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| The '''Random Generator''' is [[BPS]]'s name for the algorithm used to generate the sequence of [[tetromino]]es in ''Tetris'' brand [[game]]s that follow the [[Tetris Guideline]].
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| Random Generator generates a sequence of all seven one-sided tetrominoes (I, J, L, O, S, T, Z) permuted randomly, as if they were drawn from a bag. Then it deals all seven tetrominoes to the piece sequence before generating another bag. There are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factorial 7!], or 5,040, permutations of seven elements, and it is believed that ''Tetris'' assigns a nearly equal probability to each of these, making it much less likely that the player will get an obscenely long run without a desired tetromino. It can produce a maximum of 12 tetrominoes between one I and the next I, and a run of S and Z tetrominoes is limited to a maximum of 4.
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| Exception: In Random Generator as implemented in [[Tetris The Grand Master Ace]], the first piece of the first bag is always I, J, L, or T, just as in the traditional [[TGM randomizer]].
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| Despite the generic sounding name, presumed employees of [[BPS]] are known to treat the term "Random Generator" as a unique name, referring only to this particular algorithm.
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| While the number of tetrominoes in a single bag is usually 7, some games use a different number. The public beta of [[Tetris Online (Japan)]] used an 8-bag randomizer for the player.
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| Not all guideline-compliant games use the Random Generator in all modes. ''[[Tetris Worlds]]'' and ''[[Tetris Green]]'', for instance, use a different randomizer in their [[The New Tetris|Square modes]], and TGM3 uses the TGM randomizer even when the game is set to "World" mode. In [[NullpoMino]] there can be one, two, or nine bags.
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| == Snake sequences ==
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| There are two "snake" tetrominoes, called S and Z. As only two snakes will be in a given bag, a sequence of more than two snakes must cross the "seam" between bags. The probability of the next two bags having a sequence of four consecutive snakes, the maximum possible, is 1/(7*6*7*6) for SZSZ and likewise for SZZS, ZSSZ, and ZSZS, for a total of 1/441. But the probability of these being your three next pieces are 1/441 times the probability of being at position 6 in a bag, so the probability of the next four pieces being SZSZ are 1 in 3087.
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| Define a "2|1 combo" as chosen sixth and seventh pieces in one bag and first piece in next bag, and a "1|2 combo" as chosen seventh piece in one bag and first and second pieces in next bag. Define a "snake" as the S tetromino or the Z tetromino.
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| The probability of any 2|1 combo (e.g. SZ|Z) is 1/(7*6*7) = 1/294. There are four different 2|1 combos containing all snakes (SZ|Z, SZ|S, ZS|Z, and ZS|S), so the probability of getting a 3-snake 2|1 in your next two bags is 4/294. But the probability of being at the sixth piece in a bag, where your next three pieces are a 2|1, is 1/7, making the probability of being at a three-snake 2|1 equal to 4/(294*7) = 2/1029. By symmetry, the 1|2 probabilities are exactly the same: 2/1029. So for Random Generator, this makes a 1 in 257 chance of your next three tetrominoes being snakes.
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| :''To do: compare with odds for [[TGM randomizer]]''
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| == References ==
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| *[http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/showthread.html?t=349 Randomizer discussion on forum]
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| **[http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/showpost.html?p=16554&postcount=18 Name of Random Generator revealed]
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| == See also ==
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| *[[Blackjack]]
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| *[[Playing forever]]
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| [[Category:Randomizers]]
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