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Beta Key Contest Simple yet time consuming.

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Kralic
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2628 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-28 20:17:20
April 28 2010 19:16 GMT
#1
This is a simple contest that I found I can make the most unique. I will post the key but rearrange 8 of the Characters, today at 3pm PDT I will post the answer in this post. If someone guesses it correctly before then congrats!
[spoiler]Scrambled: ZJZHZ7-NPXN-6KNWBB-2TGN-22YT9F[/spoiler]

Good luck!

Edit: Post here if you got it or let me know via PM so i can kind of update this so no one else is spending the time for nothing.

Edit2: Letters are only rearranged with other letters same with numbers. ex: AB = BA 12 = 21 type of thing.

Edit3: @ 1pm PDT I will give a clue with 2 of the characters rearranged to increase the odds as we get closer to 3pm PDT and once again @ 2pm PDT!


Edit4: Looks like someone cracked the code after the first clue was given out. Congrats to them. Contest is over.

ZJZHZ6-NPNX-7KNWBB-2TGN-22FT9Y was the correct key


Brood War forever!
Chrispy
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada5878 Posts
April 28 2010 19:21 GMT
#2
Haha this sounds fun, I'll try it. Are the 8 characters rearranged completely randomly or is there say a couple from each section?
Retvrn to Forvms
Trezeguet
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States2656 Posts
April 28 2010 19:21 GMT
#3
lol this is rediculous
Kralic
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2628 Posts
April 28 2010 19:25 GMT
#4
On April 29 2010 04:21 Chrispy wrote:
Haha this sounds fun, I'll try it. Are the 8 characters rearranged completely randomly or is there say a couple from each section?


I tried to keep them close together.
Brood War forever!
Makavw
Profile Joined April 2010
Croatia165 Posts
April 28 2010 19:29 GMT
#5
Uh i tried but the chances of getting it right are extremly low
bjornkavist
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada1235 Posts
April 28 2010 19:30 GMT
#6
I was gonna guess but I just won the Facebook contest and got a beta key :D Im so happy!
But Gl to you guys, im so giddy with happiness.
https://soundcloud.com/bbols
Jyvblamo
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada13788 Posts
April 28 2010 19:33 GMT
#7
Yeah, the chances here are astronomically low that someone will get it before the deadline.
Kralic
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2628 Posts
April 28 2010 19:34 GMT
#8
Yes I realised this. So I put a new gimmick into it. Check out Edit3.
Brood War forever!
mtmf
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Brazil420 Posts
April 28 2010 19:34 GMT
#9
You do realize that without telling us what positions were rearranged it's almost like guessing a full beta key, right?
(–_–)
Kralic
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2628 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-28 19:43:51
April 28 2010 19:39 GMT
#10
On April 29 2010 04:34 mtmf wrote:
You do realize that without telling us what positions were rearranged it's almost like guessing a full beta key, right?


Hehe okay. I will bold the parts that were changed @ 1 2 pm PDT when I update the key to have some put back in their proper place.
Brood War forever!
FiBsTeR
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States415 Posts
April 28 2010 19:54 GMT
#11
I'm not going to bother trying to win the key but I will at least show everyone else what they are getting into if they decide to pursue this...

+ Show Spoiler [MATH] +

The number of derangements of n ordered items is the number of ways of arranging the n items such that no item remains in its original position. We will denote this by d(n). There are two classes of objects, numbers and letters. If k numbers are deranged, then 8 - k letters are deranged. In the scrambed beta key posted, there are 6 numbers and 20 letters. Thus the total number of possible beta keys is given by:

[image loading]


Put simply, if you were to try 1 possible valid scrambling of this beta key every SECOND (which I highly doubt you can), it would take you just over 65.2 years to try them all. Have fun!
Kralic
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2628 Posts
April 28 2010 20:06 GMT
#12
OK I updated it with the changes.
Brood War forever!
FiBsTeR
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States415 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-28 20:11:35
April 28 2010 20:11 GMT
#13
Ah someone claimed it but I think the answer was

ZJZHZ6-NPNX-7KNWBB-2TGN-22FT9Y

?

EDIT: By the way, swapping the Zs was some tricky shit lol
Kenpachi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States9908 Posts
April 28 2010 20:11 GMT
#14
ZJZHZ6NPNX7KNWBB2TGN22FT9Y
yes. i pmed first! YAY
Nada's body is South Korea's greatest weapon.
skaltur
Profile Joined April 2010
Brazil6 Posts
April 28 2010 20:11 GMT
#15
Is this the key?

ZJZHZ6-NPNX-7KNWBB-2TGN-22FT9Y

This is claimed already.
Everything is random
Kralic
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2628 Posts
April 28 2010 20:15 GMT
#16
Yeah looks like the bolding helped. Grats to whoever got it.

ZJZHZ6NPNX7KNWBB2TGN22FT9Y
yes. i pmed first! YAY


Pming it to me doesnt get you the key since i cannot activate it for you.
Brood War forever!
Kenpachi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States9908 Posts
April 28 2010 20:15 GMT
#17
On April 29 2010 05:15 Kralic wrote:
Yeah looks like the bolding helped. Grats to whoever got it.

Show nested quote +
ZJZHZ6NPNX7KNWBB2TGN22FT9Y
yes. i pmed first! YAY


Pming it to me doesnt get you the key since i cannot activate it for you.

aww i thought you had it with an invite..
Nada's body is South Korea's greatest weapon.
mtmf
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Brazil420 Posts
April 28 2010 20:16 GMT
#18
On April 29 2010 05:11 Kenpachi wrote:
ZJZHZ6NPNX7KNWBB2TGN22FT9Y
yes. i pmed first! YAY

But did you add it to your bnet account?
Also, you can easily get your key here:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=122091
(–_–)
Kenpachi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States9908 Posts
April 28 2010 20:17 GMT
#19
On April 29 2010 05:16 mtmf wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 29 2010 05:11 Kenpachi wrote:
ZJZHZ6NPNX7KNWBB2TGN22FT9Y
yes. i pmed first! YAY

But did you add it to your bnet account?
Also, you can easily get your key here:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=122091

I have a key. im trying to get one for a friend.
Nada's body is South Korea's greatest weapon.
Makavw
Profile Joined April 2010
Croatia165 Posts
April 28 2010 20:18 GMT
#20
oh well was a fun contest
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