A Revolutionary 2 cards system (only 676 images) using only 3 digit system

Honje · January 28, 2024, 8:21pm

I was inspired by Maike Anthony’s 3-cards system article at 3-Card System (64-block card system)

The first thing to understand is that Lance’s shadow system was reduced to 1352 images by folding the 2704 images in half, the system being based on the principle that one image represents 2 pairs of cards. The rules are then used to identify the deck of cards represented by the image.

The principle of Maike Anthony’s 3-cards system is to fold the 140,068 cards suit combinations in half 16 times, and finally reduce it to 8,788 images. Like the shadow system, an image represents 16 pairs of cards suits at the same time, and then rules are formulated to determine which cards suit the meaning of the image belongs to.

So I came up with this idea, maybe the 2704 images of the card can only be folded in half a maximum of 4 times, which is now the new 2 cards system I created.

That is, 1 image represents 4 sets of cards suits at the same time

2704 images were folded 4 times to obtain 676 images.
If duplicate cards are removed, the total number of images is 663.

If this 2 cards system is feasible,
then perhaps it should be called a 4-block shadow system

	##	400images
00
01
02
03
	#A	120images
04
05
06
07
	A#	120images
00
01
02
03
	AA	12images
04
05
	AA	24images
08
09

This is the Chinese version of ben system created by myself.
Sorry English is not my mother tongue

#	声母	韵母
0（10）	D/P	o
1（A）	L/R	i
2	Z/N	a
3	C/M	e
4	Y/F	u/v
5	S/W	o
6	H/B	i
7（J）	J/T	a
8（K）	X/K	e
9（Q）	Q/G	u/v

0308 10 8 10 8 10 8 10 8
308 → ChaoDanXia → 超胆侠 =Daredevil

#A
0517 A J A J A J A J
517 → ShouLiJian → 手里剑 = Shuriken

A#
0710 J A J A J A J A
710 → JiLiDan → 吉利蛋 = Chansey

AA
0874 K J K J K J K J
874 → XiaoJiaYu → 小甲鱼 = soft-shell turtle

0879 J Q J Q J Q J Q
879 → XiaoTiQing → 小提琴 = violin

Memorize rules

Just give and come up with 4 ways to tell each suit apart.
You can clearly tell which suit the meaning of the image belongs to.

E.g

	become huge
	become repetitive
	become densified
	become destructive
—	—	—
	become huge
	Falling from the sky and falling hard
	become densified
	scroll over and over again

#A
0517 A J A J A J A J
517 → ShouLiJian → 手里剑 = Shuriken

0517451×476 71.3 KB

A J The huge Shuriken is inserted in the location
A J Shuriken repeatedly rubs on location
A J A lot of Shuriken is projected onto the location
A J Shuriken seriously ruined the location.
A J Shuriken fell from the sky and landed heavily on the location
A J Shuriken repeatedly scrolls on location

For the memory rules part, you can refer to Maike Anthony’s ideas.

