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Yep, that's what I mentioned too. Although too be strict, the word you have to guess to minimize the number of tries is the one that minimizes the worst case scenario. And, if a computer is doing this, it is achieved by considering all possible solutions, then try each reasonable guess for each possible solution to determine which guess would lead to the least number of try. Now, a human cannot consider all possible solutions (especially in the first 2 guesses), so human strategy will be different from computer strategy. As we agreed, it is to guess the least likely word. And this canned guesses turns out to do just that as well. Here I assume some flexibility when using the canned list, that is, (1) the order is flexible, and (2) if you've found some confirmed letters already, you decide which of the canned word list would be most useful next. For example, for me I use my canned guesses for the first two guesses, and decide the third based on the first two. If I still need to get more letters, I go through my list. If I think I got enough to start going towards the solution, then I do that. It is still an interesting game since there are still decisions to be made. (Also, I think hard mode is not even solved yet by a computer, it might be possible that there is no strategy where all possible solutions can be guessed in 6 tries. This increased risk might be something that people find interesting too, so that's one of the appeal of hard mode). (Also, as I said, this is not a critic about hard mode not being interesting. It is interesting. My point is to simply defend easy mode from the claims that it is not interesting [from what "hard mode is far more interesting" seems to suggest], and nothing personal. I appreciate hard mode too for its interestingness, and the people who like it better over easy mode. I'm not against people claiming that hard mode is more interesting than easy mode) (Oh, I just realized you are the one posting on the canned guess list. I'm also using canned guess list. My list is AISLE, PHONY, TRUCK, and the fourth guess onwards I usually try to guess based on the clues so far) |