Author
Ko Okamoto (Xevs) 27 years old worker for a financial company. Several times participated WPC and 4th was the highest rank (2008, 2011). twitter: @xevs99
About the Puzzles
No grid in this test uses "Numbers" inside the grid. There are some unfamiliar types ("Curve data","Synchronized Maze"), several innovative puzzle types ("Trio cut", "No numbers field", "It's yours", "No numbers loop") and a Black & White matchmaker.
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| Description | Size | Download Count | Password |
| Instructions Booklet Download | View | 71kB | 1232 | |
| Instructions Booklet (Japanese) Download | View | 104kB | 423 | |
| Puzzle Booklet Download | 76kB | 743 | Let5Get5tarted |
| Puzzle Booklet (Japanese) Download | 105kB | 218 | Let5Get5tarted |
| Solutions Booklet Download | View | 167kB | 472 | |
| Solutions Booklet (Japanese) Download | View | 206kB | 355 | |
No Numbers - LMI May Puzzle Test Results
| # | UserId | Name | Country | TotalPoints | Bonus | Puzzles | TimeTillLCS |
| 1 | Para | Bram de Laat | The Netherlands | 690 | | 16/16 | 109:31 |
| 2 | EKBM | Endo Ken | Japan | 625 | | 15/15 | 079:36 |
| 3 | deu | Hideaki Jo | Japan | 625 | | 15/15 | 117:02 |
| 4 | takeya | Takeya Saikachi | Japan | 625 | | 15/15 | 119:29 |
| 5 | MellowMelon | Palmer Mebane | USA | 610 | | 15/17 | 111:42 |
| 6 | motris | Thomas Snyder | USA | 610 | | 15/16 | 118:40 |
| 7 | nyuta | NAGATA Yuta | Japan | 560 | | 14/14 | 101:37 |
| 8 | S_Aoki | Shinichi Aoki | Japan | 560 | | 14/15 | 119:24 |
| 9 | Yokipi | Hello Foo | United States | 560 | | 14/14 | 119:52 |
| 10 | Nikola | Nikola | Serbia | 555 | | 14/15 | 101:12 |
| 11 | anderson | Anderson Wang | USA | 520 | | 13/14 | 105:06 |
| 12 | tarotaro | Taro Arimatsu | Japan | 505 | | 13/14 | 091:58 |
| 13 | Nilz | Neil Zussman | United Kingdom | 500 | | 12/12 | 119:14 |
| 14 | hosyu | Yujiro Hoshi | Japan | 485 | | 12/13 | 108:01 |
| 15 | zachpuzzle | Zachary Polansky | USA | 485 | | 12/12 | 113:41 |
| 16 | rob | Robert Vollmert | Germany | 480 | | 12/14 | 105:29 |
| 17 | melvy | Yuka SUGIMURA | Japan | 480 | | 12/12 | 118:18 |
| 18 | Rohan Rao | Rohan Rao | India | 455 | | 12/14 | 117:32 |
| 19 | sugitakukun | Takuya Sugimoto | Japan | 440 | | 12/12 | 118:23 |
| 20 | omgitsgir | David Scherzinger | USA | 430 | | 12/12 | 106:44 |
| PuzzleId | Submissions | Correct | Ratings | AvgRatings | SolutionCode |
| B&W Matchmaker - A | 54 | 41 | 10 | 8.6 | 21#31 |
| B&W Matchmaker - B | 47 | 47 | 10 | 8.5 | X#X |
| B&W Matchmaker - C | 38 | 27 | 10 | 8.5 | WWWBWBWWWB#BWBBWBWBBW |
| B&W Matchmaker - D | 70 | 66 | 10 | 8.6 | 31#5 |
| B&W Matchmaker - E | 69 | 66 | 10 | 8.6 | 32#52 |
| B&W Matchmaker - F | 50 | 40 | 10 | 8.6 | BWWBBWWWBB#BBBWWWBBWW |
| Curve Data 1 | 70 | 68 | 13 | 7.61 | 11#2 |
| Curve Data 2 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 8.9 | 112#22 |
| Its yours 1 | 56 | 52 | 11 | 8.45 | 112#13 |
| Its yours 2 | 30 | 24 | 10 | 9.7 | 231#1113 |
| No Numbers field 1 | 38 | 32 | 9 | 7.77 | 22223232 |
| No Numbers field 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8.33 | 3333233332 |
| No numbers loop 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7.85 | 21#111 |
| No numbers loop 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 31#151 |
| Synchronized Maze 1 | 62 | 56 | 11 | 8 | 11#5 |
| Synchronized Maze 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8.42 | 423#11 |
| Trio Cut 1 | 53 | 50 | 11 | 8 | 222#212 |
| Trio Cut 2 | 41 | 41 | 11 | 8.9 | 111#121 |
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