Sublocus Strategy: this strategy consists of dividing every locus of the memory palace into 2 (2-sublocus strategy) or 4 subloci (4-sublocus strategy). For instance, you may divide each locus into wall and floor, into right and left sides, or left side of the wall, right side of the wall, left side of the floor, and right side of the floor. This requires prior planning of the memory palace, especially if you want to divide it into 4 parts. In the 2-sublocus strategy, put the image inside the first sublocus if the second suit is or ; put the image inside the second sublocus if the second suit is or . In 4-sublocus strategy, put the image inside the first sublocus if the second suit is , inside the second sublocus if it’s , inside the third sublocus if it’s , and inside the fourth sublocus if it’s .
Agent-Observer Strategy: we mostly imagine ourselves as observers instead of agents when memorizing. However, we can also imagine ourselves interacting with the images inside the locus. This strategy can be applied in two ways: Current-Agent-Observer or Next-Agent-Observer. In the former, we do the following: if the second suit is red, then I’m an agent interacting with the current image; if the second suit is black, then I’m an observer (I don’t interact with the current image). In the latter, we do differently: if the third suit is red, then I’m going to be an agent, interacting with the next image; if the third suit is black, then I’m going to be an observer, not interacting with the next image.
Variable Image Stacking: this is the only strategy not invented by me. It was invented by Johannes Mallow. In our context, It consists of putting the image in the current locus and going to the next one if the third suit is red; otherwise, keep putting images in the same locus;
Variable Story Stacking: most of us memorize by creating stories with our images in the memory palace. Some people create continuous stories (like legendary Ben Pridmore/ @Zoomy, who has commented on this forum that the loci work just as backgrounds for him). Others may cut the story at the end of locus. Some may even cut the story at the middle of the locus. Since the end of the story is independent of the end of the locus, we can use it to encode information: if the third suit is or , then stop the story; if the third suit is or , then keep the story going.
Now that you understand each strategy, you can choose them according to your preferences to encode the remaining 16 suit combinations. I would recommend three possible combinations. The orders were chosen to make visualization as fast as possible.

If you have better ideas for memorization rules, please share them.

