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@ 2012-01-12 7:30 PM (#6399 - in reply to #6398) (#6399) Top

Nikola



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Nikola posted @ 2012-01-12 7:30 PM

Oh, dear... I wonder how big they are
Nikola
@ 2012-01-12 8:37 PM (#6400 - in reply to #6399) (#6400) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2012-01-12 8:37 PM

Rohan Rao - 2012-01-12 5:25 PM

Who designed the page?
David designed the logo and the banner.

Nikola - 2012-01-12 7:30 PM

Oh, dear... I wonder how big they are
Nikola
We'll include the sizes in the IB. For now, I can add that, each puzzle can be printed on A4 size page, and the cell sizes will still be large enough.
@ 2012-01-12 8:52 PM (#6401 - in reply to #6400) (#6401) Top

Nikola



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Nikola posted @ 2012-01-12 8:52 PM

Yes, that was only a joke. I hope to see many new tricks in this puzzles. And all compliments for design.

Nikola
@ 2012-01-13 9:27 AM (#6402 - in reply to #6400) (#6402) Top

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vopani posted @ 2012-01-13 9:27 AM

Administrator - 2012-01-12 8:37 PM

Rohan Rao - 2012-01-12 5:25 PM

Who designed the page?
David designed the logo and the banner.

Really nice.
@ 2012-01-13 12:02 PM (#6403 - in reply to #6402) (#6403) Top

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-01-13 12:02 PM

Rohan Rao - 2012-01-13 9:27 AM

Administrator - 2012-01-12 8:37 PM

Rohan Rao - 2012-01-12 5:25 PM

Who designed the page?
David designed the logo and the banner.

Really nice.


I agree. Looks wonderful.
@ 2012-01-13 12:03 PM (#6404 - in reply to #6396) (#6404) Top

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rajeshk posted @ 2012-01-13 12:03 PM

Looking forward to Puzzle Marathon

@ 2012-01-13 4:11 PM (#6405 - in reply to #6396) (#6405) Top

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greenhorn posted @ 2012-01-13 4:11 PM

I hope, that the contest will be solvable in shorter time than 8 days. I have some exam on Monday ... :)
@ 2012-01-14 7:42 AM (#6406 - in reply to #6405) (#6406) Top

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Para posted @ 2012-01-14 7:42 AM

greenhorn - 2012-01-13 4:11 PM

I hope, that the contest will be solvable in shorter time than 8 days. I have some exam on Monday ... :)


It's clearly an 8 day puzzle championship. taking the 24 hour puzzle championship to a whole new level.
@ 2012-01-14 9:27 AM (#6407 - in reply to #6396) (#6407) Top

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davmillar posted @ 2012-01-14 9:27 AM

Marathon will last 8 full days. The organizers felt that holding this competition so close to the beginning of the year would mean that solvers would have ample vacation time to take the week off from work for solving these puzzles.
@ 2012-01-14 3:33 PM (#6409 - in reply to #6405) (#6409) Top

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Valezius posted @ 2012-01-14 3:33 PM

greenhorn - 2012-01-13 4:11 PM

I hope, that the contest will be solvable in shorter time than 8 days. I have some exam on Monday ... :)


Actually in the 21-29 period there are 9 days ;-)
@ 2012-01-14 6:59 PM (#6411 - in reply to #6409) (#6411) Top

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greenhorn posted @ 2012-01-14 6:59 PM

That is even more. But this weekly contest is really interesting. For example we have only 7 days per week in Slovakia.
@ 2012-01-14 8:25 PM (#6412 - in reply to #6411) (#6412) Top

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-01-14 8:25 PM

Its a "marathon week" :P

Edited by prasanna16391 2012-01-14 8:25 PM
@ 2012-01-14 11:40 PM (#6413 - in reply to #6411) (#6413) Top

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Fred76 posted @ 2012-01-14 11:40 PM

greenhorn - 2012-01-14 6:59 PM

That is even more. But this weekly contest is really interesting. For example we have only 7 days per week in Slovakia.


Slovak people are very strange
@ 2012-01-14 11:56 PM (#6414 - in reply to #6411) (#6414) Top

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davmillar posted @ 2012-01-14 11:56 PM

greenhorn - 2012-01-15 9:59 AM

That is even more. But this weekly contest is really interesting. For example we have only 7 days per week in Slovakia.


