Login Register WSPC 2017 • Schedule • Participation • Location • WSC • WPC • Contact •Search •Recent





No Numbers - LMI May Puzzle Test — 26th-28th May 2012
   LMI Tests -> Monthly Sudoku and Puzzle Tests29 posts • Page 1 of 2 • 1 2
swaroop2011
Subject: RE: No Numbers - LMI May Puzzle Test — 26th-28th May 2012 @ 2012-05-23 12:50 PM (#7278 - in reply to #7252) (#7278) Top



PR 2020 (Shading and Loops) Author

Posts: 668
500100202020
Location: India
One doubt in "NO numbers loop" can crossings share an segment .
like this.

Edited by swaroop2011 2012-05-23 12:58 PM




(nonumloop.png)



Attachments
----------------
Attachments nonumloop.png (1KB - 4 downloads)
prasanna16391
Subject: Re: No Numbers - LMI May Puzzle Test — 26th-28th May 2012 @ 2012-05-23 6:18 PM (#7280 - in reply to #7252) (#7280) Top


2021 World Sudoku+Puzzle Convention Organizer

Posts: 1783
100050010010020202020
Location: India
http://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/puzzle-no-163-164-...

this is the last of the set unless I get a matchmaker working that I'm really happy with. The Loop assumes that crossings can share an edge as showed in Swaroop's question. So Hopefully that's allowed, as nothing's said against it in the rules.
xevs
Subject: RE: No Numbers - LMI May Puzzle Test — 26th-28th May 2012 @ 2012-05-23 7:31 PM (#7281 - in reply to #7278) (#7281) Top


Toketa? Selection Author

Posts: 43
2020
Location: Japan
swaroop2011 - 2012-05-23 3:50 PM

One doubt in "NO numbers loop" can crossings share an segment .
like this.


Yes, they can (unless it violates other rules).
Administrator
Subject: Re: No Numbers - LMI May Puzzle Test — 26th-28th May 2012 @ 2012-05-25 4:58 PM (#7284 - in reply to #7281) (#7284) Top


2000100050020
Location: India

Bonus System

Here is the bonus formula

Final Points = (Points Accumulated) / (Claim Bonus Time) * 120

Bonus will be awarded to players submitting all puzzles(with maximum one wrong submission). The wrong submission can not be a dummy submission just to get time bonus. Organizers and authors will review the wrong submission and decide if bonus should be awarded.

We are in the process of having same bonus system for all future regular tests (e.g. except Marathon / Sprint / Screen tests). I hope top players find this system as fair. Otherwise, please let us know.

Administrator
Subject: Re: No Numbers - LMI May Puzzle Test — 26th-28th May 2012 @ 2012-05-25 10:42 PM (#7285 - in reply to #7252) (#7285) Top


2000100050020
Location: India

Announcements


Password protected pdf is uploaded. It has 8 pages, including a cover page with points table.
Japanese version of puzzle booklet is also available. (Password is same for both)


motris
Subject: Re: No Numbers - LMI May Puzzle Test — 26th-28th May 2012 @ 2012-05-29 1:53 AM (#7304 - in reply to #7285) (#7304) Top




Posts: 199
10020202020
Location: United States
Well, my long LMI puzzle "podium" streak was doomed to end eventually. 17 tests it is. This was rather hard, and 75 minutes would have been just about as good as 120 minutes for me. Still, there were some very nice designs in the puzzles I did solve so thanks for those xevs.
debmohanty
Subject: RE: No Numbers - LMI May Puzzle Test — 26th-28th May 2012 @ 2012-05-29 7:52 AM (#7305 - in reply to #7252) (#7305) Top



1000500100100100202020
Location: India
"No Numbers" is over. Undoubtedly one of the difficult tests, and the low participation was probably because of the unfamiliar puzzles.

So, Bram takes the first position (after 17 tries) (he loves HARD puzzles, doesn't he?), Endo Ken takes 2nd position, and Hideaki takes the 3rd position.

Ko has prepared a solutions booklets with small hints on how to solve the puzzles. Here is the link. (Click here for Japanese version).

The usual suspects from India take the top Indian spots.

Edited by debmohanty 2012-05-29 8:36 AM
macherlakumar
Subject: Re: No Numbers - LMI May Puzzle Test — 26th-28th May 2012 @ 2012-05-29 10:19 AM (#7306 - in reply to #7252) (#7306) Top





Posts: 123
10020
Location: India
Previously I had a thought that there should be a test with unfamiliar puzzles and this is it No Numbers came.
So far I have attempted Curve Data, Synchronized Maze and No Numbers field, they are really good. Curve data 2 is like what I have expected.
I liked the test but I should have done some practise puzzles before attempting (not a good idea to give an unprepared test at night 10:30 on Monday).

Anyway thanks a lot to LMI and Xevs. I will try to solve the other puzzles as well.

Regards,
Ravi
Para
Subject: Re: No Numbers - LMI May Puzzle Test — 26th-28th May 2012 @ 2012-05-29 10:45 AM (#7307 - in reply to #7252) (#7307) Top




Posts: 315
100100100
Location: The Netherlands
Thanks Ko for writing this test. I generally do well with unfamiliar puzzle types. I had a similar experience as Thomas, where after 80 minutes I had solved for most my points, at which point I was feeling pretty good about my performance. I had left both No Numbers types till the end. Afterwards I was a bit disappointed, having only been able to add 85 points in 40 minutes. But it was enough in the end. Guess I can write off this victory on smoothly solving the second Synchronised Maze, which seems to have stumped a lot of people.
Nilz
Subject: RE: No Numbers - LMI May Puzzle Test — 26th-28th May 2012 @ 2012-06-03 3:46 AM (#7367 - in reply to #7252) (#7367) Top




Posts: 29
20
Location: United Kingdom
I really enjoyed this test, it's always nice to see types of puzzles that I've not seen before, so thanks Ko. Were they newly created puzzles by you, or had you seen them somewhere else before? Curve data and It's Yours were particularly interesting- does anyone know anywhere I can find some more of these types? In fact if anyone knows where I can find more examples of any of the types I'll gladly take a look.

Edited by Nilz 2012-06-03 3:48 AM
Takeya
Subject: Re: No Numbers - LMI May Puzzle Test — 26th-28th May 2012 @ 2012-06-13 6:34 PM (#7497 - in reply to #7252) (#7497) Top


Toketa? Selection Author

Posts: 3

Location: Japan
Hi Nilz,
Today I uploaded new curve data I made and wrote about another puzzles in the genre.
Please check below if you like.
http://buyaketa.blogspot.jp/2012/06/blog-post.html

Edited by Takeya 2012-06-13 6:34 PM
29 posts • Page 1 of 2 • 1 2
Jump to forum :
Search this forum
Printer friendly version