Complete list of number-corresponding cards

0000	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
0001	10	A	10	A	10	A	10	A
0002	10	2	10	2	10	2	10	2
0003	10	3	10	3	10	3	10	3
0004	10	4	10	4	10	4	10	4
0005	10	5	10	5	10	5	10	5
0006	10	6	10	6	10	6	10	6
0007	10	7	10	7	10	7	10	7
0008	10	8	10	8	10	8	10	8
0009	10	9	10	9	10	9	10	9
0010	A	10	A	10	A	10	A	10
0011	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
0012	A	2	A	2	A	2	A	2
0013	A	3	A	3	A	3	A	3
0014	A	4	A	4	A	4	A	4
0015	A	5	A	5	A	5	A	5
0016	A	6	A	6	A	6	A	6
0017	A	7	A	7	A	7	A	7
0018	A	8	A	8	A	8	A	8
0019	A	9	A	9	A	9	A	9
0020	2	10	2	10	2	10	2	10
0021	2	A	2	A	2	A	2	A
0022	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
0023	2	3	2	3	2	3	2	3
0024	2	4	2	4	2	4	2	4
0025	2	5	2	5	2	5	2	5
0026	2	6	2	6	2	6	2	6
0027	2	7	2	7	2	7	2	7
0028	2	8	2	8	2	8	2	8
0029	2	9	2	9	2	9	2	9
0030	3	10	3	10	3	10	3	10
0031	3	A	3	A	3	A	3	A
0032	3	2	3	2	3	2	3	2
0033	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
0034	3	4	3	4	3	4	3	4
0035	3	5	3	5	3	5	3	5
0036	3	6	3	6	3	6	3	6
0037	3	7	3	7	3	7	3	7
0038	3	8	3	8	3	8	3	8
0039	3	9	3	9	3	9	3	9
0040	4	10	4	10	4	10	4	10
0041	4	A	4	A	4	A	4	A
0042	4	2	4	2	4	2	4	2
0043	4	3	4	3	4	3	4	3
0044	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
0045	4	5	4	5	4	5	4	5
0046	4	6	4	6	4	6	4	6
0047	4	7	4	7	4	7	4	7
0048	4	8	4	8	4	8	4	8
0049	4	9	4	9	4	9	4	9
0050	5	10	5	10	5	10	5	10
0051	5	A	5	A	5	A	5	A
0052	5	2	5	2	5	2	5	2
0053	5	3	5	3	5	3	5	3
0054	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	4
0055	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
0056	5	6	5	6	5	6	5	6
0057	5	7	5	7	5	7	5	7
0058	5	8	5	8	5	8	5	8
0059	5	9	5	9	5	9	5	9
0060	6	10	6	10	6	10	6	10
0061	6	A	6	A	6	A	6	A
0062	6	2	6	2	6	2	6	2
0063	6	3	6	3	6	3	6	3
0064	6	4	6	4	6	4	6	4
0065	6	5	6	5	6	5	6	5
0066	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
0067	6	7	6	7	6	7	6	7
0068	6	8	6	8	6	8	6	8
0069	6	9	6	9	6	9	6	9
0070	7	10	7	10	7	10	7	10
0071	7	A	7	A	7	A	7	A
0072	7	2	7	2	7	2	7	2
0073	7	3	7	3	7	3	7	3
0074	7	4	7	4	7	4	7	4
0075	7	5	7	5	7	5	7	5
0076	7	6	7	6	7	6	7	6
0077	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
0078	7	8	7	8	7	8	7	8
0079	7	9	7	9	7	9	7	9
0080	8	10	8	10	8	10	8	10
0081	8	A	8	A	8	A	8	A
0082	8	2	8	2	8	2	8	2
0083	8	3	8	3	8	3	8	3
0084	8	4	8	4	8	4	8	4
0085	8	5	8	5	8	5	8	5
0086	8	6	8	6	8	6	8	6
0087	8	7	8	7	8	7	8	7
0088	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
0089	8	9	8	9	8	9	8	9
0090	9	10	9	10	9	10	9	10
0091	9	A	9	A	9	A	9	A
0092	9	2	9	2	9	2	9	2
0093	9	3	9	3	9	3	9	3
0094	9	4	9	4	9	4	9	4
0095	9	5	9	5	9	5	9	5
0096	9	6	9	6	9	6	9	6
0097	9	7	9	7	9	7	9	7
0098	9	8	9	8	9	8	9	8
0099	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
0100	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
0101	10	A	10	A	10	A	10	A
0102	10	2	10	2	10	2	10	2
0103	10	3	10	3	10	3	10	3
0104	10	4	10	4	10	4	10	4
0105	10	5	10	5	10	5	10	5
0106	10	6	10	6	10	6	10	6
0107	10	7	10	7	10	7	10	7
0108	10	8	10	8	10	8	10	8
0109	10	9	10	9	10	9	10	9
