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prasanna16391
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Country : India | Must say, those are some awesome smug-looking fish. 
For those of you who don't already know, I created one of the Anglers Tapa type on my blog here - http://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/puzzle-no-35-36-ta...
Note : Slight difference in the rules on mine and the IB - in mine, the fish aren't part of Tapa wall.
You can use that for practice, since some of you may already have done so. Edited by prasanna16391 2012-02-17 12:21 PM
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flk
Posts: 23
Country : Australia | flk posted @ 2012-02-17 2:07 PM Looking forward to more tapa fever :p
I hope the authors don't mind - I've created a 'no solutions' instruction booklet for those who want to do the examples without any spoilers, attached. Attachments ----------------  TVC-X_IB no solutions .pdf (93KB - 18 downloads) |
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yureklis
Posts: 183
Country : Turkey | flk - 2012-02-17 2:07 PM
Looking forward to more tapa fever :p
I hope the authors don't mind - I've created a 'no solutions' instruction booklet for those who want to do the examples without any spoilers, attached.
: ) Interesting, I like the idea : ) Thanks! |
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macherlakumar
Posts: 123
Country : India | Hi, I have a doubt in Magnetic Tapa. I think the polarity order in Column 1 (marked in a rectangle ) should be -, + instead of +, - as given in IB. Please let me know if I am wrong somewhere. Regards, Ravi Edited by macherlakumar 2012-02-17 7:12 PM
 (Magnetic Tapa.JPG)Attachments ---------------- Magnetic Tapa.JPG (18KB - 2 downloads) |
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anurag
Posts: 136
Country : India | anurag posted @ 2012-02-18 9:46 AM I constructed a set of 6 puzzles ,choosing from the TVC X booklet.You might want to use these as a practice exercise too.From the ones i did not choose,i like magnetic tapa.I do not think i am comfortable creating one.The puzzles are posted at anuragthefirst.blogspot.com |
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Para
Posts: 315
Country : The Netherlands | Para posted @ 2012-02-18 3:35 PM 1b. Tapa Guard: Can an undivided cell have multiple digits this go around? If so, same quetsion as before. Do equal numbers look in different directions?
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yureklis
Posts: 183
Country : Turkey | Para - 2012-02-18 3:35 PM
1b. Tapa Guard: Can an undivided cell have multiple digits this go around? If so, same quetsion as before. Do equal numbers look in different directions?
No I made same way, all undivided cells have one digit like TVC IX puzzles. |
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euklid
Posts: 28
Country : Austria | euklid posted @ 2012-02-19 3:44 AM @anurag: Could it be that your "total false" tapa has multiple solutions? I can replace the "24"-clue at the right border by "1" or by "111" and find solutions in both cases.
edit: I also find multiple solutions for your braille tapa. Is there some mistake on my side?
Edited by euklid 2012-02-19 3:57 AM
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anurag
Posts: 136
Country : India | anurag posted @ 2012-02-19 10:05 AM Thanks euklid.2x2+1 solutions for total false.Now, you can go back and check the puzzles. |
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Para
Posts: 315
Country : The Netherlands | Para posted @ 2012-02-22 12:55 AM |
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yureklis
Posts: 183
Country : Turkey | IB of TVC X was edited and uploaded to TVC page. You can download IB Version2: http://logicmastersindia.com/TVC/X/
Also we've already uploaded a errata file. Please check it in same page. There are 3 remarks. |
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swaroop2011
Posts: 668
Country : India | during Test ,
does two different grids will be provided for tapa and mata ,
and same doubt for distiller |
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Para
Posts: 315
Country : The Netherlands | Para posted @ 2012-02-22 10:55 PM swaroop2011 - 2012-02-22 10:52 PM
during Test ,
does two different grids will be provided for tapa and mata ,
and same doubt for distiller
It says there will be 2 grids given in the instructions for tapa and pata. For the distiller you will get 5 grids. The overlapped grid and 4 empty grids to put your puzzles in. |
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Para
Posts: 315
Country : The Netherlands | Para posted @ 2012-02-22 10:58 PM yureklis - 2012-02-22 6:44 AM
Also we've already uploaded a errata file. Please check it in same page. There are 3 remarks.
