Thread - Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January

@ 2012-01-18 9:53 PM (#6441 - in reply to #6396) (#6441) Top

rob

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rob posted @ 2012-01-18 9:53 PM

It seems that it's a good strategy to guess the missing words on the Braille Word Search when you get near the end…

@ 2012-01-18 11:36 PM (#6442 - in reply to #6441) (#6442) Top

debmohanty

Country : India

debmohanty posted @ 2012-01-18 11:36 PM

rob - 2012-01-18 9:53 PM

It seems that it's a good strategy to guess the missing words on the Braille Word Search when you get near the end…

That sounds like a fair warning to increase the number of arrow marks.

@ 2012-01-19 1:20 PM (#6443 - in reply to #6396) (#6443) Top

prasanna16391

Posts: 1801

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-01-19 1:20 PM

http://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/puzzle-no-19-loop-...

Practice puzzle number 2 :)

@ 2012-01-19 3:48 PM (#6445 - in reply to #6443) (#6445) Top

macherlakumar

Posts: 123

Country : India

macherlakumar posted @ 2012-01-19 3:48 PM

prasanna16391 - 2012-01-19 1:20 PMhttp://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/puzzle-no-19-loop-the-loops-practice-puzzle-2/Practice puzzle number 2 :)

Thanks for the practise puzzle.
Well constructed and took about 20 minutes for me to solve. Even I hope the contest puzzle will be as easy as this one :D

Regards,
Ravi

@ 2012-01-20 11:06 AM (#6446 - in reply to #6396) (#6446) Top

davmillar

Posts: 44

Country : United States

davmillar posted @ 2012-01-20 11:06 AM

I have some older Braille Word Search puzzles on The Griddle that could be used for practice:
http://thegriddle.net/tags/braille

I don't quite recall the difficulty level or if I threw any other tricks in those, though.

ETA: I should also mention to save your answer to the Braille Word Search. Once the test is finished, the two words not found in the puzzle will unlock a badge if you have a profile page on The Griddle. I'm waiting to implement it though, just as an added precaution to prevent cheating. (Not that you honest puzzlers would do that. :))

Edited by davmillar 2012-01-20 11:08 AM

@ 2012-01-20 11:10 AM (#6447 - in reply to #6443) (#6447) Top

Richard

Posts: 191

Country : The Netherlands

Richard posted @ 2012-01-20 11:10 AM

prasanna16391 - 2012-01-19 1:20 PM

http://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/puzzle-no-19-loop-...

Practice puzzle number 2 :)

Thanks for another nice puzzle. Again with nice logic steps. I definitely like this type!

I found one loop, but there is one cell that can be passed in two different ways: it's the 2 in Row 16, Column 20. When I found this spot halfway solving, I hesitated to proceed, since I thought I had made an error somewhere. But I ignored, went on en finished the puzzle, with this minor non-uniqueness left.
Maybe you can have another look at it?

Best regards, Richard

@ 2012-01-20 11:27 AM (#6449 - in reply to #6447) (#6449) Top

macherlakumar

Posts: 123

Country : India

macherlakumar posted @ 2012-01-20 11:27 AM

Richard - 2012-01-20 11:10 AM

prasanna16391 - 2012-01-19 1:20 PMhttp://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/puzzle-no-19-loop-the-loops-practice-puzzle-2/Practice puzzle number 2 :)

I found one loop, but there is one cell that can be passed in two different ways: it's the 2 in Row 16, Column 20. Maybe you can have another look at it?

Best regards,
Richard

Hi Richard,
This is the first type I have solved and solved it very carefully. I found it to be having unique solution.
I think you are wrong at the two consecutive white circles to the right top of R16C20 clue '2', for that part the path is unique and direct.
Please check it.

Regards,
Ravi

@ 2012-01-20 11:58 AM (#6450 - in reply to #6447) (#6450) Top

prasanna16391

Posts: 1801

Country : India

prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-01-20 11:58 AM

Richard - 2012-01-20 11:10 AM

Thanks for another nice puzzle. Again with nice logic steps. I definitely like this type!

You're welcome Richard.

Regarding the uniqueness, what Ravi said, you need to consider the behaviour of the two consecutive white circles above it. Its very much unique, I'm pretty sure of that now, I've had to check that one some 9 times by now because different people seem to find different spots to get confused

. Anyway I'll be putting up the solutions today sometime in 2 hours when I get over my laziness. You can check and tally if you want.

