Thread - Qixi Festival - Chinese Valentine's Day

@ 2010-08-18 7:42 PM (#1262 - in reply to #1253) (#1262) Top

rakesh_rai

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rakesh_rai posted @ 2010-08-18 7:42 PM

Minfang Lin - 2010-08-18 9:52 AM

Nikola and zorko did best in matchmaker, i think they can get 100 pts more for the great job.

So, does Nikola move to 790...and, into first place...

@ 2010-08-18 7:49 PM (#1263 - in reply to #1261) (#1263) Top

amitsowani

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amitsowani posted @ 2010-08-18 7:49 PM

Thanks for these additional puzzles Minfang Lin.

By low points classics I had meant the first four, so apart from the first one which went from 1 to 9, I liked the next three too :)

Good work with the increasing number of givens. Though I did not notice it during the test, this is the perfect way to display that the difficulty is not directly related to the number of initial clues.

The hard work that you guys have put in making the puzzles is evident from the quality of puzzles. Thanks a lot.

@ 2010-08-18 8:27 PM (#1266 - in reply to #1250) (#1266) Top

vopani

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vopani posted @ 2010-08-18 8:27 PM

debmohanty - 2010-08-18 8:42 AM

However, I've not modified the Ranks yet, since players are having different opinion about using LastCSub as a tie-breaker rule.

I tend to agree with Ziti, when he mentions that paper players would be at a disadvantage since they might have to do paper-to-computer-to-paper-to-computer...over and over near the end of the testing period.

Lets wait for few more voices before we take a decision.

Lets not change the ranks for this test. We can start from next time if this works out.

@ 2010-08-18 9:48 PM (#1267 - in reply to #1064) (#1267) Top

amitsowani

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amitsowani posted @ 2010-08-18 9:48 PM

Thanks for all the feedback regarding the tie breaking rules.

Ziti had pointed out that the paper players have a disadvantage if we now use the last correct submission time as a tie breaker. Motris also suggested that it would not be a disadvantage if the tie breaker rules are announced before the test.

Going forward we will use the last correct submission for breaking ties between players.

However since we had not announced the rules prior to the Qixi event we will not change the rankings.


	@ 2010-08-18 7:42 PM (#1262 - in reply to #1253) (#1262) Top
rakesh_rai Posts: 774 Country : India	rakesh_rai posted @ 2010-08-18 7:42 PM Minfang Lin - 2010-08-18 9:52 AM Nikola and zorko did best in matchmaker, i think they can get 100 pts more for the great job. So, does Nikola move to 790...and, into first place...
	@ 2010-08-18 7:49 PM (#1263 - in reply to #1261) (#1263) Top
amitsowani Posts: 349 Country : India	amitsowani posted @ 2010-08-18 7:49 PM Thanks for these additional puzzles Minfang Lin. By low points classics I had meant the first four, so apart from the first one which went from 1 to 9, I liked the next three too :) Good work with the increasing number of givens. Though I did not notice it during the test, this is the perfect way to display that the difficulty is not directly related to the number of initial clues. The hard work that you guys have put in making the puzzles is evident from the quality of puzzles. Thanks a lot.
	@ 2010-08-18 8:27 PM (#1266 - in reply to #1250) (#1266) Top
vopani Posts: 739 Country : India	vopani posted @ 2010-08-18 8:27 PM debmohanty - 2010-08-18 8:42 AM However, I've not modified the Ranks yet, since players are having different opinion about using LastCSub as a tie-breaker rule. I tend to agree with Ziti, when he mentions that paper players would be at a disadvantage since they might have to do paper-to-computer-to-paper-to-computer...over and over near the end of the testing period. Lets wait for few more voices before we take a decision. Lets not change the ranks for this test. We can start from next time if this works out.
	@ 2010-08-18 9:48 PM (#1267 - in reply to #1064) (#1267) Top
amitsowani Posts: 349 Country : India	amitsowani posted @ 2010-08-18 9:48 PM Thanks for all the feedback regarding the tie breaking rules. Ziti had pointed out that the paper players have a disadvantage if we now use the last correct submission time as a tie breaker. Motris also suggested that it would not be a disadvantage if the tie breaker rules are announced before the test. Going forward we will use the last correct submission for breaking ties between players. However since we had not announced the rules prior to the Qixi event we will not change the rankings.