You just had to make the rules so my Shortest Segment Tapa was incorrect. I let the puzzle run a lot on "there has to be a minimal segment" rule. Will make something new. Luckily I hadn't posted it yet. |
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Para
Posts: 315
Country : The Netherlands | Para posted @ 2012-02-23 1:20 AM For Shortest Segment Tapa: Just a small clarification as I used this in my puzzle. If there's a number on the outside, does that imply that row/column isn't empty? |
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anurag
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Country : India | anurag posted @ 2012-02-23 1:23 AM Serkan's new version is a bit complicated and i do not like it much(only for a timed test).Also,unless you would like to indicate that a row is not empty,there is no point in using '1's as a clue.I would prefer to know that atleast one segment of that length has to be there. |
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yureklis
Posts: 183
Country : Turkey | Para - 2012-02-23 1:20 AM
For Shortest Segment Tapa: Just a small clarification as I used this in my puzzle. If there's a number on the outside, does that imply that row/column isn't empty?
Yes. If there is a outside clue (sure it will be ) it means that there must appear some blackened blocks. |
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anurag
Posts: 136
Country : India | anurag posted @ 2012-02-23 1:30 AM Why would you want to confuse the solver with a clue if the row was empty. |
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Para
Posts: 315
Country : The Netherlands | Para posted @ 2012-02-23 3:07 AM anurag - 2012-02-23 1:30 AM
Why would you want to confuse the solver with a clue if the row was empty.
Well it could be possible for a row to only contain 1 and 2 segment pieces because of clues or other parts of the wall and by putting a 3 there you could force the whole row to remain empty. Which wouldn't have to be the case if that 3 wasn't there. But it doesn't apply here, just showing how it could be helpful if the option was there. Edited by Para 2012-02-23 3:07 AM
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Para
Posts: 315
Country : The Netherlands | Para posted @ 2012-02-23 11:40 PM |
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Country : India | Points Table
| | Contest Length : 75 minutes
Total Points : 912
Bonus : 9 points per minute saved
Grace Period : 5 minutes
Penalty : 6 points per minute used (Computed upto seconds) |
The 3rd column (Group ) shows how grouping will be done in the submission interface. |
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flk
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Country : Australia | flk posted @ 2012-02-24 7:06 PM Thanks to all those making practice problems |
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Para
Posts: 315
Country : The Netherlands | Para posted @ 2012-02-24 11:47 PM |
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Administrator
Country : India | Thanks Bram for the practice puzzles. I'm sure they help you get a good score this time as well. |
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Country : India | Announcements- Password protected pdf is uploaded. It has 10 pages (including a cover page)
- Time bonus will be computed after you click "Claim Bonus"
- Penalty will be given irrespective of correctness of submission
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Para
Posts: 315
Country : The Netherlands | Para posted @ 2012-02-25 6:00 AM Administrator - 2012-02-25 1:05 AM
Thanks Bram for the practice puzzles. I'm sure they help you get a good score this time as well.
They would probably help me better if I didn't share them with everyone. |
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Fred76
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Country : Switzerland | Fred76 posted @ 2012-02-25 6:06 PM Para - 2012-02-25 6:00 AM
Administrator - 2012-02-25 1:05 AM
Thanks Bram for the practice puzzles. I'm sure they help you get a good score this time as well.
They would probably help me better if I didn't share them with everyone.
That's the real panache: You share everything you know, then you win the tournament, and then you say: "I proved that I'm the best !", (and then perhaps everyone hate you )
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anurag
Posts: 136
Country : India | anurag posted @ 2012-02-25 7:38 PM Pity this wasnt answered.I think he is right. |
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Fred76
Posts: 337
Country : Switzerland | Fred76 posted @ 2012-02-25 8:32 PM It was just a joke, of course. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental |
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Para
Posts: 315
Country : The Netherlands | Para posted @ 2012-02-26 7:14 AM I forgot to comment on this after finishing as it had slipped my mind after all the puzzling. When printing the Tapa Guard, Braille Tapa and Anglers puzzle didn't fit completely on the page for me. Was I the only one having this problem or did others have this happen? |
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willwc
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Country : United States | willwc posted @ 2012-02-26 12:02 PM I had the same issue that Para described on all of the pages he mentioned.
I also seem to have issues with submitting correct answers and with submitting them before the penalty time runs out, but I doubt there's any help for me there... |
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willwc
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Country : United States | willwc posted @ 2012-02-26 1:11 PM I am not sure how to edit my previous post, but I also noticed that the second Shortest Segment puzzle had the bottom row of outside digits missing on my printout as well. That would've certainly helped to notice during the test... |
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rajeshk
Posts: 542
Country : India | rajeshk posted @ 2012-02-26 3:26 PM I have doubt regarding the "Combination Tapa". In the given example if one replaces clue 2,4 with 7, it gives the valid solution.
