~TRIAL

Hello, I’m Rachel Fräulen, Headmistress of Magical Square. Today, I’m going to conduct a trial practice of ‘Magical Square’ with you. 

How can I conduct it although we are not in the same place? It’s not so hard. It’s same as a card magic in a TV show for viewers.

Anyway, you need a magic scroll for the practice, but I’m sure that it’s annoying to print it out now, please make a temporary magic scroll with paper and pencil.

Like this. You can also make it on notebook as well.

Are you ready? You will remember the basic rule if you watched the tutorial, but I’ll teach you one more time. After I draw 3 cards from the deck, which is composed with three of 1 through 6 and a ★ each, you should record them in your magic square.

You can record it in any direction, left to right, right to left, up to down, down to up, as long as it is recorded in a row. But you can’t change the order of numbers. For example, you can record 1, 2, 3, as 3, 2, 1, but 1, 3, 2 is prohibited.

After recording, if there are three or more identical or continuous numbers arrayed in a row, you can circle them. You can circle one single group at a time, and ★ could be considered as any number except 0.

Each element is allowed to be circled twice, once in horizontal and once in vertical. But you are not allowed to circle horizontally twice, or vertically.

If you circle ★ for the second time, you may consider it as a different number from the first time. How useful it is!

This is main phase. If you have circled in the main phase, you can participate in bonus phase.

In the bonus phase, I’ll draw two more elements. You are allowed to choose and record one of them. And if you recorded it, you can circle again just as we circled in the main phase. The bonus elements are given only once, even if you circled in the bonus phase.

If you canceled and didn’t record the element given in the bonus phase, you are not allowed to circle.

By the way, do you remember about the cancellation? You have two chances of canceling, and if you cancel an element, you can consider it as if it weren’t drawn. If you cancel 3 from 5, 3, 4, you may record only 5 and 4.

For your reference, I recommend using one cancellation for making a long sequence at the beginning, and the other for recording in narrow squares at the last.

This trial will end when you are not able to record the three elements drawn at the main phase in your magic square.

After the practice ends, each student calculates their own score. 10 points for each circle of three squares, 15 for four squares, 25 for five, 40 for six, and 60 for seven.

And 5 points will be deducted for each blank square.

Award for each subject should be compared with other students, but since we are not able to do it now, I will give 10 points for each subject you’ve circled.

I’ll skip the abilities for this time. I’m sorry, but you might think this academy is boring if I teach you everything from the beginning (Laughs).

This trial will proceed for 15 turns, and I'll draw bonus elements at every turn because I don’t know who have circled and have to take the bonus. Don’t forget that you are not allowed to record bonus elements unless you’ve circled at the main phase.

Pick up your pen. Are you ready? Let’s start!

Turn 1 Main: 

I’ll skip the bonus phase because you are not able to take it.

Turn 2 Main:

Turn 2 BonusOnly the students who circled at the main phase are allowed to record one of them! If you’ve recorded, you are allowed to circle once more.

Turn 3 Main:

Turn 3 BonusOnly the students who circled at the main phase are allowed to record one of them! If you’ve recorded, you are allowed to circle once more.

Turn 4 Main:

Turn 4 BonusOnly the students who circled at the main phase are allowed to record one of them! If you’ve recorded, you are allowed to circle once more.

Turn 5 Main:

Turn 5 BonusOnly the students who circled at the main phase are allowed to record one of them! If you’ve recorded, you are allowed to circle once more.

Turn 6 Main:

Turn 6 Bonus

You won’t hesitate on this, do you?

Turn 7 Main:

Turn 7 Bonus

Only the students who circled at the main phase are allowed to record

one of them! If you’ve recorded, you are allowed to circle once more.  

Turn 8 Main:Don’t worry about exceeding the boxes of the achievement row. There’s no limit for the number of check.

Turn 8 Bonus

Only the students who circled at the main phase are allowed to record one of them! If you’ve recorded, you are allowed to circle once more.  

