Country : India | Administrator posted @ 2022-03-31 9:10 AM |
@ 2022-03-31 8:06 PM (#30484 - in reply to #30481) (#30484)Quote Reply Top | |
Country : India | Administrator posted @ 2022-03-31 8:06 PM %3Ch2%3EIntroduction%3C%2Fh2%3E%3Cp+style%3D%22font%2Dsize%3A15px%3B%22%3EWelcome+to+the+next+installment+in+our+daily+contest+series%2C+Voxas+Vacation%2E+This+journey+will+take+participants+through+a+set+of+Voxas+puzzles%2E+Voxas+is+a+new%2Dish+genre+invented+by+Eric+Fox%2E+For+more%2C+check+out+the+%3Ca+href%3D%22%2Fdaily%2F%3Fcontest%3DD202204V%23about%22%3E+about+page%3C%2Fa%3E+for+rules%2C+visual+explanations+and+history%2E+The+contest+kicks+off+on+2nd+April+2022+at+8%3A00+AM+IST+with+the+first+official+puzzle+and+then+a+new+puzzle+releasing+every+30+hours%2E+The+final+official+puzzle+will+be+released+on+21st+April+2022+at+2%3A00+AM+IST%2E+There+will+be+21+puzzles%2C+with+the+first+five+being+trial+puzzles%2C+after+which+the+actual+contest+will+begin%2C+containing+16+puzzles%2E+Some+of+the+trial+puzzles+are+already+available+for+you+to+try%2E+The+order+of+puzzles+is+not+necessarily+according+to+difficulty%2E+Please+read+the+following+rules+carefully%2E%3C%2Fp%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cb%3EParticipation%3A%3C%2Fb%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%3Col%3E%3Cli%3EParticipants+must+solve+within+the+30%2Dhour+window+of+the+puzzle+to+be+considered+for+the+official+ranking+of+that+day+%28i%2Ee%2E%2C+the+submission+must+be+before+the+30%2Dhour+window+ends%29%2E%3C%2Fli%3E%3Cli%3EParticipants+can+still+solve+the+puzzle+outside+the+official+window+but+won%27t+be+awarded+any+points+for+that+day%2E%3C%2Fli%3E%3Cli%3EThe+contest+page+will+show+which+puzzle+is+active+at+any+given+moment%2E%3C%2Fli%3E%3Cli%3EClick+on+the+%22Start%22+button+to+start+the+puzzle%2E+A+new+window+will+open%2E+The+puzzle+page+does+not+contain+rules%2E%3C%2Fli%3E%3Cli%3EOnce+the+solver+thinks+they+have+reached+a+solution%2C+they+must+click+the+%22Submit+Solution%22+button+at+the+bottom+of+the+grid%2E%3C%2Fli%3E%3Cli%3EInstant+grading+is+enabled%2E+If+the+solution+is+correct%2C+a+pop%2Dup+will+appear+saying+so%2C+and+the+player+can+rate+the+puzzle+and+provide+any+feedback%2C+which+will+appear+on+the+discussions+page%2E+Next%2C+there+will+be+a+link+to+go+back+to+the+contest+page%2E%3C%2Fli%3E%3Cli%3EPenalty+%E2%80%93+Penalty+system+is+same+as+used+in+Rassi+Silai+Race%2E+With+one+wrong+submission%2C+a+player%27s+final+time+will+be+110%25+of+their+actual+solve+time+to+reach+the+correct+solution%2E+With+each+further+wrong+submission%2C+20%25+will+be+added+%28e%2Eg%2E%2C+with+3+wrong+submissions%2C+the+final+time+will+be+150%25+of+the+solve+time%2C+etc%2E%3C%2Fli%3E%0D%0A%3C%2Fol%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cb%3EWhat%27s+new+after+Rassi+Silai+Race%3F%3C%2Fb%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%3Col%3E%3Cli%3EScoring+%E2%80%93+Based+on+the+feedback+we+received+during+previous+contests%2C+we+are+now+giving+points+to+top+200+players+for+each+puzzle%2E%3C%2Fli%3E%3Cli%3EDetails+are+explained+in+%3Ca+href%3D%22%2Fdaily%2F%3Fcontest%3DD202204V%23scoring%22%3Escoring+page%3C%2Fa%3E%2E+%3C%2Fli%3E%3Cli%3EThe+changes+are+only+for+%22A%22%2E+No+changes+in+calculations+of+%22B%22+and+%22C%22%3C%2Fli%3E%3C%2Fol%3E |
@ 2022-03-31 10:49 PM (#30485 - in reply to #30481) (#30485)Quote Reply Top | |
Posts: 30 Country : India | kheti posted @ 2022-03-31 10:49 PM In the About Page, under the "Penpa Interface" heading, what does point #3 "It does not matter if given borders are traced or not" mean? |
@ 2022-03-31 10:58 PM (#30486 - in reply to #30481) (#30486)Quote Reply Top | |
Posts: 1807 Country : India | prasanna16391 posted @ 2022-03-31 10:58 PM It means you can draw the green edge on top of a given black edge or border edge and the answer check will ignore that. |
@ 2022-04-16 11:06 PM (#30543 - in reply to #30481) (#30543)Quote Reply Top | |
Posts: 15 Country : Romania | BogdanG posted @ 2022-04-16 11:06 PM The current one (12) has really a logical step by step path or is just trial and error? |
@ 2022-04-22 12:35 AM (#30571 - in reply to #30543) (#30571)Quote Reply Top | |
Posts: 1807 Country : India | prasanna16391 posted @ 2022-04-22 12:35 AM BogdanG - 2022-04-16 11:06 PM The current one (12) has really a logical step by step path or is just trial and error? Maybe you can watch some of the solves and see if others found a path? |
@ 2022-04-22 12:02 PM (#30576 - in reply to #30481) (#30576)Quote Reply Top | |
Posts: 1 Country : United States | Eric Fox posted @ 2022-04-22 12:02 PM Thank+you+to+everyone+who+participated+and+commented+along+the+way%2C+and+to+all+the+LMI+folks+who+helped+set+this+up+%F0%9F%92%95+I%27m+so+happy+with+how+this+contest+went%21 |
@ 2022-04-23 6:49 PM (#30592 - in reply to #30576) (#30592)Quote Reply Top | |
Posts: 15 Country : Romania | BogdanG posted @ 2022-04-23 6:49 PM I dont understand the logic of the beginning. If other moves are chosen in the beginning they work fine until some moment when you realize is not correct. So for me is just trial and error. |