@ 2012-01-20 12:18 PM (#6451 - in reply to #6447) (#6451) Top

debmohanty

Country : India

debmohanty posted @ 2012-01-20 12:18 PM

Solved the practice puzzle #2, I made a mess somewhere else, but it is certainly unique around the 2 at R16C20.

@ 2012-01-20 12:31 PM (#6452 - in reply to #6449) (#6452) Top

Richard

Posts: 191

Country : The Netherlands

Richard posted @ 2012-01-20 12:31 PM

macherlakumar - 2012-01-20 11:27 AM

Richard - 2012-01-20 11:10 AM

prasanna16391 - 2012-01-19 1:20 PMhttp://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/puzzle-no-19-loop-the-loops-practice-puzzle-2/Practice puzzle number 2 :)

I found one loop, but there is one cell that can be passed in two different ways: it's the 2 in Row 16, Column 20. Maybe you can have another look at it?

Best regards,
Richard

Yep, sorry, my mistake. I worked overtime till late yesterday evening and decided that I still had right to have half an hour of puzzling fun so started the puzzle. Being tired is not the best condition to start puzzling, as I can see now. I missed indeed the two white dots on the right side. My sincere apologies for all the confusion!

Best regards, Richard

@ 2012-01-20 12:58 PM (#6453 - in reply to #6452) (#6453) Top

prasanna16391

Posts: 1801

Country : India

prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-01-20 12:58 PM

Richard - 2012-01-20 12:31 PM

Being tired is not the best condition to start puzzling, as I can see now. I missed indeed the two white dots on the right side. My sincere apologies for all the confusion!

Best regards, Richard

Its alright. I was in the same state while giving the Shapes and Sizes test, so I understand :D

Anyway, here's the solutions for both puzzles : http://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/practice-puzzle-so... Password - PP12.

Also, I made a Graffiti Snake which can also be used as practice I suppose, so I've put it up today even though its actually the 22nd puzzle I've made

Here it is : http://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/puzzle-no-20-graff...

@ 2012-01-20 9:08 PM (#6454 - in reply to #6396) (#6454) Top

anurag

Posts: 136

Country : India

anurag posted @ 2012-01-20 9:08 PM

A refreshingly different approach! The tenth puzzle is also there to address an unlikely tie ,apart from being there to be solved.Now, given that a tie is anyway at very high odds, i have a (better?) suggestion(thats too late for this week though),that i think fits well into this theme.If a tie occurs,calculate the most popular ( based on most solved & least time taken)puzzle,create an easier ( or harder) one of that type and start a tie-breaker) with that single puzzle (remember this would not have to be done anyway!,so no harm conceptualizing).

@ 2012-01-21 4:41 AM (#6456 - in reply to #6396) (#6456) Top

Administrator

Country : India

Administrator posted @ 2012-01-21 4:41 AM

Announcements

Flash submission page is now enabled. There is a list with all puzzle types. After you click on a puzzle, you can click on "Start Puzzle" and your timer for the puzzle will start.
[ 8 puzzles are uploaded today. 1 will be uploaded tomorrow and last one will be uploaded next day ]

As discussed earlier, we have posted the grid sizes next to the puzzle. You can also see relative difficulty of puzzles. In fact the list is sorted based on difficulty (easy puzzles -> difficult puzzle)

@ 2012-01-21 5:35 AM (#6457 - in reply to #6396) (#6457) Top

Administrator

Country : India

Administrator posted @ 2012-01-21 5:35 AM

I get a question from a player

I'm trying the marathon for the first time. I'm being prompted a
password to open the PDF. Where do I get the password?

Please click on "Start puzzle" to get the password.

@ 2012-01-21 5:59 AM (#6458 - in reply to #6396) (#6458) Top

Administrator

Country : India

Administrator posted @ 2012-01-21 5:59 AM

Score Page - Link to score page http://logicmastersindia.com/M201201P/score.asp

Note that the score page will display partial scores, it will display only the puzzles you have solved.

@ 2012-01-21 6:30 AM (#6459 - in reply to #6396) (#6459) Top

Administrator

Country : India

Administrator posted @ 2012-01-21 6:30 AM

Breaks are allowed

From the database, I can see that some players are solving one puzzle after another in quick succession. That is not a problem, and is allowed.
But Breaks between puzzles are also allowed. Breaks can be 1 minute or 1 hour or 1 day. You don't need to solve all puzzles in a stretch.