0110	A	10	A	10	A	10	A	10
0111	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
0112	A	2	A	2	A	2	A	2
0113	A	3	A	3	A	3	A	3
0114	A	4	A	4	A	4	A	4
0115	A	5	A	5	A	5	A	5
0116	A	6	A	6	A	6	A	6
0117	A	7	A	7	A	7	A	7
0118	A	8	A	8	A	8	A	8
0119	A	9	A	9	A	9	A	9
0120	2	10	2	10	2	10	2	10
0121	2	A	2	A	2	A	2	A
0122	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
0123	2	3	2	3	2	3	2	3
0124	2	4	2	4	2	4	2	4
0125	2	5	2	5	2	5	2	5
0126	2	6	2	6	2	6	2	6
0127	2	7	2	7	2	7	2	7
0128	2	8	2	8	2	8	2	8
0129	2	9	2	9	2	9	2	9
0130	3	10	3	10	3	10	3	10
0131	3	A	3	A	3	A	3	A
0132	3	2	3	2	3	2	3	2
0133	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
0134	3	4	3	4	3	4	3	4
0135	3	5	3	5	3	5	3	5
0136	3	6	3	6	3	6	3	6
0137	3	7	3	7	3	7	3	7
0138	3	8	3	8	3	8	3	8
0139	3	9	3	9	3	9	3	9
0140	4	10	4	10	4	10	4	10
0141	4	A	4	A	4	A	4	A
0142	4	2	4	2	4	2	4	2
0143	4	3	4	3	4	3	4	3
0144	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
0145	4	5	4	5	4	5	4	5
0146	4	6	4	6	4	6	4	6
0147	4	7	4	7	4	7	4	7
0148	4	8	4	8	4	8	4	8
0149	4	9	4	9	4	9	4	9
0150	5	10	5	10	5	10	5	10
0151	5	A	5	A	5	A	5	A
0152	5	2	5	2	5	2	5	2
0153	5	3	5	3	5	3	5	3
0154	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	4
0155	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
0156	5	6	5	6	5	6	5	6
0157	5	7	5	7	5	7	5	7
0158	5	8	5	8	5	8	5	8
0159	5	9	5	9	5	9	5	9
0160	6	10	6	10	6	10	6	10
0161	6	A	6	A	6	A	6	A
0162	6	2	6	2	6	2	6	2
0163	6	3	6	3	6	3	6	3
0164	6	4	6	4	6	4	6	4
0165	6	5	6	5	6	5	6	5
0166	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
0167	6	7	6	7	6	7	6	7
0168	6	8	6	8	6	8	6	8
0169	6	9	6	9	6	9	6	9
0170	7	10	7	10	7	10	7	10
0171	7	A	7	A	7	A	7	A
0172	7	2	7	2	7	2	7	2
0173	7	3	7	3	7	3	7	3
0174	7	4	7	4	7	4	7	4
0175	7	5	7	5	7	5	7	5
0176	7	6	7	6	7	6	7	6
0177	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
0178	7	8	7	8	7	8	7	8
0179	7	9	7	9	7	9	7	9
0180	8	10	8	10	8	10	8	10
0181	8	A	8	A	8	A	8	A
0182	8	2	8	2	8	2	8	2
0183	8	3	8	3	8	3	8	3
0184	8	4	8	4	8	4	8	4
0185	8	5	8	5	8	5	8	5
0186	8	6	8	6	8	6	8	6
0187	8	7	8	7	8	7	8	7
0188	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
0189	8	9	8	9	8	9	8	9
0190	9	10	9	10	9	10	9	10
0191	9	A	9	A	9	A	9	A
0192	9	2	9	2	9	2	9	2
0193	9	3	9	3	9	3	9	3
0194	9	4	9	4	9	4	9	4
0195	9	5	9	5	9	5	9	5
0196	9	6	9	6	9	6	9	6
0197	9	7	9	7	9	7	9	7
0198	9	8	9	8	9	8	9	8
0199	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
0200	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
0201	10	A	10	A	10	A	10	A
0202	10	2	10	2	10	2	10	2
0203	10	3	10	3	10	3	10	3
0204	10	4	10	4	10	4	10	4
0205	10	5	10	5	10	5	10	5
0206	10	6	10	6	10	6	10	6
0207	10	7	10	7	10	7	10	7
0208	10	8	10	8	10	8	10	8
0209	10	9	10	9	10	9	10	9
0210	A	10	A	10	A	10	A	10
0211	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
0212	A	2	A	2	A	2	A	2
0213	A	3	A	3	A	3	A	3
0214	A	4	A	4	A	4	A	4
0215	A	5	A	5	A	5	A	5
0216	A	6	A	6	A	6	A	6
0217	A	7	A	7	A	7	A	7
0218	A	8	A	8	A	8	A	8
0219	A	9	A	9	A	9	A	9
0220	2	10	2	10	2	10	2	10
0221	2	A	2	A	2	A	2	A
0222	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
