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Puzzle Marathon 2015 - LMI March Puzzle Test - 6th to 15th March160 posts • Page 1 of 7 • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
@ 2015-03-05 8:40 PM (#17816 - in reply to #17815) (#17816) Top

rakesh_rai




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rakesh_rai posted @ 2015-03-05 8:40 PM

Yajendra - 2015-03-05 4:07 PM

That means 100 is the maximum score a person gets (by the person who solves fastest correctly) : 50+25+25. Am I getting it right?


Absolutely.
@ 2015-03-06 12:21 AM (#17819 - in reply to #17816) (#17819) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2015-03-06 12:21 AM

Answer Keys

If any row/column/cell has a double or triple digit answer key, only the unit (right-most digit) digit
should be entered. (This rule is applicable to all puzzles except Statue Park and Summon).



@ 2015-03-06 5:21 AM (#17824 - in reply to #17811) (#17824) Top

kiwijam



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kiwijam posted @ 2015-03-06 5:21 AM

rakesh_rai - 2015-03-06 3:40 AM
So we are coming up with a revised structure for points table as below. Do share your thoughts on this.


It looks much improved, Rakesh, thank you.

Good luck everyone, have fun!
@ 2015-03-06 5:31 AM (#17825 - in reply to #17824) (#17825) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2015-03-06 5:31 AM

Puzzle Marathon 2015 has started

Puzzle Marathon has started. 7 puzzles are available now.
Submission page has details about each puzzle (size / relative difficulty / author).

The puzzles are sorted based on relative difficulty (i.e. easiest puzzles at top & most difficult puzzles at the bottom).
As it happens in many cases, difficulty is a matter of perception and preference. So your experience may differ.

The remaining 3 puzzles will be uploaded soon.

Good Luck all !!

@ 2015-03-06 5:41 AM (#17826 - in reply to #17765) (#17826) Top

natapi



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natapi posted @ 2015-03-06 5:41 AM

Where is the puzzle? I can't find it
@ 2015-03-06 5:44 AM (#17827 - in reply to #17826) (#17827) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2015-03-06 5:44 AM

natapi - 2015-03-06 5:41 AM

Where is the puzzle? I can't find it


    Click on on each puzzle to download the pdf.

@ 2015-03-06 2:45 PM (#17829 - in reply to #17765) (#17829) Top

kishy72



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kishy72 posted @ 2015-03-06 2:45 PM

I took my printout of Fillomino and there are absolutely no grid lines in between except on the borders....Now I need to draw lines with a scale in between
@ 2015-03-06 3:10 PM (#17830 - in reply to #17765) (#17830) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2015-03-06 3:10 PM

Fillomino pdf


A 2-page puzzle pdf has been uploaded for Fillomino - one page with dotted lines and the other with solid lines.
You can use any of them for solving as per your convenience.

@ 2015-03-06 3:24 PM (#17831 - in reply to #17830) (#17831) Top

kishy72



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kishy72 posted @ 2015-03-06 3:24 PM

Administrator - 2015-03-06 3:10 PM

Fillomino pdf


A 2-page puzzle pdf has been uploaded for Fillomino - one page with dotted lines and the other with solid lines.
You can use any of them for solving as per your convenience.



I would advise the LMIans to prefer the one with the solid lines as my printer had a problem with the former and completely missed printing the dotted lines in between.I would stop myself short here by saying that the Fillomino puzzle by itself is absolutely delightful and perfect!!!Good luck to all!
@ 2015-03-06 7:24 PM (#17833 - in reply to #17765) (#17833) Top

term



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term posted @ 2015-03-06 7:24 PM

Fillomino seems to suffer the slightest ambiguity at the very end, and not affecting the key (unless I somehow messed up): R13C2 and R13C3 contain some permutation of 20,1.
@ 2015-03-06 8:43 PM (#17834 - in reply to #17833) (#17834) Top

rakesh_rai




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rakesh_rai posted @ 2015-03-06 8:43 PM

term - 2015-03-06 7:24 PM

Fillomino seems to suffer the slightest ambiguity at the very end, and not affecting the key (unless I somehow messed up): R13C2 and R13C3 contain some permutation of 20,1.

