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Alchemy Walkthrough for the iPhone
Posted by grymoire in Technology on November 24, 2011
Walkthrough for Alchemy on the iPhone
I wrote a program that examines all of the recipes, and it creates a walkthrough for the complete set of recipes.
I tried to get all of the recipes in exact order, but there seems to be a bug in the program. But you can complete all of the phases if you jump around within each phase.
Note. This is “Alchemy”. This is NOT the following games:
- Zed’s Alchemy
- Master of Alchemy
- Alchemy Premium
Note – I think there are only 230 elements. The 231 elements, in the recipe, is “*” – which is a wildcard. It matches any elements.
Walkthrough
Basic Elements
You start with these
- Water
- Soil
- Fire
- Air
Phase 1
- Water+Fire=>Alcohol
- Air+Soil=>Dust
- Air+Fire=>Energy
- Water+Water=>Lake
- Soil+Fire=>Lava
- Water+Air=>Steam
- Water+Soil=>Swamp
After this, you should have 10 out of 230 elements
Phase 2
- Fire+Dust=>Ash
- Steam+Air=>Cloud
- Swamp+Energy=>Life
- Air+Lava=>Stone
- Water+Lava=>Stone
- Air+Energy=>Storm
- Water+Alcohol=>Vodka
- Alcohol+Fire=>Whiskey
After this, you should have 17 out of 230 elements
Phase 3
- Swamp+Life=>Bacterium
- Life+Stone=>Egg
- Life+Fire=>Fire Golem
- Life+Lava=>Lava Golem
- Stone+Fire=>Metal
- Life+Ash=>Phantom
- Cloud+Water=>Rain
- Air+Stone=>Sand
- Water+Stone=>Sand
- Water+Life=>Seaweed
- Lava+Stone=>Volcano
After this, you should have 27 out of 230 elements
Phase 4
- Water+Sand=>Beach
- Air+Egg=>Bird
- Metal+Steam=>Boiler
- Swamp+Sand=>Clay
- Soil+Egg=>Dinosaur
- Fire+Egg=>Fried Egg
- Fire+Sand=>Glass
- Swamp+Egg=>Lizard
- Metal+Fire=>Mercury
- Life+Metal=>Metal Golem
- Swamp+Seaweed=>Moss
- Seaweed+Soil=>Mushroom
- Bacterium+Water=>Plankton
- Energy+Metal=>Radiowave
- Water+Metal=>Rust
- Sand+Storm=>Sandstorm
- Life+Sand=>Seeds
- Bacterium+Swamp=>Sulfur
- Sand+Egg=>Turtle
- Bacterium+Swamp=>Worm
After this, you should have 47 out of 230 elements
Phase 5
- Mushroom+Life=>1up
- Fire+Sulfur=>Acid
- Bird+Metal=>Airplane
- Ash+Glass=>Ashtray
- Soil+Lizard=>Beast
- Clay+Fire=>Brick
- Soil+Worm=>Bug
- Air+Worm=>Butterfly
- Stone+Plankton=>Cockleshell
- Seeds+Energy=>Coffee
- Dinosaur+Fire=>Dragon
- Swamp+Moss=>Fern
- Bacterium+Plankton=>Fish
- Air+Dinosaur=>Flying Dinosaur
- Clay+Life=>Golem
- Soil+Moss=>Grass
- Glass+Fire=>Lamp
- Radiowave+Fire=>Laser
- Energy+Radiowave=>Microwave
- Fire+Bird=>Phoenix
- Sand+Worm=>Snake
- Swamp+Worm=>Snake
- Alcohol+Worm=>Tequila
- Mercury+Glass=>Thermometer
- Storm+Bird=>Thunderbird
- Soil+Seeds=>Tree
After this, you should have 72 out of 230 elements
Phase 6
- Rain+Acid=>Acid Rain
- Glass+Fish=>Aquarium
- Fish+Fish=>Caviar
- Tree+Fire=>Coal
- Fire+Bug=>Firefly
- Fish+Swamp=>Frog
