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[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)

A 30x30 or even 40x40 room would be far more satisfying. Fireball’s radius is 20ft, diameter is 40ft.

[–] teft@piefed.social 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Fireball packing in a room is a classic wizard recreational math problem.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

This isn't quite the same problem, though.

Wouldn't the wizard version be:

What is the arrangement of circles which can completely cover a given area, leaving no gaps, using the fewest circles?

In this case, the circles are allowed to overlap.