind of map can avoid random paths?

The answer: "map that have many grey dots"  are definitely not true.

I hope everyone will share your opinions / experiences. 

 

After using some random paths, I wanna to share my little knowledge for Herbert's newbies in later match (in case there are still such beneficial levels :) )

A random path is actually not random (each time, it behaves similarly). Because of the complex characteristics of wall\side effect, however, a random path behaves unpredictably.

I have seen two groups of random paths:

* With numbers:
e.g.
f(N):sf(N-5)rf(N-7)
f(41)

* Without numbers:
e.g.
f(A):Af(ArAA)
f(s)

In fact, random paths behave very randomly. In level 16, my random path does not guarantee to not touch the grey dots, and it did touch the grey dots for some times. However, it still solved the level, and the only reason I have for this case is there are so few grey dots. In level 25, I even found a path that touched every white dots except one. (I guess it's even harder to find this than to find a solution :p)

But in certain cases, I believe there are some rules. A simple rule is that you realize there is a unit step, say x, such that if you call x (assigned to A) then call a simple combination of A, r, l, e.g. ArAA, then call that combination again, etc... you will surely not touch the grey dots. Your path will only run in a certain region of the map. Try and see:
f(A):Af(AAlA)
f(ss)

In many cases, it seems that your path's region covers all the white dots, but why doesn't it touch all? I don't understand this (and also don't know whether it can be understandable) :p. So here a computer program will have you find the solution faster. Remember, if you find a random path that earns about 1/3 points (e.g. 1000/3000), you can believe that there is a random solution.

Random paths are often very short and can help earn a lot points. But some are very slow, for example my solution on level 25 took me 3 hours to run on ICHerbert.

From my experience, I have this form of random path:
f(A):Af( [a combination of x, l, r, A] )
f()
Where x is the unit step.

I hope people, especially the experts like Rac, Sempik... will share your knowledge.

Finally, there are some talented ones who did not use random path but still stayed at top places (Chokudai is one of them). However, I believe that when this game becomes more popular, there will be more people using simulators. Then if there are still such levels, someday you won't be qualified without random paths. I hope I'm not right :)

 

Problems

 

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25


 

Solutions

 

Top 1 : Rac


1: simu  (9)

4:
f(X):lXXX
rf(f(ssf(ss)sslf(s)s))     I dont remember if I had not 19 bytes solution...

5:
f(X,Y):YYYYf(sXsrsl,ssXrrXssl)   (24)
f(,)

6:
f(X,Y):rXf(ssXY,Ys)          (17)
f(srs,s)

7:
f(X,Y):rXf(X,Y-1)            (20)
f(f(f(slsss,12),2),20)

8:
f(X):df(X-1)                (24)
d:lsrs
m:f(9)rsf(10)sldlm
m

9:
f(X):XXrs                (25)
c:ssss
d:f(f(clf(c)lcr)sr)d
d

10:
f(X):srslf(X-1)              (23)
c:f(12)lf(11)lf(13)lssc
c

11:
g(X,Y):XXXXYX               (20)
g(g(g(g(g(s,r)l,)rr,)r,),)

12:
f(X):XXrf(Xssrssl)          (15)
f(r)

13:
c:m(m(s,),)                         (39)
m(X,Y):XYX
g(X,Y):g(srslX,Y-1)m(cXXsc,m(XlX,)s)csrr
g(r,4)

14:
f(X,Y):Xssrsssrf(sX,Y-1)    
f(ls,14)f(ssl,100)

in fact had 24 solution, very similar to this one
something close to
f(X,Y):Xsslssrsssrf(sX,Y-1)
lf(,15)f(,100)

15:
f(Y):srslf(Y-1)r                     (22)
c:f(12)rssf(11)f(26)c
c

16:
f(X,Y):rXf(Xssss,Y-1)f(,15)          (17)
f(,14)

f(X):Xf(XrXsl)                  (SIMU)   (12)
f(ss)

17:
g(X,Y):XXsXddXsg(Xd,Y-1)        (partial 30 - pattern,   28 - for  more points)
d:ss
c:rrdg(ls,7)c
sc

g(X,Y):XXsXddXsg(Xd,Y-1)l
d:ss
srg(rdg(ls,7),1)

18:     (21/21) (favourite level of most competitiors :P)
f(X):srslf(X-1)ssl
c:f(18)f(15)f(2)c
c

