AoC 2018 Day 14: Functionally Circular Elfs

Source: Chocolate Charts

Part 1: Create an infinite stream of numbers, by starting with [3, 7] with two pointers: 0 and 1. To add values to the list:

  • Add the current values of the two pointers
    • If the value is less than ten, add that value to the end of the list
    • If the value is greater or equal to ten, add 1 and then the ones digits to the end of the list
  • Update each pointer by adding the value it is pointing at to its current index plus one

With that algorithm, find the ten digits after a given index.

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AoC 2018 Day 9: Marble Madness

Source: Marble Mania

Part 1: Place marbles in a circle such that each marble is placed by skipping one place except for marbles divisible by 23. For those, don’t place them, skip back 7 places, and remove that marble as well. Add these two marbles to your current score.

Given a specific player count and last marble, what’s the highest score?

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