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MII and Regions - 19th to 24th Jun 2020 - Puzzle Ramayan & IPC Qualifier 202056 posts • Page 2 of 3 • 1 2 3
@ 2020-06-24 8:55 PM (#28386 - in reply to #28385) (#28386) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2020-06-24 8:55 PM

Extension


This being the last PR episode for 2020, the test is extended for another 24 hours, based on a request.
It now ends at 11:59 PM (midnight) IST on 25th June.

@ 2020-06-24 9:13 PM (#28387 - in reply to #28372) (#28387) Top

rakesh_rai




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rakesh_rai posted @ 2020-06-24 9:13 PM

chaotic_iak - 2020-06-23 8:21 AM

Answer keys for Pentominous could have just been lengths of contiguous blocks separated by border segments, like other puzzles.


kishy72 - 2020-06-24 8:12 PM

the answer keys of this type was laborious to enter.Would have preferred continuous set of cells as answer key in line with other puzzles.


Yes. It would have been easier to enter with lengths of continuous cells. But it also improves the chance to get the right answer key without getting some pentomino parts correctly. This option was considered and then the letter notation was preferred.
@ 2020-06-24 9:19 PM (#28388 - in reply to #28369) (#28388) Top

rakesh_rai




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rakesh_rai posted @ 2020-06-24 9:19 PM

pranavmanu - 2020-06-21 8:34 PM

My only gripe would be that the 3D Rassi Silai borders were hard to distinguish between dotted lines and borders. I did not see a dark border and ended up losing an easy 3 points.

tamz29 - 2020-06-23 9:53 AM

I felt the 3-D grids could be squished-horizontally a bit so it didn't look too flat.

Valid points. These will be considered while designing the next 3D puzzle.
In this test, there was actually an attempt to make the solid lines thicker than the dotted lines but probably that distinction was not enough.
@ 2020-06-24 10:27 PM (#28390 - in reply to #28338) (#28390) Top

priyambhushan



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priyambhushan posted @ 2020-06-24 10:27 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? Five Cells
 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


This was a really fun round, with spectacular puzzle quality! it is always great to see new and innovative puzzle types, and all of themexecuted so well :) Great jov by Ashish as usual, and my fellow-new-author-2020 Anubhav! Thank you guys... this was a really enjoyable last round! gonna miss the monthly tests so much now that the 6 rounds are done!
@ 2020-06-24 10:53 PM (#28391 - in reply to #28338) (#28391) Top

Joo M.Y



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Joo M.Y posted @ 2020-06-24 10:53 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? Pentominous Borders
 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


@ 2020-06-25 12:00 PM (#28392 - in reply to #28385) (#28392) Top

ABcDexter



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ABcDexter posted @ 2020-06-25 12:00 PM

kishy72 - 2020-06-24 8:12 PM

Nice set of puzzles @Anubhav and Ashish.
Felt I solved very rustily.
Point distribution felt a little bit off.I was mostly able to solve the higher pointers faster than the lower ones. Pentominous 6 felt much harder than the pentominous 10 and the answer keys of this type was laborious to enter.Would have preferred continuous set of cells as answer key in line with other puzzles.

Strangely, the puzzle I practised the most (sashigane) got me nowhere and I couldn't finish even one while the ones I didn't focus much (pentominous and pentominous borders) helped at the end.

Thanks a lot for a fun set !


priyambhushan - 2020-06-24 10:27 PM

This was a really fun round, with spectacular puzzle quality! it is always great to see new and innovative puzzle types, and all of themexecuted so well :) Great jov by Ashish as usual, and my fellow-new-author-2020 Anubhav! Thank you guys... this was a really enjoyable last round! gonna miss the monthly tests so much now that the 6 rounds are done!


Thanks, Kishore and Priyam, happy to know that you really liked the puzzles as well :)
Hopefully, more puzzles coming soon...
@ 2020-06-25 11:36 PM (#28393 - in reply to #28338) (#28393) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2020-06-25 11:36 PM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Too many medium difficult puzzles
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Fairly Nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Five Cells
 What was your opinion about the answer key extraction? Answer keys were horrible
 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


@ 2020-06-25 11:56 PM (#28394 - in reply to #28393) (#28394) Top

rakesh_rai




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rakesh_rai posted @ 2020-06-25 11:56 PM

For puzzles 1 (turnkey) and 3 (turnkey), all submissions with answer 113,14 and 42,1221 respectively have been considered correct, as the answer key statement can be interpreted in two ways.
@ 2020-06-26 7:33 AM (#28395 - in reply to #28338) (#28395) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2020-06-26 7:33 AM

Thanks to the 212 participants from 37 countries. Congratulations to Endo Ken, Walker Anderson and Hideaki Jo for taking the top 3 spots, completing the set in under 40 minutes. Lukasz Kalinowski (Poland) was the first to take the test while Fernando Almazan (Spain) was the last person to start the test. The median score of the test was 72.

Top results for countries with 10+ participants:

India (40): Prasanna Seshadri, Rohan Rao and Swaroop Guggilam
Japan (26): Shinichi Aoki, Tomoya Kimura and Ryotaro Chiba (ranks 3-5)
USA (20): Jeffrey Bardon, Anderson Wang and Michael Tang (ranks 2-4)
Korea (11): Choi Yong Seok, Hyunmo Kang and Yu-jong
Germany (10): Robert Vollmert, Michael Ley and Martin Merker
France (10): Anne Limoges, Denis Auroux and Timothy Doyle
Poland (10): Tomasz Strozak, Tomasz Skalski and Krystian Swiderski

Thanks Anubhav Balodhi and Ashish Kumar for the puzzles!

Participants may share feedback on the results page and rate the puzzles on the contest page.
@ 2020-06-26 8:41 PM (#28396 - in reply to #28338) (#28396) Top

ABcDexter



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ABcDexter posted @ 2020-06-26 8:41 PM

A final note of gratitude to Ashish and Rakesh, they taught me so much about the delicate art of puzzle creation. Also, thanks to each and every fellow puzzler who solved the puzzles we made and provided feedback on the forum.
Hope to make more exciting puzzles in the upcoming times ^_^

Edited by ABcDexter 2020-06-26 8:48 PM
@ 2020-06-27 7:11 AM (#28397 - in reply to #28338) (#28397) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2020-06-27 7:11 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? Shashigane
 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


@ 2020-07-05 4:40 PM (#28401 - in reply to #28338) (#28401) Top

KyaFarkPadtaHai



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KyaFarkPadtaHai posted @ 2020-07-05 4:40 PM

Where can I get the solution booklet for this set?
@ 2020-07-06 2:13 PM (#28402 - in reply to #28401) (#28402) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2020-07-06 2:13 PM

KyaFarkPadtaHai - 2020-07-05 4:40 PM

Where can I get the solution booklet for this set?

It is not uploaded yet. This shall be uploaded by 8th July.
@ 2020-07-09 12:53 AM (#28403 - in reply to #28338) (#28403) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2020-07-09 12:53 AM

The Solution Booklet is now available here.
@ 2020-11-05 10:35 PM (#28554 - in reply to #28338) (#28554) Top

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professorX posted @ 2020-11-05 10:35 PM

Can you kindly share the password for the puzzle booklet? The link in the Monthly Tests doesn't show the password.
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