Mafia Scum Classic Arcade (AND THE WINNER IS...)

[implosion]

Spoiler: Alright i'll log a close 2nd for now

Snagging this

Week 4

- Snake Link

[mallowgeno]

Leader Board - End of Day 1

1. 2,815 - Klick
2. 2,663 - Implosion
3. 2,028 - Cheery Dog
4. 1,944 - JDGA
5. 1,694 - Aurathebirb
6. 1,253 - Xofelf
7. 898 - Mallowgeno

[Cheery Dog]

I was hoping my higher score from last night would keep me in second.

Well I guess I'll still increase my score anyway.

Spoiler:

[TesXX]

OMG.
you guys seriously need to see this
I'm getting the image rn

[TesXX]

Spoiler: High score nubs!

[TesXX]

Imgur you failed me
I'll just put the URL.
http://imgur.com/Rp3vytL
I think this puts me at the top of the list

[mallowgeno]

Spoiler: slight improvement?

[mallowgeno]

Imgur you failed me
I'll just put the URL.
http://imgur.com/Rp3vytL
I think this puts me at the top of the list

No MS tab open in screenshot, sorry I can't count it :/

[mallowgeno]

Creeping up on you Xofelf

Leader Board - End of Day 2

1. 2,815 - Klick
2. 2,663 - Implosion
3. 2,348 - Cheery Dog
4. 1,944 - JDGA
5. 1,694 - Aurathebirb
6. 1,253 - Xofelf
7. 1,038 - Mallowgeno

[JDGA]

Spoiler: 2215

https://i.imgur.com/IOJCZRH.png

[xofelf]

Mallow.... why are you creeping on me? D:

[Shadoweh]

Spoiler: .

[implosion]

Spoiler: A successful attempt to force Klick to play this game more

[Cheery Dog]

Spoiler: an unsuccessful attempt at the same

[racefan12]

I suck at this game so much.

[mallowgeno]

I suck at this game so much.

Dude same :/

[mallowgeno]

Leader Board - End of Day 3

1. 2,873 - Implosion
2. 2,815 - Klick
3. 2,766 - Cheery Dog
4. 2,215 - JDGA
5. 1,734 - Shadoweh
6. 1,694 - Aurathebirb
7. 1,253 - Xofelf
8. 1,038 - Mallowgeno

[Klick]

Are you saving me in first for when I get there mallow?

Shhh secrets

[JerryArr]

Spoiler: It's kind of okay, 1624

[JerryArr]

Spoiler: But i guess 2,273 is better

[implosion]

Spoiler: Another slight improvement.

This version of snake actually has a decently significant depth of strategy. Every extra frame that it takes you to get to a bit of food costs you 2 points (it always gives you at least 1). So you're incentivized to, after eating food but before you can process where the next food is, turn in the direction that minimizes the expected time to the next food.

The more interesting strategy happens when the snake gets really long; it often becomes impossible to reach a piece of food before its value drops to 1, and so the incentive becomes to make the snake be as nice as possible (i.e., as unrestricted, letting you move as freely as possible) when you get to it.

There's also of course a big element of reflexes and a big element of consistency in timing, especially for hairpin turns.

[Klick]

Agreed with basically all of the above. This is surprisingly strategy-based.

[Klick]

Spoiler: Better run than expected

[Cheery Dog]

I probably need to take note of freeing up my snake.
I'm aware of scoring differentials, but I keep just going for the things as soon as possible regardless of them not moving.

[JDGA]

Spoiler: Thanks for the help implosion