Participant 1
Initial description: I have no idea.
Final description: The middle 2 rows had the colors reversed in the square.
Participant 2
Initial description: Copy the test 4 x 4 square and copy and paste it three across and three down.
Final description: 4 by 4 block right side up on the top, turned for the middle, and right side up again for the bottom.
Participant 3
Initial description: Multiply the input times four.
Final description: Multiply the input by four. The middle row of the output is the original input flipped 180 degrees horizontally.
Participant 4
Initial description: The test block is repeated 3 times on the top row. The last half of the box, of the last row, is repeated to the next line with the pattern continuing there on.
Final description: The test block is repeated 3 times on the top row. The last half of the box, of the last row, is repeated to the next line with the pattern continuing there on.
Participant 5
Initial description: The grid size changes to 6x6. The checkerboard pattern of the first two rows remains the same. For the third row, the alternating color pattern of the first row is reversed. The same goes for the fourth row with the colors of the second row being reversed. The last two rows are the same as the first two.
Final description: The grid size changes to 6x6. The checkerboard pattern of the first two rows remains the same. For the third row, the alternating color pattern of the first row is reversed. The same goes for the fourth row with the colors of the second row being reversed. The last two rows are the same as the first two.
Participant 6
Initial description: pattern is multiplied out 3 times to form a large 6x6 grid. the pattern repeats exactly as it appears in the top and bottom two rows. in the center two rows, the pattern is mirrored on the vertical axis.
Final description: pattern is multiplied out 3 times to form a large 6x6 grid. the pattern repeats exactly as it appears in the top and bottom two rows. in the center two rows, the pattern is mirrored on the vertical axis.