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gemini-2.5-pro
-5
vs
gemini-3-pro-preview
1
#1 Sample Solution Wrong
import math
import zlib

def mystery(x):
    """
    Find a value for x that makes this function return True.
    x can be a string or a number.
    """
    # The input must be a string in a specific "i.f" format.
    if not isinstance(x, str) or x.count('.') != 1:
        return False
    
    i_str, f_str = x.split('.')
    
    try:
        # Both parts must represent valid non-negative integers.
        # This also implicitly checks that they are not empty.
        i = int(i_str)
        f = int(f_str)

        # Reject negative numbers or non-canonical representations like "01".
        if i < 0 or f < 0 or i_str != str(i):
            return False

        # Constraint 1: The integer part must be a perfect cube, but not the trivial ones.
        # The check for i < 8 is a slight misdirection.
        if i < 8 or round(i**(1/3))**3 != i:
            return False
            
        # Constraint 2: A strange relationship between the integer's value and the fractional part's length.
        if len(f_str) != (i % 5) + 8:
            return False
            
        # Constraint 3: The two parts are linked by an obscure checksum function.
        return zlib.crc32(i_str.encode()) == f
        
    except ValueError:
        # This catches if i_str or f_str are not valid integers.
        return False
'27.2278494021'
Proposer: gemini-2.5-pro Solver: gemini-3-pro-preview
-1 vs 0
#2 Solver Failed
import functools
import operator

def mystery(x):
    """
    Find the value x that makes this function return True.
    """
    # Normalize input to string
    s = str(x)
    
    # Constraint 1: Format and Uniqueness
    # The input must be a 10-digit number sequence with no repeating digits.
    if not s.isdigit() or len(s) != 10 or len(set(s)) != 10:
        return False
        
    # Split the string into 5 two-digit integers.
    # e.g., "1234..." -> [12, 34, ...]
    chunks = [int(s[i:i+2]) for i in range(0, 10, 2)]
    
    # Constraint 2: Ordering
    # The two-digit chunks must be in strictly ascending order.
    if chunks != sorted(chunks):
        return False
        
    # Constraint 3: Arithmetic Properties
    # The chunks must satisfy a specific set of equations.
    val_sum = sum(chunks)
    val_prod = functools.reduce(operator.mul, chunks, 1)
    val_xor = functools.reduce(operator.xor, chunks, 0)
    
    # These constants uniquely identify the set of numbers.
    return (val_sum == 234 and 
            val_prod == 61717050 and 
            val_xor == 42)
1023456789`
1023456789
Proposer: gemini-3-pro-preview Solver: gemini-2.5-pro
-1 vs 1
#3 Sample Solution Wrong
import base64
import zlib
import datetime

def mystery(x):
    """
    Find a value for x that makes this function return True.
    x can be a string or a number.
    """
    # Constraint 1: The input must be a string of a specific length.
    # This is a simple but effective filter against random inputs.
    if not isinstance(x, str) or len(x) != 24:
        return False

    try:
        # Stage 1: The input must be a specific kind of encoded package.
        # It undergoes a multi-step unpacking process.
        # If the package is malformed at any step, the process fails.
        decoded_bytes = base64.b85decode(x.encode('ascii'))
        decompressed_bytes = zlib.decompress(decoded_bytes)
        payload_string = decompressed_bytes.decode('utf-8')

        # Stage 2: The payload must represent a timestamp in a specific format.
        # The 'Z' suffix is significant.
        if payload_string.endswith('Z'):
            # The replace is for compatibility with older Python versions.
            dt = datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(payload_string.replace('Z', '+00:00'))
        else:
            return False

        # Stage 3: The timestamp must have a set of unique, non-obvious properties.
        # These constraints are what make the solution unique.
        
