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The Password Game

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Re: The Password Game

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Post by earth_walker »

tw04 wrote: post #335

If you use duckduckgo to search for youtube videos that's the easiest way over that hurdle because DDG will show the length of the video as an overlay for the thumbnail. Just search for "17 minute timer" or whatever is the closest but less than the length you need. Make sure to sort by short/medium/long as well to limit it to the proper window. Made it to "the length of your password must be included in your password…

I just typed in "6 minutes and 55 second" in the youtube search and someone had posted a video called "6 minutes and 55 seconds of X"

Re: The Password Game

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Post by earth_walker »

hotboy69 wrote: post #338

on rule 18: "The elements in your password must have atomic numbers that add up to 200." My element is "Na" and it says my roman numerals are a problem. They are "VI" and "IV". Not too sure where to go from here.

Hint: V = Vanadium and I = Iodine.

Re: The Password Game

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Post by RancidDiarrhea »

jerdthenerd wrote: post #276

I am stuck on the chess one because my captcha included text with "xe8" which could be read as a (albeit confusing) algebraic notation. So I give this game a 6/10 for bugginess. Would not recommend the preorder. edit - after reading some of the comments, I realized I could change my destiny by resetting the captcha

You can also enter more than one chess move. only one has to be right.

Re: The Password Game

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Post by Washuu »

XCSme wrote: post #274
qt31415926 wrote: post #230

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think it's easy. Verification is much easier than generating correct solutions for this. Looking at the JS, these rules use RNG such that you can have an inconsistent or impossible password. E.g. if the only youtube video URLs that work with your duration have roman numerals that multiply above 35 in it you are hard stuck. Your youtube URL can also hard stuck your atomic number summation to 200 if it happens…

Well, you could always upload your own YouTube video... Make the generator use Pupetter and your YT credentials to upload an empty mp4 video of the given length.

I uploaded a video quick just to pass that step since the length was hard to find. The generated video ID was a bunch of Roman numerals so I was totally fucked.

Re: The Password Game

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Post by sicariusnoctis »

dreday wrote: post #294
porphyra wrote: post #289

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I had a chess move that's Rg8+ but Rg has an atomic number of 111...

You wanna start the chess move with Q...

Technically impossible since queens cannot materialize out of thin air, except in crazyhouse.

Also Rg1+ is a rather pretty attraction/clearance sacrifice/double check/mate-in-2.

Re: The Password Game

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Post by quantumsequoia »

jerdthenerd wrote: post #276

I am stuck on the chess one because my captcha included text with "xe8" which could be read as a (albeit confusing) algebraic notation. So I give this game a 6/10 for bugginess. Would not recommend the preorder. edit - after reading some of the comments, I realized I could change my destiny by resetting the captcha

There is no bug, it only cares the correct answer is present. It's okay if other substrings are also valid chess notation, that won't prevent you from passing the rule if you include the correct one

Re: The Password Game

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Post by quantumsequoia »

nabakin wrote: post #243
hayleox wrote: post #232

I spent forever trying to find a YouTube video that was precisely 16m18s, and when I finally did, the video ID included periodic elements and Roman numerals that broke my earlier rules, and I gave up. Fun game though!

I'll copy a comment I made earlier: "00:00 / : " youtube Google that, including the quotes, replace the minutes and seconds with your given time, then look through the results and find a URL which fits the password criteria. Every result should be a video with that duration. If it isn't, check your useragent. I noticed some weirdness with that.

Can you give an example? "replace the minute and seconds" is vague. Do you mean replace the words "minute" and "second"? Or just the numbers? Do you remove the brackets too?

Re: The Password Game

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Post by porphyra »

sicariusnoctis wrote: post #345
dreday wrote: post #294

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You wanna start the chess move with Q...

Technically impossible since queens cannot materialize out of thin air, except in crazyhouse. Also Rg1+ is a rather pretty attraction/clearance sacrifice/double check/mate-in-2.

The chess puzzle is different for everyone...
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