R13C2 and R13C3 have no ambiguity.
@ 2015-03-07 2:28 AM (#17836 - in reply to #17765) (#17836) Top

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brecher92 posted @ 2015-03-07 2:28 AM

Why is Hidoku listed with 4 players when it hasn't been uploaded yet?
@ 2015-03-07 3:22 AM (#17837 - in reply to #17765) (#17837) Top

bob



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bob posted @ 2015-03-07 3:22 AM

Is there anyway to give up on a puzzle once started? I am finding the Nurikabe impossible to solve logically (certainly not "easy") and trial and error is not much fun.
@ 2015-03-07 4:24 AM (#17838 - in reply to #17765) (#17838) Top

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bob posted @ 2015-03-07 4:24 AM

Finally got it after a lot of erasing. I guess I'm used to Nikoli nurikabes that never seemed that hard. Need to figure out new theorems or guess better.
@ 2015-03-07 7:04 AM (#17840 - in reply to #17837) (#17840) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2015-03-07 7:04 AM

brecher92 - 2015-03-07 2:28 AM

Why is Hidoku listed with 4 players when it hasn't been uploaded yet?
Just our internal testing


bob - 2015-03-07 3:22 AM

Is there anyway to give up on a puzzle once started?
After 1 hour is over, you click on "Refresh Status" on the submission page or refresh the whole browser. You should be able to start new one.


@ 2015-03-07 8:54 AM (#17842 - in reply to #17840) (#17842) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2015-03-07 8:54 AM

All puzzles available

Hidoku, Summon and Scrabble Loop are also available to solve now.

Good Luck all !!

@ 2015-03-08 3:45 AM (#17844 - in reply to #17765) (#17844) Top

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Nola posted @ 2015-03-08 3:45 AM

So far (3 solved, no bonus points ;-) ) very nice experience!!!
@ 2015-03-08 6:45 AM (#17845 - in reply to #17765) (#17845) Top

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Puzlifouk posted @ 2015-03-08 6:45 AM

It's half-time for me (5 puzzles solved). This contest is always so interesting.
A question about the results : because of the calculation, it is not possible to have the complete score, with bonus, before the competition ends, but we could see the problems solved, the time used... Is this "the results that will be available soon ?"
@ 2015-03-08 6:50 AM (#17846 - in reply to #17765) (#17846) Top

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forcolin posted @ 2015-03-08 6:50 AM

I can't see the results, do I have a problem or is it the same for all?

Edited by forcolin 2015-03-08 6:52 AM
@ 2015-03-08 7:13 AM (#17847 - in reply to #17846) (#17847) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2015-03-08 7:13 AM

Puzlifouk - 2015-03-08 6:45 AM

It's half-time for me (5 puzzles solved). This contest is always so interesting.
A question about the results : because of the calculation, it is not possible to have the complete score, with bonus, before the competition ends, but we could see the problems solved, the time used... Is this "the results that will be available soon ?"


forcolin - 2015-03-08 6:50 AM

I can't see the results, do I have a problem or is it the same for all?


Score page is now available. Please note, the bonus computation is not corrected (updated as per this year's rule) yet. It will be corrected some time soon.

Link, as usual, http://logicmastersindia.com/2015/03P/score.asp . You can only view the scores of puzzles that you have solved.
@ 2015-03-08 7:24 AM (#17848 - in reply to #17765) (#17848) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2015-03-08 7:24 AM

Congratulations to Rubben and Nikola for completing all 10 puzzles.
@ 2015-03-08 12:00 PM (#17849 - in reply to #17765) (#17849) Top

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Rubben posted @ 2015-03-08 12:00 PM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Meandering Numbers
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Regional Battleships
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Nurikabe
 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? Very nice
 What is your opinion about rules, points and scoring for this test? Very fair


@ 2015-03-08 2:40 PM (#17850 - in reply to #17765) (#17850) Top

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Nikola posted @ 2015-03-08 2:40 PM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Scrabble with Loop
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Regional Battleships
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Hidoku
 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? Very nice
 What is your opinion about rules, points and scoring for this test? Very fair


Is it possible somewhere on the score page to display the number of incorrect submissions? I'm so happy I do not have any.
@ 2015-03-08 5:16 PM (#17852 - in reply to #17765) (#17852) Top

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bskbri posted @ 2015-03-08 5:16 PM

It would have been much better to present the words in a monospaced font (courier) for the scrabble loop puzzle.
@ 2015-03-08 7:09 PM (#17853 - in reply to #17765) (#17853) Top

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chaotic_iak posted @ 2015-03-08 7:09 PM

 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Hidoku
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Regional Coded Snake
 Your 3 most favorite puzzles of the contest. Fillomino
 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? Very nice
 What is your opinion about rules, points and scoring for this test? Very fair


First, I'm not done yet; I broke Summon whee. Also, not particularly good scores; I think I shouldn't solve these when I'm sick.

Among the other nine puzzles, Hidoku (or Hidato) strikes me as the most impressive, requiring pretty much no bifurcation or long what-ifs, and of course the long tail is impressive. Regional Coded Snake follows next with how the global-level logic goes, and Fillomino with how the big minoes interact midway during solving. I'm not sure Summon gets into the top three even though I haven't fully solved it. Of course, each puzzle has its own spark, but those that linger with me the most are those three.

Excellent marathon; I'll pick up Summon again later, then wait for the next Marathon.
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