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@ 2018-04-11 4:47 PM (#24703 - in reply to #24675) (#24703) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2018-04-11 4:47 PM

Instruction Booklet is now available.
@ 2018-04-12 10:04 PM (#24718 - in reply to #24675) (#24718) Top

swaroop2011




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swaroop2011 posted @ 2018-04-12 10:04 PM

All the best to everyone :) Have Fun :)
@ 2018-04-12 11:32 PM (#24719 - in reply to #24675) (#24719) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2018-04-12 11:32 PM

Previous winners of similar PR contests:

@ 2018-04-12 11:58 PM (#24720 - in reply to #24675) (#24720) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2018-04-12 11:58 PM

Puzzle Booklet


The Puzzle Booklet is now available on the contest page. It has 9 pages.

@ 2018-04-13 12:22 AM (#24721 - in reply to #24675) (#24721) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2018-04-13 12:22 AM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Minesweeper
 What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? Perfect answer keys
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2018-04-13 5:07 AM (#24722 - in reply to #24675) (#24722) Top

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auroux posted @ 2018-04-13 5:07 AM

Nice! :)
@ 2018-04-13 5:25 AM (#24723 - in reply to #24722) (#24723) Top

swaroop2011




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swaroop2011 posted @ 2018-04-13 5:25 AM

auroux - 2018-04-13 5:07 AM

Nice! :)


Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed the set.
@ 2018-04-13 6:36 AM (#24724 - in reply to #24675) (#24724) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2018-04-13 6:36 AM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Fairly Nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Easy As ABC
 What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? Mostly perfect answer keys
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2018-04-13 1:16 PM (#24726 - in reply to #24675) (#24726) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2018-04-13 1:16 PM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Magnets
 What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? Mostly perfect answer keys
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2018-04-14 2:41 PM (#24729 - in reply to #24675) (#24729) Top

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kishy72 posted @ 2018-04-14 2:41 PM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Magnets
 What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? Perfect answer keys
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


Nice and very pleasant set of puzzles.I enjoyed the set a lot .Lost a lot of time on ABC No touch due to a false deduction.Favourites are Magnets followed by Mastermind puzzles.Thanks Swaroop !
@ 2018-04-14 3:02 PM (#24730 - in reply to #24729) (#24730) Top

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swaroop2011 posted @ 2018-04-14 3:02 PM

kishy72 - 2018-04-14 2:41 PM

Nice and very pleasant set of puzzles.I enjoyed the set a lot .Lost a lot of time on ABC No touch due to a false deduction.Favourites are Magnets followed by Mastermind puzzles.Thanks Swaroop !


Thanks. I am glad you enjoyed. Good show.
@ 2018-04-14 6:48 PM (#24732 - in reply to #24675) (#24732) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2018-04-14 6:48 PM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Fairly Nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? 2D Mastermind
 What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? Answer keys could have been better
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2018-04-14 7:53 PM (#24733 - in reply to #24675) (#24733) Top

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xiao01wei posted @ 2018-04-14 7:53 PM

There is a wrong is IB, puzzle 4-6 minesweeper: only 14 mines in the puzzle.
@ 2018-04-14 9:16 PM (#24734 - in reply to #24733) (#24734) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2018-04-14 9:16 PM

xiao01wei - 2018-04-14 7:53 PM

There is a wrong is IB, puzzle 4-6 minesweeper: only 14 mines in the puzzle.

Thanks for pointing this. It should indeed be 14 mines.
@ 2018-04-14 9:39 PM (#24735 - in reply to #24675) (#24735) Top

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JonaS2010 posted @ 2018-04-14 9:39 PM

 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Fairly Nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Magnets
 What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? Mostly perfect answer keys
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Many puzzles were worth too much or too little
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2018-04-15 1:53 AM (#24736 - in reply to #24675) (#24736) Top

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AndreyBogdanov posted @ 2018-04-15 1:53 AM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Too many easy puzzles
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Fairly Nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Mastermind
 What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? Mostly perfect answer keys
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2018-04-15 6:21 AM (#24737 - in reply to #24675) (#24737) Top

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kiwijam posted @ 2018-04-15 6:21 AM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Easy As ABC No Touch
 What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? Perfect answer keys
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


Excellent contest, thank you Swaroop!
@ 2018-04-15 10:27 PM (#24738 - in reply to #24675) (#24738) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2018-04-15 10:27 PM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Mastermind
 What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? Mostly perfect answer keys
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2018-04-15 11:26 PM (#24739 - in reply to #24675) (#24739) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2018-04-15 11:26 PM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Fairly Nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Dominos
 What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? Mostly perfect answer keys
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-04-16 6:58 PM (#24741 - in reply to #24675) (#24741) Top

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rajeshk posted @ 2018-04-16 6:58 PM

Great Test Swaroop!
I spent lot of time unsuccessfully solving high pointer Arrows puzzle :( Any logical deduction pointer will be helpful for this puzzle
@ 2018-04-16 8:05 PM (#24742 - in reply to #24741) (#24742) Top

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swaroop2011 posted @ 2018-04-16 8:05 PM

rajeshk - 2018-04-16 6:58 PM

Great Test Swaroop!
I spent lot of time unsuccessfully solving high pointer Arrows puzzle :( Any logical deduction pointer will be helpful for this puzzle


Thanks, Rajesh.

It is a tricky puzzle but completely logical. I will share a 1-page document after the contest is over, on how to solve the Arrows high pointer and Minesweeper high pointer puzzles.
@ 2018-04-16 8:09 PM (#24743 - in reply to #24737) (#24743) Top

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swaroop2011 posted @ 2018-04-16 8:09 PM

kiwijam - 2018-04-15 6:21 AM

Excellent contest, thank you Swaroop!


Thank you. Good Performance.
@ 2018-04-16 9:20 PM (#24744 - in reply to #24675) (#24744) Top

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Panni posted @ 2018-04-16 9:20 PM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Magnets
 What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? Perfect answer keys
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Many puzzles were worth too much or too little
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2018-04-16 11:11 PM (#24745 - in reply to #24675) (#24745) Top

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vopani posted @ 2018-04-16 11:11 PM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Too many medium difficult puzzles
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Fairly Nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Magnets
 What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? Mostly perfect answer keys
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


Pretty nice puzzles but not suitable for a PR round, as usual.

Thanks Swaroop!
@ 2018-04-17 1:41 AM (#24746 - in reply to #24675) (#24746) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2018-04-17 1:41 AM

Congratulations to Endo Ken, Hideaki Jo and Kota Morinishi for taking the top 3 places.

Among Indian participants, Congratulations to Prasanna Seshadri, Amit Sowani and Rohan Rao for taking the top 3 places.

Of the 165 participants, 23 finished all puzzles. Robert Vollmert (Germany) was the first to submit the test while Tomasz Strozak (Poland) was the last person to start the test. The median score of the test was 60.7 .

Thanks Swaroop Guggilam for the puzzles, and all participants who provided valuable feedback.

Participants may share feedback on the results page and rate the puzzles on the contest page.
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