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 Post subject: Q12
 Post Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 2:25 pm 
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Vinny Gambini
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Rule change for question 12

When a new rule is presented or a change is made in an if situation what is the best strategy for approaching this type of question

Shpuld I go back to orginal constraints and start over

Please advise me best approach and complete this diagram and apply to the question

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 Post subject: Re: PT 43 S4 G2 Q 12
 Post Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 5:24 pm 
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Thanks for your question!

A couple of thoughts. The best thing to do when you run into a question that asks you to change one of the constraints is to save it for last. This is usually one of the very last questions anyway, but you want to make sure it is absolutely *the* last question you do. That way you can modify your diagram without having to worry about changing it back afterwards.

The other thing you'll want to do is go back to the original phrasing of the constraints. You can't just change the one thing on your diagram that the rule directly refers to, because there can be all sorts of consequences for your inferences too. Unfortunately this is the one area where the more inferences you make, the more work you're going to have to do. I'd say this is especially difficult to keep track of in open assignment games, where very often lots of inferences are all working together.

Most of the time I don't think it's necessary to start completely from scratch, but you do have to keep an eye out for any inferences that would involve the constraint that's been eliminated. If it's a particularly interwoven game - with lots of inferences - it might just be better to start over.

I'm going to defer for a little bit as part of posting a diagram. Let me know when you've taken a stab at it, and then we'll take it from there :)


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 Post subject: Re: PT 43 S4 G2 Q 12
 Post Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 10:34 pm 
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I am having difficulty merging (diagramming) new rule(s) with the orginal constraints... can you share a diagram that depicts merging the new rule(s) with the existing constraints or point to another PT LG within the Forum that illustrates a change in constraint for relative ordering? Thanks...


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 Post subject: Re: PT 43, S4, G2 - A rowing team uses a boat - Q 12
 Post Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:50 am 
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Great question!

I've uploaded an image depicting both the initial setup and the setup with the new constraint swapped in.

Notice that it's not really a question of "merging" the new constraint; rather, you're substituting it in for one of the original ones. Personally, I find it much easier to start my diagram from scratch, which on a Relative Ordering game shouldn't take very long. (And I completely agree with Aileen that it's best to save these questions for last.)

Does that clear things up for you? Now that you see what the reworked diagram should look like, why don't you take another stab at question 12? And let us know if you have any more questions about "constraint switch" questions.


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