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Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April
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prasanna16391
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-24 7:35 AM (#15075 - in reply to #15074) (#15075) Top


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chaotic_iak - 2014-04-24 6:42 AM

From which universe's Prasanna? :P


Oh theirs, of course. I'm too busy right now to do this.
prasanna16391
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-24 8:06 AM (#15076 - in reply to #15075) (#15076) Top


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Note about Practice - The Kakuro probably needs a 40 clue on Row 2 to work logically. The new PDF will be uploaded in a while, with the change.
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Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-24 9:14 AM (#15077 - in reply to #15076) (#15077) Top


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prasanna16391 - 2014-04-24 8:06 AM

Note about Practice - The Kakuro probably needs a 40 clue on Row 2 to work logically. The new PDF will be uploaded in a while, with the change.
Uploaded.
prasanna16391
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-24 9:07 PM (#15080 - in reply to #15077) (#15080) Top


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The Contest start-time has been changed due to administrative constraints



The new start time is 9:30 PM IST (4 PM GMT) on 24th, i.e., in about 23 minutes.

Kota
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-24 9:24 PM (#15081 - in reply to #15004) (#15081) Top




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>Prasanna
In Practice,
Akichiwake, r6c3 is not 9 but 7?
Syuma, why mustn't two cells at the lowest and left be passed?
Kota
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-24 9:26 PM (#15082 - in reply to #15081) (#15082) Top




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Kota - 2014-04-24 9:24 PM

>Prasanna
In Practice,
Akichiwake, r6c3 is not 9 but 7?
Syuma, why mustn't two cells at the lowest and left be passed?


Sorry, I had a mistake for Syuma's rule. Please forget.
prasanna16391
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-24 9:33 PM (#15083 - in reply to #15081) (#15083) Top


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Kota - 2014-04-24 9:24 PM

>Prasanna
In Practice,
Akichiwake, r6c3 is not 9 but 7?
Syuma, why mustn't two cells at the lowest and left be passed?


For Akichiwake, there is this line in the rules - There need not be an area equal to this value, the only restriction is there can be no area larger than the
value connected within the region.

The region can basically work without any number but I put in the 9 to illustrate this sentence. The number just shows that there cannot be a white area larger than that.
chaotic_iak
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-24 9:34 PM (#15084 - in reply to #15081) (#15084) Top



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Kota - 2014-04-25 12:24 AM

In Practice,
Akichiwake, r6c3 is not 9 but 7?

The number given is not necessarily reached.

EDIT: ...

Edited by chaotic_iak 2014-04-24 9:34 PM
Kota
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-24 9:44 PM (#15086 - in reply to #15084) (#15086) Top




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chaotic_iak - 2014-04-24 9:34 PM

Kota - 2014-04-25 12:24 AM

In Practice,
Akichiwake, r6c3 is not 9 but 7?

The number given is not necessarily reached.

EDIT: ...


Thanks for your opinion.
I skipped the words 'maximum possible'...
rob
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-25 12:06 AM (#15089 - in reply to #15004) (#15089) Top


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Whee, some seriously other-universly types here. When I saw the Heyawake variant rules I thought at least it can't be as weird as Hayeweka, but it feels almost as twisted when solving. Thanks for the practice puzzles, by the way! (Is that Kakuro de Ni-keta insanely hard by any chance?)
prasanna16391
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-25 12:13 AM (#15090 - in reply to #15089) (#15090) Top


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rob - 2014-04-25 12:06 AM

(Is that Kakuro de Ni-keta insanely hard by any chance?)


I think that type is inherently gonna be hard most of the time, unless the author makes a real effort towards simplifying things (giving more two-cell sums, etc. in the layout, or obviously low sums, neither of which "that" Prasanna did here extensively ). But yes, this one's a bit hard, and good practice for the high pointer on the test, I feel.

Also, hope you have the changed version with the 40 sum in R2. Just checking to make sure.
prasanna16391
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-25 12:57 AM (#15091 - in reply to #15004) (#15091) Top


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Note - There are a few slight issues with the score-page (bonuses, and that my testing submissions are still visible) which should hopefully be fixed by tomorrow.
rob
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-25 3:28 AM (#15097 - in reply to #15004) (#15097) Top


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That was fun, thanks!

Hope I remember about unclued snake eggs next time this type shows up...
prasanna16391
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-25 4:37 AM (#15098 - in reply to #15091) (#15098) Top


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prasanna16391 - 2014-04-25 12:57 AM

Note - There are a few slight issues with the score-page (bonuses, and that my testing submissions are still visible) which should hopefully be fixed by tomorrow.


Fixed.
achan1058
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-25 10:08 AM (#15099 - in reply to #15004) (#15099) Top




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 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Fairly Nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Just right
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


chaotic_iak
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-25 11:26 AM (#15100 - in reply to #15004) (#15100) Top



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 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Just right
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


MarkFox
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-25 8:58 PM (#15106 - in reply to #15004) (#15106) Top




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 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Way too many puzzles (too little time)
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


bob
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-26 2:40 AM (#15111 - in reply to #15004) (#15111) Top




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 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Way too many puzzles (too little time)
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


A lot of truly original puzzle ideas, and they were a lot of fun. Unfortunately there was not enough time to even start many of them, so it seems some of the effort was wasted. I always intend to finish them later but it doesn't always happen. I prefer the marathon/timeless format. The speed demons will still win (with their bonus points) but other solvers will get a chance to try all the puzzles.
deu
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-26 7:42 AM (#15112 - in reply to #15004) (#15112) Top




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It looks like ending time of this test is shown incorrectly in the submission page, which is contrary to what was announced in this forum.
I'm going to participate on Monday night (or Tuesday early morning) in our time, and I'd like to know if this is possible.
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Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-26 8:22 AM (#15113 - in reply to #15112) (#15113) Top


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deu - 2014-04-26 7:42 AM

It looks like ending time of this test is shown incorrectly in the submission page, which is contrary to what was announced in this forum.
I'm going to participate on Monday night (or Tuesday early morning) in our time, and I'd like to know if this is possible.
Fixed the incorrect end time.
An LMI player
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-26 3:20 PM (#15115 - in reply to #15004) (#15115) Top


 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Way too many puzzles (too little time)
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


An LMI player
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-26 4:05 PM (#15116 - in reply to #15004) (#15116) Top


 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Just right
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


An LMI player
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-26 5:03 PM (#15118 - in reply to #15004) (#15118) Top


 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? A bit too many puzzles
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


An LMI player
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-26 6:39 PM (#15119 - in reply to #15004) (#15119) Top


 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Just right
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


Gotroch
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe II — April Puzzle Test — 25th-28th April @ 2014-04-26 7:05 PM (#15120 - in reply to #15004) (#15120) Top




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 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Just right
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


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