Thread - Casual and Word - 11th-15th May- Puzzle Ramayan and IPC Qualifier

@ 2018-05-18 2:42 AM (#24946 - in reply to #24938) (#24946) Top

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Nilz posted @ 2018-05-18 2:42 AM

Administrator - 2018-05-16 3:54 AM

Congratulations to Neil Zussman, Walker Anderson, Bram de Laat and James McGowan for taking the top four places. And, a special mention for Ivan Koswara, who got the highest number of puzzles correct (20).

Among Indian participants, Congratulations to Prasanna Seshadri, Amit Sowani and Rohan Rao for taking the top 3 places.

Thanks to the 165 participants. Anzhi Liu (China) was the first to take the test while Anubhav Balodhi (India) was the last person to take the test. The median score of the test was 38.

Thanks Rakesh Rai for the puzzles, and all participants who provided valuable feedback.

Participants may share feedback on the results page and rate the puzzles on the contest page.

Very pleased and definitely surprised to get my first LMI win (unless I've forgotten something!) :-) Thanks to Rakesh for the test.

I don't think I have any comments that haven't already been said. I didn't like the Arithmetic Square twist. I think having letters is fine, but having the same letters take the same values across both puzzles was a bit weird, because usually you expect different puzzles to solve completely independently of each other. Until I solved it, I wasn't 100% sure I understood the rules correctly, so I can empathise with any non-native English speakers who were even more confused.

@ 2018-05-18 2:20 PM (#24948 - in reply to #24945) (#24948) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2018-05-18 2:20 PM

Eugene Porter - 2018-05-17 10:11 PM

I enjoyed the test very much. I wonder if there will be a solutions book. I am stuck finding one of the 54 triangles. Thanks.

There will be a solutions booklet by Saturday. However, we are not planning to include all triangles or knight paths there. To answer your query, we will try to provide a break-up of the 54 triangles for puzzle #2 separately.

@ 2018-05-19 9:10 AM (#24949 - in reply to #24866) (#24949) Top

chaotic_iak

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chaotic_iak posted @ 2018-05-19 9:10 AM

Oh, yeah. The fact that there is extra text in PB is a bad thing because some non-native English speakers might first translate the IB to their own language or something to get more understanding. Extra text added to PB means they have to understand the extra text first, which can be a problem for some people that are not fluent in English.

I don't think I have any concern about puzzles being related now, considering that some puzzles in other tests (e.g. WPC) might have multiple grids and also partial points for solving grids, effectively making them "related puzzles" too; the only difference being the multiple grids being numbered as a single puzzle there but multiple puzzles here.

@ 2018-05-20 12:13 AM (#24953 - in reply to #24949) (#24953) Top

rakesh_rai

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rakesh_rai posted @ 2018-05-20 12:13 AM

puzzle #2

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@ 2018-05-29 10:35 AM (#24961 - in reply to #24866) (#24961) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2018-05-29 10:35 AM

Solution Booklet is available now.

@ 2018-05-29 5:50 PM (#24962 - in reply to #24961) (#24962) Top

bskbri

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bskbri posted @ 2018-05-29 5:50 PM

Administrator - 2018-05-29 8:35 AM

Solution Booklet is available now.

Puzzle 12: E's of OBESE touch diagonally.

@ 2018-05-29 9:53 PM (#24963 - in reply to #24962) (#24963) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2018-05-29 9:53 PM

An older (incorrect) version was uploaded for #12 in SB. The correct solution is attached.

(PR5 12.png)

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PR5 12.png (5KB - 4 downloads)


	@ 2018-05-18 2:42 AM (#24946 - in reply to #24938) (#24946) Top
Nilz Posts: 29 Country : United Kingdom	Nilz posted @ 2018-05-18 2:42 AM Administrator - 2018-05-16 3:54 AM Congratulations to Neil Zussman, Walker Anderson, Bram de Laat and James McGowan for taking the top four places. And, a special mention for Ivan Koswara, who got the highest number of puzzles correct (20). Among Indian participants, Congratulations to Prasanna Seshadri, Amit Sowani and Rohan Rao for taking the top 3 places. Thanks to the 165 participants. Anzhi Liu (China) was the first to take the test while Anubhav Balodhi (India) was the last person to take the test. The median score of the test was 38. Thanks Rakesh Rai for the puzzles, and all participants who provided valuable feedback. Participants may share feedback on the results page and rate the puzzles on the contest page. Very pleased and definitely surprised to get my first LMI win (unless I've forgotten something!) :-) Thanks to Rakesh for the test. I don't think I have any comments that haven't already been said. I didn't like the Arithmetic Square twist. I think having letters is fine, but having the same letters take the same values across both puzzles was a bit weird, because usually you expect different puzzles to solve completely independently of each other. Until I solved it, I wasn't 100% sure I understood the rules correctly, so I can empathise with any non-native English speakers who were even more confused.
	@ 2018-05-18 2:20 PM (#24948 - in reply to #24945) (#24948) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2018-05-18 2:20 PM Eugene Porter - 2018-05-17 10:11 PM I enjoyed the test very much. I wonder if there will be a solutions book. I am stuck finding one of the 54 triangles. Thanks. There will be a solutions booklet by Saturday. However, we are not planning to include all triangles or knight paths there. To answer your query, we will try to provide a break-up of the 54 triangles for puzzle #2 separately.
	@ 2018-05-19 9:10 AM (#24949 - in reply to #24866) (#24949) Top
chaotic_iak Posts: 241 Country : Indonesia	chaotic_iak posted @ 2018-05-19 9:10 AM Oh, yeah. The fact that there is extra text in PB is a bad thing because some non-native English speakers might first translate the IB to their own language or something to get more understanding. Extra text added to PB means they have to understand the extra text first, which can be a problem for some people that are not fluent in English. I don't think I have any concern about puzzles being related now, considering that some puzzles in other tests (e.g. WPC) might have multiple grids and also partial points for solving grids, effectively making them "related puzzles" too; the only difference being the multiple grids being numbered as a single puzzle there but multiple puzzles here.
	@ 2018-05-20 12:13 AM (#24953 - in reply to #24949) (#24953) Top
rakesh_rai Posts: 774 Country : India	rakesh_rai posted @ 2018-05-20 12:13 AM puzzle #2 (PR5 2.png) Attachments ---------------- PR5 2.png (18KB - 7 downloads)
	@ 2018-05-29 10:35 AM (#24961 - in reply to #24866) (#24961) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2018-05-29 10:35 AM Solution Booklet is available now.
	@ 2018-05-29 5:50 PM (#24962 - in reply to #24961) (#24962) Top
bskbri Posts: 34 Country : Turkey	bskbri posted @ 2018-05-29 5:50 PM Administrator - 2018-05-29 8:35 AM Solution Booklet is available now. Puzzle 12: E's of OBESE touch diagonally.
	@ 2018-05-29 9:53 PM (#24963 - in reply to #24962) (#24963) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2018-05-29 9:53 PM An older (incorrect) version was uploaded for #12 in SB. The correct solution is attached. (PR5 12.png) Attachments ---------------- PR5 12.png (5KB - 4 downloads)