It is clearly mentioned in the IB that "Each puzzle can be started, solved and submitted independent of others, and in any order, anytime during the week."
I hope it is not ignored or misunderstood.

@ 2012-01-21 9:08 AM (#6460 - in reply to #6396) (#6460) Top

sneha

Posts: 2

Country : India

sneha posted @ 2012-01-21 9:08 AM

When i start a puzzle then I am not able to end it and start another puzle.
I am struck becoz the other puzzles show cannot be started.
plz hlp

@ 2012-01-21 9:11 AM (#6461 - in reply to #6460) (#6461) Top

Administrator

Country : India

Administrator posted @ 2012-01-21 9:11 AM

sneha - 2012-01-21 9:08 AM

When i start a puzzle then I am not able to end it and start another puzle.
I am struck becoz the other puzzles show cannot be started.
plz hlp

Please check your answer to the puzzle you started. It is wrong. You have to wait either a) till submit it correctly or b) for an hour (whichever is minimum) before you can start the next puzzle.

@ 2012-01-21 9:13 AM (#6462 - in reply to #6461) (#6462) Top

sneha

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Country : India

sneha posted @ 2012-01-21 9:13 AM

Administrator - 2012-01-21 9:11 AM

sneha - 2012-01-21 9:08 AM

When i start a puzzle then I am not able to end it and start another puzle.
I am struck becoz the other puzzles show cannot be started.
plz hlp

Please check your answer to the puzzle you started. It is wrong. You have to wait either a) till submit it correctly or b) for an hour (whichever is minimum) before you can start the next puzzle.

Ok
Actually I did not want to solve this one but started it becoz it was the first one.
Anyways will have to wait for an hour

@ 2012-01-21 9:16 AM (#6463 - in reply to #6462) (#6463) Top

Administrator

Country : India

Administrator posted @ 2012-01-21 9:16 AM

sneha - 2012-01-21 9:13 AM

Actually I did not want to solve this one but started it becoz it was the first one.
Anyways will have to wait for an hour

In that case, you can start the next puzzle now. Just refresh the submission page.

@ 2012-01-21 12:20 PM (#6464 - in reply to #6456) (#6464) Top

Administrator

Country : India

Administrator posted @ 2012-01-21 12:20 PM

Administrator - 2012-01-21 4:41 AM

[ 8 puzzles are uploaded today. 1 will be uploaded tomorrow and last one will be uploaded next day ]

Some players are getting close to finishing all 8, it looks like we should have had posted all puzzles :-)

@ 2012-01-21 9:08 PM (#6465 - in reply to #6456) (#6465) Top

anurag

Posts: 136

Country : India

anurag posted @ 2012-01-21 9:08 PM

I tried hard to understand what the puzzles column (with such values as "1/1/1") means? I know it could be listing all the submission attempts ,but i am not sure as that is still a conflict in my case. I submitted only one puzzle and it shows three values! Damn i wasted lot of time on the pentomino grid.

@ 2012-01-21 10:58 PM (#6466 - in reply to #6465) (#6466) Top

Para

Posts: 315

Country : The Netherlands

Para posted @ 2012-01-21 10:58 PM

anurag - 2012-01-21 9:08 PM

I tried hard to understand what the puzzles column (with such values as "1/1/1") means? I know it could be listing all the submission attempts ,but i am not sure as that is still a conflict in my case. I submitted only one puzzle and it shows three values! Damn i wasted lot of time on the pentomino grid.

I think it is: BONUS/CORRECT/SUBMITTED

@ 2012-01-21 11:01 PM (#6467 - in reply to #6459) (#6467) Top

Para

Posts: 315

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Para posted @ 2012-01-21 11:01 PM

Administrator - 2012-01-21 6:30 AM

Breaks are allowed

I hadn't planned on doing all 8 in a row. I had planned to do 2 or 3. But I was going pretty well. Every time I finished I thought "Okay, one more" till I had done them all.

