Thread - 123 GO — LMI September Puzzle Test#2

@ 2012-09-24 7:14 PM (#8651 - in reply to #8584) (#8651) Top

auroux

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Country : France

auroux posted @ 2012-09-24 7:14 PM

Solving puzzles while watching over a small baby is not the best way to stay focused during a sprint. Never trust that a baby will sleep 80 minutes straight at nap time.
I guess I didn't do too badly considering this, but without baby I probably would have finished... oh well, one never knows.

@ 2012-09-24 9:26 PM (#8652 - in reply to #8584) (#8652) Top

motris

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Country : United States

motris posted @ 2012-09-24 9:26 PM

Thanks for the contest; the title suggested a sprint and I really enjoyed the pace. A few hiccups for me - surprisingly on the Battleships which was my favorite puzzle but where after the key insight I didn't explore possible 3-ship space really well, and also on the Number Snake where my mind was telling me "digits don't repeat in columns/rows" around a clue so I couldn't make the 15 work. I must be solving too many puzzles these days as practice. I'm confusing all the rules!

@ 2012-09-25 5:56 AM (#8653 - in reply to #8584) (#8653) Top

Administrator

Country : India

Administrator posted @ 2012-09-25 5:56 AM

123 GO is now over. Password removed from booklet.

@ 2012-09-25 10:56 AM (#8655 - in reply to #8584) (#8655) Top

vopani

Posts: 739

Country : India

vopani posted @ 2012-09-25 10:56 AM

Thanks to everyone for participating and I hope you enjoyed the puzzles. Congrats to Palmer, Florian and Ulrich for the top 3 places.
I'm glad that many players were able to finish the test. I believe Instant Grading was helpful to many players, and any feedback regarding it, or the puzzles or the test, is welcome.

Thanks to Nikola Zivanovic for testing the puzzles.
Good Luck to everyone for the World Championships next week!

@ 2012-09-26 2:47 AM (#8665 - in reply to #8584) (#8665) Top

Para

Posts: 315

Country : The Netherlands

Para posted @ 2012-09-26 2:47 AM

I was unhappy after I was done as I wasted at least 5 minutes on the fillomino as I hadn't noticed I had made a typo and thus thought I had made a solving error. Overall my result isn't that bad. Had fun overall.


	@ 2012-09-24 7:14 PM (#8651 - in reply to #8584) (#8651) Top
auroux Posts: 145 Country : France	auroux posted @ 2012-09-24 7:14 PM Solving puzzles while watching over a small baby is not the best way to stay focused during a sprint. Never trust that a baby will sleep 80 minutes straight at nap time. I guess I didn't do too badly considering this, but without baby I probably would have finished... oh well, one never knows.
	@ 2012-09-24 9:26 PM (#8652 - in reply to #8584) (#8652) Top
motris Posts: 199 Country : United States	motris posted @ 2012-09-24 9:26 PM Thanks for the contest; the title suggested a sprint and I really enjoyed the pace. A few hiccups for me - surprisingly on the Battleships which was my favorite puzzle but where after the key insight I didn't explore possible 3-ship space really well, and also on the Number Snake where my mind was telling me "digits don't repeat in columns/rows" around a clue so I couldn't make the 15 work. I must be solving too many puzzles these days as practice. I'm confusing all the rules!
	@ 2012-09-25 5:56 AM (#8653 - in reply to #8584) (#8653) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2012-09-25 5:56 AM 123 GO is now over. Password removed from booklet.
	@ 2012-09-25 10:56 AM (#8655 - in reply to #8584) (#8655) Top
vopani Posts: 739 Country : India	vopani posted @ 2012-09-25 10:56 AM Thanks to everyone for participating and I hope you enjoyed the puzzles. Congrats to Palmer, Florian and Ulrich for the top 3 places. I'm glad that many players were able to finish the test. I believe Instant Grading was helpful to many players, and any feedback regarding it, or the puzzles or the test, is welcome. Thanks to Nikola Zivanovic for testing the puzzles. Good Luck to everyone for the World Championships next week!
	@ 2012-09-26 2:47 AM (#8665 - in reply to #8584) (#8665) Top
Para Posts: 315 Country : The Netherlands	Para posted @ 2012-09-26 2:47 AM I was unhappy after I was done as I wasted at least 5 minutes on the fillomino as I hadn't noticed I had made a typo and thus thought I had made a solving error. Overall my result isn't that bad. Had fun overall.