Thread - Seven Samurais - LMI June Puzzle Test

@ 2012-06-19 8:15 PM (#7528 - in reply to #7527) (#7528) Top

prasanna16391

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-06-19 8:15 PM

AndreyBogdanov - 2012-06-19 2:54 PM
This was a vision which I thought before, but after some remarks from solvers I see the other idea - extra time could be considered as a time which allows more solvers finish the test. In this case penalty should be less then now - it should correspond in value to bonus for "before-time" solvers.
What do you think?

I definitely agree with that. I was racing against time at the end with Yin Yang and ended up not submitting it at all because I didn't see a profit, even though I solved it pretty fast as a standalone puzzle. I would definitely like to solve more puzzles in the test and if I get penalized I don't mind as long as I get some value for the solve.
Anyway, great puzzles. I got stuck for a massive time on the Fence, and after the test got over realized that the first grid itself I solved was wrong. Solved as Easy as ABCD perfectly for two grids and yet somehow managed to repeat a letter somewhere in the 3rd grid and gave it up. My favorites were Yin Yang and Star Battle, one for enjoyment level, and one for being my quickest solve by far :P

@ 2012-06-19 9:26 PM (#7529 - in reply to #7467) (#7529) Top

vopani

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vopani posted @ 2012-06-19 9:26 PM

Very good puzzles Andrey. I would vote for Yin Yang and Star Battle as my favourites.
All grids had very good use of the overlapped regions, and that was what makes these samurais stand out. I had a tough time solving Fence (during and after the test)!

I look forward for another test by you :-)

@ 2012-06-19 9:45 PM (#7530 - in reply to #7529) (#7530) Top

prasanna16391

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-06-19 9:45 PM

Rohan Rao - 2012-06-19 9:26 PM

I would vote for Yin Yang and Star Battle as my favourites.
All grids had very good use of the overlapped regions, and that was what makes these samurais stand out. I had a tough time solving Fence (during and after the test)!

Practice for "copy-paste"?

@ 2012-06-20 12:34 AM (#7534 - in reply to #7467) (#7534) Top

Para

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Para posted @ 2012-06-20 12:34 AM

I had fun. I ended up doing better than I thought I would at the start. Fences broke me up in the beginning, so put it down after a while. My favourites were the Easy as ABCD, the Battleships and the Fences.
The Yin Yang really broke me up. I made a correct deduction, except then I made another mistake which i didn't notice. So I thought my first deduction was wrong and wondered how else it could work. Eventually realised there was no other way and solved it, but it really cost 10 minutes too long to solve.
Fences were the hardets for me. I eventually realised the main logic deduction relating to the overlapping areas in Fences, but I had already solved A and B almost completely by then.


	@ 2012-06-19 8:15 PM (#7528 - in reply to #7527) (#7528) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1801 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-06-19 8:15 PM AndreyBogdanov - 2012-06-19 2:54 PM This was a vision which I thought before, but after some remarks from solvers I see the other idea - extra time could be considered as a time which allows more solvers finish the test. In this case penalty should be less then now - it should correspond in value to bonus for "before-time" solvers. What do you think? I definitely agree with that. I was racing against time at the end with Yin Yang and ended up not submitting it at all because I didn't see a profit, even though I solved it pretty fast as a standalone puzzle. I would definitely like to solve more puzzles in the test and if I get penalized I don't mind as long as I get some value for the solve. Anyway, great puzzles. I got stuck for a massive time on the Fence, and after the test got over realized that the first grid itself I solved was wrong. Solved as Easy as ABCD perfectly for two grids and yet somehow managed to repeat a letter somewhere in the 3rd grid and gave it up. My favorites were Yin Yang and Star Battle, one for enjoyment level, and one for being my quickest solve by far :P
	@ 2012-06-19 9:26 PM (#7529 - in reply to #7467) (#7529) Top
vopani Posts: 739 Country : India	vopani posted @ 2012-06-19 9:26 PM Very good puzzles Andrey. I would vote for Yin Yang and Star Battle as my favourites. All grids had very good use of the overlapped regions, and that was what makes these samurais stand out. I had a tough time solving Fence (during and after the test)! I look forward for another test by you :-)
	@ 2012-06-19 9:45 PM (#7530 - in reply to #7529) (#7530) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1801 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-06-19 9:45 PM Rohan Rao - 2012-06-19 9:26 PM I would vote for Yin Yang and Star Battle as my favourites. All grids had very good use of the overlapped regions, and that was what makes these samurais stand out. I had a tough time solving Fence (during and after the test)! Practice for "copy-paste"?
	@ 2012-06-20 12:34 AM (#7534 - in reply to #7467) (#7534) Top
Para Posts: 315 Country : The Netherlands	Para posted @ 2012-06-20 12:34 AM I had fun. I ended up doing better than I thought I would at the start. Fences broke me up in the beginning, so put it down after a while. My favourites were the Easy as ABCD, the Battleships and the Fences. The Yin Yang really broke me up. I made a correct deduction, except then I made another mistake which i didn't notice. So I thought my first deduction was wrong and wondered how else it could work. Eventually realised there was no other way and solved it, but it really cost 10 minutes too long to solve. Fences were the hardets for me. I eventually realised the main logic deduction relating to the overlapping areas in Fences, but I had already solved A and B almost completely by then.