Thread - Parallel Universe IV - LMI September Monthly Puzzle Test

@ 2020-09-16 10:05 PM (#28516 - in reply to #28503) (#28516) Top

Administrator

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Administrator posted @ 2020-09-16 10:05 PM

Contest extension

The contest is extended by 21 hours - Participants can start the test till 8:59 PM IST (3:29 PM GMT) on 17th September.

@ 2020-09-17 11:12 AM (#28517 - in reply to #28503) (#28517) Top

harmeet

Posts: 87

Country : India

harmeet posted @ 2020-09-17 11:12 AM

Thanks Prasanna! This PU episode was certainly tougher than its predecessor. Liked the squared rules.
My favorites:
1. Double Back
2. Kakuro Kakuro
3. LITS
4. Ovotovata

@ 2020-09-18 2:23 PM (#28518 - in reply to #28503) (#28518) Top

Administrator

Country : India

Administrator posted @ 2020-09-18 2:23 PM

Thanks to all 142 participants!

Congratulations to Endo Ken, Freddie Hand, Walker Anderson, Hideaki Jo, Kota Morinishi and Jeffrey Bardon for completing the set within the time. The top three remain the same from Parallel Universe III.

Among participants from India, Congratulations to Ashish Kumar, Swaroop Guggilam, Rajesh Kumar and Harmeet Singh for top four positions.

Among puzzles, not surprisingly, Stostone proved to be the toughest. Among squared Puzzles, surprisingly, Double double back proved to be the toughest.

Ovotovatatavotovo (like its spelling) was the most error-prone puzzle.

Thanks Prasanna Seshadri for the variety of puzzles in this test.

@ 2020-09-18 10:10 PM (#28519 - in reply to #28503) (#28519) Top

ashaash11ash

Posts: 55

Country : India

ashaash11ash posted @ 2020-09-18 10:10 PM

Thanks a lot Prasanna for such a great contest. I enjoyed this contest a lot and would be the best puzzle contest I have solved in recent times. Great puzzles with greats Themes and ofcourse stunning solving path.

@ 2020-09-20 8:32 PM (#28520 - in reply to #28503) (#28520) Top

Administrator

Country : India

Administrator posted @ 2020-09-20 8:32 PM

The Solution Booklet is now available here.

@ 2020-09-22 2:13 AM (#28522 - in reply to #28503) (#28522) Top

prasanna16391

Posts: 1801

Country : India

prasanna16391 posted @ 2020-09-22 2:13 AM

Thank you to everyone who participated in this as well as Parallel Universe 3. The last 2 installments were a challenge from the perspective of coming up with ideas that work interestingly within the respective themes and I'm generally happy with how things turned out and I am glad that people seem to have enjoyed the contests in general.

Congratulations to the winners. The top 3 have been the same across both contests, with just a swap between 2nd and 3rd places, which shows that these solvers are skilled at sprint solving as well as solving tougher puzzles. Really impressive performances.

Thank you to Rakesh, Murat, Philipp for their help with putting this together, and of course to Swaroop for his continued work on improving penpa-edit.

Feel free to ask doubts about the puzzles here :)

You can also see two videos covering puzzles on the contest so far.
Simon Anthony's runthrough of the Kakuro and the Kakuro Kakuro - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBihIeXcL6I&t=1909s
Ashish Kumar's solve explaining the difficult logic on the Stostone puzzle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ghwaabIDk0
I recommend viewing both videos. They were both informative about the puzzles covered.

@ 2021-05-09 5:29 PM (#29259 - in reply to #28503) (#29259) Top

Puzzle_Maestro

Posts: 25

Country : United Kingdom

Puzzle_Maestro posted @ 2021-05-09 5:29 PM

Hardly an urgent issue, but the results of this contest appear not to be visible.

