Felicity Tiger here, ready to help you be the best gamer you can be! Today I want to talk to you about Operation Gumball.
Operation Gumball is a game of logic. It’s a lot of fun – if you know how to play! Let’s have a look at a level and really break it down.
The goal of this game is to figure out the secret number. In this level, there are three numerals in the number. There are lots of strategies for figuring out the correct answer, but one that I’ve always liked is the one I’ve shown here. The first thing to know is what the balls mean. A red ball means you’ve got a correct number, but it’s in the wrong spot. A green ball means you’ve got a correct number in the correct spot. No balls means none of the numbers you guessed are right. Got it? Let’s get started! First, type in 1, 2, 3 – and see what you get. In this instance, we got one red ball. That means that one of the numbers is correct but in the wrong spot. Next, we type in 4, 5, 6. We got two red balls – that means that we know we have two correct numbers, but they’re both in the wrong spots. To determine which of the numbers (1, 2, or 3) is correct, we type in 1, 1, 1. In this case, it turns out that 1 is right. From this information, we know that 1 cannot be in the first spot (we know that from the top line). Now, to figure out which numbers are right from 4, 5, 6, we type in 4, 4, 4. We see that 4 is wrong, which means the two numbers HAVE to be 5 and 6. And both of them are in the wrong spot. Knowing this allows us to realize that there are only a couple of possible correct combinations:
| First Number | Second Number | Third Number |
|
Can only be 5 or 6 |
Can only be 1 or 6 |
Can only be 5 or 1 |
Meaning that the final number can be 561 OR 615. We take a guess with 561 and we’re right!
As you can see, if you approach Operation Gumball strategically and logically, it’s pretty easy to crack the code! Keep trying and you’ll reach level 30 in no time!
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Another way to do it: Start with 0,0,0. If you don’t get any gumballs, try 1,1,1. Keep going until you get a gumball. (It should be green- if you have any red gumballs in this step, you’re doing something wrong.) Let’s say we got a green in 1,1,1. So to find out which 1 is the right one, we do 1,2,2. 3,1,3. 4,4,1. If we got two greens with 4,4,1, we know the 1 is in the right place, and one of the 4′s is too. So try 4,5,1. A green and a red. So we know that the end is 4,1, and there’s no 5′s in there. Keep going with 6,4,5, etc. etc. You might eventually get it- in this case the code was 8,4,5. Hope this helped :)
I STINK AT THIS!!!!! NO MATTER WHAT TIPS I GET! I STINK!
Wooh hoo!!!!! Now I can win my Operation Gumball trophy!!!!!!!! Thanks for the tips!! :D
i love your stradigy.say could you make one for the goober game.i think it was called goober gets an a or something.it would help alot.
I hate this game even though I like math….
thanks 4 the tips
Great! I never really understood that game, that is why I never played it…
Kind of emberassing to say that I didn`t understand it, when it is that simple.
thank you so much webkinz newz now i no how to play it ilove you webkinz!
I AM SO STUCK ON LEVEL 1!