0223	2	3	2	3	2	3	2	3
0224	2	4	2	4	2	4	2	4
0225	2	5	2	5	2	5	2	5
0226	2	6	2	6	2	6	2	6
0227	2	7	2	7	2	7	2	7
0228	2	8	2	8	2	8	2	8
0229	2	9	2	9	2	9	2	9
0230	3	10	3	10	3	10	3	10
0231	3	A	3	A	3	A	3	A
0232	3	2	3	2	3	2	3	2
0233	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
0234	3	4	3	4	3	4	3	4
0235	3	5	3	5	3	5	3	5
0236	3	6	3	6	3	6	3	6
0237	3	7	3	7	3	7	3	7
0238	3	8	3	8	3	8	3	8
0239	3	9	3	9	3	9	3	9
0240	4	10	4	10	4	10	4	10
0241	4	A	4	A	4	A	4	A
0242	4	2	4	2	4	2	4	2
0243	4	3	4	3	4	3	4	3
0244	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
0245	4	5	4	5	4	5	4	5
0246	4	6	4	6	4	6	4	6
0247	4	7	4	7	4	7	4	7
0248	4	8	4	8	4	8	4	8
0249	4	9	4	9	4	9	4	9
0250	5	10	5	10	5	10	5	10
0251	5	A	5	A	5	A	5	A
0252	5	2	5	2	5	2	5	2
0253	5	3	5	3	5	3	5	3
0254	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	4
0255	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
0256	5	6	5	6	5	6	5	6
0257	5	7	5	7	5	7	5	7
0258	5	8	5	8	5	8	5	8
0259	5	9	5	9	5	9	5	9
0260	6	10	6	10	6	10	6	10
0261	6	A	6	A	6	A	6	A
0262	6	2	6	2	6	2	6	2
0263	6	3	6	3	6	3	6	3
0264	6	4	6	4	6	4	6	4
0265	6	5	6	5	6	5	6	5
0266	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
0267	6	7	6	7	6	7	6	7
0268	6	8	6	8	6	8	6	8
0269	6	9	6	9	6	9	6	9
0270	7	10	7	10	7	10	7	10
0271	7	A	7	A	7	A	7	A
0272	7	2	7	2	7	2	7	2
0273	7	3	7	3	7	3	7	3
0274	7	4	7	4	7	4	7	4
0275	7	5	7	5	7	5	7	5
0276	7	6	7	6	7	6	7	6
0277	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
0278	7	8	7	8	7	8	7	8
0279	7	9	7	9	7	9	7	9
0280	8	10	8	10	8	10	8	10
0281	8	A	8	A	8	A	8	A
0282	8	2	8	2	8	2	8	2
0283	8	3	8	3	8	3	8	3
0284	8	4	8	4	8	4	8	4
0285	8	5	8	5	8	5	8	5
0286	8	6	8	6	8	6	8	6
0287	8	7	8	7	8	7	8	7
0288	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
0289	8	9	8	9	8	9	8	9
0290	9	10	9	10	9	10	9	10
0291	9	A	9	A	9	A	9	A
0292	9	2	9	2	9	2	9	2
0293	9	3	9	3	9	3	9	3
0294	9	4	9	4	9	4	9	4
0295	9	5	9	5	9	5	9	5
0296	9	6	9	6	9	6	9	6
0297	9	7	9	7	9	7	9	7
0298	9	8	9	8	9	8	9	8
0299	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
0300	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
0301	10	A	10	A	10	A	10	A
0302	10	2	10	2	10	2	10	2
0303	10	3	10	3	10	3	10	3
0304	10	4	10	4	10	4	10	4
0305	10	5	10	5	10	5	10	5
0306	10	6	10	6	10	6	10	6
0307	10	7	10	7	10	7	10	7
0308	10	8	10	8	10	8	10	8
0309	10	9	10	9	10	9	10	9
0310	A	10	A	10	A	10	A	10
0311	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
0312	A	2	A	2	A	2	A	2
0313	A	3	A	3	A	3	A	3
0314	A	4	A	4	A	4	A	4
0315	A	5	A	5	A	5	A	5
0316	A	6	A	6	A	6	A	6
0317	A	7	A	7	A	7	A	7
0318	A	8	A	8	A	8	A	8
0319	A	9	A	9	A	9	A	9
0320	2	10	2	10	2	10	2	10
0321	2	A	2	A	2	A	2	A
0322	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
0323	2	3	2	3	2	3	2	3
0324	2	4	2	4	2	4	2	4
0325	2	5	2	5	2	5	2	5
0326	2	6	2	6	2	6	2	6
0327	2	7	2	7	2	7	2	7
0328	2	8	2	8	2	8	2	8
0329	2	9	2	9	2	9	2	9
0330	3	10	3	10	3	10	3	10
0331	3	A	3	A	3	A	3	A
0332	3	2	3	2	3	2	3	2
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TheHumanTim · January 28, 2024, 9:14pm

