This is driving me insane!

[Shape D.]

I don't get how this works. most of these I can figure out but this one doesn't make any sense to me.

http://www.dslextreme.com/users/exstatica/psychic.swf

[RayB]

It's just math......

[Shape D.]

But theres different numbers and symbols and the symbols are always right! How does it do it? I can't understand.
<start Dean style scream> aaaagghhh <end scream>

[whammoed]

There is a very limited number of answers for this scenario and there is a bell next to each answer.
example:
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 all give 9 as the answer

[Shape D.]

but 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 dont give 9 as an answer

[whammoed]

yes, they all give 28
and so on and so on
for each set of 10 numbers there is one answer and all those answers have a bell...its always a bell
for each set of 10 numbers there is one answer and all those answers have the same character

[whammoed]

just noticed he changes the common character each try so its always the same character for each set of answers.

[DrewKaree]

I always hated these kinds of things. 

If the people who spent the time to come up with this stuff would put their minds to good use, like curing cancer or better brain tumor removal solutions, we'd have long ago cured dandruff and solved the vexing problem of hangnails.

[Shape D.]

yes, they all give 28
and so on and so on
for each set of 10 numbers there is one answer and all those answers have a bell...its always a bell
for each set of 10 numbers there is one answer and all those answers have the same character

but how does it know wich one to use? 
<same as before> AAARGGGHHHH 

[DrewKaree]

Behold, the power of bacon! 

[bigle]

yes, they all give 28
and so on and so on
for each set of 10 numbers there is one answer and all those answers have a bell...its always a bell
for each set of 10 numbers there is one answer and all those answers have the same character

but how does it know wich one to use? 
<same as before> AAARGGGHHHH 

the only possible answers are 9,11,18,22,27,35,36,45,49,54,63,72, or 81.  these will always have the same shape associated with them for any instance of the game.  that way, no matter which starting number you choose, you always end up on the same shape.

when the game resets, it places a new shape to correspond with all thirteen of the possible answers.

[Shape D.]

I cant beleve i couldn't figure that out. damn im stupid. 

[locash]

The only correct answers are 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81.  Any other instances of the symbol are thrown in to mask the pattern.

[bigle]

oops

if only i had actually done the math instead of taking the easy way out and just looking for the little suns.

stupid stupid me 

[Sephroth57]

i figured it out the 2nd time i did it.. when i noticed my answer from the first one just changed symbols and it was the same thing