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So, using scripting, I recreate the Tower of Hanoi game in one of my story game, but (I know) but I can't confirm if it will bring to you the winning page, because I can't solve the puzzle...I'm terrible at puzzles. If anyone is winning to try to solve and confirm for me, I would appreciate it. Thanks. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoi

^Funny if we had to do this in actual Hanoi, but...back to the point.

In the middle of solving this shit.

Yup, you done fucked up if you clear one tower and you have nowhere to put it.  Locks you into saying "No, that isn't possible." for everything you do.

This means you can't redact a tower clear.

Nowhere to put it? There's always somewhere to put it. I don't follow. 

If you empty a tower, and then try to place your last disk back at where it was (which is the now-emptied tower), it'll say that's an invalid move.

Really? Crap. Thanks. 

Yeah, is it because you set an empty tower's value lower than the largest disk, hence following the "larger values cannot be placed onto smaller values"?

That's right. I actually set it so it won't do that for tower 2, and tower 3, but I guess there was a typo for tower 1, that's why it glitched. I fixed it though. Can you test again? And actually there's 5 sections to a tower, so 5 different variables for each tower. 

IMHO, Towers of Hanoi is a terrible minigame -- difficult for many people to figure out, and completely tedious if you can solve it.

...I know that's not your question, but seriously, I'd suggest cutting it instead of trying to debug it. >_<

It's not THAT hard...

...well, maybe it took me a few dozens of minutes after screwing up a move, but you know...

It's not really hard at all... if you know the solution and pay attention to what you're doing XD. Just annoyingly tedious, in proportion to how big the towers are.

Mine just have 5. I want to bang my head against the table when I had to play one with 6, so I was like, "No way I'm setting the disks to 6," but 4 is too easy, so I setted it to five. 

Eh, well, suit yourself. And props for scripting it, that sound like a ton of work.

It depends on whether you know what you're doing, but it took me a while to finish. 

Ugh, why would anyone doooo this?

I think it's well past the time that puzzle was taken out behind the barn and shot.

I don't think that game is a great game either. I only scripted it as a fun challenge, and to increase my scripting skills. >.<

There were actually a whole bunch of bugs 2 hours ago. After Swift pointed that bug out, I found 4 more. I hope there's no more though. Also, I beat the game, and it lead to the the page I wanted. :L

Why would you do that?  Everyone complains about how overused Tower of Hanoi is as a minigame.

I mean, I guess I could see trying to script it just for the sense of accomplishment. 

But at this point, that puzzle isn't really a "puzzle" anymore.  There's no thought involved, just a series of rote maneuvers that have to be completed.

Yes. That's right. I only scripted it to increase my scripting skills. 

I have zero interest in solving the actual puzzle. But still, there may be a few people who haven't played it yet. 

Not Impressed until you code a game of chess.

jk, i'm actually  amazed.

I'll try if I finish coding battleship. 

That's actually quite amazing.

It's half an hour from being complete! Would you like to test play it after I'm done? 

Perhaps.

That's good to hear. 

... You've gone waaaaay over my head, I think, on this one. xD I'll just be over here, in the corner, for when you need moon logic puzzles or grammar help.

Haha. Thanks. :D