Turn 9 Main:

Turn 9 Bonus

Only the students who circled at the main phase are allowed to record one of them! If you’ve recorded, you are allowed to circle once more.

Turn 10 Main:

Turn 10 Bonus

Only the students who circled at the main phase are allowed to record one of them! If you’ve recorded, you are allowed to circle once more.

Turn 11 Main: It’s later stage from now on. Be careful, the practice could end before

you check all the possible group if you put off the check.

Turn 11 Bonus

Only the students who circled at the main phase are allowed to record one of them! If you’ve recorded, you are allowed to circle once more.

Turn 12 Main:

Turn 12 Bonus

Only the students who circled at the main phase are allowed to record one of them! If you’ve recorded, you are allowed to circle once more.

Turn 13 Main:

Turn 13 Bonus

Only the students who circled at the main phase are allowed to record one of them! If you’ve recorded, you are allowed to circle once more.  

Turn 14 Main:

Turn 14 Bonus

Only the students who circled at the main phase are allowed to record one of them! If you’ve recorded, you are allowed to circle once more.  

Turn 15 Main:

Turn 15 Bonus

That’s the last one.

Ok, we’re done now. How was it? Let’s sum up your score.

I’ll show you my magic scroll for example.

I’ll show you my magic scroll for example.

First, circling three squares is 10 points each,

I’ll show you my magic scroll for example.

60 First, circling three squares is 10 points each,

I’ll show you my magic scroll for example.

60 First, circling three squares is 10 points each,

and 15 for four squares,

I’ll show you my magic scroll for example.

60

15

First, circling three squares is 10 points each,

and 15 for four squares,

I’ll show you my magic scroll for example.

60

15

First, circling three squares is 10 points each,

and 15 for four squares,

25 for five,

I’ll show you my magic scroll for example.

60

15

25

First, circling three squares is 10 points each,

and 15 for four squares,

25 for five,

I’ll show you my magic scroll for example.

60

15

25

First, circling three squares is 10 points each,

and 15 for four squares,

25 for five,40 for six,

I’ll show you my magic scroll for example.

60

15

25

First, circling three squares is 10 points each,

and 15 for four squares,

25 for five,40 for six,

60 for seven.

I’ll show you my magic scroll for example.

60

15

25

120

First, circling three squares is 10 points each,

and 15 for four squares,

25 for five,40 for six,

60 for seven.

I’ll show you my magic scroll for example.

60

15

25

120

First, circling three squares is 10 points each,

and 15 for four squares,

25 for five,40 for six,

60 for seven.

then sum up them and record as a magic score.

I’ll show you my magic scroll for example.

60

15

25

120

220

First, circling three squares is 10 points each,

and 15 for four squares,

25 for five,40 for six,

60 for seven.

then sum up them and record as a magic score.

60

15

25

120

220

60

15

25

120

220

Next, I’ll give you the award for each subject.

60

15

25

120

220

Next, I’ll give you the award for each subject.

Usually, the student who checked the most for each row gains 10 points, but for now you are on your own, so I'll give 10 points for each row you check at least once.

60

15

25

120

220

Next, I’ll give you the award for each subject.

Usually, the student who checked the most for each row gains 10 points, but for now you are on your own, so I'll give 10 points for each row you check at least once.

40

60

15

25

120

220 40

60

15

25

120

220 40

And, count the blank squares, multiple 5 to your blanks. 

60

15

25

120

220 40

And, count the blank squares, multiple 5 to your blanks. 

5

60

15

25

120

220 40

And, count the blank squares, multiple 5 to your blanks. 

5

Add the magic score to the subject award score and subtract the blank score. That’s your final score.

60

15

25

120

220 40

And, count the blank squares, multiple 5 to your blanks. 

5 255

Add the magic score to the subject award score and subtract the blank score. That’s your final score.

How much did you get? Please reply if possible. I’m 255, as you see. Is it too low?

That’s all for today’s trial. How was it? If you felt joyful in magic, please enter Magical Square. I can teach you more. I hope to see you soon. Good bye.

Trial fin.