- Golem+Life=>Human
- Life+Beast=>Human
- Stone+Cockleshell=>Limestone
- Swamp+Grass=>Reed
- Acid+Metal=>Salt
- Bug+Sand=>Scorpion
- Fish+Seaweed=>Sushi
- Fire+Grass=>Tobacco
- Tree+Life=>Walking Tree
- Beast+Water=>Whale
- Plankton+Fish=>Whale
After this, you should have 87 out of 230 elements
Phase 7
- Fish+Human=>Aquaman
- Dinosaur+Human=>Blood
- Clay+Limestone=>Cement
- Clay+Human=>Ceramics
- Fire+Human=>Corpse
- Alcohol+Human=>Drinker
- Vodka+Human=>Drinker
- Stone+Human=>Hut
- Beast+Human=>Livestock
- Coal+Water=>Oil
- Human+Bacterium=>Patient
- Human+Egg=>Patient
- Metal+Coal=>Pig-iron
- Salt+Lake=>Sea
- Human+Human=>Sex
- Mushroom+Human=>Shaman
- Boiler+Coal=>Steam Engine
- Whale+Metal=>Submarine
- Metal+Human=>Tool
After this, you should have 104 out of 230 elements
Phase 8
- Soil+Tool=>Arable Land
- Human+Sex=>Baby
- Hut+Beach=>Bungalow
- Water+Cement=>Concrete
- Corpse+Soil=>Grave
- Livestock+Grass=>Manure
- Livestock+Human=>Meat
- Livestock+Grass=>Milk
- Livestock+Human=>Milk
- Sea+Sea=>Ocean
- Tool+Reed=>Paper
- Oil+Tool=>Petrol
- Mushroom+Tool=>Poison
- Snake+Tool=>Poison
- Tool+Scorpion=>Poison
- Human+Submarine=>Submariner
- Blood+Human=>Vampire
- Tool+Metal=>Weapon
- Tree+Tool=>Wood
- Livestock+Human=>Wool
- Life+Corpse=>Zombie
After this, you should have 122 out of 230 elements
Phase 9
- Human+Wool=>Ape
- Water+Wood=>Boat
- Concrete+Brick=>Brick house
- Paper+Tobacco=>Cigarette
- Tool+Wool=>Fabric
- Meat+Fire=>Fried Meat
- Zombie+Corpse=>Ghoul
- Weapon+Human=>Hunter
- Shaman+Poison=>Medicine
- Arable Land+Seeds=>Peas
- Wood+Life=>Pinocchio
- Weapon+Poison=>Poison Weapon
- Arable Land+Reed=>Rice
- Limestone+Manure=>Saltpeter
- Ocean+Air=>Space
- Laser+Weapon=>Starwars
- Baby+*=>Toy
- Vampire+Beast=>Werewolf
- Arable Land+Grass=>Wheat
- Wood+Tool=>Wheel
- Bacterium+Milk=>Yogurt
After this, you should have 143 out of 230 elements
Phase 10
- Space+Life=>Alien
- Wheat+Alcohol=>Beer
- Wood+Wheel=>Cart
- Fabric+Patient=>Clobber
- Fabric+Human=>Clothing
- Human+Peas=>Fart
- Hunter+Bird=>Feather
- Stone+Wheat=>Flour
- Saltpeter+Sulfur=>Gunpowder
- Human+Rice=>Japanese
- Brick house+Lamp=>Lighthouse
- Space+Stone=>Meteorite
- Poison Weapon+Human=>Murderer
- Boat+Fabric=>Sailing Boat
- Brick house+Glass=>Skyscraper
- Space+Lava=>Sun
- Medicine+Medicine=>Vicodin
- Weapon+Hunter=>Warrior
- Wood+Boat=>Wooden ship
- Shaman+Starwars=>Yoda
After this, you should have 163 out of 230 elements
Phase 11
- Metal+Gunpowder=>Bomb
- Paper+Feather=>Book
- Clobber+Human=>Cleaner
- Water+Flour=>Dough
- Weapon+Gunpowder=>Fire-arms
- Warrior+Dragon=>Hero
- Japanese+Metal=>Katana
- Feather+Fabric=>Pillow
- Brick house+Beer=>Pub
- Japanese+Tool=>Robot
- Wooden ship+Fabric=>Sailing Vessel
- Japanese+Weapon=>Samurai
- Clothing+Brick house=>Shop