@ 2012-01-22 12:05 AM (#6468 - in reply to #6396) (#6468) Top

anurag

Posts: 136

Country : India

anurag posted @ 2012-01-22 12:05 AM

Greedy! ;)


	@ 2012-01-18 9:53 PM (#6441 - in reply to #6396) (#6441) Top
rob Posts: 170 Country : Germany	rob posted @ 2012-01-18 9:53 PM It seems that it's a good strategy to guess the missing words on the Braille Word Search when you get near the end…
	@ 2012-01-18 11:36 PM (#6442 - in reply to #6441) (#6442) Top
debmohanty Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2012-01-18 11:36 PM rob - 2012-01-18 9:53 PM It seems that it's a good strategy to guess the missing words on the Braille Word Search when you get near the end… That sounds like a fair warning to increase the number of arrow marks.
	@ 2012-01-19 1:20 PM (#6443 - in reply to #6396) (#6443) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1801 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-01-19 1:20 PM http://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/puzzle-no-19-loop-... Practice puzzle number 2 :)
	@ 2012-01-19 3:48 PM (#6445 - in reply to #6443) (#6445) Top
macherlakumar Posts: 123 Country : India	macherlakumar posted @ 2012-01-19 3:48 PM prasanna16391 - 2012-01-19 1:20 PMhttp://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/puzzle-no-19-loop-the-loops-practice-puzzle-2/Practice puzzle number 2 :) Thanks for the practise puzzle. Well constructed and took about 20 minutes for me to solve. Even I hope the contest puzzle will be as easy as this one :D Regards, Ravi
	@ 2012-01-20 11:06 AM (#6446 - in reply to #6396) (#6446) Top
davmillar Posts: 44 Country : United States	davmillar posted @ 2012-01-20 11:06 AM I have some older Braille Word Search puzzles on The Griddle that could be used for practice: http://thegriddle.net/tags/braille I don't quite recall the difficulty level or if I threw any other tricks in those, though. ETA: I should also mention to save your answer to the Braille Word Search. Once the test is finished, the two words not found in the puzzle will unlock a badge if you have a profile page on The Griddle. I'm waiting to implement it though, just as an added precaution to prevent cheating. (Not that you honest puzzlers would do that. :)) Edited by davmillar 2012-01-20 11:08 AM
	@ 2012-01-20 11:10 AM (#6447 - in reply to #6443) (#6447) Top
Richard Posts: 191 Country : The Netherlands	Richard posted @ 2012-01-20 11:10 AM prasanna16391 - 2012-01-19 1:20 PM http://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/puzzle-no-19-loop-... Practice puzzle number 2 :) Thanks for another nice puzzle. Again with nice logic steps. I definitely like this type! I found one loop, but there is one cell that can be passed in two different ways: it's the 2 in Row 16, Column 20. When I found this spot halfway solving, I hesitated to proceed, since I thought I had made an error somewhere. But I ignored, went on en finished the puzzle, with this minor non-uniqueness left. Maybe you can have another look at it? Best regards, Richard
	@ 2012-01-20 11:27 AM (#6449 - in reply to #6447) (#6449) Top
macherlakumar Posts: 123 Country : India	macherlakumar posted @ 2012-01-20 11:27 AM Richard - 2012-01-20 11:10 AM prasanna16391 - 2012-01-19 1:20 PMhttp://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/puzzle-no-19-loop-the-loops-practice-puzzle-2/Practice puzzle number 2 :) I found one loop, but there is one cell that can be passed in two different ways: it's the 2 in Row 16, Column 20. Maybe you can have another look at it? Best regards, Richard Hi Richard, This is the first type I have solved and solved it very carefully. I found it to be having unique solution. I think you are wrong at the two consecutive white circles to the right top of R16C20 clue '2', for that part the path is unique and direct. Please check it. Regards, Ravi
	@ 2012-01-20 11:58 AM (#6450 - in reply to #6447) (#6450) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1801 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-01-20 11:58 AM Richard - 2012-01-20 11:10 AM Thanks for another nice puzzle. Again with nice logic steps. I definitely like this type! I found one loop, but there is one cell that can be passed in two different ways: it's the 2 in Row 16, Column 20. When I found this spot halfway solving, I hesitated to proceed, since I thought I had made an error somewhere. But I ignored, went on en finished the puzzle, with this minor non-uniqueness left. Maybe you can have another look at it? Best regards, Richard You're welcome Richard. Regarding the uniqueness, what Ravi said, you need to consider the behaviour of the two consecutive white circles above it. Its very much unique, I'm pretty sure of that now, I've had to check that one some 9 times by now because different people seem to find different spots to get confused . Anyway I'll be putting up the solutions today sometime in 2 hours when I get over my laziness. You can check and tally if you want.
