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@ 2012-05-31 6:07 PM (#7343 - in reply to #7185) (#7343) Top

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swaroop2011 posted @ 2012-05-31 6:07 PM

Here go few more puzzles for Practice. Will see if i can create liar slitherlink and star battle. Hope you will enjoy!! :)
http://swaroopg92.blogspot.in/2012/05/puzzles-69-75-ipc-2012-practi...



Edited by swaroop2011 2012-05-31 6:08 PM
@ 2012-05-31 9:20 PM (#7345 - in reply to #7341) (#7345) Top

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PuzzleScot - 2012-05-31 4:27 PM

Hi,

In the past, IPCs have been open for a longer period to allow international participation. (eg, in parts of USA, it will start at 3:30am).
Will there be the option this year to participate later in the day, or even another day for other nationalities competing as guests?

Yes, we'll keep it open for Monday midnight GMT time (just like other LMI tests) for international participation.
@ 2012-05-31 9:27 PM (#7346 - in reply to #7185) (#7346) Top

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PreetiSar posted @ 2012-05-31 9:27 PM

Hi.. I am an Indian living in USA... I want to take part in IPC 2012. Since the test is from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm, it will be morning 4:30 am here. What I wanted to know is, will a printer be required or will it be more convenient to solve it if we print the puzzles out on paper? If that is so I will have to run to lab early in the morning :( .... please do give me some suggestions regarding this.. thanx
@ 2012-05-31 9:44 PM (#7347 - in reply to #7345) (#7347) Top

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dickoon posted @ 2012-05-31 9:44 PM

Organisers - 2012-05-31 5:20 PM

Yes, we'll keep it open for 24 hours (after it starts) for international participation.
Excellent decision! Much appreciated, thank you very much.
@ 2012-05-31 10:01 PM (#7348 - in reply to #7347) (#7348) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2012-05-31 10:01 PM

dickoon - 2012-05-31 9:44 PM

Organisers - 2012-05-31 5:20 PM

Yes, we'll keep it open for 24 hours (after it starts) for international participation.
Excellent decision! Much appreciated, thank you very much.
We'll keep it open till Monday midnight GMT time (just like other LMI tests) for international participation to avoid any confusion.
@ 2012-05-31 11:02 PM (#7349 - in reply to #7346) (#7349) Top

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-05-31 11:02 PM

PreetiSar - 2012-05-31 9:27 PM

Hi.. I am an Indian living in USA... I want to take part in IPC 2012. Since the test is from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm, it will be morning 4:30 am here. What I wanted to know is, will a printer be required or will it be more convenient to solve it if we print the puzzles out on paper? If that is so I will have to run to lab early in the morning :( .... please do give me some suggestions regarding this.. thanx


A printer helps, and its always best to solve on paper speed-wise, but then, you can easily do it on paint/some similar tool as well. If you want to optimize your performance, you're probably better off with a printer and should probably decide if you can go to the lab early, but as long as you are logically sound in solving the puzzles, it won't affect you a huge lot. I gave IPC 2010 and numerous LMI tests before April on paint :)
@ 2012-05-31 11:40 PM (#7350 - in reply to #7185) (#7350) Top

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-05-31 11:40 PM

http://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/i-never-lie-or-do-...

Here is the 2nd batch of practice puzzles. Just 3 of them, but since all are from the variants category, they should help :)
@ 2012-05-31 11:51 PM (#7351 - in reply to #7185) (#7351) Top

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mathcrazy posted @ 2012-05-31 11:51 PM

I'm a resident of India. I would like to know if we must definitely start the puzzles at 2 pm, or can we start it later, say at 6 pm, provided we complete it within 2.5 hours?
@ 2012-06-01 12:13 AM (#7352 - in reply to #7351) (#7352) Top

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-06-01 12:13 AM

mathcrazy - 2012-05-31 11:51 PM

I'm a resident of India. I would like to know if we must definitely start the puzzles at 2 pm, or can we start it later, say at 6 pm, provided we complete it within 2.5 hours?


If you want to be eligible for Selection to Team India, and be in the official Indian IPC results, you should start it at 2 PM and you have till 4.30. It is open for longer mainly for International participants to enjoy the competition at their convenience.
@ 2012-06-01 5:22 PM (#7354 - in reply to #7185) (#7354) Top

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Tejal Phatak posted @ 2012-06-01 5:22 PM

Are both Battleships going to be Classic? No variant?
@ 2012-06-01 5:23 PM (#7355 - in reply to #7354) (#7355) Top

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Tejal Phatak - 2012-06-01 5:22 PM

Are both Battleships going to be Classic? No variant?
Both Battleships have same rules.
@ 2012-06-01 5:35 PM (#7356 - in reply to #7352) (#7356) Top

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utkaarsh posted @ 2012-06-01 5:35 PM

I thought a 15 minute window is available as per IB, it says for IPC answers will not be accepted after 16.45, referring to previous comments by Prasanna
Pls confirm

Edited by utkaarsh 2012-06-01 5:37 PM
@ 2012-06-01 5:41 PM (#7357 - in reply to #7185) (#7357) Top

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Tejal Phatak posted @ 2012-06-01 5:41 PM

You can start between 2pm and 2.15pm anytime, latest being 2.15pm if you want to make use of complete 150 minutes.
@ 2012-06-01 8:35 PM (#7358 - in reply to #7357) (#7358) Top

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Yokipi posted @ 2012-06-01 8:35 PM

Sorry, a bit of a semantics clarification question...
Instruction Booklet - Masyu: "and it may not visit all cells"
Does this imply that a solution cannot visit all cells, or simply that it is not a requirement that all cells must be visited?

