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My dragon friend up in OR sent me a link to a Factors Game. He asked me to play the game and see if there were strategies for getting the largest, smallest, tied scores. I played the game last night before going to bed.

Most of last night I dreamed about factoring! I was awake for some of the time but my brain was still running scenarios and game play sequences. Today, when I started looking at the game again, I realized that the game's Computer Player was using a maximizing strategy that repeated its moves. The game was too smart. I quickly came up with a series of game plays that always let me win! Also, knowing that the Computer Player was always trying for the largest score, playing for low score made it a non-challenge. Getting a tied score is trickier but can be figured out since the Computer Player repeats its moves and responses--just have to figure out the number pattern.

Stock exchange tanked again today! Not clear where all of these things are going to lead.

PD dance class and weight training tomorrow! Wonder if tonight's dreams will be factorisable?