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@ 2016-11-29 6:43 PM (#22115 - in reply to #22079) (#22115) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2016-11-29 6:43 PM

 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
 What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? Mostly perfect answer keys
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Just right
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2016-11-30 1:13 AM (#22116 - in reply to #22079) (#22116) Top

chaotic_iak




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chaotic_iak posted @ 2016-11-30 1:13 AM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? A bit skewed
 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
 What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? Mostly perfect answer keys
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Just right
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? All puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


Whoops, doing this right after I wake up might not be a very good idea, with a slow start...

The obvious complaint is that there are too many XO puzzles and variations (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12). There could have been a better spread of puzzles. The puzzles themselves were nice; nothing particularly memorable though.

"Mostly perfect" answer keys instead of perfect because Interstellar Route has an awful answer key. Would be better with "lengths of loop segments in row", "column number of black cells", or "letters visited in order", something like that. While I didn't solve it, Build a Circular Maze also looked to have a pretty awkward answer key.

Otherwise, pretty enjoyable; at least it's a puzzle test. Not the best, but still good enough.
@ 2016-11-30 10:46 PM (#22118 - in reply to #22079) (#22118) Top

rob



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rob posted @ 2016-11-30 10:46 PM

Thanks, that was a lot of fun! It's true that there were a lot of no-four-in-a-row puzzles, but while I don't particularly care for the base type, I really enjoyed them here.
@ 2016-11-30 11:18 PM (#22119 - in reply to #22079) (#22119) Top

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tamz29 posted @ 2016-11-30 11:18 PM

Thanks for the puzzles Riad.
It was interesting to figure out new rules for the OX, COOLLL types as you go along.
@ 2016-12-01 2:30 PM (#22120 - in reply to #22111) (#22120) Top

Riad Khanmagomedov



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Riad Khanmagomedov posted @ 2016-12-01 2:30 PM

ghirsch - 2016-11-29 1:58 PM

Great puzzles, I enjoyed all of the ones that I had time for. It did seem like the XO type was over-represented though, with 1/3 of the puzzles being variations of this type. That said, some of the variations were really interesting, I especially enjoyed the XII puzzle.

One of the rounds of the Moscow Cup I called LOXIC. I have included in this round a new variations of XO. Puzzle XII was specifically invented to the 12 Cup.
@ 2016-12-01 2:37 PM (#22121 - in reply to #22079) (#22121) Top

Riad Khanmagomedov



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Riad Khanmagomedov posted @ 2016-12-01 2:37 PM

Thanks to all the participants.
I congratulate with the victory Hideaki, Nikola and Michael!
@ 2016-12-11 10:05 AM (#22188 - in reply to #22079) (#22188) Top

cyberx60



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cyberx60 posted @ 2016-12-11 10:05 AM

I really enjoyed this. The XO with regions was a very satisfying solve, as was the build a maze. Thanks!
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