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