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1. tazjin · 1789503947 · focus · HN ↗

   I don't think that this produces correct results, as it seems to determine whether each individual number is Numberwang. However, whether a number is Numberwang can also depend on the previous numbers in the sequence or other factors.

   So I think as it stands right now this model can only determine whether a number would be Numberwang as the first number of a sequence, but even for that I still wouldn't rely on this in the actual game show.

   1. wrs · 1789504100 · focus · HN ↗

      Do we really know that? Or have we only seen the sequences from people searching for Numberwang? Has a number been both Numberwang (or Wangernumb) and not Numberwang (or Wangernumb)?

      1. tazjin · 1789505679 · focus · HN ↗

         Yeah, we do - there's a famous episode where after rotating the board both contestants stubbornly kept picking 1, and after a couple of iterations one of them was Wangernumb.

         1. debugnik · 1789511014 · focus · HN ↗

            I can confirm this is the first episode, which I just watched since I had no idea about Numberwang until a minute ago. So I guess a true Numberwang fan would know that.

            1. tgv · 1789553376 · focus · HN ↗

               The rule book is quite big. You must have seen it in one of the many ads for the family board game version. As one site summarizes it:

               > A NumberWang "board game in a box" was produced in 2008, including the board, numbers, two 400-sided dice, special hosting accessories and all 37 volumes of the rules so that you can say "That's NumberWang!" with confidence. For everyone from ages 8 to 88.

               So even the true fan may falter in his or her judgement.

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