        # Property A: A numerological property of the year.
        if bin(dt.year).count('1') % 2 == 0:
            return False

        # Property B: A calendrical property.
        if dt.weekday() != 3: # Monday is 0, Sunday is 6
            return False

        # Property C: An arithmetic relationship between month and day.
        if dt.month + dt.day != 36:
            return False
            
        # Property D: A property of the time components.
        if dt.hour == 0 or (dt.hour * dt.minute * dt.second != 0):
            return False
            
        # Property E: A zonal property.
        if dt.tzinfo != datetime.timezone.utc:
            return False

        # If the payload survives all checks, the correct input has been found.
        return True

    except (ValueError, TypeError, zlib.error, UnicodeDecodeError):
        # Catches any failure in the decoding/parsing pipeline.
        return False
"F)oG@r#)oYAtAn}+A1n^;z"
Proposer: gemini-2.5-pro Solver: gemini-3-pro-preview
-2 vs 1
#4 Solved
def mystery(x):
    """
    Find the string x that satisfies the constraints.
    """
    # Define a specific alphabet: Digits, then Uppercase, then Lowercase
    ALPHABET = "0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
    
    # Constraint 1: Length and Type
    if not isinstance(x, str) or len(x) != 12:
        return False
        
    # Constraint 2: Character validity
    if any(c not in ALPHABET for c in x):
        return False
        
    # Map characters to their numeric indices in the alphabet
    # e.g. '0' -> 0, 'A' -> 10, 'a' -> 36
    indices = [ALPHABET.index(c) for c in x]
    
    # Constraint 3: Deterministic Generation Rule
    # The characters must form a chain where each element determines the next
    # using a Linear Congruential Generator formula.
    for i in range(1, len(indices)):
        prev = indices[i-1]
        curr = indices[i]
        # The relationship: Next index = (Previous * 5 + 7) mod 62
        if curr != (prev * 5 + 7) % 62:
            return False
            
    # Constraint 4: Checksum
    # The sum of the ASCII values of the string must equal a specific target.
    # Since the sequence is deterministic based on the first character,
    # this constraint isolates the correct starting seed.
    if sum(ord(c) for c in x) != 1078:
        return False
        
    return True
"QDAvifQDAvif"
"AvifQDAvifQD"
Proposer: gemini-3-pro-preview Solver: gemini-2.5-pro
-2 vs 1
#5 Sample Solution Wrong
import hashlib
from collections import deque

def mystery(x):
    """
    Find a value for x that makes this function return True.
    x can be a string or a number.
    """
    # --- Stage 1: Input Parsing and Validation ---
    # The input must be a string representing a list of graph edges.
    if not isinstance(x, str):
        return False
    try:
        nums = [int(n) for n in x.split(',')]
        if len(nums) % 2 != 0:
            return False
            
        # Edges are stored as sorted tuples to handle (u,v) and (v,u) as the same.
        edges = set()
        for i in range(0, len(nums), 2):
            u, v = tuple(sorted((nums[i], nums[i+1])))
            if u == v: return False # Constraint: No self-loops
            edges.add((u, v))
    except (ValueError, TypeError):
        return False

    # --- Stage 2: Basic Graph Properties ---
    # The graph must conform to a specific size and structure.
    NUM_VERTICES = 8
    EXPECTED_EDGES = 12
    EXPECTED_DEGREE = 3

    if len(edges) != EXPECTED_EDGES:
        return False

    nodes = set()
    for u, v in edges:
        nodes.add(u)
        nodes.add(v)

    # The vertices must be exactly the set {0, 1, ..., 7}.
    if nodes != set(range(NUM_VERTICES)):
        return False

    # --- Stage 3: Advanced Graph Properties ---
    # Build an adjacency list to analyze the graph's topology.
    adj = {i: [] for i in range(NUM_VERTICES)}
    for u, v in edges:
        adj[u].append(v)
        adj[v].append(u)

    # Property A: The graph must be k-regular.
    if any(len(neighbors) != EXPECTED_DEGREE for neighbors in adj.values()):
        return False

    # Property B: The graph must be connected.
    # We verify this with a Breadth-First Search (BFS) starting from node 0.
    q = deque([0])
    visited = {0}
    while q:
        u = q.popleft()
        for v in adj[u]:
            if v not in visited:
                visited.add(v)
                q.append(v)
    if len(visited) != NUM_VERTICES:
        return False

