I assume the 0 points on an optimiser means that the submission was invalid. Could you send me the multiple solutions you found for my Easy as Opti?

Menderbug, I think that the right grid of your puzzle Easy as Opti has at least these two solutions:



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_2_134

314_2_

4__312

243__1

1_24_3



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_2_134

314_2_

4_3_12

24_3_1

1_24_3

Oh, you're right. Bummer, I moved a 2-clue from C4 in the second grid to C6 in the first for aesthetic reasons because I thought they were equivalent. Must've overlooked something when re-solving.

Carlos, thanks for the two solutions given. There is also a 3rd solution:

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_4_132

413_2_

23__14

3_42_1

1_24_3.

Unfortunately, in such cases, points are not allowed.

Congratulations to the winners – James, Christian, Paul and Ken!
Thanks to all participants!

Thanks Riad for creating this contest for us again, it is very unique on the puzzle calendar. ❤️
I had spare time this year to play with the optimizers, but also I was a little lucky to find some good scores quickly. Everything fit together nicely 😎
2 days before the end I learnt my rules were wrong for two of them (I had an unconnected crossword, and two unlinked Easy As's) but was able to find better solutions luckily.
Well done to Christian for fixing his crossword and still having the best of all, that was very hard to find any solution better than TIM/LIN!

Thanks a lot for this annual contest, Riad, and specifically for this edition. The puzzles were amazing to solve (I think I spent most of the time on the Kakuro with stars), and I found the first two optimizers very fun to investigate.

Huge congrats for kiwijam, you were so close to have the best scores on all the optimizers! You really deserve your first place.

See you next year :)

Hi everyone, I am new to this platform. Can anyone tell me where can I find the solutions for all puzzles ?