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@ 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.
@ 2014-03-02 11:12 AM (#14498 - in reply to #14209) (#14498) Top

devarajand



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devarajand posted @ 2014-03-02 11:12 AM

How to attach a paint file here. As file size is large I am unable to attach. My Araf solve is correct but submission shows wrong. I want to send the attachment.
@ 2014-03-02 11:54 AM (#14499 - in reply to #14498) (#14499) Top

Administrator



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Administrator posted @ 2014-03-02 11:54 AM

devarajand - 2014-03-02 11:12 AM

How to attach a paint file here. As file size is large I am unable to attach. My Araf solve is correct but submission shows wrong. I want to send the attachment.

Upload at http://tinypic.com/ and post the link here. (See this post for details)
OR
send email to logicmasteradmin@gmail.com

@ 2014-03-02 1:42 PM (#14500 - in reply to #14209) (#14500) Top

anderson



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anderson posted @ 2014-03-02 1:42 PM

 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. 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


Thanks to all the puzzle makers! This was incredibly fun.

The statue park in particular was cool: The givens were super elegant, and solving it was nice when everything kept getting paired up.

Edited by anderson 2014-03-02 1:49 PM
@ 2014-03-02 8:49 PM (#14501 - in reply to #14209) (#14501) Top

bskbri



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bskbri posted @ 2014-03-02 8:49 PM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Scrabble
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Mini Coral
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Araf
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice


@ 2014-03-02 10:56 PM (#14503 - in reply to #14209) (#14503) Top

brecher92



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brecher92 posted @ 2014-03-02 10:56 PM

Would love to know what the intended break-in was for the Heyawake. I noodled around for about 30 minutes before I caught a contradiction, at which point it was way too late to push through for a bonus.
@ 2014-03-02 11:13 PM (#14504 - in reply to #14209) (#14504) Top

ashaash11ash



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ashaash11ash posted @ 2014-03-02 11:13 PM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Araf
 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? Very nice


@ 2014-03-03 12:34 AM (#14505 - in reply to #14209) (#14505) Top

karzym



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karzym posted @ 2014-03-03 12:34 AM

How to start Heyawake? I guessed one square ( http://imgur.com/UxG5adv ) and then it went with no bigger problems (...I mean without guessing). I want to know how to start it logically.
I really liked Turning fences and sudokus. The worst part for me was scrabble (because I hate word puzzles) and solution code for Araf (but the puzzle itself was really nice).

@ 2014-03-03 12:36 AM (#14506 - in reply to #14505) (#14506) Top

MellowMelon



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MellowMelon posted @ 2014-03-03 12:36 AM

karzym: I believe that's the right break-in point. The 2 by 2 square in the upper half of that 3 room there needs at least one shaded square. The other three positions hit very quick contradictions.
@ 2014-03-03 12:42 AM (#14507 - in reply to #14506) (#14507) Top

karzym



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karzym posted @ 2014-03-03 12:42 AM

Well, I noticed that the bottom of that 3-room must have 2 blackened cells. Then I found that the square with number 3 written (in the same room) must be blank. And then I panicked :).

Edited by karzym 2014-03-03 12:45 AM
@ 2014-03-03 1:41 AM (#14508 - in reply to #14209) (#14508) Top

swaroop2011




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swaroop2011 posted @ 2014-03-03 1:41 AM

i felt the logic of 3 squeezed between two 0's was almost used many times in top left half of the puzzle which you gives you the whole start :)
@ 2014-03-03 1:53 AM (#14509 - in reply to #14209) (#14509) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2014-03-03 1:53 AM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Yajilin
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Araf
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Turning Fences
 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


@ 2014-03-03 2:07 AM (#14510 - in reply to #14209) (#14510) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2014-03-03 2:07 AM

 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. 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


@ 2014-03-03 4:18 AM (#14512 - in reply to #14209) (#14512) Top

Tablesaw



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Tablesaw posted @ 2014-03-03 4:18 AM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Statue Park
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Heyawake
 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


@ 2014-03-03 10:40 AM (#14513 - in reply to #14209) (#14513) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2014-03-03 10:40 AM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Statue Park
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. 4X4 Sudoku
 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


Seeing all results after the contest would be nice.

I can only see the few I completed.
@ 2014-03-03 10:51 AM (#14514 - in reply to #14209) (#14514) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2014-03-03 10:51 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. 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


@ 2014-03-03 11:05 AM (#14515 - in reply to #14209) (#14515) Top

Valezius



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Valezius posted @ 2014-03-03 11:05 AM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Statue Park
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Turning Fences
 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? Very nice


@ 2014-03-03 11:23 AM (#14516 - in reply to #14513) (#14516) Top

Administrator



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Administrator posted @ 2014-03-03 11:23 AM

An LMI player - 2014-03-03 10:40 AM

Seeing all results after the contest would be nice.

I can only see the few I completed.

All results are now available. It was supposed to be available immediately after the contest ended, like all other LMI contests. But a bug had crept in.

The link, as usual, is : http://logicmastersindia.com/2014/02P/score.asp
@ 2014-03-03 11:25 AM (#14517 - in reply to #14505) (#14517) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2014-03-03 11:25 AM

karzym - 2014-03-03 12:34 AM

I really liked Turning fences and sudokus. The worst part for me was scrabble (because I hate word puzzles) and solution code for Araf (but the puzzle itself was really nice).

About answer key of Araf : We did have alternate thoughts about it. But we stuck to this because 1) we used the same answer key last year (without any complaints) 2) if the answer key is computationally extensive, it is same for all.
@ 2014-03-03 11:46 AM (#14518 - in reply to #14209) (#14518) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2014-03-03 11:46 AM

Puzzle booklet with all puzzles


Here is the link to puzzle booklet with all 10 puzzles. There is no password. It also has original versions of Turning Fences & Yajilin. The original version of Turning Fences is especially interesting solve.

There is no plan to upload solutions booklet. If anyone needs solution to any particular puzzle, please ask here.

@ 2014-03-03 1:19 PM (#14519 - in reply to #14209) (#14519) Top

Hamed



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Hamed posted @ 2014-03-03 1:19 PM

I love Sudoku.What date is the next competition?

Edited by Hamed 2014-03-03 1:23 PM
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