    # Property C: The graph must be bipartite.
    # We verify this with a 2-coloring algorithm, also using BFS.
    color = {}
    is_bipartite = True
    for i in range(NUM_VERTICES):
        if i not in color:
            color[i] = 0
            q = deque([i])
            while q:
                u = q.popleft()
                for v in adj[u]:
                    if v not in color:
                        color[v] = 1 - color[u]
                        q.append(v)
                    elif color[v] == color[u]:
                        is_bipartite = False
                        break
                if not is_bipartite: break
        if not is_bipartite: break
    if not is_bipartite:
        return False

    # --- Stage 4: Canonical Hashing ---
    # The previous checks narrow down the possibilities to a small number of
    # non-isomorphic graphs. This final check ensures it's the specific one.
    # A canonical representation is created by sorting and formatting the adjacency list.
    s_repr = ";".join([f"{v}:{','.join(map(str, sorted(neighbors)))}" for v, neighbors in sorted(adj.items())])
    h = hashlib.sha256(s_repr.encode()).hexdigest()

    # This hash corresponds to the cubical graph.
    TARGET_HASH = 'c60f65313931321644294191833596859114b0139396f643e0473a21699f4645'
    
    return h == TARGET_HASH
"0,1,0,2,0,4,1,3,1,5,2,3,2,6,3,7,4,5,4,6,5,7,6,7"
Proposer: gemini-2.5-pro Solver: gemini-3-pro-preview
-3 vs 1
#6 Solved
def mystery(x):
    """
    Find the hex string x that unlocks the function.
    """
    # Constraint 1: Input Format
    # Must be a 16-character string.
    if not isinstance(x, str) or len(x) != 16:
        return False
    
    try:
        # Parse hex string into a list of integers.
        vals = [int(c, 16) for c in x]
    except ValueError:
        return False
        
    # Constraint 2: Permutation
    # Must contain every hex digit 0-F exactly once.
    if sorted(vals) != list(range(16)):
        return False
        
    # Constraint 3: Grid Properties
    # Interpret the 16 values as a 4x4 grid.
    # The grid must satisfy specific "Magic" properties where sums equal 30.
    
    # Check Rows
    for i in range(4):
        if sum(vals[i*4 : (i+1)*4]) != 30:
            return False
            
    # Check Columns
    for i in range(4):
        if sum(vals[i::4]) != 30:
            return False
            
    # Check Main Diagonal
    if sum(vals[i*5] for i in range(4)) != 30:
        return False
        
    # Check Anti-Diagonal
    if sum(vals[3 + i*3] for i in range(4)) != 30:
        return False
        
    # Constraint 4: Corner Property
    # The sum of the four corner cells must also be 30.
    if vals[0] + vals[3] + vals[12] + vals[15] != 30:
        return False

    # Constraint 5: Weighted Checksum
    # This linear combination isolates the specific arrangement required.
    # sum(value * (1-based index))
    weighted_sum = sum(v * (i + 1) for i, v in enumerate(vals))
    
    return weighted_sum == 1020
"f21c49a7856b3ed0"
"F21C49A7856B3ED0"
Proposer: gemini-3-pro-preview Solver: gemini-2.5-pro
-3 vs 1
#7 Sample Solution Wrong
import hashlib
import random

def mystery(x):
    """
    Find a value for x that makes this function return True.
    x must be a string.
    """
    
    # A robust primality test is needed for the constraints.
    # A standard Miller-Rabin implementation is included here.
    def is_prime(n, k=10):
        if n <= 1: return False
        if n <= 3: return True
        if n % 2 == 0 or n % 3 == 0: return False
        d, s = n - 1, 0
        while d % 2 == 0:
            d //= 2
            s += 1
        for _ in range(k):
            # Use a fixed seed for the random number generator to ensure
            # that the primality test is deterministic for any given input n.
            # This prevents the function from returning different results on different runs.
            # The seed itself is derived from n to ensure different numbers get different tests.
            random.seed(n)
            a = random.randint(2, n - 2)
            x = pow(a, d, n)
            if x == 1 or x == n - 1: continue
            for _ in range(s - 1):
                x = pow(x, 2, n)
                if x == n - 1: break
            else: return False
        return True

    # --- Constraint 1: Input Format ---
    # The input must be an 18-character lowercase hexadecimal string.
    if not isinstance(x, str) or len(x) != 18:
        return False
    if not all(c in '0123456789abcdef' for c in x):
        return False

    # --- Constraint 2: Structural Integrity ---
    # The string is composed of three 6-character hex numbers.
    try:
        n1 = int(x[0:6], 16)
        n2 = int(x[6:12], 16)
        n3 = int(x[12:18], 16)
    except ValueError:
        return False

    # --- Constraint 3: Number Theoretic Sequence ---
    # The three numbers must form a sequence of three consecutive prime numbers.
    
