Clocks (game)

Clocks (game)

"Clocks" is an early 1970s text-based computer game for BASIC designed by People'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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