Thread - Puzzle Marathon — LMI February Puzzle Test

@ 2014-03-06 1:15 PM (#14555 - in reply to #14518) (#14555) Top

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pinkagape posted @ 2014-03-06 1:15 PM

I can't work out how to get the box with the 1 around the 11 in the top left corner. I got stuck here twice and couldn't get around it. Have I made a mistake somewhere else or what? I can't get past this part.

@ 2014-03-06 1:20 PM (#14556 - in reply to #14518) (#14556) Top

pinkagape

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pinkagape posted @ 2014-03-06 1:20 PM

I still can't work out how to get the block with the 1 in it around the 11 and out of that corner. Have I made a mistake somewhere else or in my reasoning there?

@ 2014-03-06 1:28 PM (#14557 - in reply to #14518) (#14557) Top

pinkagape

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pinkagape posted @ 2014-03-06 1:28 PM

I still can't work out how to get the block with the 1 (on the left of the 1,2,3,4 at the top) in it around the 11 and out of the top right corner. Have I made a mistake somewhere else or in my reasoning there?

Cannot work out how to upload a picture, so this is the best I can do for now.

Edit: Oops! All my attachment attempts were posting to the forum! Sorry...

Edited by pinkagape 2014-03-06 1:29 PM

@ 2014-03-07 7:08 AM (#14563 - in reply to #14209) (#14563) Top

SKnight

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SKnight posted @ 2014-03-07 7:08 AM

Not completely sure what you're talking about without an image, but it sounds like the Araf? If so the 1 from the 1234 at top heads left, doglegs around some activity in the top corner, slips in between the 11 and the 3x3 block of clues and then down. Sounds like maybe you've got a glitch somewhere in that top left corner.

@ 2014-03-07 8:27 AM (#14565 - in reply to #14563) (#14565) Top

Administrator

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Administrator posted @ 2014-03-07 8:27 AM

Here is the solution to Araf puzzle, if that helps.

Spoiler: show

@ 2014-03-08 7:10 AM (#14571 - in reply to #14209) (#14571) Top

quijax

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quijax posted @ 2014-03-08 7:10 AM

Is there a solution posted for the heyawake? I've started it about 5 times and always run into a contradiction somewhere (despite running in different directions).

@ 2014-03-08 4:56 PM (#14572 - in reply to #14571) (#14572) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2014-03-08 4:56 PM

quijax - 2014-03-08 7:10 AM

Is there a solution posted for the heyawake? I've started it about 5 times and always run into a contradiction somewhere (despite running in different directions).

Spoiler: show

@ 2014-03-08 10:34 PM (#14574 - in reply to #14572) (#14574) Top

quijax

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quijax posted @ 2014-03-08 10:34 PM

Thanks! Those pesky not-3 cells did me in.

@ 2014-03-10 6:55 AM (#14578 - in reply to #14554) (#14578) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2014-03-10 6:55 AM

meowme - 2014-03-06 12:58 PM

Out of curiosity, will there be any more tests this month? Believe me, the marathon was more than sufficient, but just wondering.

There is one Beginners' contest. Details will be announced soon. That is the only confirmed one till now.

@ 2014-03-10 9:13 AM (#14580 - in reply to #14209) (#14580) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2014-03-10 9:13 AM

Feedback page is now disabled. The top 3 voted puzzles are Statue Park, Araf, Turning Fences.

We will try to include as many of the favorite puzzles as possible in next year's marathon, just like we did this year.

Thank you everyone for voting.

@ 2014-03-14 3:54 AM (#14596 - in reply to #14209) (#14596) Top

Nola

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Nola posted @ 2014-03-14 3:54 AM

Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest.	Yajilin
Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest.	Mini Coral
Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest.	4X4 Sudoku
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

@ 2014-03-14 4:20 PM (#14601 - in reply to #14209) (#14601) Top

MrLiang

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MrLiang posted @ 2014-03-14 4:20 PM

Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest.	KakurOH
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?	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

@ 2014-05-30 12:15 AM (#15488 - in reply to #14209) (#15488) Top

cyberx60

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cyberx60 posted @ 2014-05-30 12:15 AM

Could someone post a solution for scrabble? I did it during the marathon, but lost my copy. Now I want to give it to my students, but I don't want to work through it again (lazy).

@ 2014-05-30 10:27 AM (#15499 - in reply to #15488) (#15499) Top

debmohanty

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debmohanty posted @ 2014-05-30 10:27 AM

cyberx60 - 2014-05-30 12:15 AM

Could someone post a solution for scrabble? I did it during the marathon, but lost my copy. Now I want to give it to my students, but I don't want to work through it again (lazy).

Here it is.

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M201402P_Scrabble_Solution.pdf (22KB - 21 downloads)

@ 2014-05-30 7:16 PM (#15524 - in reply to #15499) (#15524) Top

cyberx60

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cyberx60 posted @ 2014-05-30 7:16 PM

Thank you very much!