- Steam Engine+Cart=>Steam Locomotive
- Wooden ship+Steam Engine=>Steamship
- Beast+Cart=>Team
- Wooden ship+Weapon=>Warship
- Warrior+Warrior=>War
After this, you should have 181 out of 230 elements
Phase 12
- Fire+Dough=>Bread
- Laser+Book=>CD
- Hero+Sailing Vessel=>Columbus
- Human+Book=>Doctor
- Hero+Fire=>Firefighter
- Book+Sex=>Kamasutra
- Japanese+Book=>Manga
- Samurai+Poison Weapon=>Ninja
- Murderer+Sailing Vessel=>Pirate
- Fire-arms+Murderer=>Sniper
- Bomb+Murderer=>Terrorist
After this, you should have 192 out of 230 elements
Phase 13
- Brick house+Doctor=>Hospital
- Doctor+Vicodin=>HouseMD
- Doctor+Book=>Scientist
- Columbus+Ocean=>USA
After this, you should have 196 out of 230 elements
Phase 14
- Scientist+Livestock=>Clone
- Scientist+Energy=>Electricity
- USA+Skyscraper=>NewYork
- Scientist+Bomb=>Nuclearbomb
- Scientist+Grass=>Philosopher
After this, you should have 201 out of 230 elements
Phase 15
- Metal+Electricity=>Aluminium
- Electricity+Glass=>Bulb
- Hero+NewYork=>Cop
- Philosopher+Stone=>Elixir
- Nuclearbomb+*=>Radiation
After this, you should have 206 out of 230 elements
Phase 16
- Radiation+Bug=>Cockroach
- Cop+Scientist=>FBI
- Elixir+*=>Gold
- Bird+Aluminium=>Plane
- Radiowave+Bulb=>TV
After this, you should have 211 out of 230 elements
Phase 17
- Plane+Bomb=>Bomber
- TV+Book=>Computer
- Gold+Paper=>Money
- Plane+Human=>Pilot
- Plane+Gunpowder=>Rocket
- FBI+Alien=>X-Files
After this, you should have 217 out of 230 elements
Phase 18
- Computer+Life=>AI
- Money+Brick house=>Bank
- Money+Human=>Business
- Radiowave+Computer=>Cellphone
- Computer+Human=>Cyborg
- Computer+Sex=>Developer
- Computer+Computer=>Internet
- Clobber+Pilot=>Skydiver
- Boat+Rocket=>Speedboat
- Rocket+Water=>Torpedo
- Alien+Rocket=>UFO
After this, you should have 228 out of 230 elements
Phase 19
- Internet+Pirate=>Hacker
- Cyborg+Mercury=>T-1000
After this, you should have 230 out of 230 elements
Complete list of Alchemy for iPhone
Posted by grymoire in Hacking, Technology on March 5, 2011
Looking for the solution to Alchemy?
Here’s the complete list of 226 (now 231) recipes for the iPhone’s version of Alchemy.
I checked the came, and I think the programmer counted wrong. You see, some of the recipes use “*” as an element. This is a wildcard, and matches any element. So it should not be counted. If you get a score of 230, you win.
Note. This is “Alchemy”. This is NOT the following games:
- Zed’s Alchemy
- Master of Alchemy
- Alchemy Premium
This list is for the version created by This is the version Vitaliy Grinevetsky and Denis Butyletskiy. Copyright 2010.
NOTE here is the Walkthrough I wrote
Updated – New program
I had a bug that hid some of the combinations. Thanks for the comment, Mark. You pointed out my error.
