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Country : India | Vote for the Tapa variations that you would want to see in TVC XXWe are preparing TVC XX puzzles considering result of the poll. 6 Most voted variations will be directly placed in TVC XX.
- Scroll up in this thread to see variations that you can vote for.
- The list of all variations can be found here.
- You can vote for as many puzzles as you would like, so vote for all the ones you would like to see in the contest.
- You can view the poll results summary only after you have voted.
- Voting ends on 15th of December.
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rob
Posts: 170
Country : Germany | rob posted @ 2016-12-07 3:51 AM Is the Taca example broken? The first row seems to have one block of length 3 instead of two of length 1. |
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yureklis
Posts: 183
Country : Turkey | rob - 2016-12-07 3:51 AM
Is the Taca example broken? The first row seems to have one block of length 3 instead of two of length 1.
Yes, you are right. I'll fix the example. |
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Country : India | Voting is closed. |
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paramesis
Posts: 20
Country : United States | I just uploaded some examples of Rhombile Transparent Tapa Loop to my blog for practice.
In Dutch Tapa, am I correct in understanding that any cell with a black or white circle that is part of the wall must be adjacent to exactly two shaded cells? Edited by paramesis 2016-12-16 7:40 AM
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chaotic_iak
Posts: 241
Country : Indonesia | Latin Tapa: The clue on R3C4 seems wrong; it reads WDRO, not WORD. Also I hope it has a clearer appearance on the test; white on light gray is awful.
Tapa In The Cave: Can clues see past other clues?
Taca: What happens if a row/column with a Tapa clue to be placed is full? Or such row/column may not be full? |
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yureklis
Posts: 183
Country : Turkey | paramesis - 2016-12-16 7:40 AM
In Dutch Tapa, am I correct in understanding that any cell with a black or white circle that is part of the wall must be adjacent to exactly two shaded cells?
If a black or white circle is the part of the wall, yes; two adjacent cells of those must be blackened. Edited by yureklis 2016-12-17 12:33 AM
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yureklis
Posts: 183
Country : Turkey | chaotic_iak - 2016-12-16 8:49 PM
Latin Tapa: The clue on R3C4 seems wrong; it reads WDRO, not WORD. Also I hope it has a clearer appearance on the test; white on light gray is awful.
Yes there is a typo, will be fixed. About colours, it seems you are right, it is really hard to see letters, I'll do better.
Tapa In The Cave: Can clues see past other clues?
There is not any restriction, so yes they can [TVC XIV, http://puzzleparasite.blogspot.com.tr/2013/08/tvc-xiv-practise-part...
Taca: What happens if a row/column with a Tapa clue to be placed is full? Or such row/column may not be full?
I don't get the point; is this a question about rules or are we discussing some possibilities?
Edited by yureklis 2016-12-17 12:33 AM
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chaotic_iak
Posts: 241
Country : Indonesia | For Taca, yes, talking about rules. The clue on right/bottom of the grid is placed "on the first empty square". I suppose that means there must be an empty square, aka the row/column may not be fully black? |
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mstang
Posts: 74
Country : United States | mstang posted @ 2016-12-18 2:06 AM For Rhombile Transparent Tapa Loop, are shaded clue cells still valid? Or does the clue no longer apply? |
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paramesis
Posts: 20
Country : United States | mstang - 2016-12-17 3:06 PM
For Rhombile Transparent Tapa Loop, are shaded clue cells still valid? Or does the clue no longer apply?
Yes, shaded clue cells are still valid. |
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Joo M.Y
Posts: 72
Country : South Korea | Joo M.Y posted @ 2016-12-18 6:22 AM |
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greenhorn
Posts: 164
Country : Slovakia | Does Hungarian Tapa and RTTL have the same answer key as the rest of the puzzles? |
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Country : India |  | | AnnouncementsPassword protected puzzle has 11 pages (including a cover page with points table)
Time bonus will be computed after you click 'Claim Bonus'
Penalty will be given irrespective of correctness of submission
Contest Length : 75 minutes
Total Points : 1000
Bonus : 5 points per minute saved (Computed upto seconds)
Grace Period : 5 minutes
Penalty : 8 points per minute used (Computed upto seconds)
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Country : India | Answer keys for Latin Tapa, Rhombile Transparent Tapa Loop, Hungarian Tapa
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Country : India | It is required to enter the required comma (",") in Latin Tapa and Hungarian Tapa.
