Wow! That was very astute of you, and must have taken a lot of work to figure out! Thank you for sharing it with us!

P.S. Don't forget to post your intro and pleasestate whether you're a guy or gal!

Bravo Complexity!

that is very interesting, complexity.

I just found another one that doesn't fit the pattern. Parents are #14 and #15, but the child is a #9. He's the only black haired child I have now.

I wonder if in these cases, only one half of the "outside" numbers are being used? For the first example, parents are #9 and #10 with the child being #18, if you only consider the larger part of the "other numbers" (numbers 11-30), the 18 might make better sense. 11 + 30 = 41. Half would be 20.5 so a #20 or #21 are equally in the middle. So an 18 is only 2 points away from that middle.

In my other example, with parents being #14 and #15, one set of numbers is 1-13. So 1 + 13 = 14, divided in half = 7. 9 is just 2 points away.

It's interesting to note that in both cases, the parents were only 1 point away from each other.

Two of these examples isn't enough to verify a pattern, but it's something to watch for. If this does turn out to be a pattern, then that'll be the key to getting black or blonde haired heads when you don't have any to start with.

My kids have to grow up so they can breed for me to try this out more. Some of my elderly adults are dying out so, hopefully, I'll have enough available characters to try this out when the kids turn 18.

My brains busted

Very interesting, Complexity! This could be a very handy formula for if I'm ever desperate for a certain head type.

Actually, it didn't take very long at all. I simply numbered the "heads" and then tracked the parent/child outcomes with the numbers. The average just popped right out at me. Fiddling with some of the oddball cases has led me to a few hypothesis, but I haven't had enough happen to make a solid determination yet.


I'm not much for intros. But I added my first name to the sig line to answer the "he or she" question.

I've been known to do that. Hence, my ID of "Complexity".

For now, just consider the average between the two parents. That's what happens most of the time.

All the rest is just my fiddling with the few oddball cases that don't fit that pattern. Their so few, it's not a big deal to worry about. The only reason I'm even thinking of those cases is because I'm trying to find a way to get a black or blonde when I have neither.

Hey, Vicki, are you by any chance a scientist?

Nope, not a scientist. Just a stay-at-home Mom.

But I will admit that math, engineering, logic are some of my strong points. I also used to program for IBM and then privately on my own small business so I tend to think about computer programs being performed with a mathematical basis.

Either the outcomes are random or there has to be some kind of mathematical equation that determines the child. Given that the program states that the children take on the parents' characteristics, it's not random. So all thats left is a mathematical equation.