	@ 2012-01-20 12:18 PM (#6451 - in reply to #6447) (#6451) Top
debmohanty Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2012-01-20 12:18 PM Solved the practice puzzle #2, I made a mess somewhere else, but it is certainly unique around the 2 at R16C20.
	@ 2012-01-20 12:31 PM (#6452 - in reply to #6449) (#6452) Top
Richard Posts: 191 Country : The Netherlands	Richard posted @ 2012-01-20 12:31 PM macherlakumar - 2012-01-20 11:27 AM Richard - 2012-01-20 11:10 AM prasanna16391 - 2012-01-19 1:20 PMhttp://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/puzzle-no-19-loop-the-loops-practice-puzzle-2/Practice puzzle number 2 :) I found one loop, but there is one cell that can be passed in two different ways: it's the 2 in Row 16, Column 20. Maybe you can have another look at it? Best regards, Richard Hi Richard, This is the first type I have solved and solved it very carefully. I found it to be having unique solution. I think you are wrong at the two consecutive white circles to the right top of R16C20 clue '2', for that part the path is unique and direct. Please check it. Regards, Ravi Yep, sorry, my mistake. I worked overtime till late yesterday evening and decided that I still had right to have half an hour of puzzling fun so started the puzzle. Being tired is not the best condition to start puzzling, as I can see now. I missed indeed the two white dots on the right side. My sincere apologies for all the confusion! Best regards, Richard
	@ 2012-01-20 12:58 PM (#6453 - in reply to #6452) (#6453) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1801 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-01-20 12:58 PM Richard - 2012-01-20 12:31 PM Being tired is not the best condition to start puzzling, as I can see now. I missed indeed the two white dots on the right side. My sincere apologies for all the confusion! Best regards, Richard Its alright. I was in the same state while giving the Shapes and Sizes test, so I understand :D Anyway, here's the solutions for both puzzles : http://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/practice-puzzle-so... Password - PP12. Also, I made a Graffiti Snake which can also be used as practice I suppose, so I've put it up today even though its actually the 22nd puzzle I've made Here it is : http://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/puzzle-no-20-graff...
	@ 2012-01-20 9:08 PM (#6454 - in reply to #6396) (#6454) Top
anurag Posts: 136 Country : India	anurag posted @ 2012-01-20 9:08 PM A refreshingly different approach! The tenth puzzle is also there to address an unlikely tie ,apart from being there to be solved.Now, given that a tie is anyway at very high odds, i have a (better?) suggestion(thats too late for this week though),that i think fits well into this theme.If a tie occurs,calculate the most popular ( based on most solved & least time taken)puzzle,create an easier ( or harder) one of that type and start a tie-breaker) with that single puzzle (remember this would not have to be done anyway!,so no harm conceptualizing).
	@ 2012-01-21 4:41 AM (#6456 - in reply to #6396) (#6456) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2012-01-21 4:41 AM Announcements Flash submission page is now enabled. There is a list with all puzzle types. After you click on a puzzle, you can click on "Start Puzzle" and your timer for the puzzle will start. [ 8 puzzles are uploaded today. 1 will be uploaded tomorrow and last one will be uploaded next day ] As discussed earlier, we have posted the grid sizes next to the puzzle. You can also see relative difficulty of puzzles. In fact the list is sorted based on difficulty (easy puzzles -> difficult puzzle)
	@ 2012-01-21 5:35 AM (#6457 - in reply to #6396) (#6457) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2012-01-21 5:35 AM I get a question from a player I'm trying the marathon for the first time. I'm being prompted a password to open the PDF. Where do I get the password? Please click on "Start puzzle" to get the password.
	@ 2012-01-21 5:59 AM (#6458 - in reply to #6396) (#6458) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2012-01-21 5:59 AM Score Page - Link to score page http://logicmastersindia.com/M201201P/score.asp Note that the score page will display partial scores, it will display only the puzzles you have solved.
