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@ 2014-02-28 7:29 AM (#14461 - in reply to #14209) (#14461) Top

esther59



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Country : Switzerland

esther59 posted @ 2014-02-28 7:29 AM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Mini Coral
 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? 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


@ 2014-02-28 1:47 PM (#14471 - in reply to #14209) (#14471) Top

psi_yerr



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Country : India

psi_yerr posted @ 2014-02-28 1:47 PM

where can I get the password
@ 2014-02-28 5:03 PM (#14473 - in reply to #14471) (#14473) Top

macherlakumar




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macherlakumar posted @ 2014-02-28 5:03 PM

psi_yerr - 2014-02-28 1:47 PM
where can I get the password


Hi,
Select the puzzle you want to start and scroll down a little (or more depending on your screen size), where you will find the puzzle name you have selected along with a button for starting it.
Once you click on the button the password will be shown and the timer will start for that puzzle.
See attached image for better clarity.

Regards,
Ravi



(Marathon_Psswrd_Fetch.png)



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@ 2014-02-28 8:04 PM (#14474 - in reply to #14209) (#14474) Top

greenhorn



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Country : Slovakia

greenhorn posted @ 2014-02-28 8:04 PM

 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. Nanro
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice


@ 2014-02-28 11:37 PM (#14476 - in reply to #14209) (#14476) Top

PuzzleScot



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Country : United Kingdom

PuzzleScot posted @ 2014-02-28 11:37 PM

Thanks to all the authors - wonderful, beautiful set of puzzles :)
I have some 'w's against my scores (Not that it matters for position, just pride), which I presume means 'wrong'. However, I believe I never entered a wrong answer. Why is this?
@ 2014-02-28 11:43 PM (#14477 - in reply to #14209) (#14477) Top

PuzzleScot



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Country : United Kingdom

PuzzleScot posted @ 2014-02-28 11:43 PM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Yajilin
 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? 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


@ 2014-03-01 12:49 AM (#14478 - in reply to #14476) (#14478) Top

rob



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rob posted @ 2014-03-01 12:49 AM

You should have (up to) two 'w's, which mark the two puzzles that don't factor in to your final score, because they're weakest/worst/whatever.
@ 2014-03-01 3:52 AM (#14479 - in reply to #14209) (#14479) Top

udoroh



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Country : Poland

udoroh posted @ 2014-03-01 3:52 AM

submit in sudoku 4x4 don't allow to take the answer
@ 2014-03-01 3:53 AM (#14480 - in reply to #14209) (#14480) Top

swaroop2011




Posts: 668
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Country : India

swaroop2011 posted @ 2014-03-01 3:53 AM

Turning Fences was nice. The tutorial was very helpful.
But needs lot of concentration.
one mistake in finding which dot is turning or not turning and any where if you draw line without justification you are at the dead end. I felt Tracing back mistake is very difficulty in this type so had to start over all again :(
But yes one more type added to my favorite list.
@ 2014-03-01 4:06 AM (#14481 - in reply to #14209) (#14481) Top

SKnight



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20
Country : United States

SKnight posted @ 2014-03-01 4:06 AM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Mini Coral
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Statue Park
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Yajilin
 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? Very nice


I thought Palmer's Statue Park was particularly nicely constructed, both because of the repeating structure (with different solutions in each occurence) and the way the pentominos sort of paired off neatly as the solve progressed until you had two matching pairs to place in the middle.

The mini-coral had very nice logic once I got the hang of it, but it took me longer than it should because I was teaching myself to solve it as I went. Still, once I grokked the more Fillomino like aspects it was lots of fun.

