Thursday Puzzle: Petals on a Rose

[Pondlife]

2 if i am correct

2 is correct

1 1 1 1 6 = ?

[ZARDOZ]

Nope.

Zardoz: Answer is even number or zero only

doh, of course it's 2,

next one is zero

[Pondlife]

doh, of course it's 2,

next one is zero

two then zero are both correct.

Anyone still playing?

4 5 5 5 6 = ?

[MyUserName]

Anyone still playing?

4 5 5 5 6 = ?

Yep, have been using a different website to gen the dice rolls.

Is this one 12?

[Pondlife]

Yep, have been using a different website to gen the dice rolls.

Is this one 12?

12 is correct.

1 2 3 5 6 = ?

[MyUserName]

12 is correct.

1 2 3 5 6 = ?

One more to prove to myself it was not a fluke.

Is this 6?

[Pondlife]

One more to prove to myself it was not a fluke.

Is this 6?

6 is correct.

Anyone else or should I do some work?

2 3 3 5 5 = ?

[TestMangler]

6 is correct.

Anyone else or should I do some work?

2 3 3 5 5 = ?

You could tell people that it is 'Petals AROUND a rose' though. Might help

[Old Hack]

There's an achingly simple algorithm to solve this.

Anyone care to have a guess?

[ZARDOZ]

There's an achingly simple algorithm to solve this.

Anyone care to have a guess?

Remove the even numbers, take 1 off the odd numbers and add them together. If all numbers are even it's zero. But that doesn't really explain the meaning of the puzzle which is better understood by looking at a dice.