Edited by Yokipi 2012-06-01 8:36 PM
@ 2012-06-01 10:01 PM (#7359 - in reply to #7358) (#7359) Top

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Yokipi - 2012-06-01 8:35 PM

Sorry, a bit of a semantics clarification question...
Instruction Booklet - Masyu: "and it may not visit all cells"
Does this imply that a solution cannot visit all cells, or simply that it is not a requirement that all cells must be visited?
It is not a requirement to visit all cells.
@ 2012-06-01 11:35 PM (#7360 - in reply to #7185) (#7360) Top

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debmohanty posted @ 2012-06-01 11:35 PM

@ 2012-06-02 10:09 PM (#7362 - in reply to #7185) (#7362) Top

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Organisers posted @ 2012-06-02 10:09 PM

Announcements


• Password protected pdf is uploaded.
• It has 16 pages. There is no cover page or points table. The booklet doesn't have example puzzles.
• Players are advised to download the booklet prior to "Starting IPC".

• There is no bonus points.
• There is no "Claim Bonus" or "I am done" button.


@ 2012-06-02 11:00 PM (#7363 - in reply to #7185) (#7363) Top

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rajeshk posted @ 2012-06-02 11:00 PM

Just one clarification.
I hope Coded TomTom follows instructions of previous TomTom puzzle which says that Place digits from 1 to N where is the size of the grid. In the coded TomTom examples digits from 1-5 (N=5) are not placed.
I am hoping that this is just an example. In the actual puzzle we have to put numbers from 1 to N?

@ 2012-06-02 11:18 PM (#7364 - in reply to #7185) (#7364) Top

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Tejal Phatak posted @ 2012-06-02 11:18 PM

No Rajesh, the numbers need not be 1-N, they can be any set of numbers provided A<B<C<D<E
@ 2012-06-03 12:43 AM (#7366 - in reply to #7185) (#7366) Top

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Yokipi posted @ 2012-06-03 12:43 AM

Another somewhat trivial clarification question...

For Kakuro, "Digits must not repeat within any sum." if the column/row clue is blank (i.e. there is no sum), does the rule still hold?

@ 2012-06-03 5:01 AM (#7368 - in reply to #7363) (#7368) Top

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rajeshk - 2012-06-02 11:00 PM

Just one clarification.
I hope Coded TomTom follows instructions of previous TomTom puzzle which says that Place digits from 1 to N where is the size of the grid. In the coded TomTom examples digits from 1-5 (N=5) are not placed.
I am hoping that this is just an example. In the actual puzzle we have to put numbers from 1 to N?

Tejal's response is correct.
@ 2012-06-03 5:01 AM (#7369 - in reply to #7366) (#7369) Top

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Yokipi - 2012-06-03 12:43 AM

Another somewhat trivial clarification question...

For Kakuro, "Digits must not repeat within any sum." if the column/row clue is blank (i.e. there is no sum), does the rule still hold?

Yes, the rule is still valid.
@ 2012-06-03 8:33 AM (#7370 - in reply to #7364) (#7370) Top

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rajeshk posted @ 2012-06-03 8:33 AM

Tejal Phatak - 2012-06-02 11:18 PM

No Rajesh, the numbers need not be 1-N, they can be any set of numbers provided A



Thanks for the quick reply.
Then can 0 be part of the numbers. e.g. if 2 is given as hint. Can this be formed as 2+0?



Edited by rajeshk 2012-06-03 8:34 AM
@ 2012-06-03 9:19 AM (#7371 - in reply to #7370) (#7371) Top

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rajeshk - 2012-06-03 8:33 AM

Thanks for the quick reply.
Then can 0 be part of the numbers. e.g. if 2 is given as hint. Can this be formed as 2+0?


Yes.

If the rules are written independently, here is how it will be -

All the digits from 0-9 have been replaced with the letters A to J with each letter representing a unique digit. Place a single digit from the set A, B, C, D, E, and F with A < B < C < D < E < F into each cell so that no digit repeats in any row or column. The value in the upper-left of each bold region indicates the result after some mathematical operation (addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division) is applied to the numbers in that region. Numbers can repeat in a region provided they do not repeat in any row or column. Zero cannot be the first digit of a multi-digit number.
@ 2012-06-03 9:44 AM (#7372 - in reply to #7185) (#7372) Top

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rajeshk posted @ 2012-06-03 9:44 AM

Thanks for the quick reply and clearing my doubts.

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