Dinky little puzzle. Train has no level restriction. Games are:
Morningstar: Descent to Dreadrock
Lost Civilization
Grim Fandango Remastered
Day of the Tentacle Remastered

Have fun :D

http://www.itstoohard.com/puzzle/zgBVdjTh

Solution:
This is an example of the Chinese Remainder Theorem:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_remainder_theorem
The total number of marbles is 1 more than a multiple of 64, 1 more than a multiple of 10, and 1 more than a multiple of 3
Note that "1 more than a multiple of 10" has some redundancy, as we already know it is 1 more than a multiple of 2 from the fact it's 1 more than a multiple of 64, so this actually just tells us it's "1 more than a multiple of 5."
1 more than a multiple of 5 and 1 more than a multiple of 3 means 1 more than a multiple of 15 (think about it!)
And then for similar reasons, 1 more than a multiple of 15 and 1 more than a multiple of 64 means 1 more than a multiple of 960.
The puzzle implies I don't have 1,000 marbles yet, so the number of marbles I have must be 961.
To put them into a grid I need a factor of 961 other than 1 or itself, and I specifically constructed the problem so that the only such factor is 31. 961 is 31x31, so the marbles can be put into a square grid with 31 marbles in each row. The answer is 31 :)

7 years ago*

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Post to please ask for the solution formula (once the GAs are over ofc).

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Will do 😇

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bump for solved

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Thanks for both (puzzle and train):)

7 years ago
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Thinking the puzzle is not solvable, and after a while realizing you were wrong: those are great puzzles. Thanks!

7 years ago
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Nice puzzle. Not extremely difficult, but enough of a challenge to deter the lazy.

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Bump for solved

7 years ago
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easy peasy :P

bump for solved :)

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Bump for solved!

7 years ago
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Bump for a puzzle that didn't make me lose my marbles.

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Nice puzzle, made me think, thanks :)

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That was fun! Will you make more eventually?

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Hopefully :) I've posted a few before

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Then I'm looking forward to the next! :)

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bump for solved! =)

7 years ago
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das bump

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Bump for solved~~~

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Bumpo!

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bump

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Bump for solved!

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Bumps! Nice question!

7 years ago
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Solved :D
Nice puzzle ^^

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Bump! Good puzzle :)
Thank you!

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Bump

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Bumpt for solved!

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Thanks, solved and entered :D

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