Detuned's Heyawake was beautiful but deadly. Spent a very very long time just figuring out a really good break-in, but once I got some momentum it was a fun solve.
@ 2014-03-01 4:52 AM (#14482 - in reply to #14209) (#14482) Top

Nilz



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20
Country : United Kingdom

Nilz posted @ 2014-03-01 4:52 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. 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? Fairly Nice


@ 2014-03-01 5:39 AM (#14483 - in reply to #14209) (#14483) Top

katarina



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Country : Croatia

katarina posted @ 2014-03-01 5:39 AM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Heyawake
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Statue Park
 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? Very fair
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice


@ 2014-03-01 11:50 AM (#14484 - in reply to #14209) (#14484) Top

forcolin




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forcolin posted @ 2014-03-01 11:50 AM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Nanro
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Statue Park
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Araf
 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


@ 2014-03-01 7:27 PM (#14485 - in reply to #14209) (#14485) Top

davidji1



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davidji1 posted @ 2014-03-01 7:27 PM

How do I get the passwords for each puzzle in the marathon? Thanks
@ 2014-03-01 7:30 PM (#14486 - in reply to #14485) (#14486) Top

Administrator



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Country : India

Administrator posted @ 2014-03-01 7:30 PM

davidji1 - 2014-03-01 7:27 PM

How do I get the passwords for each puzzle in the marathon? Thanks
Please refer to this post.
@ 2014-03-01 11:02 PM (#14488 - in reply to #14209) (#14488) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2014-03-01 11:02 PM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Turning Fences
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Nanro
 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


@ 2014-03-01 11:49 PM (#14489 - in reply to #14209) (#14489) Top

figonometry



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Country : Canada

figonometry posted @ 2014-03-01 11:49 PM

 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. KakurOH
 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


@ 2014-03-02 12:23 AM (#14490 - in reply to #14209) (#14490) Top

swaroop2011




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swaroop2011 posted @ 2014-03-02 12:23 AM

Finally done with all, Last one was Statue Park for me , did messed up at last but solving to fit two T's and X's was awesome at the end.
Luckily got the bonus.
Overall All were beautiful puzzles, Thanks to all authors.
Could have grabbed bonus even though little in all of the puzzles but, the puzzles like Turning Fences, Heyawake with small mistake tracing back was huge problem.
Scrabble too made a mistake but recovered fast but not enough to grab time bonus.
I really enjoy the marathon, hoping for 10 on 10 again next year :)
@ 2014-03-02 1:15 AM (#14491 - in reply to #14209) (#14491) Top

Bram28



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Bram28 posted @ 2014-03-02 1:15 AM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Araf
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Nanro
 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


I just love the annual marathon! Thanks to the puzzle makers!
@ 2014-03-02 2:45 AM (#14492 - in reply to #14209) (#14492) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2014-03-02 2:45 AM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Scrabble
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Turning Fences
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Heyawake
 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


@ 2014-03-02 2:45 AM (#14493 - in reply to #14209) (#14493) Top

Puzlifouk



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Puzlifouk posted @ 2014-03-02 2:45 AM

 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. 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? Very nice


@ 2014-03-02 3:16 AM (#14494 - in reply to #14209) (#14494) Top

swaroop2011




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swaroop2011 posted @ 2014-03-02 3:16 AM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Mini Coral
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Turning Fences
 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


@ 2014-03-02 3:39 AM (#14495 - in reply to #14209) (#14495) Top

Administrator



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Administrator posted @ 2014-03-02 3:39 AM

Little more than a day left, as I type this, for Marathon to end. See the submission page, just above the puzzles, for exact timing in your timezone.



Given that the score page has been displaying partial scores, you rank will take a (huge) dip if you have not completed at least 8 puzzles.

@ 2014-03-02 5:25 AM (#14496 - in reply to #14209) (#14496) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2014-03-02 5:25 AM

 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. 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? Fair
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice


@ 2014-03-02 7:40 AM (#14497 - in reply to #14209) (#14497) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2014-03-02 7:40 AM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Turning Fences
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Statue Park
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. KakurOH
 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? Bit unfair
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Fairly Nice


I think a few of the puzzles could have been easier. While the puzzles as they are will differentiate between the top solvers, the solvers around #50-60 have too many that take over an hour.

The equal points per minute scoring system for all puzzles regardless of difficulty seems a little skewed.
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