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Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January
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Subject: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-12 9:44 AM (#6396) (#6396) Top


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Subject: Re: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-12 5:25 PM (#6398 - in reply to #6396) (#6398) Top


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Location: India		Who designed the page?
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Subject: Re: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-12 7:30 PM (#6399 - in reply to #6398) (#6399) Top


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Location: Serbia		Oh, dear... I wonder how big they are
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Subject: Re: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-12 8:37 PM (#6400 - in reply to #6399) (#6400) Top


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Rohan Rao - 2012-01-12 5:25 PM

Who designed the page?
David designed the logo and the banner.

Nikola - 2012-01-12 7:30 PM

Oh, dear... I wonder how big they are
Nikola
We'll include the sizes in the IB. For now, I can add that, each puzzle can be printed on A4 size page, and the cell sizes will still be large enough.
Nikola
Subject: Re: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-12 8:52 PM (#6401 - in reply to #6400) (#6401) Top


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Location: Serbia		Yes, that was only a joke. I hope to see many new tricks in this puzzles. And all compliments for design.

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Subject: Re: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-13 9:27 AM (#6402 - in reply to #6400) (#6402) Top


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Administrator - 2012-01-12 8:37 PM

Rohan Rao - 2012-01-12 5:25 PM

Who designed the page?
David designed the logo and the banner.

Really nice.
prasanna16391
Subject: Re: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-13 12:02 PM (#6403 - in reply to #6402) (#6403) Top


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Rohan Rao - 2012-01-13 9:27 AM

Administrator - 2012-01-12 8:37 PM

Rohan Rao - 2012-01-12 5:25 PM

Who designed the page?
David designed the logo and the banner.

Really nice.


I agree. Looks wonderful.
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Subject: Re: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-13 12:03 PM (#6404 - in reply to #6396) (#6404) Top



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Subject: Re: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-13 4:11 PM (#6405 - in reply to #6396) (#6405) Top


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Location: Slovakia		I hope, that the contest will be solvable in shorter time than 8 days. I have some exam on Monday ... :)
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Subject: Re: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-14 7:42 AM (#6406 - in reply to #6405) (#6406) Top




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greenhorn - 2012-01-13 4:11 PM

I hope, that the contest will be solvable in shorter time than 8 days. I have some exam on Monday ... :)


It's clearly an 8 day puzzle championship. taking the 24 hour puzzle championship to a whole new level.
davmillar
Subject: RE: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-14 9:27 AM (#6407 - in reply to #6396) (#6407) Top





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Location: United States		Marathon will last 8 full days. The organizers felt that holding this competition so close to the beginning of the year would mean that solvers would have ample vacation time to take the week off from work for solving these puzzles.
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Subject: Re: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-14 3:33 PM (#6409 - in reply to #6405) (#6409) Top


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greenhorn - 2012-01-13 4:11 PM

I hope, that the contest will be solvable in shorter time than 8 days. I have some exam on Monday ... :)


Actually in the 21-29 period there are 9 days ;-)
greenhorn
Subject: Re: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-14 6:59 PM (#6411 - in reply to #6409) (#6411) Top


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Location: Slovakia		That is even more. But this weekly contest is really interesting. For example we have only 7 days per week in Slovakia.
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Subject: Re: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-14 8:25 PM (#6412 - in reply to #6411) (#6412) Top


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Location: India		Its a "marathon week" :P

Edited by prasanna16391 2012-01-14 8:25 PM
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Subject: Re: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-14 11:40 PM (#6413 - in reply to #6411) (#6413) Top



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greenhorn - 2012-01-14 6:59 PM

That is even more. But this weekly contest is really interesting. For example we have only 7 days per week in Slovakia.


Slovak people are very strange
davmillar
Subject: Re: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-14 11:56 PM (#6414 - in reply to #6411) (#6414) Top





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greenhorn - 2012-01-15 9:59 AM

That is even more. But this weekly contest is really interesting. For example we have only 7 days per week in Slovakia.


It's a leap year.
davmillar
Subject: Re: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-16 12:24 AM (#6417 - in reply to #6396) (#6417) Top





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Location: United States		Here's a sneak peek from my puzzle in the instruction booklet: http://t.co/LjF5cnOc

I hope you all like masyu. :)
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Subject: Re: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-16 5:59 AM (#6418 - in reply to #6417) (#6418) Top


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Instruction Booklet is now available.
download | view

reesylou
Subject: Re: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-16 6:07 AM (#6419 - in reply to #6418) (#6419) Top




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Location: Australia		Think I have found an error in the IB. For "Loop the Loop":
"Answer key 1: For each marked row, enter the number of cells of the longest horizontally connected group of
cells inside the loop in that row. For the example, answer key is 945"
BUT the longest INSIDE the loop for the second selected row is 3... the 4 cells are outside the loop.

Or have I misunderstood and it means the longest horizontal stretch (regardless of whether inside or outside the loop)?


And for TAPA the answer keys appear to be reversed

Edited by reesylou 2012-01-16 6:11 AM
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Subject: Re: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-16 6:25 AM (#6420 - in reply to #6419) (#6420) Top


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Location: India		It is longest inside the loop (same as Double Decathlon). So 935 is the correct answer key. Updated pdf uploaded.
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Subject: Re: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-16 4:28 PM (#6421 - in reply to #6396) (#6421) Top



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Location: India		will there be any partial points for SAMURAI SUDOKU for solving some individual ones.
I know there is nothing indicated regarding this in IB but just to clarify it.
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Subject: Re: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-16 4:31 PM (#6422 - in reply to #6396) (#6422) Top


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Location: India		There is no partial points for any puzzle, including the Samurai.
rob
Subject: Re: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-17 2:49 AM (#6423 - in reply to #6422) (#6423) Top


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Location: Germany		While playing around with the rules of Black and White Loop, I made two puzzles which you can find on the Rätselportal: http://www.logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000... and http://www.logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000...

Does anyone have links to other puzzles of the type? I find it hard to get my head around.
debmohanty
Subject: Re: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-17 11:37 AM (#6424 - in reply to #6423) (#6424) Top



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Location: India		Excellent puzzles rob. The 2nd one is really well made with lot of local and global solving. It is always interesting to start solving a loop puzzle from middle of the grid.

I had not seen this type, until Zoltan suggested that we include this type. He shared a smaller example as well (attached with this post)





(BWL.Example.8X8.png)



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Attachments BWL.Example.8X8.png (26KB - 8 downloads)
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Subject: Re: Puzzle Marathon — 21st-29th January @ 2012-01-17 11:03 PM (#6425 - in reply to #6423) (#6425) Top




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rob - 2012-01-17 2:49 AM

While playing around with the rules of Black and White Loop, I made two puzzles which you can find on the Rätselportal: http://www.logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000... and http://www.logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000...

Does anyone have links to other puzzles of the type? I find it hard to get my head around.


I haven't ever seen them online. they did feature in Breinbrekers, but haven't been in there in recent years. I thought I had a few laying around, which I had made. But the only ones I can find use 2 turns between different balls. I don't expect the puzzle to be as heavily clued as yours though. At least they weren't in Breinbrekers.
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