Here are the new items in version 1.5
Grave = Corpse + Soil
Pinocchio = Wood + Life
Pillow = Feather + Fabric
Bank = Money + Brick House
Cockroach = Radiation + Bug
Total List
Air=Basic Element
Fire=Basic Element
Water=Basic Element
Soil-Basic Element
1up=Mushroom+Life
Acid=Fire+Sulfur
Acid Rain=Rain+Acid
AI=Computer+Life
Airplane=Bird+Metal
Alcohol=Water+Fire
Alien=Space+Life
Aluminium=Metal+Electricity
Ape=Human+Wool
Aquaman=Fish+Human
Aquarium=Glass+Fish
Arable Land=Soil+Tool
Ash=Book+Fire
Ash=Dragon+Human
Ash=Dragon+Hunter
Ash=Fire+Corpse
Ash=Fire+Dust
Ash=Fire+Lizard
Ash=Fire+Tobacco
Ash=Fire+Walking Tree
Ash=Fire+Worm
Ash=Moss+Fire
Ash=Nuclearbomb+*
Ash=Paper+Fire
Ash=Snake+Fire
Ashtray=Ash+Glass
Ash=Tree+Fire
Ash=Water+Fire Golem
Ash=Wood+Fire
Baby=Human+Sex
Bacterium=Swamp+Life
Bank=Money+Brick house
Beach=Water+Sand
Beast=Soil+Lizard
Beer=Alcohol+Bread
Beer=Wheat+Alcohol
Bird=Air+Egg
Bird=Air+Lizard
Bird=Bird+Bird
Blood=Beast+Hunter
Blood=Dinosaur+Human
Blood=Dinosaur+Hunter
Blood=Hunter+Bird
Blood=Warrior+Beast
Blood=Warrior+Dinosaur
Blood=Warrior+Dragon
Blood=Warrior+Human
Boat=Water+Wood
Boiler=Metal+Steam
Bomber=Plane+Bomb
Bomb=Metal+Gunpowder
Book=Paper+Feather
Bread=Fire+Dough
Brick=Clay+Fire
Brick house=Concrete+Brick
Bug=Soil+Worm
Bulb=Electricity+Glass
Bungalow=Hut+Beach
Business=Money+Human
Butterfly=Air+Worm
Cart=Wood+Wheel
Caviar=Fish+Fish
CD=Laser+Book
Cellphone=Radiowave+Computer
Cement=Clay+Limestone
Ceramics=Clay+Human
Cigarette=Paper+Tobacco
Clay=Swamp+Sand
Cleaner=Clobber+Human
Clobber=Fabric+Patient
Clone=Scientist+Livestock
Clothing=Fabric+Human
Cloud=Steam+Air
Coal=Nuclearbomb+*
Coal=Tree+Fire
Coal=Wood+Fire
Cockleshell=Stone+Plankton
Cockroach=Radiation+Bug
Coffee=Seeds+Energy
Columbus=Hero+Sailing Vessel
Computer=TV+Book
Concrete=Water+Cement
Cop=Hero+NewYork
Corpse=Fire+Human
Corpse=Human+Poison
Corpse=Patient+Doctor
Corpse=Patient+Medicine
Corpse=Patient+Shaman
Corpse=Warrior+Human
Cyborg=Computer+Human
Developer=Computer+Sex
Dinosaur=Dinosaur+Dinosaur
Dinosaur=Dinosaur+Human
Dinosaur=Dinosaur+Hunter
Dinosaur=Soil+Egg
Doctor=Human+Book
Doctor=Patient+Doctor
Dough=Water+Flour
Dragon=Dinosaur+Fire
Dragon=Dragon+Human
Dragon=Dragon+Hunter
Dragon=Flying Dinosaur+Fire
Drinker=Alcohol+Human
Drinker=Beer+Human
Drinker=Vodka+Human
Dust=Air+Soil
Dust=Nuclearbomb+*
Egg=Bird+Bird
Egg=Dinosaur+Dinosaur
Egg=Life+Stone
Egg=Lizard+Lizard
Egg=Snake+Snake
Egg=Turtle+Turtle
Electricity=Scientist+Energy
Elixir=Philosopher+Stone
Energy=Air+Fire
Energy=Fire+Alcohol
Energy=Nuclearbomb+*
Energy=Water+Fire Golem
Energy=Water+Lava Golem
Fabric=Tool+Wool
Fart=Human+Peas
FBI=Cop+Scientist
Feather=Hunter+Bird
Fern=Swamp+Moss
Fire-arms=Weapon+Gunpowder
Firefighter=Hero+Fire
Firefly=Fire+Bug
Fire Golem=Life+Fire
Fire=Nuclearbomb+*
