You're+not+alone+in+that+confusion%2c+Auroux.++I+tried+something+like+5+times+with+a+wrong+ruleset+in+my+head+(I+thought+the+black+squares+had+to+connect+to+the+border%2c+like+a+Cave)+and+then+another+5+times+after+with+the+right+rules.++I'm+sure+there's+a+stronger+logical+path%2c+but+I+wound+up+bashing+eventually.

Entered+the+Battleship+portion+of+the+Cube+around+the+wrong+way.+The+IB's+answer+key+example+being+palindromic+didn't+help.+%f0%9f%98%94

Congratulations to Hideaki, Cyx and Kartal!
Thank to the participants for the nice feedback!

Thanks+Riad+for+a+very+nice+contest+and+very+cleverly+designed+puzzles...+but+just+for+our+egos%2c+will+you+please+adjust+the+scores+for+the+correct+solutions+to+%22Between+the+mirrors%22+that+were+submitted+before+things+got+fixed%3f

This is for me to do, sorry, December has been very hectic. I'll get it done within a day now.

For part 1 Off-Road, am I misunderstanding the ruleset? I don't see how the 3rd, 5th, and 10th rows and 8th column can be simultaneously satisfied.

nvm+-+I+did+misinterpret+the+ruleset%3a+The+points+do+not+have+to+be+consecutive+along+the+loop+path+to+be+considered+consecutive+for+the+row%2fcolumn+hint%3b+they+merely+need+to+be+used+by+the+loop+with+no+unused+points+in+between.%0a%0a

What does "All the letters O are already given" mean in the Scrabble puzzle? Could someone explain, please?

Ignore, I figured it out 2 seconds after posting :)