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@ 2014-09-27 8:03 AM (#16735) (#16735) Top

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@ 2014-09-28 12:34 PM (#16755 - in reply to #16735) (#16755) Top

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Nikola posted @ 2014-09-28 12:34 PM

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@ 2014-10-03 6:14 PM (#16786 - in reply to #16735) (#16786) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2014-10-03 6:14 PM


Logic Masters India announces October Puzzle Test — Pento Parade

Dates : 11th - 13th Oct

Instruction Booklet & Submission : Link

Authors : Richard Stolk

@ 2014-10-03 8:05 PM (#16787 - in reply to #16786) (#16787) Top

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Richard posted @ 2014-10-03 8:05 PM

Hi all,

As promised in the Instructions Booklet, here are links to some practise puzzles that were published earlier by me in the portal of LM Germany:

- Pentopia, also on Bram de Laat's (inventor of this type) blog there are a lot of these fun puzzles;
- Pentomino in the box: 1, 2, 3, and in my previous LMI Puzzle test Dutch Treat
- Minesweeper Pentomino: Other shaped grid, Only 10 different pentos, standard (very hard), standard
- Pentomino Yajilin: Larger grid with all pento's to be placed,
- Touching Pentominos: first, second,
- Pentapa,
- Filled Loop: medium, hard, medium, hard,
- Sum Pentominos.

As always the case when writing a test, I have made a few puzzles more than necessary. The leftovers will be published in the portal of LM Germany in the coming days, following the schedule:
Sunday: Pentopia
Monday: Pentomino Yajilin
Tuesday: - (Sudoku Variants Series-day)
Wednesday: Pentomino Word Search
Thursday: Mini Pento Loops
Friday: Pentapa

By providing these practise puzzles, I hope everyone can have a decent preparation for the test, to enjoy it even more! :)
@ 2014-10-04 5:14 AM (#16789 - in reply to #16735) (#16789) Top

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swaroop2011 posted @ 2014-10-04 5:14 AM

In Pentomino in the Box:
It says 3 cells in each region of two different pentominos, but is it necessary that it has to be like 1 cell and 2 cell pair split. Can't it be 1+1+1 and two of them join to same pentomino ??
@ 2014-10-04 6:20 AM (#16790 - in reply to #16735) (#16790) Top

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Joo M.Y posted @ 2014-10-04 6:20 AM

According to WPC2013 Round 4 IB...
(Note: the two cells that belong to the same pentomino within a region do not have to share an edge).
@ 2014-10-04 9:26 AM (#16791 - in reply to #16790) (#16791) Top

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Richard posted @ 2014-10-04 9:26 AM

Joo M.Y - 2014-10-04 6:20 AM

According to WPC2013 Round 4 IB...
(Note: the two cells that belong to the same pentomino within a region do not have to share an edge).


Completely correct. In the example you can find this already for the T-shape. I have placed the T-shape on purpose in this position.
@ 2014-10-04 2:47 PM (#16792 - in reply to #16791) (#16792) Top

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swaroop2011 posted @ 2014-10-04 2:47 PM

Richard - 2014-10-04 9:26 AM

Joo M.Y - 2014-10-04 6:20 AM

According to WPC2013 Round 4 IB...
(Note: the two cells that belong to the same pentomino within a region do not have to share an edge).


Completely correct. In the example you can find this already for the T-shape. I have placed the T-shape on purpose in this position.


ok thank you Richard and Joo. Got confused so wanted to clarify it.
@ 2014-10-06 1:18 AM (#16804 - in reply to #16787) (#16804) Top

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muhorka posted @ 2014-10-06 1:18 AM

Richard - 2014-10-03 5:05 PM

- Pentomino in the box: 1, 2, 3, and in my previous LMI Puzzle test Dutch Treat



I like the most puzzle 1, in which the rules are quite different and until I read the real instructions (not that in IB), it took me one night solving it without success ;-)
@ 2014-10-06 9:37 AM (#16805 - in reply to #16804) (#16805) Top

