The hardest thing about SliceMaster even cuts is that getting the right number of pieces is not enough to pass. So today the judging is staged as a courtroom drama: the defendant is a fruit, the judge is the game, and your finger sits in the gallery. The lines are made up, but every number in the “Rules of this scene” boxes comes straight from the game source.
Court is in session The rules in one breath
- You pass only when the piece count exactly matches the target and the largest piece’s area is within the allowed ratio of the smallest piece’s area.
- The allowed ratio is 3.0x for a target of 5 pieces or fewer, and 4.0x for 6 to 9 pieces.
Case No. 1 “I Ran Out of Lines” — the Apple
(An apple in the dock. The target was 5 pieces, but one line produced only two.)
Prosecutor The defendant promised five pieces and delivered two!
Apple But it was a lovely straight cut!
Judge Neatness comes later. If the count is wrong, we stop right here.
Target 5, result 2 pieces. When the count is wrong, sizes are never even looked at.
- If the piece count differs from the target, the game goes straight to the failure sequence (the pieces fall and it is game over).
Case No. 2 “But I Have Three Pieces!” — the Orange
(The target is 3 pieces. Two thin slivers on the left of the orange, one enormous chunk on the right. The big piece flashes red.)
Orange Three pieces, see? Exactly as promised!
Prosecutor Exhibit A: the biggest piece is many times the area of the smallest.
Judge The limit for a 3-piece target is 3.0x. Guilty.
- Size is compared by area. Even if the lines look evenly spaced, a round object makes the edge pieces far smaller.
- When the count is right but the sizes are not, the largest and smallest pieces flash in color and a ratio appears over the pieces.
Case No. 3 “Not Guilty This Time” — the Apple, Again
(Five pieces numbered 1 to 5. Below them: “BONUS SCORE 9 sec X 1000”.)
Apple I’m round, yes, but I was cut evenly from the middle to the edges.
Judge If the numbers run all the way through, you pass. You even finished early, so here is a time bonus.
Numbers up to 5, the same as the target, and “BONUS SCORE 9 sec X 1000” below.
- Finish early and the seconds left (rounded down) x 1000 are added to your score. With less than 1 second left, it is 0.
Final Act “The Perfect Verdict” — the Green Fruit
(A round green fruit cut into four pieces by a cross. Below: “BONUS SCORE 9 sec X 1000”. On the next screen, “PERFECT!” flashes.)
Judge The four pieces differ in area by no more than 1.15x. I pronounce it PERFECT.
Fruit And will the court add a win streak as well?
- For a passed round, largest piece / smallest piece of 1.15 or less is PERFECT (x2.0), 1.40 or less is GREAT (x1.5), 1.80 or less is GOOD (x1.2), and anything above is CLEAR (x1.0).
- Score = (target pieces x 100 + time bonus) x grade multiplier. This screen: (4 x 100 + 9 x 1000) x 2 = 18800 points.
Whoever stands in the dock, the verdict is always the same two lines: match the piece count, then match the areas.
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