The contest is over, please send any score adjustment requests (hcs@hausigel.de) no later than Wednesday noon, after that I will finalize the scoring.

Short reminder, the next contest will take place this weekend. Link to the contest page:
http://www.logic-masters.de/Wettbewerbe/wettbewerb.php?chlang=en&id...

The contest has started. Good luck to all participants.

The contest is over, thanks to all participants. Score ajustment requests can be made until Wednesday noon (hcs@hausigel.de).

Hi folks,
the contest HCS 7 will take place Jul 12-15.
The topic of this contest is: Instructionless. I know that contests of this nature are generally controversial. There is a thread in the German forum for more information about the interpretation of the contest rules. Questions are welcome, of course. Link to the thread:
http://forum.logic-masters.de/showthread.php?tid=1165
Hausigel

The demonstration puzzle in the instruction file contained an error, I have uploaded a corrected version. Sorry.
Hausigel

Just a short reminder that the contest HCS 7 (Instructionless) will start in a few hours. Please note that manual score adjustments will only take place if you can convince me that you have found an alternative solution, not in case of typos of any kind. Good luck to all participants.

Hello,
I have made a very stupid error (thanks to uvo for noticing). There is a new version of the contest file, uploaded on Friday at 12.35; the order of the puzzles, some scores and two puzzles (9 and 10 in the corrected version) have changed.
I apologize for the inconvenience. I hope those who downloaded the old version can read this in time. If there are any problems related to this issue, I will of course adjust the scores in your favor.
Hausigel

The contest is over, thanks to all participants.
Score adjustment requests can still be made until Sunday (hcs@hausigel.de); see the German forum for more details.
Hausigel

The contest HCS 8 will take place Aug 23-26.

The contest HCS 8 (Aug 23-26) has been set up, and the instruction file is available:
http://www.logic-masters.de/Wettbewerbe/wettbewerb.php?id=48
Please note that the instruction file does not contain any examples. You will find example puzzles here:
http://www.hochhausigel.de/e-varianten.html
Regarding manual score adjustments: Traditionally, in my Skyscraper puzzle contests there will be no penalties for manual adjustment in case of typos. Still, I hope to have as little work as possible in this regard. :) I will inquire myself if I spot a mistake that looks like a typo to me; apart from that, you are welcome to send me an email with score adjustment requests no later than Wednesday after the contest.
Hausigel

In the English instructions for Puzzle 6 (Incomplete) should one of the words "row" instead read "column"?

You are right, sorry about that. Martin Kollar also noticed the mistake, I have uploaded a corrected version of the instruction file.

Hello,
the contest has started, have fun.
I will not sit on my PC around the clock, but I will regularly send messages to the participants if I suspect entry mistakes, so it might be a good idea to check your email after your 120 minutes.
Hausigel

Hello,
the contest is over, preliminary results should be visible now. If you have any score adjustment requests, please send them to me until Wednesday noon.
Hausigel

The scoring table of the contest HCS 8 has been finalized; congratulations to Ulrich Voigt, Hideaki Jo, Michael Ley and Kota Morinishi. You will also find the updated total scoring on the HCS overview page. Please let me know if you find any mistakes.
Hausigel

Hello,
the next contest will take place Sep 13-16.
Hausigel

Hello,
the contest HCS 10 is planned to take place Oct 4-7 as WPC preparation.
Hausigel

Oh my, there'll be lots of WPC preparation that weekend... (there'll also be an LMI puzzle test if all goes as planned).
Denis

Hello,
the contest HCS 9 will start in about 12 hours; I hope you enjoy the puzzles.
Concerning score adjustments: I will inquire only in case of syntax errors, otherwise I will wait for the participants to send their score adjustment requests to me first; in either case, there will be a 20% penalty for manual score adjustments. Please note that there is a clarification of the rules for the puzzles 19-22 (Blackout Math) in the German forum.
Hausigel

Hello,
the contest HCS 9 is over; thanks to all participants. Score adjustment requests are still possible till Wednesday noon (hcs@hausigel.de). Meanwhile I have activated the next contest which will take place Oct 4-7. Link to the contest page:
http://www.logic-masters.de/Wettbewerbe/wettbewerb.php?id=49
Hausigel

The scoring of the contest HCS 9 has been finalized. Congratulations to Hideaki Jo who beat Ulrich by an inch, to Ulrich Voigt and to Daisuke Takei, and to the runner-ups as well, of course.
Hausigel

Edited by Hausigel 2013-09-19 12:04 AM

Hello,
I have uploaded a new version of the instruction file for the contest HCS 10. The solution keys for the following puzzles have changed: 3, 6, 8, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 24, 27, 28, 30 and 39.
Basically, only the row information must be entered for several puzzle types (instead of row and column information), for example the number of black cells for Hitori/Heyawake, the number of mines in Minesweeper, etc. In the Hashi, only the number of horizontal and vertical double bridges is required; in Stations, the contents of two marked rows must be entered (like in Second turn).
Plus, I have rotated two examples by 90°.
Hausigel
PS: If I have overlooked any puzzles which appear suitable for a similar change of the solution key, or if I have made any mistakes in the process, you are welcome to let me know.

Hello,
the contest HCS 10 starts in a few hours. Enjoy!
Manual score adjustments wll be handled as in most of the HCS contests: there will be a 20% penalty, and I will inquire myself only in case of syntax errors. (If someone who has not read my last notice enters the old answer keys, I will correct them without penalty.)
One more thing: The puzzle files in my contests typically contain one page for each puzzle type. That means, you would have to print 40 pages. If you want to save paper, I am offering you this: There will be a second version of the contest file, with two puzzles on each page, but without instructions and without any explanations on the answer keys. Of course, that file will be encrypted, too; I will upload it in the German forum shortly before the contest begins.
Hausigel

Ouch - I was just told that, in the Stations puzzle, the arrows are missing which are supposed to mark the answer key rows. These are the rows 3 and 6 from above. Sorry!
(I have uploaded a corrected file version.)