Fire=Stone+Stone
Fish=Bacterium+Plankton
Fish=Water+Snake
Flour=Stone+Wheat
Flying Dinosaur=Air+Dinosaur
Fried Egg=Fire+Egg
Fried Meat=Meat+Fire
Frog=Fish+Swamp
Ghoul=Zombie+Corpse
Glass=Fire+Sand
Gold=Elixir+*
Golem=Clay+Life
Grass=Soil+Moss
Grave=Corpse+Soil
Gunpowder=Saltpeter+Sulfur
Hacker=Internet+Pirate
Hero=Warrior+Dragon
Hospital=Brick house+Doctor
HouseMD=Doctor+Vicodin
HouseMD=Patient+HouseMD
Human=Beast+Human
Human=Golem+Life
Human=Life+Beast
Human=Livestock+Human
Human=Metal+Human
Human=Patient+HouseMD
Hunter=Beast+Hunter
Hunter=Hunter+Bird
Hunter=Weapon+Human
Hut=Stone+Human
Internet=Computer+Computer
Japanese=Human+Rice
Kamasutra=Book+Sex
Katana=Japanese+Metal
Lake=Water+Water
Lamp=Glass+Fire
Laser=Radiowave+Fire
Lava Golem=Life+Lava
Lava=Nuclearbomb+*
Lava=Soil+Fire
Life=Swamp+Energy
Lighthouse=Brick house+Lamp
Limestone=Stone+Cockleshell
Livestock=Beast+Human
Livestock=Livestock+Grass
Lizard=Lizard+Lizard
Lizard=Snake+Worm
Lizard=Swamp+Egg
Manga=Japanese+Book
Manure=Livestock+Grass
Meat=Beast+Hunter
Meat=Hunter+Bird
Meat=Livestock+Human
Medicine=Shaman+Poison
Mercury=Metal+Fire
Metal Golem=Life+Metal
Metal=Stone+Fire
Meteorite=Space+Stone
Microwave=Energy+Radiowave
Milk=Livestock+Grass
Milk=Livestock+Human
Money=Gold+Paper
Moss=Swamp+Seaweed
Murderer=Poison Weapon+Human
Mushroom=Seaweed+Soil
NewYork=USA+Skyscraper
Ninja=Samurai+Poison Weapon
Nuclearbomb=Scientist+Bomb
Ocean=Sea+Sea
Oil=Coal+Water
Paper=Tool+Reed
Patient=Human+Bacterium
Patient=Human+Egg
Patient=Human+Patient
Peas=Arable Land+Seeds
Petrol=Oil+Tool
Phantom=Fire+Walking Tree
Phantom=Life+Ash
Phantom=Nuclearbomb+*
Philosopher=Scientist+Grass
Phoenix=Fire+Bird
Pig-iron=Metal+Coal
Pillow=Feather+Fabric
Pilot=Plane+Human
Pinocchio=Wood+Life
Pirate=Murderer+Sailing Vessel
Plane=Bird+Aluminium
Plankton=Bacterium+Water
Poison=Mushroom+Tool
Poison=Snake+Tool
Poison=Tool+Scorpion
Poison Weapon=Weapon+Poison
Pub=Brick house+Beer
Radiation=Nuclearbomb+*
Radiowave=Energy+Metal
Rain=Cloud+Water
Reed=Swamp+Grass
Rice=Arable Land+Reed
Robot=Japanese+Tool
Rocket=Plane+Gunpowder
Rust=Water+Metal
Sailing Boat=Boat+Fabric
Sailing Vessel=Wooden ship+Fabric
Salt=Acid+Metal
Saltpeter=Limestone+Manure
Samurai=Japanese+Weapon
Sand=Air+Stone
Sand=Nuclearbomb+*
Sandstorm=Sand+Storm
Sand=Water+Stone
Scientist=Doctor+Book
Scorpion=Bug+Sand
Sea=Salt+Lake
Seaweed=Water+Life
Seeds=Grass+Grass
Seeds=Life+Sand
Seeds=Tree+Tree
Sex=Human+Human
Shaman=Mushroom+Human
Shop=Clothing+Brick house
Skydiver=Clobber+Pilot
Skyscraper=Brick house+Glass
Snake=Sand+Worm
Snake=Snake+Snake
Snake=Swamp+Worm
Sniper=Fire-arms+Murderer
Space=Ocean+Air
Speedboat=Boat+Rocket
Starwars=Laser+Weapon
Steam Engine=Boiler+Coal
Steam Locomotive=Steam Engine+Cart
Steamship=Wooden ship+Steam Engine
Steam=Water+Air
Steam=Water+Fire Golem
