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> The sequence of colors cannot be in rainbow order

Why though? Seems like an arbitrary thing to exclude. How does that affect the results?



The goal was to determine what colors are chosen for a “random” appearance. A (Mario Party) logo that arranges the colors chromatically may include more than just 6 or 7 colors, thereby having two greens, and it becomes confusing to where you draw the line on what color each is defined as. This “arbitrary rule” is kinda related to not including logos that are one color, because similarly including that data would affect determining what the ideal “random” appearance would be. Chromatic or single color do not appear random.


How many logos did that rule end up excluding? Just the mario party logo?


Can’t say for sure, but Mario Party 9, Mario Party Island Tour, Mario Party Star Rush, and Mario Party: The Top 100 all had rainbow logos.

Mario Party 9, Island Tour, and The Top 100 roughly have the same arrangement, which contains arguably three shades of green (MARIIOPARTY).




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