# Generation

The generation of a snail represents how far down a snail is from the first ancestor on its family tree. A snail can be brought to Earth in two different ways: as an Incubator or a Laboratory snail.

# Incubator

Let's say;

G is the generation of a newborn.
A is the generation of Parent A.
B is the generation of Parent B.

Chance	When breeding two snails together, the new generation is calculated as follows:	Algorithm Tag
45%	G = \max{(A, B )} + 1	Max
25%	G = \max{(A, B )} + \lfloor\sqrt{(\mid A-B\mid) + 1} \rfloor	Root
16%	G = \max{(A, B )} + \lfloor\log_2({\mid A-B\mid +1)+1} \rfloor	Log
9%	G = \min{(A, B )} + \lfloor\mid A-B\mid /2 + 1\rfloor	Double
4%	G = \min{(A, B )} + \lfloor \mid A-B\mid /3 + 1\rfloor	Triple
1%	G = \min{(A, B )} + 1	Min

Seems quite complex, no? Don't worry about the formulas though; the odds for each Algorithm Tag will be shown during the Incubation.

# Laboratory

This topic is covered in the Laboratory section.