## OFFICIAL updates

any official updates to the contest text/rules will be posted here by Matt, Zack or zombie.

if you want to ask or discuss something, please start a new thread.

thank you..

first update:

map size will be 50*50 blocks, with a maximum of 50 rooms.


(i did some testing, and it seems that the previous limit was too big. i think this should be better)

this is not really an update, but more of a clarification of the rules for diagonal scoring..


here is a picture that circles all the diagonally corridors between two blocks (only in the lower-left part of the corridor).

Could you please also explain (on the picture) how you have count the straight lines because I can't figure out your count.

My count is:

19*10 + 9*4 = 226

Thank's.

The number of corridors (with cost 10) is the same as the number of green cells on the picture (=16). Then you'll get: 16*10 + 9*4 = 196

yes, anon is correct.

btw, please, don't comment in this thread. it is just for official updates to the contest. if you have a comment or a question, please start a new thread (but before that, try to read other threads, since this has already been answered before, like 5 times)

also, any one of you that already understands the rules, i would be thankful if you try to explain them to those that don't understand them. i am trying, but i seem to have spent my share of good explanations for a while.. ;)

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