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@ 2014-02-23 10:03 PM (#14418 - in reply to #14209) (#14418) Top

TiiT



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TiiT posted @ 2014-02-23 10:03 PM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Statue Park
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Nanro
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Turning Fences
 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What is your opinion about rules, points and scoring for this test? Very fair
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice


@ 2014-02-23 10:41 PM (#14420 - in reply to #14209) (#14420) Top

Zormac



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Zormac posted @ 2014-02-23 10:41 PM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Scrabble
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Mini Coral
 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Fairly balanced
 What is your opinion about rules, points and scoring for this test? Very fair
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Fairly Nice


@ 2014-02-24 3:03 AM (#14422 - in reply to #14209) (#14422) Top

ksun48



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ksun48 posted @ 2014-02-24 3:03 AM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Araf
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Statue Park
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Nanro
 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What is your opinion about rules, points and scoring for this test? Very fair
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice


@ 2014-02-24 5:05 PM (#14424 - in reply to #14209) (#14424) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2014-02-24 5:05 PM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Nanro
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. 4X4 Sudoku
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Mini Coral
 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Fairly balanced
 What is your opinion about rules, points and scoring for this test? Fair
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Fairly Nice


Heyawake was much try + error for me. All of the others puzzles I likes very much.
@ 2014-02-24 8:47 PM (#14425 - in reply to #14209) (#14425) Top

Rubben



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Rubben posted @ 2014-02-24 8:47 PM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Nanro
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Mini Coral
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Scrabble
 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What is your opinion about rules, points and scoring for this test? Very fair
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice


@ 2014-02-24 10:35 PM (#14426 - in reply to #14209) (#14426) Top

rvarun



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rvarun posted @ 2014-02-24 10:35 PM

In Nanro, can any region be empty without numbers. Or all regions must have atleast one number.
@ 2014-02-24 10:39 PM (#14427 - in reply to #14426) (#14427) Top

debmohanty




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debmohanty posted @ 2014-02-24 10:39 PM

rvarun - 2014-02-24 10:35 PM

In Nanro, can any region be empty without numbers. Or all regions must have atleast one number.
Each region must have at least one number.
@ 2014-02-25 12:54 AM (#14430 - in reply to #14209) (#14430) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2014-02-25 12:54 AM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Statue Park
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Araf
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Scrabble
 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Fairly balanced
 What is your opinion about rules, points and scoring for this test? Very fair
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice


@ 2014-02-25 3:44 AM (#14431 - in reply to #14209) (#14431) Top

WA1729




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WA1729 posted @ 2014-02-25 3:44 AM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Araf
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Yajilin
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Statue Park
 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What is your opinion about rules, points and scoring for this test? Fair
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice


@ 2014-02-25 4:34 AM (#14432 - in reply to #14209) (#14432) Top

bob



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bob posted @ 2014-02-25 4:34 AM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Mini Coral
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Nanro
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Araf
 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What is your opinion about rules, points and scoring for this test? Fair
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice


I really enjoyed all of the puzzles; ranking them was somewhat arbitrary and I ended up favoring the more original types. I am not the best speed solver; I like to look for logic rather than trust my intuition. Nice inclusion of Olympics theme in the crisscross puzzle. Many of the puzzles seemed to be composed of smaller puzzles in the corners and almost a different puzzle in the center (especially araf and statue park) which added to the fun. I like large format puzzles and look forward to this contest next year. Bob Herceg USA
@ 2014-02-25 6:07 AM (#14434 - in reply to #14209) (#14434) Top

adamthrasher



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adamthrasher posted @ 2014-02-25 6:07 AM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Yajilin
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. KakurOH
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Araf
 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What is your opinion about rules, points and scoring for this test? Fair
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice


This was a very enjoyable puzzle marathon in which to participate. Many of my favourite puzzle types were represented, as well as some that were completely alien to me, which is always a fun challenge. Thank you very much to all the craftsmen who designed the puzzles and to LMI for making it available for free.
@ 2014-02-25 4:52 PM (#14435 - in reply to #14209) (#14435) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2014-02-25 4:52 PM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Turning Fences
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Yajilin
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. 4X4 Sudoku
 What is your opinion about rules, points and scoring for this test? Fair
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Fairly Nice


@ 2014-02-25 11:25 PM (#14437 - in reply to #14435) (#14437) Top

tamz29



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tamz29 posted @ 2014-02-25 11:25 PM

A little question about scoring.
Only the best 8 results count right?
So it is out of 400 plus bonus points.

