FAQ; A little bit about 'cheating'/solvers and Theme Song

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 	<li><a href='#multipath'>How does Multi-path work? (Two paths at once)</a></li>

 	<li><a href='#greed'>More than one of the same checkpoint?</a></li>

 	<li><a href='#championPoints'>What are 'Champion Points?'</a></li>

+	<li><a href='#cheaters'>Can players cheat?</a></li>

+	<li><a href='#themesong'>Does Pathery have a theme song?</a></li>

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 	Make sure to play every day to receive as many points as possible!

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+<a name='cheaters'>&nbsp;</a>

+<h3>Can players cheat?</h3>

+<p>We'll assume you mean, "Can you write a solver?". Yes, and No...

+<br />The Pathery problem is a NP-Complete problem (With or without teleports).

+<br />You might think you have the best solution, or point at the scoreboard and show me that 30 people are tied at this top score.

+But, you cannot mathmatically PROVE your solution is the best. And for this same reason, solvers are weak. (It would take years for

+ a computer to prove a solution is the best - I give you 24 hours.)

+<br /><i>The larger and more complicated the map, the greater advantage a human brain has over a computer.</i>

+<br />This is what motivated me to make this game. And why it continues to hold my love.

+<br />So no, you can't write a solver, but Yes, you can write a <b>Pathery AI</b>. Pathery AI's do exist, and can find limited success depending on the map.

+<br />You can read more about this topic @ <a href='http://www.mazetheory.com/'>Mazetheory.com</a>.

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+<br />Pathery has similar properties as the <a title='Wiki' href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_path_problem' target='top'>The Longest Path Problem (wiki)</a>

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+<a name='themesong'>&nbsp;</a>

+<h3>Does Pathery have a theme song?</h3>

+<p>Wow, I'm surprised you asked! We do! <i>by Daniel Jay Barrett.</i>

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+  <source src="sounds/music/find_the_longest_path.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">

+<a href='sounds/music/find_the_longest_path.mp3' target='top'>Find The Longest Path Song</a>

+</audio>

 

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