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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | debmohanty posted @ 2014-02-17 12:26 PM Link to original post : Tutorial: Turning FencesI just wanted to highlight the excellent material prepared by Bram for Turning Fences. (Yes, he is the author of the type in Marathon). Don't miss the post - it really helps solving the slitherlink-like-looking-but-very-different Turning Fence. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Posts: 1 | berni posted @ 2014-02-17 5:03 PM debmohanty - 2014-02-16 4:35 PM In the original versions (see puzzles at LMD), Berni had used the number of corners/quarters. But for Marathon, he suggested that we divide the clues by 2 so that each clue shows the numbers of connected cells. I agreed that it is a better representation. To avoid confusion I now halved all numbers at LMD too (and adjusted the instructions accordingly). | ||||||||||||||||||
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Posts: 72 ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : South Korea | Joo M.Y posted @ 2014-02-17 5:34 PM Yajilin's answer key should be fixed. :) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Posts: 114 ![]() Country : India | devarajand posted @ 2014-02-18 8:31 PM Any basics to solve Araf. Easy smaller practice puzzles available? | ||||||||||||||||||
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Posts: 170 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : Germany | rob posted @ 2014-02-18 11:25 PM Re Araf, Serkan's blog has a couple, see http://yureklis.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/araf/, and there's one on croco-puzzle: http://www.croco-puzzle.com/Ue-Raetsel/ue-raetsel2.php?datum=2013-1... I wouldn't say any of those are particularly easy though. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Posts: 123 ![]() ![]() Country : India | macherlakumar posted @ 2014-02-18 11:31 PM Links for practice Statue Park: http://mellowmelon.wordpress.com/category/puzzle-types/statue-park/ 2 years back Palmer has released a Statue Park pack pdf, it can be found at http://mellowmelon.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/pack02statuepark_v2.... http://www.gmpuzzles.com/blog/category/statue-park/ Marathon Yajilin and Heyawake: http://logicmastersindia.com/lmitests/dl.asp?attachmentid=162&view=... http://logicmastersindia.com/lmitests/?test=M201010P1 Araf: http://logicmastersindia.com/lmitests/?test=M201303P http://yureklis.wordpress.com/2012/06/06/puzzle-15-araf/ http://yureklis.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/araf/ Nanro: http://logicmastersindia.com/lmitests/?test=M201303P http://www.gmpuzzles.com/blog/category/nanro/ http://prasannaseshadri.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/nanro2.png http://prasannaseshadri.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/nanro3.png http://prasannaseshadri.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/nanro.png Yajilin: http://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/category/yajilin/ http://www.gmpuzzles.com/blog/category/yajilin/ http://puzzleparasite.blogspot.in/search/label/Yajilin Regards, Ravi | ||||||||||||||||||
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Posts: 72 ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : South Korea | Joo M.Y posted @ 2014-02-19 7:12 PM And here is Mini Coral practice. (4 puzzles) http://www.logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Suche/erweitert.php?tag=M... | ||||||||||||||||||
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Posts: 114 ![]() Country : India | devarajand posted @ 2014-02-19 8:01 PM Thanks for practice puzzles. But I am unable attempt Araf. Any basics to solve it. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Posts: 170 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : Germany | rob posted @ 2014-02-19 10:03 PM I tried to make an easier Araf: http://maybepuzzles.wordpress.com/2014/02/19/puzzle-10-araf/ It does get tricky towards the end, but hopefully it should be easy to start. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Posts: 668 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | swaroop2011 posted @ 2014-02-19 10:54 PM devarajand - 2014-02-19 8:01 PM Thanks for practice puzzles. But I am unable attempt Araf. Any basics to solve it. I don't know about particular tricks except that 1) if two consecutive numbers are adjacent - then draw a bar between them 2) Two numbers connected should at least have difference of two These are pretty much from Rules of ARAF. Others things you can check out is as the size of region has to be between those two numbers, so see if any closed or forced regions are formed, which makes size of region not falling between the two. I don't know whether i explained clearly, but if you start an puzzle and got stuck then put that here, so we can help out to direct that puzzle. And then may be you can figure out some tricks on your own. :) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Posts: 3 Country : Japan | nyoroppyi posted @ 2014-02-20 7:35 PM I made an Araf practice. It's bit hard at the end, but I think this practice will be helpful to solve Marathon puzzle last year. (araf-practice.png) Attachments ---------------- ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | Administrator posted @ 2014-02-20 9:29 PM Based on useful feedback from chaotic_iak, puzzle image for Turning Fence is made paint-friendly (i.e. flood fill can be used to draw lines). Paper solvers shouldn't see any difference after printing. Please note, this is just an informative post, and is not indented to encourage you to solve on paint. ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | Administrator posted @ 2014-02-20 9:36 PM Submission page now has puzzle detailsSubmission page now has details about each puzzle (size / relative difficulty / author). The puzzles are sorted based on relative difficulty (i.e. easiest puzzle at top & most difficult puzzle at the bottom). Puzzles of similar difficulty are sorted by familiarity. As it happens in many cases, difficulty is a matter of perception and preference. So your experience may differ. | ||||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | Administrator posted @ 2014-02-20 10:54 PM Test starts 6 hours earlier than plannedBecause of administrative constraints, Puzzle Marathon starts 6 hours earlier than planned. Test end time does not change. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Posts: 315 ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : The Netherlands | Para posted @ 2014-02-21 8:29 AM Here's a little nudge to the layout of my puzzle. ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||
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Posts: 145 ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : France | auroux posted @ 2014-02-21 8:53 AM Ungh. Emboldened by the announced "Easy" difficulty level of the KakurOH, I expected to make quick work of it and started 30 minutes before I actually had to leave. Stupidest idea ever. Oh well. | ||||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | debmohanty posted @ 2014-02-21 9:57 AM Congratulations to Gotroch for solving all 10 (as first player and also all at one stretch) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Posts: 2 Country : United States | razapor posted @ 2014-02-21 11:40 AM In Scrabble is there a possible 2nd solution? My 2544494613 is rejected but it looks right, to me. Horiz words from top to bottom : 2 -kruglov, winter,meng; 4-evensen; 5-tikhonova;6-haug;9-nagano,heiden;10-skeleton;11-vedenin;13-oslo,oreiller;14-ulvang;16-enke;18-klassen;19-gustafsson. Thank You. Maybe I'm counting wrong. | ||||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | debmohanty posted @ 2014-02-21 11:46 AM razapor - 2014-02-21 11:40 AM Are you counting the number of letters or number words? In Scrabble .... We expect number of letters. if you are counting number of letters, and still getting wrong mark, can I ask you to send your solution (a photo) to logicmasteradmin@gmail.com ? Edited by debmohanty 2014-02-21 11:47 AM | ||||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | Administrator posted @ 2014-02-21 12:17 PM Score pageLink to score page : http://logicmastersindia.com/2014/02P/score.aspPlease note that, the score page only lists puzzles that you have completed. | ||||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | Administrator posted @ 2014-02-21 1:23 PM FoxFireX - 2013-03-03 5:02 AM ... Is there a way to abandon a solve that you just don't think you'll ever complete? I couldn't find a way to move on and try a different one, so I was stuck using my entire day's time banging my head against a faulty bit of logic. Like previous years, there is time limit this year too. Once you start a puzzle X, you can't start another puzzle Y until you submit X or one hour is over, whichever is earlier. So 2 (and more) puzzles can be started together. But you have to wait for 1 hour or submit the first puzzle correctly. It was not clear last year that you actually have to reload the submission page. We have added a "Refresh Status" button for this purpose. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Posts: 43 ![]() ![]() Country : Japan | xevs posted @ 2014-02-21 2:18 PM
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Posts: 83 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : Czech Republic | Gotroch posted @ 2014-02-21 3:03 PM
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Posts: 43 ![]() ![]() Country : Japan | xevs posted @ 2014-02-21 3:45 PM I could do better in mini coral, statue park, yajirin and nunro. My 4th favorite was Araf. Thank you all for excellent puzzles! | ||||||||||||||||||
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Posts: 2 Country : United States | razapor posted @ 2014-02-21 7:55 PM Darn, I repeated vedenin. |