19:     (16)
f(X):lssrssf(X-1)rf(9)
f(9)

20:     (SIMU)   (10)
f(X):Xf(lXrXs)
f()

21:      (14)
f(X):XXf(Xllsrsr)
f(l)

22:      (15)
it was something like:
f(X,Y):Xf(YlXXlY,Yss)
f(,)

23:  (13 or 14)  (SIMU)

24:
f(X,Y):drXldlXrf(Xdd,Y-1)       (30)
d:ss
c:f(d,3)f(d,3)rc
c

25:                             (25)
f(X,Y):f(ssX,Y-1)XssrXr
c:f(r,13)f(l,3)lc
c

To solve 18 most important thing was to realize that this strange squares can be drawn by sometihng like
f(X):something f(X-1)ssl
Drawing square in the end of path additionally turns the robot in a direction depending on length of path.
I assumed that only possible solution (if using described function and taking into consideration symmetry)
must be
f(X):Af(X-1)B
c:f(C)f(D)f(E)c
c
where A belongs to {slsr,lsrs,srsl,rsls}     B belongs to {ssl,ssr,lss,rss,srs,lsl}
where C,D,E were such numbers that robot would end path drawing a square (squares were easy to recognize)
Now we have to eliminate possibilities, or use simu to do that faster ;)
It was one of most difficult levels, and in fact it was accident that i managed to solve it.


Top 4 : chokudai

 

My solutions is here.
http://chota.mine.nu/herbert/2008_1.txt

Min bytes Solutions

1,9/22(min:9)
a(A):Aa(sAAr)
a()

3,12/22(min:12)
a(A):Alsssla(As)
a()

7,20/26(min:20)
b(B,C):CCCCb(slsssrB,BBr)
b(r,)

8,23/27(min:23)
a(A):lsrsa(A-1)
f:a(9)rsa(10)sla(1)lf
f

9,25/31(min:25)
a(A):AAr
d:ssss
f:a(a(dla(d)sldr)a(s))f
f

12,15/21(min:15)
b(B):BBrb(Bssrssl)
b(r)

14,22/27(min:22)
a(A):b()Alb()sa(As)
b(B):sBsBr
b(b(ss))a()

18,21/21(min:21)
a(A):srsla(A-1)ssl
b:a(22)a(15)a(2)b
b

19,16/23(min:16)
d(D):ssrssld(D-1)rd(9)
d(9)

20,10/21(min:10) (using simulator :(
a(A):Aa(lArAs)
a()

22,15/22(min:15)
b(B,C):Bb(CrBBrC,Css)
b(,)

23,13/26(min:13)
b(B):Brrb(ssrslB)
b()

24,26/35(min:26)
a(A,B,C):BBAa(Ass,rrB,C-1)
a(a(r,a(,rss,6),1),,10)

Now I find shortest Level 13

Level 13 35/43(min:35)
a(A):ssssAAs
c(D,E):c(srslD,E-1)a(D)a(DlD)a(D)a()sa(r)
c(r,4)

 

Top 5 : Eirik Reksten

 

Level 21 (13/22):
b(A):AAb(srslA)
b(ls)

 

Level 23 (13/26):
e(A):Arre(ssrslA)
e()

 

Top 6 : szsz

 

1 9/14

q(X):Xq(sXXl)

q()

 

2 11/14

q(X):Xq(XssXrX)

q()

 

3 15/22

d:sslsssl

a:ddssa

a

 

4 21/21

q:ss

w:qlqqqqrrqq

h:lwww

hh

 

5 25/31

a(X):XXXXX

g:a(s)a(srsl)

a(ssgrrgssr)

 

6 17/20

a(X):XXXX

p:srsl

a(ssa(a(s)sa(p)prr)rrssr)

 

7 22/26

a(X):XXX

f:rsla(s)

q:a(a(f))l

a(a(qqfl))

 

8 -/27

 

9 31/31

a(X):XX

d:a(ss)

w:a(rdlddrsld)

lwa(a(a(rrsswlw)))

 

10 23/29

a(X):slsra(X-1)

q:a(11)sla(10)sla(12)lq

q

 

11 25/32

a(X):XXXXX

b(X):a(X)b(rslsssa(sr)lX)

b(r)

 