Steam=Water+Lava
Steam=Water+Lava Golem
Stone=Air+Lava
Stone=Stone+Stone
Stone=Water+Lava
Stone=Water+Lava Golem
Storm=Air+Energy
Storm=Nuclearbomb+*
Submariner=Human+Submarine
Submarine=Whale+Metal
Sulfur=Bacterium+Swamp
Sun=Space+Lava
Sushi=Fish+Seaweed
Swamp=Water+Soil
T-1000=Cyborg+Mercury
Team=Beast+Cart
Tequila=Alcohol+Worm
Terrorist=Bomb+Murderer
Thermometer=Mercury+Glass
Thunderbird=Storm+Bird
Tobacco=Fire+Grass
Tool=Metal+Human
Tool=Tool+Metal
Tool=Tool+Wool
Tool=Tree+Tool
Torpedo=Rocket+Water
Toy=Baby+*
Tree=Soil+Seeds
Turtle=Sand+Egg
Turtle=Turtle+Turtle
TV=Radiowave+Bulb
UFO=Alien+Rocket
USA=Columbus+Ocean
Vampire=Blood+Human
Vampire=Vampire+Beast
Vampire=Vampire+Human
Vicodin=Medicine+Medicine
Vodka=Water+Alcohol
Volcano=Lava+Stone
Walking Tree=Tree+Life
Warrior=Warrior+Beast
Warrior=Warrior+Dinosaur
Warrior=Warrior+Human
Warrior=Weapon+Hunter
Warship=Wooden ship+Weapon
War=Warrior+Warrior
Weapon=Tool+Metal
Werewolf=Vampire+Beast
Whale=Beast+Water
Whale=Plankton+Fish
Wheat=Arable Land+Grass
Wheel=Wood+Tool
Whiskey=Alcohol+Fire
Wooden ship=Wood+Boat
Wood=Tree+Tool
Wool=Beast+Hunter
Wool=Livestock+Human
Worm=Bacterium+Swamp
Worm=Human+Egg
Worm=Soil+Plankton
X-Files=FBI+Alien
Yoda=Shaman+Starwars
Yogurt=Bacterium+Milk
Zombie=Life+Corpse
This link was helpful; So was Openssh, and looking at Sparing.plist
I started using perl to make things easier to manage.
Kinect and first person shooters
Posted by grymoire in Technology on July 1, 2010
I was reading about Microsoft’s Kinect. .
Kinect lets you move your body to interact with a game. No controller is needed. Sounds cool, but apparently most of the demos are really lame.
If I was designing a shooter game, this would be my concept:
Instead of using some keystroke to switch weapons, just place the weapons on your body.
- You have a bandolier with grenades.
- You have a pistol at your left hip, and another tucked in your waist.
- You have a rifle around your left shoulder, swung behind your back.
- There is a knife by your knee.
To switch a weapon, reach for it, and place it in front of you. Your hand positions will help determine what type of weapon it is. A pistol and a rifle are held differently. Move your arms, and point to your target. Holding your right hand steady will increase accuracy. You don’t want to move your hands when you shoot. So how do you fire the weapon without moving your hands? Just say “Fire!”. Or “Bang”, “Pow”, “Zap”, “Go”, “Shoot” or any other one-syllable word.
Need a grenade? Just reach up to your bandolier, and pull off a grenade. You then heave the grenade, and the effort used determines the distance.
Add some ninja stars, throwing knives, etc. And you can always use your fists.
Oh – it would help to have a practice range.
Seems more realistic, doesn’t it?