It's a leap year.
@ 2012-01-16 12:24 AM (#6417 - in reply to #6396) (#6417) Top

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davmillar posted @ 2012-01-16 12:24 AM

Here's a sneak peek from my puzzle in the instruction booklet: http://t.co/LjF5cnOc

I hope you all like masyu. :)
@ 2012-01-16 5:59 AM (#6418 - in reply to #6417) (#6418) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2012-01-16 5:59 AM



Instruction Booklet is now available.
download | view


@ 2012-01-16 6:07 AM (#6419 - in reply to #6418) (#6419) Top

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reesylou posted @ 2012-01-16 6:07 AM

Think I have found an error in the IB. For "Loop the Loop":
"Answer key 1: For each marked row, enter the number of cells of the longest horizontally connected group of
cells inside the loop in that row. For the example, answer key is 945"
BUT the longest INSIDE the loop for the second selected row is 3... the 4 cells are outside the loop.

Or have I misunderstood and it means the longest horizontal stretch (regardless of whether inside or outside the loop)?


And for TAPA the answer keys appear to be reversed

Edited by reesylou 2012-01-16 6:11 AM
@ 2012-01-16 6:25 AM (#6420 - in reply to #6419) (#6420) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2012-01-16 6:25 AM

It is longest inside the loop (same as Double Decathlon). So 935 is the correct answer key. Updated pdf uploaded.
@ 2012-01-16 4:28 PM (#6421 - in reply to #6396) (#6421) Top

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swaroop2011 posted @ 2012-01-16 4:28 PM

will there be any partial points for SAMURAI SUDOKU for solving some individual ones.
I know there is nothing indicated regarding this in IB but just to clarify it.
@ 2012-01-16 4:31 PM (#6422 - in reply to #6396) (#6422) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2012-01-16 4:31 PM

There is no partial points for any puzzle, including the Samurai.
@ 2012-01-17 2:49 AM (#6423 - in reply to #6422) (#6423) Top

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rob posted @ 2012-01-17 2:49 AM

While playing around with the rules of Black and White Loop, I made two puzzles which you can find on the Rätselportal: http://www.logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000... and http://www.logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000...

Does anyone have links to other puzzles of the type? I find it hard to get my head around.
@ 2012-01-17 11:37 AM (#6424 - in reply to #6423) (#6424) Top

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debmohanty posted @ 2012-01-17 11:37 AM

Excellent puzzles rob. The 2nd one is really well made with lot of local and global solving. It is always interesting to start solving a loop puzzle from middle of the grid.

I had not seen this type, until Zoltan suggested that we include this type. He shared a smaller example as well (attached with this post)





(BWL.Example.8X8.png)



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@ 2012-01-17 11:03 PM (#6425 - in reply to #6423) (#6425) Top

Para



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Para posted @ 2012-01-17 11:03 PM

rob - 2012-01-17 2:49 AM

While playing around with the rules of Black and White Loop, I made two puzzles which you can find on the Rätselportal: http://www.logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000... and http://www.logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000...

Does anyone have links to other puzzles of the type? I find it hard to get my head around.


I haven't ever seen them online. they did feature in Breinbrekers, but haven't been in there in recent years. I thought I had a few laying around, which I had made. But the only ones I can find use 2 turns between different balls. I don't expect the puzzle to be as heavily clued as yours though. At least they weren't in Breinbrekers.
@ 2012-01-18 2:05 AM (#6426 - in reply to #6396) (#6426) Top

rob



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rob posted @ 2012-01-18 2:05 AM

I don't expect mine to be typical at all, either. They're certainly quite different from the sample puzzle and the one above. Note that "heavily clued" is somewhat misleading, as "empty space" is often a stronger clue than a coloured circle for this type.
@ 2012-01-18 8:28 AM (#6427 - in reply to #6396) (#6427) Top

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kiwijam posted @ 2012-01-18 8:28 AM

Some small questions/clarifications:

1) After 60 minutes has passed for a puzzle, there is absolutely no difference if I submit at 70 minutes or 7000 minutes? So I can just go to bed and submit it another day (if I eventually find the solution!). So no differences to scoring and no potential tie-breaking rules...?

2) As a consequence of that, is it possible to have more than one puzzle started at any time, and then they can be answered in any order?
For example, I could start all 10 puzzles on Saturday, look at them, submit one answer quickly for bonus points, then submit the other 9 during the week but with no time bonuses.

3) When you say the first wrong answer gets a 0.5 minute penalty, do you mean a 0.5 point penalty, or 0.5 minutes less time, or both?
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