12 15/21

g(X):XlXg(lXsslssr)

g()

 

13 -/43

 

14 23/27

q(X,Y):lssrsssrXq(Xs,Y-1)

q(,21)rrq(,25)

 

15 24/34

f(X):slsrf(X-1)

w:f(11)l

d(X):ssXd(Xwlw)

d()

 

16 12/38

q(X):Xq(slXssX)

q(r)

 

17 -/26

 

18 -21

 

19 20/23

a(X):XXX

g:ra(a(rsslss))

a(a(grg))

d

 

20 10/21

q(X):Xq(lXXs)

q(l)

 

21 18/22

q:slsr

d(X):XXXXd(Xqqq)

d(r)

 

22 17/22

h(X,Y):XXh(YXXrYl,Yss)

h(,r)

 

23 13/26

d(X):Xd(ssrslX)

d(rr)

 

24 30/35

w:ss

d(X,Y):rwrXlwlXd(Xww,Y-1)

g:d(w,3)

c:rggc

c

 

25 15/36

q(X):XXq(rssXXr)

q(sss)


Top 7 : FloppyCat


level 17

a(X,Y,N):XYa(Yss,X,N-1)
q:lla(sls,lss,14)q
q

a(X,Y,N):XYa(Yss,X,N-1)lla(sls,lss,14)
a(,,1)

 

Top 8 : sempik

 

Lvl 6: 14/20 bytes
f(X,Y):XYf(sXs,Xl)
f(sl,)

Lvl 9: 27/31
w:ssss
b:wlwwrslwr
c:bbrssrbblc
c

Lvl 10: 23/29
w(A):rslsw(A-1)
a:w(12)lsw(10)lsw(11)la
a

Lvl 13: 37/43
v:sssss
g(A,X):sg(A-1,srslX)XXvXlXXlXvXXvsrr
g(4,r)

Lvl 15: 24/34
w(A):srslw(A-1)
v:w(12)rssw(11)
vlw(23)llv

Lvl 16: 12/38
f(X):Xf(slXsX)
f(rs)

Lvl 19: 17/23
t(X):XXX
t(t(t(rt(t(sslssr)))))

Lvl 20: 10/21
f(X):Xf(lXrXs)
f()

Lvl 21: 13/22
f(X):XXf(Xlsrs)
lf(l)

Lvl 23: 13/26
f(X):Xf(ssrslX)
f(ll)

 

Top 21 : Jamal

 

level which I had better done than sempik or Rac only :

6 13 20
f(A,B):Af(lBABr,Bs)
f(,)

 

15 21 34
x(A):sx(A-1)
f(A):x(A)lx(24)lf(A-2)
f(23)f(25)

 

19 16 23
x(A):sslssrx(A-1)rx(9)
x(9)

 

======================

all of my solutions, for someone who is interested in: 

1 12 22
f(A):AAf(Aslsr)
f(r)
 
2 13 14
z:ssrsss
f:lzzf
f

3 12 22
x(A):Alssslx(sA)
x()

4 21 21
x:ssss
z:sslxxllx
f:lzzzf
f

5 24 31
x(A):rslsx(A-1)s
f:x(5)ssl
z:ssflfz
z

6 13 20
f(A,B):Af(lBABr,Bs)
f(,)

7 21 26
x(A):rslsssx(A-1)
f:x(12)r
g:ffrg
g

8 23 27
x(A):lsrsx(A-1)
z:x(9)rsx(10)slx(1)lz
z

9 27 31
x:ssss
w:xlxxrslxr
f:wrssrwwlf
wf
 
10 23 29
x(A):rslsx(A-1)
g:x(12)lsx(10)lsx(11)lg
g

11 23 32
u(A):AAA
h:u(ru(s)srs)ll
u(u(u(h)srhh))

12 15 21
x(A):AArx(sslssrA)
x(r)

13 42 43
z:ssss
f:lsrs
h(A):rArAzs
g(A,B,C):g(ffA,fB,C-1)h(B)h(A)h(B)sll
zg(,,4)

14 24 27
z(A):Alssrxrz(As)
x:sss
xxxxrxz(s)

15 21 34
x(A):sx(A-1)
f(A):x(A)lx(24)lf(A-2)
f(23)f(25)

16 19 38
w(A):AAAA
w(lw(lw(rw(w(s))))llw(s))