@Honje you may have missed @Mike4 's post where he created the Double2Block system which does just this. 676 images via a 3-digit list, four suit combos per image. Check it out here:

Honje · January 28, 2024, 9:21pm

Thanks for the reminder, I understand I’m definitely not the first to think of this idea.
@Mike4’s version still requires 1352 images, a set of ‘People’ and a set of ‘Obejects’.
My idea is to use the 3 digit system entirely. Only 676 images are used.

Thank you for your reply.

I kind of wish I could build a 2-card system using only the three-digit system.
Now this idea is finally possible.
Just need a good rule to differentiate between 4 card suits.

It was because I saw @Mike4’s idea of a 3 cards system that I was thinking why the 2 cards system couldn’t also be folded in half 4 times to reduce the image size? Memorizing the rules shouldn’t be a problem. So I just spent a few hours using the 3 digit system to create the 2 cards system

TheHumanTim · January 28, 2024, 9:30pm

Ahhh I see! Very cool. I’m sure there’s a usable technique to differentiate those! Maybe the positional / motion distinction that we were discussing in the 3 card thread could come into play here.

Mike4 · January 28, 2024, 9:41pm

Congrats on your system, Honje!

I like this “semantic suits” strategy, especially the first one and the last two meanings. So now we have 4 block strategies that decrease the total number of images:

your “semantic suits” strategy
Johannes’s Variable Image Stacking
Sublocus strategy (2 or 4)
Agent-Observer Strategy

(I won’t mention Variable Story Stacking because I now think it isn’t usable, and person/object distinction isn’t here because it doesn’t actually reduce the total number of images)

I think your strategy can work very well if all your images can be distinguished independently of size and quantity. For instance, if you got a “tree” and a “bonsai” in your list, then you could feel confused (“Is this a big bonsai or a normal tree?”); similarly, it would be a problem if you had a “grape” and “grapes” in your list; and so on.

Do you plan on using this system instead of the Ben System? Or are you just playing with it theoretically? Or do you see it as an intermediate system?

Thanks for pointing that out, Tim!

Indeed! Since you have a single list (I suppose), your system would probably work better. Alternatively, you may also use a combination of one or two of the methods I enumerated above.

Lukelustre · January 29, 2024, 12:57am

This seems like a really cool concept!

Just to theorycraft with the ideas you put forward, the semantic idea seems like a very clever way to encode the leading suit into the memorisation, without having to expand another phonetic/letter into the words you’re trying to remember.

From that, however, I wonder if there’s a possibility for further compounding of a pair of cards?

In terms of card face combinations, there’s 169. I’ve tried a variation on the major system, by using the Ben System’s combinations for number consonants, so there’s a unique sound for each value:

Value	Sound/Phonetic
0/10	s/z
1/A	t
2	n
3	m
4	r
5	l
6	hard g
7	k
8	f/v
9	b
Jack	j
Queen	p
King	d

As for the suits, there’s 16 unique suit combinations, if you don’t consider inversions of the suit combinations; in that case, there’s 10 overall.

With this in mind, could you theoretically have 10 different semantics, or attributes, that apply to each unique suit combination? Not concrete by any stretch, but something like:

Suit Combinations	Attributes
	Becomes huge
	Becomes tiny
	Becomes cloned en masse
	Becomes golden
//	Becomes rotten
//	Becomes bloody
//	Becomes sealed in glass
//	Becomes hairy
//	Becomes frozen
//	Becomes burning

Following this, could there be a system in place, where you only need 169 different images, due to the 10 modifiers that come in place with the suit combinations? An initial issue I found is that theoretically, you could start with a cross-coloured suit combination, and not be able to identify which suit is starting; but, based off the Shadow System, it feels like there’s a fairly easy to circumvent this:

    flowchart
        B[Leads with a heart or diamond?]--> C[Yes]
        B[Leads with a heart or diamond?]--> D[No]

        C[Yes] --> E[Skip to next location]
        D[No] --> F[Stay in current location]

Assuming you start with a red suit every pair, and just skip palace location 1, you’d need an MP of at least 27 places (maybe still just 26 and loop back to the first spot at the end if it necessitated) to cover the maximum card combinations.