@ 2021-05-10 6:57 AM (#29261 - in reply to #29259) (#29261) Top

Administrator

Country : India

Administrator posted @ 2021-05-10 6:57 AM

Puzzle_Maestro - 2021-05-09 5:29 PM

Hardly an urgent issue, but the results of this contest appear not to be visible.

Available now.


	@ 2020-09-16 10:05 PM (#28516 - in reply to #28503) (#28516) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2020-09-16 10:05 PM Contest extension The contest is extended by 21 hours - Participants can start the test till 8:59 PM IST (3:29 PM GMT) on 17th September.
	@ 2020-09-17 11:12 AM (#28517 - in reply to #28503) (#28517) Top
harmeet Posts: 87 Country : India	harmeet posted @ 2020-09-17 11:12 AM Thanks Prasanna! This PU episode was certainly tougher than its predecessor. Liked the squared rules. My favorites: 1. Double Back 2. Kakuro Kakuro 3. LITS 4. Ovotovata
	@ 2020-09-18 2:23 PM (#28518 - in reply to #28503) (#28518) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2020-09-18 2:23 PM Thanks to all 142 participants! Congratulations to Endo Ken, Freddie Hand, Walker Anderson, Hideaki Jo, Kota Morinishi and Jeffrey Bardon for completing the set within the time. The top three remain the same from Parallel Universe III. Among participants from India, Congratulations to Ashish Kumar, Swaroop Guggilam, Rajesh Kumar and Harmeet Singh for top four positions. Among puzzles, not surprisingly, Stostone proved to be the toughest. Among squared Puzzles, surprisingly, Double double back proved to be the toughest. Ovotovatatavotovo (like its spelling) was the most error-prone puzzle. Thanks Prasanna Seshadri for the variety of puzzles in this test.
	@ 2020-09-18 10:10 PM (#28519 - in reply to #28503) (#28519) Top
ashaash11ash Posts: 55 Country : India	ashaash11ash posted @ 2020-09-18 10:10 PM Thanks a lot Prasanna for such a great contest. I enjoyed this contest a lot and would be the best puzzle contest I have solved in recent times. Great puzzles with greats Themes and ofcourse stunning solving path.
	@ 2020-09-20 8:32 PM (#28520 - in reply to #28503) (#28520) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2020-09-20 8:32 PM The Solution Booklet is now available here.
	@ 2020-09-22 2:13 AM (#28522 - in reply to #28503) (#28522) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1801 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2020-09-22 2:13 AM Thank you to everyone who participated in this as well as Parallel Universe 3. The last 2 installments were a challenge from the perspective of coming up with ideas that work interestingly within the respective themes and I'm generally happy with how things turned out and I am glad that people seem to have enjoyed the contests in general. Congratulations to the winners. The top 3 have been the same across both contests, with just a swap between 2nd and 3rd places, which shows that these solvers are skilled at sprint solving as well as solving tougher puzzles. Really impressive performances. Thank you to Rakesh, Murat, Philipp for their help with putting this together, and of course to Swaroop for his continued work on improving penpa-edit. Feel free to ask doubts about the puzzles here :) You can also see two videos covering puzzles on the contest so far. Simon Anthony's runthrough of the Kakuro and the Kakuro Kakuro - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBihIeXcL6I&t=1909s Ashish Kumar's solve explaining the difficult logic on the Stostone puzzle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ghwaabIDk0 I recommend viewing both videos. They were both informative about the puzzles covered.
	@ 2021-05-09 5:29 PM (#29259 - in reply to #28503) (#29259) Top
Puzzle_Maestro Posts: 25 Country : United Kingdom	Puzzle_Maestro posted @ 2021-05-09 5:29 PM Hardly an urgent issue, but the results of this contest appear not to be visible.
	@ 2021-05-10 6:57 AM (#29261 - in reply to #29259) (#29261) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2021-05-10 6:57 AM Puzzle_Maestro - 2021-05-09 5:29 PM Hardly an urgent issue, but the results of this contest appear not to be visible. Available now.