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SpaceChem (2013 Tournament)

by Wild M

Part 7: Puzzles - Round 3 - Destroying Atoms

Tutorial 3 - Bonder Priority and Particle Smashing



Round 3 - Destroying Atoms

Did you know that you can make molecules that shouldn't even exist? And furthermore, did you know that the game has a hidden atom? Well, this week is about those.

By the way, feel free to talk about particle smashing here. This is a weird concept, so if you want to help make it more clear, by all means. But let's not explain the atom in the upper tier puzzle.

6: Hypothetical Synthesis



Task: Generate Θ-tetroxide using hypothetite. What do you do with all that extra element theta?
Goal Priority: LEAST CYCLES/LEAST SYMBOLS/SUBMISSION TIME

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7: Superhydracetylene



Task: Double-bond hydrogen to carbon to create a rather unstable version of acetylene.
Goal Priority: LEAST CYCLES/LEAST SYMBOLS/SUBMISSION TIME

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Challenge 3: Intro to Templates
Inspired by Leveling



Task: Complete this maleic acid molecule.
Goal Priority: LEAST CYCLES/LEAST SYMBOLS/SUBMISSION TIME

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