Thread - 20/10 Puzzle Decathlon - LMI October Puzzle Test #2

motris - 2010-10-18 6:42 AM

The simplest answer - on a test like this which was pretty well-timed given the test-solvers - is to ignore time bonus and use raw clock time to break ties. That, or a much steeper drop off of the partial value was certainly needed. The partial time bonus was included to address the possibility someone might finish very early, but with an error, as has happened on past tests but that was not really a factor here. Certainly worth more improvements before the next time.

alternatively, you can simply go back to the original plan and award the maximum bonus only in the case of 10/10 puzzle solved. This also considering how kind you have been in forgiving typing mistakes, this reduces the impact of wrong transcriptions.
stefano


	@ 2010-10-20 9:57 AM (#2294 - in reply to #2291) (#2294) Top
debmohanty Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2010-10-20 9:57 AM rakesh_rai - 2010-10-19 7:46 PM Rohan Rao - 2010-10-19 7:05 PM 6 Germans in top 10. What do you have to say about that with WPC round the corner? ;-) At the WPC, there cannot be more than 4 in the top 10 Also, 3 of the four USA participants were involved in creating / testing the puzzles.
	@ 2010-10-21 11:45 PM (#2311 - in reply to #2253) (#2311) Top
forcolin Posts: 172 Country : ITALY	forcolin posted @ 2010-10-21 11:45 PM motris - 2010-10-18 6:42 AM The simplest answer - on a test like this which was pretty well-timed given the test-solvers - is to ignore time bonus and use raw clock time to break ties. That, or a much steeper drop off of the partial value was certainly needed. The partial time bonus was included to address the possibility someone might finish very early, but with an error, as has happened on past tests but that was not really a factor here. Certainly worth more improvements before the next time. alternatively, you can simply go back to the original plan and award the maximum bonus only in the case of 10/10 puzzle solved. This also considering how kind you have been in forgiving typing mistakes, this reduces the impact of wrong transcriptions. stefano