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Richard posted @ 2014-10-06 9:37 AM

muhorka - 2014-10-06 1:18 AM

Richard - 2014-10-03 5:05 PM

- Pentomino in the box: 1, 2, 3, and in my previous LMI Puzzle test Dutch Treat



I like the most puzzle 1, in which the rules are quite different and until I read the real instructions (not that in IB), it took me one night solving it without success ;-)


Hmm, that was the first puzzle of this type that I ever made. I forgot that the rules there are indeed slightly different. Maybe it's best not to look too much to this puzzle to avoid confusion. Apologies for that!
@ 2014-10-06 8:33 PM (#16800 - in reply to #16735) (#16800) Top

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Richard Stolk @ LMD posted @ 2014-10-06 8:33 PM

Link to original post : Pento Parade Leftover (1) - Pentopia (von Richard)

Logic Masters India hosts a puzzle contest every month. I had the honor to prepare the puzzles for the coming contest. It will be held from 11 till 13 October 2014. It will be called Pento Parade ; A set of different Pentomino variants. Some of the variants are published here in the portal earlier by me. As always the case after making puzzles for a contest, I had a few unused puzzles and I would like to share them here in the portal. At the same time, I can make some extra advertisement for ... (0 mal gelöst)


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@ 2014-10-06 8:34 PM (#16806 - in reply to #16735) (#16806) Top

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Richard Stolk @ LMD posted @ 2014-10-06 8:34 PM

Link to original post : Pento Parade Leftover (2) - Pentomino Yajilin (von Richard)

Logic Masters India hosts a puzzle contest every month. I had the honor to prepare the puzzles for the coming contest. It will be held from 11 till 13 October 2014. It will be called Pento Parade ; A set of different Pentomino variants. Some of the variants are published here in the portal earlier by me. As always the case after making puzzles for a contest, I had a few unused puzzles and I would like to share them here in the portal. At the same time, I can make some extra advertisement for ... (0 mal gelöst)


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@ 2014-10-08 3:43 PM (#16815 - in reply to #16735) (#16815) Top

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Richard Stolk @ LMD posted @ 2014-10-08 3:43 PM

Link to original post : Pento Parade Leftover (3) - Pentomino Word Search (von Richard)

Logic Masters India hosts a puzzle contest every month. I had the honor to prepare the puzzles for the coming contest. It will be held from 11 till 13 October 2014. It will be called Pento Parade ; A set of different Pentomino variants. Some of the variants are published here in the portal earlier by me. As always the case after making puzzles for a contest, I had a few unused puzzles and I would like to share them here in the portal. At the same time, I can make some extra advertisement for ... (0 mal gelöst)


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@ 2014-10-09 11:28 AM (#16821 - in reply to #16735) (#16821) Top

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Joo M.Y posted @ 2014-10-09 11:28 AM

One more practise puzzle for Pentomino Word Search (by Matus) has now appeared on slovaksudoku.com.

http://www.slovaksudoku.com/en/blog/2014/10/pentomino-word-search.h...

Edited by Joo M.Y 2014-10-09 11:29 AM
@ 2014-10-10 1:57 PM (#16824 - in reply to #16735) (#16824) Top

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Richard Stolk @ LMD posted @ 2014-10-10 1:57 PM

Link to original post : Pento Parade Leftover (4) - Mini Pento Loops (von Richard)

Logic Masters India hosts a puzzle contest every month. I had the honor to prepare the puzzles for the coming contest. It will be held from 11 till 13 October 2014. It will be called Pento Parade ; A set of different Pentomino variants. Some of the variants are published here in the portal earlier by me. As always the case after making puzzles for a contest, I had a few unused puzzles and I would like to share them here in the portal. At the same time, I can make some extra advertisement for ... (0 mal gelöst)


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@ 2014-10-10 3:45 PM (#16830 - in reply to #16735) (#16830) Top

