Not entirely sure my parents sent me to college for this...

[mme_hardy]

 I was playing the admirable game "West of Loathing" when I had to solve a number puzzle where I had to add up pressing buttons with different values (411,295,161) to reach a specified total of 3200.  I button mashed, then said, to hell with this, this is a linear programming equation, plugged it into Wolfram Alpha, and solved for x,y,z.

God bless technology.

P.S.  If you enjoy puzzle games, silly humor, and combat that can be dialed back so that even the slowest-trigger-fingered in the West -- that would be me -- can play it, try West of Loathing.  I find it engaging, focusing,  and soothing, in times that need some soothing.

Comments

[lilysea]

Thank you for the recommendation! ^_^

[xiphias]

Is it based on Kingdom of Loathing?

[mme_hardy]

It's the sequel!