- Clocks (game)
"Clocks" is an early 1970s text-based computer game for
BASIC designed byPeople's Computer Company in which one must guess a time from 12:01 AM to noon, which the computer is "thinking of." The game appeared on pages 8 and 9 of the book "What to Do After You Hit Return or P.C.C.'s First Book of Computer Games ".A Sample Run of the Game
"User input has been bolded.""Computer output is in normal text."
I'm thinking of a time between 0:01 (1 min. after midnight)and 12:00 noon. Your job is to try to guess the time I'mthinking of.
After you enter your guess, a set of code words willtell you how far your guess is from my time.
Code words:
Mega - hours correct.
Kilo - minutes correct.
Hecto - hours off by at most + or - 2.
Deca - min. off by at most + or - 2.
Deci - hours off by at most + or - 5.
Centi - min. off by at most + or - 5.
Milli - min. off by at most + or - 10.
Micro - min. off by at most + or - 20.
Bla - completely off in hours or min.
Format : HH:MM or H:MM only.
O.K. I have thought of a time.
Your guess?5:30
Hecto Micro Your guess?6:45
Hecto Centi Your guess?7:48
************** You got it!!!!!!! 3 Guesses: Aren't we getting good!
Try to better your score next time ..
trategy
With optimal play it is possible to always win in at most five guesses.
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