	@ 2012-01-21 6:30 AM (#6459 - in reply to #6396) (#6459) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2012-01-21 6:30 AM Breaks are allowed From the database, I can see that some players are solving one puzzle after another in quick succession. That is not a problem, and is allowed. But Breaks between puzzles are also allowed. Breaks can be 1 minute or 1 hour or 1 day. You don't need to solve all puzzles in a stretch. It is clearly mentioned in the IB that "Each puzzle can be started, solved and submitted independent of others, and in any order, anytime during the week." I hope it is not ignored or misunderstood.
	@ 2012-01-21 9:08 AM (#6460 - in reply to #6396) (#6460) Top
sneha Posts: 2 Country : India	sneha posted @ 2012-01-21 9:08 AM When i start a puzzle then I am not able to end it and start another puzle. I am struck becoz the other puzzles show cannot be started. plz hlp
	@ 2012-01-21 9:11 AM (#6461 - in reply to #6460) (#6461) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2012-01-21 9:11 AM sneha - 2012-01-21 9:08 AM When i start a puzzle then I am not able to end it and start another puzle. I am struck becoz the other puzzles show cannot be started. plz hlp Please check your answer to the puzzle you started. It is wrong. You have to wait either a) till submit it correctly or b) for an hour (whichever is minimum) before you can start the next puzzle.
	@ 2012-01-21 9:13 AM (#6462 - in reply to #6461) (#6462) Top
sneha Posts: 2 Country : India	sneha posted @ 2012-01-21 9:13 AM Administrator - 2012-01-21 9:11 AM sneha - 2012-01-21 9:08 AM When i start a puzzle then I am not able to end it and start another puzle. I am struck becoz the other puzzles show cannot be started. plz hlp Please check your answer to the puzzle you started. It is wrong. You have to wait either a) till submit it correctly or b) for an hour (whichever is minimum) before you can start the next puzzle. Ok Actually I did not want to solve this one but started it becoz it was the first one. Anyways will have to wait for an hour
	@ 2012-01-21 9:16 AM (#6463 - in reply to #6462) (#6463) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2012-01-21 9:16 AM sneha - 2012-01-21 9:13 AM Actually I did not want to solve this one but started it becoz it was the first one. Anyways will have to wait for an hour In that case, you can start the next puzzle now. Just refresh the submission page.
	@ 2012-01-21 12:20 PM (#6464 - in reply to #6456) (#6464) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2012-01-21 12:20 PM Administrator - 2012-01-21 4:41 AM [ 8 puzzles are uploaded today. 1 will be uploaded tomorrow and last one will be uploaded next day ] Some players are getting close to finishing all 8, it looks like we should have had posted all puzzles :-)
	@ 2012-01-21 9:08 PM (#6465 - in reply to #6456) (#6465) Top
anurag Posts: 136 Country : India	anurag posted @ 2012-01-21 9:08 PM I tried hard to understand what the puzzles column (with such values as "1/1/1") means? I know it could be listing all the submission attempts ,but i am not sure as that is still a conflict in my case. I submitted only one puzzle and it shows three values! Damn i wasted lot of time on the pentomino grid.
	@ 2012-01-21 10:58 PM (#6466 - in reply to #6465) (#6466) Top
Para Posts: 315 Country : The Netherlands	Para posted @ 2012-01-21 10:58 PM anurag - 2012-01-21 9:08 PM I tried hard to understand what the puzzles column (with such values as "1/1/1") means? I know it could be listing all the submission attempts ,but i am not sure as that is still a conflict in my case. I submitted only one puzzle and it shows three values! Damn i wasted lot of time on the pentomino grid. I think it is: BONUS/CORRECT/SUBMITTED
	@ 2012-01-21 11:01 PM (#6467 - in reply to #6459) (#6467) Top
Para Posts: 315 Country : The Netherlands	Para posted @ 2012-01-21 11:01 PM Administrator - 2012-01-21 6:30 AM Breaks are allowed From the database, I can see that some players are solving one puzzle after another in quick succession. That is not a problem, and is allowed. But Breaks between puzzles are also allowed. Breaks can be 1 minute or 1 hour or 1 day. You don't need to solve all puzzles in a stretch. It is clearly mentioned in the IB that "Each puzzle can be started, solved and submitted independent of others, and in any order, anytime during the week." I hope it is not ignored or misunderstood. I hadn't planned on doing all 8 in a row. I had planned to do 2 or 3. But I was going pretty well. Every time I finished I thought "Okay, one more" till I had done them all.
	@ 2012-01-22 12:05 AM (#6468 - in reply to #6396) (#6468) Top
anurag Posts: 136 Country : India	anurag posted @ 2012-01-22 12:05 AM Greedy! ;)