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On a rollProblem Body6,3,2,3,6,5,4,2,4,2,6,2,6,3,6,3,5,3 5,1,2,3,2,4,1,5,3,6,3,2,1,5,4,1,4,6 3,5,4,5,3,2,6,4,5,3,6,3,6,2,4,5,3,5 5,4,5,4,5,1,5,4,6,4,6,2,1,4,5,4,5,6 2,3,5,6,2,4,5,4,2,3,5,3,2,6,5,4,2,4 2,4,6,5,3,2,3,1,4,1,3,5,3,2,6,4,5,4 AuthorMatvey Soloviev (ms900) DescriptionAlthough the given block of integers is daunting, closer inspection soon reveals a number of conspicuous and suggestive patterns. No numbers outside the [1,6] range occur, and no number n is ever followed by (7-n). Seeding one's mental RNG with the puzzle title, one might come upon the conclusion that the appropriate physical object to consider is a common 6. Not coincidentally, for a given n, n and (7-n) are always on opposite sides of a die. In other words, whenever a die is showing one of the numbers in any of the lists, the next number in the list is on one of the adjacent faces. Starting by putting a die showing the first number in a line on a flat surface, one can therefore continue to flip it so that it shows subsequent numbers in the list on its top face; doing this will make the die sweep out the shape of a letter on the surface it was put on. The six lines, together, spell out the solution. Solutioncauchy Correct submissions
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