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Richard Stolk @ LMD posted @ 2014-10-10 3:45 PM

Link to original post : Pento Parade Leftover (5) - Pentapa (von Richard)

Logic Masters India hosts a puzzle contest every month. I had the honor to prepare the puzzles for the coming contest. It will be held from 11 till 13 October 2014. It will be called Pento Parade ; A set of different Pentomino variants. Some of the variants are published here in the portal earlier by me. As always the case after making puzzles for a contest, I had a few unused puzzles and I would like to share them here in the portal. At the same time, I can make some extra advertisement for ... (1 mal gelöst)


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@ 2014-10-10 5:34 PM (#16832 - in reply to #16735) (#16832) Top

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mathcrazy posted @ 2014-10-10 5:34 PM

In Touching Pentominoes, should all Pentominoes be necessarily connected? Or can there be Pentominoes which are not linked at all? In the example given, all Pentominoes are connected through the corners.
@ 2014-10-10 5:37 PM (#16833 - in reply to #16832) (#16833) Top

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Richard posted @ 2014-10-10 5:37 PM

mathcrazy - 2014-10-10 5:34 PM

In Touching Pentominoes, should all Pentominoes be necessarily connected? Or can there be Pentominoes which are not linked at all? In the example given, all Pentominoes are connected through the corners.


Not all Pentos are necessarily connected; free floating pentos might occur.
@ 2014-10-10 5:55 PM (#16834 - in reply to #16833) (#16834) Top

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mathcrazy posted @ 2014-10-10 5:55 PM

Thanks for clarifying :)

Richard - 2014-10-10 5:37 PM

mathcrazy - 2014-10-10 5:34 PM

In Touching Pentominoes, should all Pentominoes be necessarily connected? Or can there be Pentominoes which are not linked at all? In the example given, all Pentominoes are connected through the corners.


Not all Pentos are necessarily connected; free floating pentos might occur.
@ 2014-10-10 10:22 PM (#16837 - in reply to #16787) (#16837) Top

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Richard posted @ 2014-10-10 10:22 PM

Richard - 2014-10-03 8:05 PM

As always the case when writing a test, I have made a few puzzles more than necessary. The leftovers will be published in the portal of LM Germany in the coming days, following the schedule:
Sunday: Pentopia
Monday: Pentomino Yajilin
Tuesday: - (Sudoku Variants Series-day)
Wednesday: Pentomino Word Search
Thursday: Mini Pento Loops
Friday: Pentapa

By providing these practise puzzles, I hope everyone can have a decent preparation for the test, to enjoy it even more! :)


Meanwhile the last practise puzzle has been posted in the portal of LM Germany. You can find Pentapa here. I hope the practise puzzles have triggered you enough to participate!

I wish all participants good luck and a few fun hours.
@ 2014-10-11 5:34 PM (#16838 - in reply to #16735) (#16838) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2014-10-11 5:34 PM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 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? Very nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? A bit too many puzzles
 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


@ 2014-10-11 5:48 PM (#16839 - in reply to #16735) (#16839) Top

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greenhorn posted @ 2014-10-11 5:48 PM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? A bit skewed
 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
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? A bit too few puzzles
 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


I love monothematic contests and here I found many great puzzles. The best for me was the harder Pento In The Box even though I do not like this puzzle type. Thanks Richard!
@ 2014-10-11 7:48 PM (#16840 - in reply to #16735) (#16840) Top

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chaotic_iak posted @ 2014-10-11 7:48 PM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Fairly balanced
 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
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Just right
 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


@ 2014-10-11 8:00 PM (#16841 - in reply to #16735) (#16841) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2014-10-11 8:00 PM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Fairly balanced
 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
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Just right
 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


@ 2014-10-11 9:43 PM (#16842 - in reply to #16735) (#16842) Top

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carljohan posted @ 2014-10-11 9:43 PM

I just tried the first puzzle of each type out of contest. Really liked these styles :)
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