Please do let me know if I am missing something in instructions.
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Valezius
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Country : Hungary | rajeshk - 2012-02-26 3:26 PM
I have doubt regarding the "Combination Tapa". In the given example if one replaces clue 2,4 with 7, it gives the valid solution.
Please do let me know if I am missing something in instructions.
"Tapa clues using digits from 1 to 5." |
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rajeshk
Posts: 542
Country : India | rajeshk posted @ 2012-02-26 3:54 PM Valezius - 2012-02-26 3:36 PM
rajeshk - 2012-02-26 3:26 PM
I have doubt regarding the "Combination Tapa". In the given example if one replaces clue 2,4 with 7, it gives the valid solution.
Please do let me know if I am missing something in instructions.
"Tapa clues using digits from 1 to 5."
Thanks for clarifying this. I missed this rule in instructions.
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flk
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Country : Australia | flk posted @ 2012-02-26 4:31 PM Thanks again for some great puzzles |
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PuzzleScott
Posts: 42
Country : United States | Does Submitting end your contest, or can you safely submit each puzzle as you do it? Thanks. |
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debmohanty
Country : India | PuzzleScott - 2012-02-27 7:09 AM
Does Submitting end your contest, or can you safely submit each puzzle as you do it? Thanks. You can submit as many times as you want. Submitting does not end your contest. |
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Country : India | TVC X is over. The score page is public now. |
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LordKinbote
Posts: 5
Country : United States | Was Braille Tapa perhaps inspired by my and Alan Fetters' Mystery Hunt puzzle this year, or was it a complete coincidence that it appeared here? I'm honored if so, amused if not. I found the tiny alphabet subset (including a "letter" that is not actually a valid Braille letter) interesting. It's definitely more manageable for the solver, though undoubtedly limiting for the constructor. |
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Country : India | LordKinbote - 2012-02-28 10:12 AM
Was Braille Tapa perhaps inspired by my and Alan Fetters' Mystery Hunt puzzle this year, or was it a complete coincidence that it appeared here? I'm honored if so, amused if not. I found the tiny alphabet subset (including a "letter" that is not actually a valid Braille letter) interesting. It's definitely more manageable for the solver, though undoubtedly limiting for the constructor.
As Serkan has mentioned in the IB (last page ), Braille Tapa was certainly inspired from your Mystery Hunt puzzle, or more likely from your blog post.  (20120228_113713.png)Attachments ---------------- 20120228_113713.png (37KB - 1 downloads) |
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Administrator
Country : India | Congratulations to MellowMelon for winning TVC X by a huge margin.
Kota and Para are distant 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Out of 183 players, 148 players got non-zero scores.
The table on the right shows cumulative normalized scores of top 10 players. | | |
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yureklis
Posts: 183
Country : Turkey | Second round of TVC 2012 has ended, thanks to all participants. The top three are as follows:
1. Palmer Mebane (USA)
2. Kota Morinishi (JAP)
3. Bram de Laat (NED)
Congratulations to Palmer, he showed great performance with completing all puzzles in 62 minutes. He was the only competitor to solve all 17 puzzles. He seems to have fixed his disadvantage in the first contest.
Some statistics:
- The puzzle solved by least competitors was Tapa Distiller. It was solved by 10 competitors.
- The puzzle solved by most competitors was Tapa and Pata - Tapa. It was solved by 129 competitors.
- The puzzle with the highest rating was Tapa Difference (8.55) and the puzzle with the lowest rating was Tapa Guard (6.7).
- The puzzle submitted with the highest accuracy was Anglers Tapa (%97.26, 71/73 competitors), lowest was Tapa Guard (%69.09, 38/55 competitors)
See you next round!
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LordKinbote
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Country : United States | Ah, thank you, I didn't realize that there were credits at the bottom of the instruction page. I wasn't fishing for a credit (actually, I was more afraid that I had forgotten there was a Braille Tapa puzzle on the contests last year and had inadvertently stolen the idea from someone else) but I certainly appreciate one...it impressed my wife, at least. :) |
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Para
Posts: 315
Country : The Netherlands | Para posted @ 2012-03-01 3:24 AM Administrator - 2012-02-28 12:13 PM
Congratulations to MellowMelon for winning TVC X by a huge margin.
Kota and Para are distant 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Out of 183 players, 148 players got non-zero scores.
The table on the right shows cumulative normalized scores of top 10 players. | | |
Is this standings just made for the top 10 or is this listed somewhere officially? |
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