pankh - 2021-04-23 4:30 PM

In Puzzle 8, Sudoku without sums, The sums in circles cannot be repeated on any shown line or in any 3x3 box. Does that mean that the number of circle should not match any number in the line or in 3x3 box? Or is it restricted only to the sums in circles?

Timjamiller - 2021-04-23 6:42 PM

For Opti-Names, can the same letter be used consecutively? For example, if a name was JERRY, would it require one R or two?

kiwijam - 2021-04-24 8:39 AM

Hi Riad,

1. Sudokuscope: Is this correct?: a number cannot be the average of the two adjacent cells in the same ring, and cannot be the average of the two adjacent cells in the same sector.
Does the example have another solution? e.g. Horizontal line is 2143,2143, vertical line is (the same) 4231,4231.

2. Akari With Mirrors: Both sides of every mirror should be lit?

4. Bubbles: Does the example have another solution? e.g. The centre bubble can move one cell right.

7. Pentomining: The example shows the solution twice.

8. Sudoku Without Sums: I am checking that "shown line" means "black line". e.g. In the puzzle there is a circle in column 1, between rows 2 and 3. The sum in this circle must be different to (a) the two other circles in column 1, or (b) the four other circles between row 2 and row 3?

Thanks.

kheti - 2021-04-24 9:39 AM

Hi,

For the Sudoku with sums, the example solutions do not match the columns highlighted. 1st and 2nd column are highlighted but solution shows 1st and 4th column.

Thanks.

kheti - 2021-04-26 12:04 AM

For Akari with mirrors, are cells which the light from a lamp visits after reflecting from a mirror, also considered to be lit? The rule isn't very clear on this point.

Also, for half cells, do both sides of the mirror have to be lit or is it okay if only one side is lit?

Thanks,
Nikhil

kheti - 2021-04-26 1:40 PM

Hi,

For the Chain Puzzle (#9), some parts of a fragment are moving anti-clochwise in a circle and other parts are moving clockwise in another circle. For e.g., the red fragment of length 3 at the top left, it is moving anti-clockwise in the quarter of the top left circle and clockwise in the 2 quarters of the next circle.

How is the clockwise and anti-clockwise movement considered for this puzzle?

Thanks,
Nikhil

kheti - 2021-04-27 10:01 AM

Hi Riad,

I am more concerned about the rule "When moving
clockwise, the lengths of these fragments must alternate in the sequence 1-2-3-1-2-3...1-2-3". How do I read when it is moving clockwise and when anti-clockwise?

Thanks,
Nikhil

SP1 - 2021-04-30 11:30 AM

Great contest, Riad!!!
After the contest, I found that there was an typo in my submit of P11......
(R4C5 N -> W) I'm so sorry about this error.

Riad Khanmagomedov - 2021-04-30 4:16 PM
Also, Mihailich wrote to me that in his answer to Puzzle 12, the black cell should be CP, not CI. I took note of that, too.