Puzzles/POY 2006
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Puzzle of the year 2006: find phrases that generate each number i.100 , making no use of
- digits other than 2 0 0 6 in sequence
- _ and __ and _. as numbers
- letters in numeric constants (e.g. >. 200r6 for 34 is prohibited)
- literal strings
The number of words in each phrase is to be minimized. (Word count is according to #;:y ). Where there are multiple phrases for the same number with the same number of words, phrases with fewer essential characters are preferred.
Solutions:
0 ^ _2006 1 * 2006 or # 2006 2 2: 006 3 >. 2.006 4 # 2 0 0 6 5 p: 2: 006 6 {: 200 6 7 <. ^. 2006 8 2 + 006 9 #. * 2 0 0 6 10 #. 2 006 11 # #: 2006 12 2 * 006 13 #. >: 2 006 14 #. 2 00 6 15 2 ! 006 16 *: # 2 0 0 6 17 p: {: 200 6 18 A. \: 2 0 0 6 19 #. /: 2 0 0 6 20 <. 20.06 or {. 20 06 21 >.20.06 22 #. 2 0 0 6 23 #. -: 20 06 24 ! # 2 0 0 6 25 #. >: 2 0 0 _6 26 20 + 06 27 #. p: 2 006 28 #. \: 2 0 0 6 29 p: #. * 2 0 0 6 30 #. >: p: 2 006 31 p: #. 2 006 32 A. 2 006 33 >: A. 2 006 34 #. 20 _06 35 >: #. 20 _06 36 {: *: 200 6 37 #. >: 20 _06 38 2 + *: 006 39 #. p: * 2 0 0 6 40 <. +: 20.06 41 >. +: 20.06 42 +: >. 20.06 43 -: #. 20 0 6 44 <. %: 2006 45 >. %: 2006 46 #. 20 06 47 >: #. 20 06 48 * / +: 2 006 49 #. >: 20 06 50 #. |. 2 0 0 6 51 >. -: -: 200.6 52 #. *: 2 0 06 53 p: 2 ! 006 54 #. +: p: 2 006 55 #. p: /: 2 0 0 6 56 20 + *: 06 57 #. i. {: 200 6 58 {: <: q: 2006 59 {: q: 2006 60 20 *. 06 61 p: p: {: 200 6 62 # #: ! 20.06 63 #. I. 200 6 64 2 ^ 006 65 >: 2 ^ 006 66 #. 2 ^ 00 6 67 #. <: 20 0 _6 68 #. *: 2 0 0 6 69 #. p: 2 0 0 6 70 #. 2 ^ 0 0 6 71 p: #. /: 2 0 0 6 72 ?. #. 20 0 6 73 p: {. 20 06 74 #. 20 0 _6 75 >: #. 20 0 _6 76 >: >: #. 20 0 _6 77 #. p: |. 2 00 6 78 <: #. <: 20 0 6 79 p: >. 20.06 80 +: {. +: 20 0 6 81 #. >: 20 0 _6 82 # , i: 20 06 or ?. >: ?. 2006 83 p: #. 2 0 0 6 84 >: p: #. 2 0 0 6 85 <: #. 20 0 6 86 #. 20 0 6 87 >: #. 20 0 6 88 +: <. %: 2006 89 p: >: #. 2 0 0 6 90 +: >. %: 2006 91 <: #. +: 20 06 92 #. +: 20 06 93 #. >: 20 0 6 94 #. <: q: 2006 95 #. q: A. 2 0 06 96 <: -: 200 - 6 97 -: 200 - 6 98 #. +: >: 20 06 99 <: *: #. 2 006