17 ----
 
18 21 21 (not full solution)
x(A):srslx(A-1)
g:x(18)rx(9)rx(8)rg
g

19 16 23
x(A):sslssrx(A-1)rx(9)
x(9)

20 12 21
x(A):sx(A-5)lx(A-7)
x(87)

21 21 22
z:rslsr
x(A,B):zAzBx(sssB,A)
x(s,)

22 15 22
z(A,B):Bz(ssA,ArBBrA)
z(,)

23 13 26
g(B):Bllg(ssrslB)
g()

24 30 35
a:ss
g(A,B):g(A-1,aaB)BrarBlal
z:g(3,a)
h:zlzh
h

25 25 36
f(A,B):sf(Ass,B-1)rArssrAr
g:f(,13)rsg
g

 

Top 35 : minhduc

 

Level 13:
My solution: 41/43 (heart-shaped :)
y:ssss
c(N,A,B):c(N-1,Alsrs,AAysAlAAlAysAAyssll)B
yc(5,r,)

I'd like to see shorter solution...

 

Level 16:
My solution: 16/38 (random)
f(A):Af(AAlAAl)
f(rssss)

I wonder what the min-bytes solution looks like :|

 

Level 22: 17/22 (a fractal pattern)
f(A,B):Blf(ssA,ABrBA)
f(l,r)

 Again, what's about 15/22..

 

Level 25: 16/36 (random)

f(A):Af(lAAllAAssAr)
f()

 

Top 49 : MevanAlles

 

Level 5 - 23 / 31

f(A):srslf(A-1)ss
a:sf(5)lslf(4)la
a

 

Level 10  22 / 29

f(A):srslf(A-1)
b:lsf(12)
a:blf(11)ba
a

 

Level 11 23 / 32 

f(A):AAAA
b:f(f(s)rsl)sssr
f(f(f(b)bs))

 

Level 12  16 / 21

f(A):ArArrf(ssrsslA)
f()

 

Level 13  43 / 43 ( i hate this level even if I solved it :( )

g(A,B):AABAA
b:g(s,s)
f(A,C):f(srslA,C-1)g(s,)rg(A,rbg(Ar,rr)b)
g(b,rr)sf(,4)

 

Level 14 24 / 27

a:ssrsss
f(A):Alarf(sA)
alasrraf()

 

Level 16 20 / 38

a:ssss
f(A):Alf(araAala)
f(rr)

 

Level 17 (partial, feel sad as I cudnt compress this solutions to 26 bytes... :( )

 37 /26

f(A,B):ABA
g(A,B):f(f(Al,s),f(ss,))g(ssA,B-1)
a:g(s,7)lssla
rrsla
 

another one

40 / 26

f(A,B):AlAslAsslAssssslf(ssA,B-1)
b:lsf(,7)lf(,1)f(,1)f(,1)b
lb

 

Level 18 ( this too i found this last night didnt have time to change the approach to get in max bytes :(. I went clockwise & ended up with this.. I wud have figured it out if I went to anti clock wise approach lols. but feels sad though almost had it  )


29 / 21 

f(A):lsrsf(A-1)srs
b:f(4)f(8)rf(9)f(9)f(4)rf(3)b
b

 

Level 19/ 23

f(A):sslssrf(A-1)r
a:f(9)f(10)a
a

 

Level 20  21 / 21

this is the 21 byte solution I found.
g(A):rg(A-3)ssssrssslg(A-5)s
g(151)

This below one is a non random path for Level 20. I would  be thankful if someone can let me know a way of optimizing it. it went 29/21

f(A):srslf(A-1)l
g(A):f(A)rf(A-1)f(A-2)f(A-3)g(A-4)
g(24)

 

Level 22 15 / 22

f(A,B):Af(BlAAlB,ssB)
f(,)

 

Level 23  13 / 26

f(A):Arrf(ssrslA)
f()

 

Level 24  30 / 35
a:ss
f(A,B):arAlalArf(aaA,B-1)
b:f(a,3)
c:bbrc
c

 

Level 25

Best one 26 / 36

g(A,B,C):g(A-2,ssB,Br)rCssrC
b:g(28,,)rg(14,,)b
b


Another path  28 / 36

f(A):sf(A-1)
g(A):f(A)rssrf(A)rrg(A-2)s
d:g(24)ld
d

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