If commas are missing, points will not be awarded
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yureklis
Posts: 183
Country : Turkey | paramesis - 2016-12-18 4:57 AM
mstang - 2016-12-17 3:06 PM
For Rhombile Transparent Tapa Loop, are shaded clue cells still valid? Or does the clue no longer apply?
Yes, shaded clue cells are still valid.
Please don't forget this, blackened clue cells are still valid, you can look at the example. |
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deu
Posts: 69
Country : Japan | deu posted @ 2016-12-24 2:12 PM I think rules of Taca need some clarification. From puzzles in the actual test, "first seen unshaded cell" should be replaced by "first seen cell that is neither shaded nor clued". |
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yureklis
Posts: 183
Country : Turkey | deu - 2016-12-24 2:12 PM
I think rules of Taca need some clarification. From puzzles in the actual test, "first seen unshaded cell" should be replaced by "first seen cell that is neither shaded nor clued".
You are right |
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An LMI player
| An LMI player posted @ 2016-12-25 2:56 AM | 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? | 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 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 | |
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ghirsch
Posts: 102
Country : United States | ghirsch posted @ 2016-12-25 2:47 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? | Just right | | | What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Fairly 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 | |
Thanks for the puzzles Serkan. I think the first Taca is broken though, which is frustrating since I wasted valuable time trying to solve it.
EDIT: I see now that the rules were incorrect for Taca. Edited by ghirsch 2016-12-25 2:52 PM
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Para
Posts: 315
Country : The Netherlands | Para posted @ 2016-12-25 7:14 PM Is there any chance this one can get extended as it's running over Christmas? It's been hard to find some time to do this in between traveling and family gatherings this weekend. I doubt I am the only one to have this problem. If not, I'll try again tomorrow. |
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mstang
Posts: 74
Country : United States | mstang posted @ 2016-12-26 2:02 AM | 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? | A bit hard | | | 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 | |
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Country : India | Para - 2016-12-25 7:14 PM
Is there any chance this one can get extended as it's running over Christmas? It's been hard to find some time to do this in between traveling and family gatherings this weekend. I doubt I am the only one to have this problem. If not, I'll try again tomorrow.
Extended. |
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WA1729
Posts: 65
Country : United States | WA1729 posted @ 2016-12-26 11:27 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? | A bit hard | | | 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 | |
Favorites: Latin Tapa Bottom Pata Top Dutch Tapa Bottom Thanks! |
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greenhorn
Posts: 164
Country : Slovakia | | 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 | |
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chaotic_iak
Posts: 241
Country : Indonesia | | 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? | A bit hard | | | 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 | |
I should probably not do this while being somewhat sleepy. |
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greenhorn
Posts: 164
Country : Slovakia | The Latin Tapa is much harder when you are ignoring the clockwise rule. The bottom one deserves 100 points and the upper one at least 1000  Edited by greenhorn 2016-12-28 1:50 AM
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prasanna16391
Posts: 1801
Country : India | greenhorn - 2016-12-28 1:48 AM
The Latin Tapa is much harder when you are ignoring the clockwise rule. The bottom one deserves 100 points and the upper one at least 1000
I agree, the Latin Tapa stumped me for a significant while longer than the other ones. It was the only blip on an otherwise perfect contest (I mean from a competitive perspective, from an enjoyment perspective all puzzles were great! ) |
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An LMI player
| An LMI player posted @ 2016-12-28 11:43 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? | A bit hard | | | What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Fairly 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 | |
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Para
Posts: 315
Country : The Netherlands | Para posted @ 2016-12-29 7:59 AM | 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? | 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 | |
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prasanna16391
Posts: 1801
Country : India | | 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 | |
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TVC XX— 23rd December - 26th December 2016