It’s nearly 1am where I’m at so I’ll leave my rambling, but hopefully someone much smarter and more familiar with speed cards can analyse this idea

Mike4 · January 29, 2024, 1:43am

I’m not the OP, but please let me share my opinion. Your idea does work, but I don’t think it works well. First, it can easily lead to confusion, like “is that a bear or a hairy person?”, “is that a dog or a tiny wolf?”, “is that a golden object or just an object that is naturally golden?”, and so on. Secondly, it can be very difficult to distinguish among different effects because they may resemble each other. Thirdly, you’ll end up losing a lot of diversity since those same effects will appear over and over again. Fourth, the effect itself may be unmemorable, making it easy to forget.

This idea is similar to things like creating a 3-digit system out of a 2-digit one using categories, but I’ve never seen anyone using those effectively.

Block strategies are probably better to be used as little as possible since they only make the system more complex. Also, the least problematic blocks seem to be those that don’t alter the image by adding something to it, but rather those that alter the way the image is stored in the memory palace. I think Honge’s idea is probably at the brisk of being a category-system, and using any greater number of combinations will probably make it become one.

All that being said, your idea is still good in trying to condense the same number of combinations into a smaller number of images.

TheHumanTim · January 29, 2024, 1:53am

I think this is very key. Spacial awareness and sense of motion and action are typically very strong so taking advantage of these to code additional information like the suit-block I think is preferable to adding modifiers to the images themselves.

With a modifier system the problem of sameness quickly rears its head when you have multiple pairs with the same suit construction or value construction. This problem I think disappears when applied to locations because even if you only have say four “modifiers” to each loci (sub-positions and/or motion between sub-locations), because each loci is its own self-contained entity, there isnt really much danger of confusion.

Honje · January 29, 2024, 6:22am

I don’t know why, but I feel that if you want to use the strategy of semantic suits, you can only use 4 at most. If there are more than four, it may cause confusion.

Lukelustre:

Suit Combinations Attributes

Becomes huge

Becomes tiny

Becomes cloned en masse

Becomes golden

// Becomes rotten

// Becomes bloody

// Becomes sealed in glass

// Becomes hairy

// Becomes frozen

// Becomes burning

With semantic suits like this, I think it’s giving an extra image, which isn’t very good.

Semantics are best expressed using similar physical states without the need to add additional images. Probably the best way.

Honje · January 29, 2024, 6:50am

Yes, he may be an intermediate system to me. I will try this new idea first.
After all, the cost of practicing the ben system and the 4-digit system is too high.

My Chinese friends all use the 2-digit system and the 1-cards system, and they can reach the 4000-6000 score level of the World Championship in just 3 months.
But they were training 8 hours a day, so it only took three months

Of course, there are many exceptions, such as only training for 1 hour a day for a single event, such as only playing Speed Cards.
Spend 1 hour every day practicing speed cards.
Use PAO system. After spending three months practicing,
he was finally able to memorize a deck of playing cards in just 15 seconds.

So I had to start as soon as possible.

I also chose to only practice individual events and only play speed cards.
After all, Japan has a special speed card challenge event.

