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Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April63 posts • Page 1 of 3 • 1 2 3
@ 2014-04-24 9:34 PM (#15084 - in reply to #15081) (#15084) Top

chaotic_iak




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chaotic_iak posted @ 2014-04-24 9:34 PM

Kota - 2014-04-25 12:24 AM

In Practice,
Akichiwake, r6c3 is not 9 but 7?

The number given is not necessarily reached.

EDIT: ...

Edited by chaotic_iak 2014-04-24 9:34 PM
@ 2014-04-24 9:44 PM (#15086 - in reply to #15084) (#15086) Top

Kota



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Kota posted @ 2014-04-24 9:44 PM

chaotic_iak - 2014-04-24 9:34 PM

Kota - 2014-04-25 12:24 AM

In Practice,
Akichiwake, r6c3 is not 9 but 7?

The number given is not necessarily reached.

EDIT: ...


Thanks for your opinion.
I skipped the words 'maximum possible'...
@ 2014-04-25 12:06 AM (#15089 - in reply to #15004) (#15089) Top

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rob posted @ 2014-04-25 12:06 AM

Whee, some seriously other-universly types here. When I saw the Heyawake variant rules I thought at least it can't be as weird as Hayeweka, but it feels almost as twisted when solving. Thanks for the practice puzzles, by the way! (Is that Kakuro de Ni-keta insanely hard by any chance?)
@ 2014-04-25 12:13 AM (#15090 - in reply to #15089) (#15090) Top

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2014-04-25 12:13 AM

rob - 2014-04-25 12:06 AM

(Is that Kakuro de Ni-keta insanely hard by any chance?)


I think that type is inherently gonna be hard most of the time, unless the author makes a real effort towards simplifying things (giving more two-cell sums, etc. in the layout, or obviously low sums, neither of which "that" Prasanna did here extensively ). But yes, this one's a bit hard, and good practice for the high pointer on the test, I feel.

Also, hope you have the changed version with the 40 sum in R2. Just checking to make sure.
@ 2014-04-25 12:57 AM (#15091 - in reply to #15004) (#15091) Top

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2014-04-25 12:57 AM

Note - There are a few slight issues with the score-page (bonuses, and that my testing submissions are still visible) which should hopefully be fixed by tomorrow.
@ 2014-04-25 3:28 AM (#15097 - in reply to #15004) (#15097) Top

rob



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rob posted @ 2014-04-25 3:28 AM

That was fun, thanks!

Hope I remember about unclued snake eggs next time this type shows up...
@ 2014-04-25 4:37 AM (#15098 - in reply to #15091) (#15098) Top

prasanna16391



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prasanna16391 posted @ 2014-04-25 4:37 AM

prasanna16391 - 2014-04-25 12:57 AM

Note - There are a few slight issues with the score-page (bonuses, and that my testing submissions are still visible) which should hopefully be fixed by tomorrow.


Fixed.
@ 2014-04-25 10:08 AM (#15099 - in reply to #15004) (#15099) Top

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achan1058 posted @ 2014-04-25 10:08 AM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Fairly Nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Just right
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2014-04-25 11:26 AM (#15100 - in reply to #15004) (#15100) Top

chaotic_iak




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chaotic_iak posted @ 2014-04-25 11:26 AM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Just right
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2014-04-25 8:58 PM (#15106 - in reply to #15004) (#15106) Top

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MarkFox posted @ 2014-04-25 8:58 PM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Way too many puzzles (too little time)
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2014-04-26 2:40 AM (#15111 - in reply to #15004) (#15111) Top

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bob posted @ 2014-04-26 2:40 AM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Way too many puzzles (too little time)
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


A lot of truly original puzzle ideas, and they were a lot of fun. Unfortunately there was not enough time to even start many of them, so it seems some of the effort was wasted. I always intend to finish them later but it doesn't always happen. I prefer the marathon/timeless format. The speed demons will still win (with their bonus points) but other solvers will get a chance to try all the puzzles.
@ 2014-04-26 7:42 AM (#15112 - in reply to #15004) (#15112) Top

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deu posted @ 2014-04-26 7:42 AM

It looks like ending time of this test is shown incorrectly in the submission page, which is contrary to what was announced in this forum.
I'm going to participate on Monday night (or Tuesday early morning) in our time, and I'd like to know if this is possible.
@ 2014-04-26 8:22 AM (#15113 - in reply to #15112) (#15113) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2014-04-26 8:22 AM

deu - 2014-04-26 7:42 AM

It looks like ending time of this test is shown incorrectly in the submission page, which is contrary to what was announced in this forum.
I'm going to participate on Monday night (or Tuesday early morning) in our time, and I'd like to know if this is possible.
Fixed the incorrect end time.
@ 2014-04-26 3:20 PM (#15115 - in reply to #15004) (#15115) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2014-04-26 3:20 PM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Way too many puzzles (too little time)
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2014-04-26 4:05 PM (#15116 - in reply to #15004) (#15116) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2014-04-26 4:05 PM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Just right
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2014-04-26 5:03 PM (#15118 - in reply to #15004) (#15118) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2014-04-26 5:03 PM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? A bit too many puzzles
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2014-04-26 6:39 PM (#15119 - in reply to #15004) (#15119) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2014-04-26 6:39 PM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Just right
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2014-04-26 7:05 PM (#15120 - in reply to #15004) (#15120) Top

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Gotroch posted @ 2014-04-26 7:05 PM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Just right
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2014-04-26 11:40 PM (#15124 - in reply to #15004) (#15124) Top

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greenhorn posted @ 2014-04-26 11:40 PM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Just right
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Many puzzles were worth too much or too little
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2014-04-27 1:11 AM (#15125 - in reply to #15004) (#15125) Top

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tamz29 posted @ 2014-04-27 1:11 AM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Fairly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Too many hard puzzles
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? A bit too many puzzles
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Too few pages / too small grids


@ 2014-04-27 1:32 AM (#15126 - in reply to #15004) (#15126) Top

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Realshaggy posted @ 2014-04-27 1:32 AM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Fairly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Just right
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2014-04-27 5:18 AM (#15128 - in reply to #15004) (#15128) Top

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auroux posted @ 2014-04-27 5:18 AM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Just right
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


Very nice test Prasanna! The variants were really interesting.
@ 2014-04-27 9:57 AM (#15129 - in reply to #15004) (#15129) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2014-04-27 9:57 AM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Fairly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? A bit too many puzzles
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2014-04-27 1:09 PM (#15131 - in reply to #15004) (#15131) Top

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macherlakumar posted @ 2014-04-27 1:09 PM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2014-04-27 7:38 PM (#15134 - in reply to #15004) (#15134) Top

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kishy72 posted @ 2014-04-27 7:38 PM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Too many hard puzzles
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Just right
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


Good puzzles again
with the fun quotient of this test standing right
at the top.
Thanks Prasanna for a great set of puzzles!!
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