4 decks are located into the diagram above.

Try to maximize your score that you obtain by joining two same type of cards based on the rules below.

RULES :

While joining the cards you can move horizantally or vertically but not diagonally!

You can not use a card that is the same type of starting/ending ones on your way.
You can join how many ever you want.

There is no limit for a way to intersect itself but different ways cannot intersect!

Each intersection will reduce your score by 500!

You can use Jokers on your way.

You can use the Jokers all in one way or in different ways.

You can use the Jokers instead of any card you want.
But, the Jokers can never be used instead of the same type or value.
All must be used for different type and value of card.
Eg: You cannot use all four Jokers instead of Rua of Spade’s.

But you can use the first for Rua of Spade’s, the second for Queen of Heart’s,
the third for Vale of Club and the fourth is for Ten of Diamond.

You don’t have to use the Jokers. Because, your score will be reduced by 500 for each Joker you use.

Also each unused card except the Jokers will reduce your score by 250! 

 

SCORE CALCULATION :

R : 13, Q : 12, V : 11, A : 1 and Others : The value they have on them.

Find the joining score by multiplying the sum of the cards
by the number of the cards (including the starting and ending cards and Jokers if used) those are used in a way.

Sum all scores of the ways you created.

Reduce this sum by 250 for each unused card, by 500 for each used Joker, by 500 for each intersection.

The remainder will be your final score. Please check the examples below!

Example:	Example Solution - 1		Example Solution - 2
	4 x 20 = 18 x 133 = 5 x 38 = -2 x 500 = -2 x 250 =	+ 80 + 2394 + 190 - 1000 - 500	6 x 33 = 21 x 150 = -3 x 250 = JOKER =	+ 198 + 3150 - 750 -500
	SCORE = 1164		SCORE = 2098

Also you are supposed to email your solution
to either turkzeka@turkzeka.com or yilmazekici@gmail.com after entering your answer within 24 hours.
You may send your solution in any common format such as image, Excel, Word.
Add your user name, password and the answer that you entered to your solution as well.
If you do not send your solution within 24 hours and/or do not add these required info, your answer will not be accepted.

Don’t forget, you can enter your answer only once!

IMPORTANT!

The solutions of the competitors whose scores are less than the rewarding limit will not be checked.
The competitors who entered a different score from their solution will not receive any points unless they realize and send another email for correction within 1 hour after entering the answer, even the score(s) is/are over the rewarding limit.

POINTS:
The owner(s) of the best score will be rewarded with 200 points,
and others who achieve to find more than 3/5 of the best score will be rewarded according to the ratio based on the best.
(If the best score is 100, 61 will be required in order to be rewarded)

The bonus of the first 3-hours will be given if the score is in top 3 rewarded score.

Top solvers will be rewarded with daily bonus as usual (65, 60, 55, ... , 10, 5, 0),
but the others will be rewarded with a ratio based on their score.

Also an extra bonus of 75 points will be distributed among the top solvers.

The 2nd best solver(s) will receive the half of a share of the 1st best solver(s).

The 3rd best solver(s) will receive the half of a share of the 2nd best solver(s).

For example, let’s assume 3 competitors found the 1st best score,
5 competitors found the 2nd best score and 9 competitors found the 3rd best score;

Three 1st best scorers will receive 75 / 3 = 25 extra points

Five 2nd best scorers will receive 25 / 2 = 13 extra points

Nine 3rd best scorers will receive 13 / 2 = 7 extra points