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swaroop2011
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     Country : India | kishy72 - 2020-03-22 7:10 PM
Great puzzles with a good balance of difficulty.
I had a smooth run until I hit Windows (7) and Border Nurikabe (12).These 2 ate up a sizeable chunk of my time.In the end, I was just extremely lucky to submit the 12 pointer at exactly the last second !!
Thanks Swaroop for a nice puzzle set.Favourites are Nurikabe and Myopia.
Thank you. Made it just in time. Well done. |
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An LMI player
| An LMI player posted @ 2020-03-22 11:46 PM What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | Too many easy puzzles | | What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Fairly Nice | | Which set of puzzles did you like the most? | Transparent Yajilin | | What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? | Perfect answer keys | | 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 | |
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An LMI player
| An LMI player posted @ 2020-03-23 3:00 AM What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | Too many easy puzzles | | What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Very nice | | Which set of puzzles did you like the most? | Border Nurikabe | | What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? | Perfect answer keys | | 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 | |
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kiwijam
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     Country : New Zealand | kiwijam posted @ 2020-03-23 4:47 AM 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 | | Which set of puzzles did you like the most? | Ripple Loop | | What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? | Perfect answer keys | | 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 | |
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euklid
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 Country : Austria | euklid posted @ 2020-03-23 1:01 PM 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 | | Which set of puzzles did you like the most? | Border Nurikabe | | What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? | Perfect answer keys | | 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 | |
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tamz29
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   Country : Thailand | tamz29 posted @ 2020-03-23 4:35 PM Nice test, Swaroop.
This goes to show that not all easy puzzles are boring.
A lovely introduction to these types where a lot of existing puzzles written could be impossibly difficuly for newer solvers.
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An LMI player
| An LMI player posted @ 2020-03-23 7:00 PM 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 | | Which set of puzzles did you like the most? | Border Nurikabe | | What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? | Perfect answer keys | | 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 | |
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An LMI player
| An LMI player posted @ 2020-03-23 7:00 PM 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 | | Which set of puzzles did you like the most? | Border Nurikabe | | What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? | Perfect answer keys | | 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 | |
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pranavmanu
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  Country : India | 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 | | Which set of puzzles did you like the most? | Trio Cut | | What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? | Mostly perfect answer keys | | 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 | |
Thanks a lot Swaroop for a near perfect test Favourites were Ripple Loop set and Trio cut set Had a lot of time for the Windows but couldnt get them which was quite disappointing Enjoyed! |
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rob
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    Country : Germany | rob posted @ 2020-03-23 10:21 PM Thanks Swaroop, this felt like a perfect PR round to me. Easy puzzles (but, honestly, not *that* easy to solve rigorously, so very much appropriate for a contest targetted towards less experienced solvers. Thanks a lot!
I feel lucky for the instant grading, since my one mistake was a real mistake (I'd let some transparent yajilin clues unused by the loop) and not just an input error.
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Feadoor
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 Country : United Kingdom | Feadoor posted @ 2020-03-24 3:29 AM 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 | | Which set of puzzles did you like the most? | Yajilin | | What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? | Perfect answer keys | | 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 | |
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swaroop2011
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     Country : India | tamz29 - 2020-03-23 4:35 PM
Nice test, Swaroop.
This goes to show that not all easy puzzles are boring.
A lovely introduction to these types where a lot of existing puzzles written could be impossibly difficulty for newer solvers.
Thanks!
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swaroop2011
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     Country : India | pranavmanu - 2020-03-23 8:41 PM
Thanks a lot Swaroop for a near perfect test Favourites were Ripple Loop set and Trio cut set Had a lot of time for the Windows but couldnt get them which was quite disappointing Enjoyed!
Thank you. Although completing would have been better, but you did well. |
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swaroop2011
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     Country : India | rob - 2020-03-23 10:21 PM
Thanks Swaroop, this felt like a perfect PR round to me. Easy puzzles (but, honestly, not *that* easy to solve rigorously, so very much appropriate for a contest targetted towards less experienced solvers. Thanks a lot!
I feel lucky for the instant grading, since my one mistake was a real mistake (I'd let some transparent yajilin clues unused by the loop) and not just an input error.
Thank you Rob. |
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harmeet
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    Country : India | harmeet posted @ 2020-03-24 2:31 PM 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 | | Which set of puzzles did you like the most? | Windows | | What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? | Perfect answer keys | | 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 | |
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Helen
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Country : Australia | Helen posted @ 2020-03-24 5:10 PM 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 | | Which set of puzzles did you like the most? | Myopia | | What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? | Perfect answer keys | | 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 | |
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Grizix
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 Country : France | Grizix posted @ 2020-03-24 8:12 PM What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | Just right | | What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Average | | Which set of puzzles did you like the most? | Transparent Yajilin | | What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? | Perfect answer keys | | 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 | |
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Swagatam
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  Country : India | 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 | | Which set of puzzles did you like the most? | Ripple Loop | |
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bskbri
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 Country : Turkey | bskbri posted @ 2020-03-25 12:38 AM 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 | | Which set of puzzles did you like the most? | Myopia | | What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? | Perfect answer keys | | 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 | |
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A Carton Mutant
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 Country : Turkey | 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 | | Which set of puzzles did you like the most? | Transparent Yajilin | | What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? | Perfect answer keys | | 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 very nice set. I was afraid of trio cuts eating my time, happily I got them fast enough. 12-pointer Border Nurikabe was pretty fun but maybe overvalued, after some initial progress I was convinced that the regions will mostly be "outlined" by borders (especially the 9 ) so it worked quicker than expected. My favorites are the large classic yajilin and the transparents. Thanks for the puzzles! Stay safe everyone. |
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ABcDexter
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  Country : India | 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 | | Which set of puzzles did you like the most? | Border Nurikabe | | What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? | Perfect answer keys | | 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 | |
I really loved the puzzles, enjoyed solving Nurikabe and its variant. Hope that our friend Shaheer rests in peace. |
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mstang
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   Country : United States | mstang posted @ 2020-03-26 1:07 AM What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | Too many easy puzzles | | What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Very nice | | Which set of puzzles did you like the most? | Border Nurikabe | | What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? | Perfect answer keys | | 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 | |
Nice, although easier than other PR rounds so far in my opinion. The puzzle quality was great, so I can't complain much! Edited by mstang 2020-03-26 1:08 AM
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swaroop2011
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     Country : India | A Carton Mutant - 2020-03-25 3:44 PM
A very nice set. I was afraid of trio cuts eating my time, happily I got them fast enough. 12-pointer Border Nurikabe was pretty fun but maybe overvalued, after some initial progress I was convinced that the regions will mostly be "outlined" by borders (especially the 9) so it worked quicker than expected. My favorites are the large classic yajilin and the transparents. Thanks for the puzzles! Stay safe everyone.
Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed. |
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swaroop2011
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     Country : India | ABcDexter - 2020-03-25 8:56 PM
I really loved the puzzles, enjoyed solving Nurikabe and its variant.
Hope that our friend Shaheer rests in peace.
Thank you. |
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swaroop2011
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     Country : India | mstang - 2020-03-26 1:07 AM
Nice, although easier than other PR rounds so far in my opinion. The puzzle quality was great, so I can't complain much!
Thank you. Indeed the difficulty was set to be on the easier side. |