Which means person A solves 8 puzzles no bonus = 400 points
and person B solves 10 puzzles no bonus = also 400 points

Am I right?
@ 2014-02-26 3:19 AM (#14438 - in reply to #14437) (#14438) Top

Administrator



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Administrator posted @ 2014-02-26 3:19 AM

tamz29 - 2014-02-25 11:25 PM

A little question about scoring.
Only the best 8 results count right?
So it is out of 400 plus bonus points.

Which means person A solves 8 puzzles no bonus = 400 points
and person B solves 10 puzzles no bonus = also 400 points

Am I right?

Yes
@ 2014-02-26 4:18 AM (#14439 - in reply to #14209) (#14439) Top

puzzlemad



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puzzlemad posted @ 2014-02-26 4:18 AM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Turning Fences
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. KakurOH
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Mini Coral
 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Fairly balanced
 What is your opinion about rules, points and scoring for this test? Very fair
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice


Thoroughly enjoyed. Thanks to all the setters and for these puzzles and to all at LMI for this marathon. As usual, I made some silly mistakes.
@ 2014-02-26 7:01 AM (#14441 - in reply to #14209) (#14441) Top

devarajand



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devarajand posted @ 2014-02-26 7:01 AM

My Statue park solve is here. I am getting the submission wrong.
@ 2014-02-26 7:45 AM (#14442 - in reply to #14209) (#14442) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2014-02-26 7:45 AM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Araf
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Mini Coral
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Statue Park
 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What is your opinion about rules, points and scoring for this test? Very fair
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice


@ 2014-02-26 8:30 AM (#14443 - in reply to #14441) (#14443) Top

debmohanty




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debmohanty posted @ 2014-02-26 8:30 AM

devarajand - 2014-02-26 7:01 AM

My Statue park solve is here. I am getting the submission wrong.
You have entered bottom-to-top. We mentioned top-to-bottom (and left-to-right).
In any case we have accepted your answer.
@ 2014-02-26 1:02 PM (#14447 - in reply to #14209) (#14447) Top

suryadevi



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suryadevi posted @ 2014-02-26 1:02 PM

Puzzle booklet missed how can i play and submit, and i was already start it. What can i do.
@ 2014-02-26 1:06 PM (#14448 - in reply to #14447) (#14448) Top

debmohanty




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debmohanty posted @ 2014-02-26 1:06 PM

suryadevi - 2014-02-26 1:02 PM

Puzzle booklet missed how can i play and submit, and i was already start it. What can i do.

Click on on each puzzle to download the booklets.



Edited by debmohanty 2014-02-26 1:08 PM
@ 2014-02-26 1:14 PM (#14449 - in reply to #14209) (#14449) Top

suryadevi



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suryadevi posted @ 2014-02-26 1:14 PM

please kindly reply me
@ 2014-02-26 7:23 PM (#14450 - in reply to #14209) (#14450) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2014-02-26 7:23 PM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Turning Fences
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Araf
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Nanro
 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What is your opinion about rules, points and scoring for this test? Very fair
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice


@ 2014-02-26 11:08 PM (#14452 - in reply to #14209) (#14452) Top

tamz29



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tamz29 posted @ 2014-02-26 11:08 PM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Statue Park
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Scrabble
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Nanro
 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What is your opinion about rules, points and scoring for this test? Very fair
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice


Flunked the two 'hard' puzzles. Personally I thought Mini Coral was at least a medium due to its unfamiliarity and the puzzle itself being quite difficult.

Edited by tamz29 2014-02-26 11:10 PM
@ 2014-02-27 12:17 AM (#14453 - in reply to #14209) (#14453) Top

rob



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rob posted @ 2014-02-27 12:17 AM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Araf
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Turning Fences
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Mini Coral
 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What is your opinion about rules, points and scoring for this test? Very fair
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice


Great marathon, thanks to everyone involved! It's really hard to pick favourites.

The Heyawake was too hard for me, but that's fine. I still need to solve that one properly. And apparently, I need to practice Kakuro.

If there's anything to criticize, I felt the dots on the Turning Fences were so large that it was a little hard to mark them for turn vs. no turn, and that some puzzles used a little more of an A4 page than my printer can deal with.
@ 2014-02-27 12:42 AM (#14454 - in reply to #14453) (#14454) Top

debmohanty




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debmohanty posted @ 2014-02-27 12:42 AM

rob - 2014-02-27 12:17 AM

If there's anything to criticize, I felt the dots on the Turning Fences were so large that it was a little hard to mark them for turn vs. no turn, and that some puzzles used a little more of an A4 page than my printer can deal with.
I created all the pdfs after receiving image files from authors, so sorry about any printing issues.
I think I just reused last year's templates, but it looks like I should be having more margin around the page than what we had.
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