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pirate solution time:

We know that in the last round (that is, the (n-1)th round), the nth and (n-1)th pirate have a 0 and 10 split respectively, because in the case of a tie the proposal passes, and this is (n-1)'s proposal, everyone else being thrown overboard.

By backward induction, in the (n-2)th round, (n-2)'s proposal takes this into account, knowing that if the proposal fails, nth pirate gets 0 coins, so he offers him 1 coin instead. (n-2) only needs 2 votes to win, so that's it. Note that (n-1)th pirate cannot credibly commit to beating that offer, given the assumptions of the game. So the (n-2)th round is 9, 0, 1.

By the same process, the (n-3)th round: 9, 0, 1, 0.
(n-4)th: 8, 0, 1, 0, 1.
(n-5)th: 8, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0.
So generalizing, if c is the number of coins, the (n-x)th round is an (x+1) digit sequence with c-(x-1)/2 rounded down for the first digit, and repeating 0s and 1s for the remaining x digits. In the case where n>=c, that (x+1) sequence has an upper limit of 2c digits. (prove this?)

By extrapolation, the first round, where x = n-1, is an n digit (bounded by 2c if n>=c) sequence starting with c-(n-2)/2 rounded down.

Not as proofy as it should be, but good enough I think.
Count up your tickets round
Reward: 10 points
Do what the title say
and make sure you add this rounds ticket to the total aswell.
And as for the bonus round tickets to all who particapted
Post edited August 14, 2011 by rooshandark8
61 if I got it right.
2. 60
3. 60
4. 60
5. 60
6. 60
7. 10
8. 10

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rooshandark8: And as for the bonus round tickets to all who particapted
So +1 I guess?

0+60+60+60+60+60+10+10+1=321

Edit. Revised based on Garugo's post.
Post edited August 18, 2011 by nagytow
Starting rounds (known ticket rewards)
1. 2 * 20 questions = 40
2. 3 * 20 questions = 60
3. 3 * 20 questions = 60

Assuming 3 tickets per question for the rest of the rounds
4. 3 * 20 questions = 60
5. 3 * 20 questions = 60
6. 3 * 20 questions = 60

Bonus
7. 10
8. 10

Total: 360

Alternate total if it's 2 and 3 pts for the whole round: 37

I'm not sure how to judge how many tickets were available/rewarded for Rounds 4-6 so can't say about those... And for the first couple of rounds, was it 2 tickets per answer (correct or corrected) or 2 tickets for the whole round?

*Edited point/ticket totals for a couple different scenarios... may or may not have added correctly @_@*
Post edited August 18, 2011 by Garugo
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Garugo: 1. 2
2. 3
3. 3
4. ?
5. ?
6. ?
7. 10
8. 10

Total: 28 + (Round 4) + (Round 5) + (Round 6)

I'm not sure how to judge how many tickets were available/rewarded for Rounds 4-6 so can't say about those... And for the first couple of rounds, was it 2 tickets per answer (correct or corrected) or 2 tickets for the whole round?
What ever will give you more tickets, your choice :P
Round 1: 0 tickets (didn't enter)
Round 2: 60
Round 3: 60
Round 4: 60
Round 5: 60
Round 6: 60
Bonus 1: 10
Bonus 2: 10
Total: 320

Good luck to all!
Round 1: 40
Round 2: 60
Round 3: 60
Round 4: 60
Round 5: 60
Round 6: 57
Bonus 1: 10
Bonus 2: 10
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Total: 357
Ok to even the odds, Everyone now has a total of 360 tickets,
So for the next contest its easier than this, since its not math related, But unlike this contest the other one will have a due date which is gonna be the 26th of august and the contest will be posted on the 21th of august.
The deadline was yesterday. We won! :)
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nagytow: The deadline was yesterday. We won! :)
hell yeah finally someone posted,
You get 100 tickets
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nagytow: The deadline was yesterday. We won! :)
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rooshandark8: hell yeah finally someone posted,
You get 100 tickets
Wow, so that was our task? NIce ;)
I knew I should've checked here after the 'deadline' for the new contest and said something... D:
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rooshandark8: hell yeah finally someone posted,
You get 100 tickets
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nagytow: Wow, so that was our task? NIce ;)
yeah lol
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Garugo: I knew I should've checked here after the 'deadline' for the new contest and said something... D:
you get 43 tickets i guess.
Post edited August 27, 2011 by rooshandark8
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rooshandark8: you get 43 tickets i guess.
Awesome!

These tickets are being used for something, yes? :P