    # First, all three numbers must be prime.
    if not (is_prime(n1) and is_prime(n2) and is_prime(n3)):
        return False
        
    # Second, there must be no other primes between them. This check is the
    # core of the "consecutive prime" property.
    
    # Check the gap between n1 and n2
    i = n1 + 1
    while i < n2:
        if is_prime(i):
            return False # Found a prime in the gap, so n1 and n2 are not consecutive
        # Optimization: prime numbers > 2 are odd, so we can skip evens.
        i += 2 if i % 2 != 0 else 1
        
    # Check the gap between n2 and n3
    i = n2 + 1
    while i < n3:
        if is_prime(i):
            return False # Found a prime in the gap, so n2 and n3 are not consecutive
        i += 2 if i % 2 != 0 else 1

    # --- Constraint 4: Uniqueness ---
    # The hash of the string must match a specific target value.
    # This ensures that only one specific sequence of primes is the solution.
    h = hashlib.sha1(x.encode()).hexdigest()
    TARGET_HASH = '07161839218082433e221375173e215f7560e985'
    
    return h == TARGET_HASH
"9896939896ab9896b1"
Proposer: gemini-2.5-pro Solver: gemini-3-pro-preview
-4 vs 1
#8 Solved
def mystery(x):
    """
    Find the string x that satisfies the constraints.
    """
    # Constraint 1: Input Format
    # The input must be a 16-character string consisting of digits '1'-'4'.
    if not isinstance(x, str) or len(x) != 16:
        return False
    if not all(c in '1234' for c in x):
        return False
        
    # Parse the grid into a list of integers
    grid = [int(c) for c in x]
    
    # Helper to check if a list of 4 values contains unique digits 1-4
    def is_valid_set(vals):
        return sorted(vals) == [1, 2, 3, 4]
        
    # Constraint 2: Row Constraints
    # Each of the 4 rows must contain unique digits.
    for r in range(4):
        row = grid[r*4 : (r+1)*4]
        if not is_valid_set(row):
            return False
            
    # Constraint 3: Column Constraints
    # Each of the 4 columns must contain unique digits.
    for c in range(4):
        col = grid[c::4]
        if not is_valid_set(col):
            return False
            
    # Constraint 4: Block Constraints
    # Each of the four 2x2 blocks must contain unique digits.
    # Top-left indices of the blocks are 0, 2, 8, 10.
    for b_idx in [0, 2, 8, 10]:
        indices = [b_idx, b_idx+1, b_idx+4, b_idx+5]
        block = [grid[i] for i in indices]
        if not is_valid_set(block):
            return False
            
    # Constraint 5: Diagonal Constraints (X-Sudoku)
    # The two main diagonals must also contain unique digits.
    diag1 = [grid[0], grid[5], grid[10], grid[15]]
    diag2 = [grid[3], grid[6], grid[9], grid[12]]
    if not is_valid_set(diag1) or not is_valid_set(diag2):
        return False
        
    # Constraint 6: Ordering
    # The first row must be in strictly ascending order.
    if not (grid[0] < grid[1] < grid[2] < grid[3]):
        return False
        
    # Constraint 7: Weighted Checksum
    # A final verification of the exact arrangement.
    # Formula: sum( value * (index + 1)^2 )
    score = sum(v * (i+1)**2 for i, v in enumerate(grid))
    
    return score == 3676
"1234432121433412"
"1234432121433412"
Proposer: gemini-3-pro-preview Solver: gemini-2.5-pro
-4 vs 1
#9 Sample Solution Wrong
import hashlib

def mystery(x):
    """
    Find a string x representing a path that satisfies all the hidden rules.
    """
    # The target values are derived from a single, unique valid path.
    TARGET_LEN = 28
    TARGET_X = 2
    TARGET_Y = 1
    TARGET_SCORE = 228
    TARGET_HASH = '38b07175510665a388b17208d19f187383a18e02d849206d156637492f25492d'
    
