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Instructions for usage of this Owari simulation.
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There are many different versions of Owari, but for the most part they
follow the same core ideals. Setup involves sowing the beans into the
bins, in this version, equally into 12 bins for a total of 48 beans.
The game play revolves around removing beans from a bin, and then sowing
them counter clockwise around the game board until they are all used up.
In a normal game this would alternate with another user with more
elaborate rules springled in to make it interesting. This is a simulation
that only deals with a single user scooping and distributing the beans.
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The purpose of this simulation is to allow the user to look at one dimensional
cellular automata. There are certain patterns that will replicate indefinetly
if correctly set up. One of these is the 4-3-2-1 setup where scooping from
the bin with 4 in it and distributing will add 1 to 3, 2, and 1 with 1 left over
to be put in an empty bin, producing 0-4-3-2-1. It should be noted that because
of visual limitations only those numbers less then 8 are displayed with beans.
All higher numbers are represented by the number that coresponds to how many beans
are held in each bin.
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There are three modes that the simulation operates in. Each mode is chosen
from the drop down box at the top of the simulation screen.
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Mode 1. Setup
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In this mode the use has the option of distributing the beans as they see
fit. For logistical purposes the total count of beans is kept to 48. So
if more beans are needed in a bin, they must be first removed from another.
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Clicking with the middle or right mouse button inside of a bin will remove
a bean from that bin and put it in the reserves. Clicking with the left
mouse button will add a bean if there are any in the reserves.
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Mode 2. Single Step
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This mode is used for cycling for only one iteration. Clicking in a bin
with any of the mouse buttons will remove all of the beans from that bin
and distribute them counter clockwise into the other bins.
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Mode 3. Continuous
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Continuous mode allows for the repeat cycling of removing beans and
redistributing them. One click and all of the beans in that bin will
be taken and distributed around counter clockwise, as in the single
step mode. But it doesn't end there, all of the beans in the next bin
in the counter clockwise rotation are taken and distributed, and so
forth. This can be stopped by either selecting another option in the
mode selection box, or clicking the stop button.
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