https://www.jmsc.info/what_is_scc/

What is SCC?
SCC stands for Speed Cards Challenge.
Speed cards, in which players compete to see how fast they can memorize the sequence of a set of well-cut playing cards, is the most popular event in memory sports. There are many players, both domestic and international, who only play speed cards.
SCC (Speed Card Challenge) was established in response to the desire to participate in a speed card-only tournament. The Speed Card, which can only be attempted twice in the 10 event tournament, can be attempted five times in this tournament.
In addition, rankings are determined based on two types: single-shot records and average records, so this tournament offers opportunities for both speedy and stable players.
◆Competition rules
Players can try speed cards up to 5 times. Both memory time and response time are limited to 5 minutes.
The best record out of 5 attempts at speed card is considered the “single record”, and the average record is calculated by dividing the 3 records out of 5 times excluding the highest and lowest records by 3. If all 52 pieces are correct, your time will be reflected in your score.
If you make a mistake on the way, your score will be the number of pieces you made at the time you made the mistake, and your time will be 300 seconds.
If you abstain, you will receive 0 coins for 300 seconds.
Single-shot recording reflects the results up to the number of sheets, and the average recording is uniformly 300 seconds.
If you want to memorize within 300 seconds, use Speed Stacks (dedicated timer).
If you want to memorize within 120 seconds, record a video with the camera.

Honje · January 29, 2024, 6:58am

I think it depends on whether the features of the image you choose are clearly distinguishable.
If the features of these two images are completely different, then this problem should not exist.

About “grape” and “grapes”
To me both these 2 words belong to the same image,

I would avoid using the same similar images,

So I can only choose one of the words to use it

Lukelustre · January 29, 2024, 12:30pm

Gotcha, thank you all for your input! Interesting to learn of the balancing act and the differentiation between what semantics/alterations are inhibitive to the overall processs. I’ll stick to something else for now

Mike4 · January 29, 2024, 2:24pm

That’s cool. Let us know if this system works in practice. I really hope it does.

That sounds like too long to be truly productive. I mean, everybody got other things to do in life, and, from what I know, research on deliberate practice (focused, diligent, productive practice to hone a skill) is limited to about 24 hours a week.

This also sounds counterintuitive to me. Most people think it’s better to drill on a single skill to get better at it, but research endorses the opposite: varied and interleaving practice leads to better results. It takes longer in the beginning, but the long-term performance is better.

May I ask you if you are Japanese or Chinese?

Exactly!

I really hope you break that speed cards record man. You seem to be very committed to and passionate about this.

Honje · January 29, 2024, 6:18pm

China’s promotion of mnemonics and its business model are very developed. Therefore, many students will use the long vacations in summer and winter to go to commercial memory training institutions for intensive training. . So they can train intensively every day.

I was born in China but I don’t like China due to political reasons and now live in Japan.

thank you for your support. This is just a big dream I had after I first came into contact with mnemonic technology in 2016. I wish I could do it.

Mike4 · January 29, 2024, 9:55pm

Oh, I see. Now it makes much more sense.

I get it now. I always find it cool when I see people who have lived in more than one country, like you, for instance, got contact with both chinese and japanese culture, and even know English as well. I hope to learn Mandarin as my next language.

You’re welcome, Honje! I’m quite sure your memory training journey will be worth it no matter what happens. That’s the cool thing about big dreams: you either achieve a great goal or learn great lessons.

Honje · January 30, 2024, 8:31am

I have tried and found the best way to differentiate between the 4 suit cards.
Waiting for my good results after using this system
I hope I’m not wrongNow it’s useless no matter how much I say
It’s all just a model, a theory.
Please wait for the real results.

Honje · January 30, 2024, 8:33am

Chinese and Japanese are the most difficult languages in the world.
good luck

My English level is actually not good

Mike4 · January 30, 2024, 9:26am

Thank you!

Although I’m not a native English speaker myself, your English seems good to me.

I’m curious to know what it is! Hope it works.

TheHumanTim · January 30, 2024, 12:09pm

As a native English speaker, believe me… you both write better than most of my fellow Americans.

paperitollo · November 21, 2024, 5:33pm

A shameless bump because this is an intriguing system, mainly because I already have my 1000 images ready, although I’m still in the process of having my mind branded with them, so to speak.

@Honje, did you ever get to do any real world testing with this? If so, would it be worth investing into, in your opinion? Also, I’m wondering why the Kings are mapped to 8 and Queens to 9, is this because of the sounds assigned to those letters (easier to find images) or are the Q’s higher in rank in your part of the world, or something else?

With cards I usually use my 2-digit PAO with 18 loci, but I’m always open to new techniques.