BALWIT - CHEUNG

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Boggle Automator

Justin, ongoing

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We like super big boggle (6x6). We play it at home, planes, everywhere. I like to look for super long words.

I thought I’d build a dedicated table that can shuffle, solve, and present the longest word / max score.

I have split it into a few components:

  1. Shuffler (Shuffling the dice after a game)
  2. Dice placer (Placing the shuffled dice into the grid)
  3. Camera (Take a photo of the new board)
  4. Solver (Solve the board)
  5. Riser (Raise the board to table level and reveal it to players)
  6. Solution (Display longest word, maybe some other metrics)
  7. Tear down (Return board to interior, place dice  into shuffler)

shuffler


The shuffler is currently based on a tennis ball machine.

Dice placer


The shuffler outputs one dice at a time. An x-y gantry moves the board to the correct place for the dice.



Solver


This is standard and solved.

Riser


Still working on a solution, but currently thinking some kind of scissor or linear rail riser.
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