    # --- Stage 1: Input Validation ---
    # The input must be a string of a specific length using the move alphabet.
    if not isinstance(x, str) or len(x) != TARGET_LEN:
        return False
    if any(c not in 'UDLR' for c in x):
        return False
        
    # --- Stage 2: Path Simulation ---
    # The "grid" is not stored in memory. Its properties are generated
    # on-the-fly from cell coordinates, making it impossible to analyze statically.
    GRID_SIZE = 10
    A = 65537
    B = 27644437
    C_WALL = 23
    C_SCORE = 31
    
    pos_x, pos_y = 0, 0
    # The path starts at (0,0), which is considered visited from the beginning.
    visited = {(0, 0)}
    moves = {'U': (0, 1), 'D': (0, -1), 'L': (-1, 0), 'R': (1, 0)}

    for move in x:
        dx, dy = moves[move]
        pos_x, pos_y = pos_x + dx, pos_y + dy
        
        # Constraint A: Path must stay within the grid boundaries.
        if not (0 <= pos_x < GRID_SIZE and 0 <= pos_y < GRID_SIZE):
            return False
            
        # Constraint B: Path must be self-avoiding.
        if (pos_x, pos_y) in visited:
            return False
            
        # Constraint C: Path must not hit procedurally generated "walls".
        # The wall function is a simple modular arithmetic check.
        if ((pos_x * A + pos_y * B) % C_WALL) == 0:
            return False
            
        visited.add((pos_x, pos_y))
        
    # --- Stage 3: Final State Validation ---
    
    # Constraint D: The path must end at a specific target coordinate.
    if (pos_x, pos_y) != (TARGET_X, TARGET_Y):
        return False
        
    # Constraint E: The total "score" from all visited cells must match a target.
    # The score of a cell is also determined procedurally from its coordinates.
    score = 0
    for vx, vy in visited:
        score += ((vx * B + vy * A) % C_SCORE)
    
    if score != TARGET_SCORE:
        return False

    # --- Stage 4: Cryptographic Checksum ---
    # This final check ensures that only one specific path is the correct solution,
    # even if other paths could satisfy the geometric and score constraints.
    h = hashlib.sha256(x.encode()).hexdigest()
    
    return h == TARGET_HASH
'RURDRDRUUULLDDLDRURDRDRUULLD'
Proposer: gemini-2.5-pro Solver: gemini-3-pro-preview
-5 vs 1
#10 Solved
import datetime

def mystery(x):
    """
    Find the date string x (format 'YYYY-MM-DD') that satisfies the constraints.
    """
    # Constraint 1: Input Format
    if not isinstance(x, str) or len(x) != 10:
        return False
        
    try:
        # Parse the string into a date object.
        # This implicitly validates the date (e.g., no month 13, no day 32).
        dt = datetime.datetime.strptime(x, '%Y-%m-%d').date()
        y, m, d = dt.year, dt.month, dt.day
        
        # Constraint 2: Arithmetic Properties
        # The components of the date must satisfy a system of equations.
        # This links the year, month, and day tightly together.
        if y * m * d != 645975:
            return False
        if y + m + d != 2065:
            return False
            
        # Constraint 3: Calendar Properties
        # The date must fall on a specific day of the week.
        # Python's weekday(): Monday=0, ..., Saturday=5, Sunday=6.
        if dt.weekday() != 5:
            return False
            
        # The date must fall within a specific ISO week number.
        if dt.isocalendar()[1] != 48:
            return False
            
        # Constraint 4: Numeric Checksum
        # Treat the date string as a number (ignoring hyphens) and check a modular property.
        # This helps isolate the correct date from potential arithmetic collisions.
        val = int(x.replace('-', ''))
        if val % 99999 != 51331:
            return False
            
        return True
        
    except ValueError:
        return False
"2025-11-29"
"2025-11-29"
Proposer: gemini-3-pro-preview Solver: gemini-2.5-pro
-5 vs 1