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Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 18th April 2020
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rob
Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-08 5:58 PM (#27883 - in reply to #27868) (#27883) Top


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For puzzle 10, what's a street? Any stretch of white cells of length at least 2? Or do they have to go from one end to the other end of the grid?
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Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-08 8:16 PM (#27884 - in reply to #27882) (#27884) Top


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Puzzle_Maestro - 2020-04-08 5:47 PM

My guess is that they aren't placed because they are irrelevant to the solve, i.e. not in the same row or column as any clue.

That's correct.
Riad Khanmagomedov
Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-08 8:35 PM (#27885 - in reply to #27883) (#27885) Top


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rob - 2020-04-08 5:58 PM

For puzzle 10, what's a street? Any stretch of white cells of length at least 2? Or do they have to go from one end to the other end of the grid?


Any stretch of white cells of length at least 2.
forcolin
Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-09 12:46 AM (#27889 - in reply to #27868) (#27889) Top





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in puzzle 3 hangers there is a sentence " if there are less than two circles in a row or column, there shall be no clue in that row/column".
Is the opposite also true? I mean, if in a row/column there are no clues, in that row/column there are less than 2 circles?Or could it be that clues for a row/column are omitted?
Puzzle_Maestro
Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-09 12:57 AM (#27890 - in reply to #27868) (#27890) Top




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All rows and columns are fully clued, i.e. if a row or column does not have any clues, then there are less than 2 circles in that row/column.
rob
Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-09 2:04 AM (#27891 - in reply to #27868) (#27891) Top


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Are the given loop fragments in puzzle 9 of length 1, or could they be part of segments of length 2?
Mihalich
Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-09 2:32 AM (#27892 - in reply to #27868) (#27892) Top




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Puzzle 11:
1) Can the corners of the cards touch?
2) Can diamonds go one on top of the other?
athin
Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-09 7:58 AM (#27894 - in reply to #27868) (#27894) Top





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Puzzle 5: Should all dominoes be connected?
Riad Khanmagomedov
Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-09 2:11 PM (#27896 - in reply to #27891) (#27896) Top


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rob - 2020-04-09 2:04 AM

Are the given loop fragments in puzzle 9 of length 1, or could they be part of segments of length 2?

These fragments can be of any length.
Riad Khanmagomedov
Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-09 2:21 PM (#27898 - in reply to #27892) (#27898) Top


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Mihalich - 2020-04-09 2:32 AM

Puzzle 11:
1) Can the corners of the cards touch?
2) Can diamonds go one on top of the other?

1) Yes
2) In the example, cards 3 and 5 share a common diamond.
Riad Khanmagomedov
Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-09 2:24 PM (#27899 - in reply to #27894) (#27899) Top


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athin - 2020-04-09 7:58 AM

Puzzle 5: Should all dominoes be connected?

It's possible.
Kithyane
Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-09 2:48 PM (#27900 - in reply to #27868) (#27900) Top




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Puzzle 8 : the 1-2-3-4-5 bottom clue line doesn't go til the upper left end (it stops 2 cells before). Is this normal or a display error ?
anurag
Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-09 3:35 PM (#27902 - in reply to #27868) (#27902) Top




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In puzzle 2, a table displays some letters and their values. Is this an illustration or a real mapping? As I see it, it does appear to be illustrative as many of the slots don't have words that satisfy 1 = A ,P, R. I have no way to know unless I understand the rules well. There is no example either

Edited by anurag 2020-04-09 3:50 PM
anurag
Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-09 4:02 PM (#27903 - in reply to #27868) (#27903) Top




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Streets of 1x1 are allowed?
Is this a town puzzle with 2x2 white areas not permissible? Or the white strips must be 1XN when evaliating the score? There is no clear demarcation in the description between puzzle rules and score evaluation.

Edited by anurag 2020-04-09 4:11 PM
pranavmanu
Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-09 7:37 PM (#27904 - in reply to #27868) (#27904) Top




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In puzzle 2, the mapping of 1 - A,P,R given doesn't seem to fit the grid. Is it applicable to the grid or given as an example?
mstang
Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-09 7:46 PM (#27905 - in reply to #27904) (#27905) Top





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I think the given letters are part of the puzzle, not just an example. Remember that not every name is going to be used.
pranavmanu
Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-09 7:48 PM (#27906 - in reply to #27868) (#27906) Top




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Ah,missed that. Thank you for the clarification!
anurag
Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-09 8:04 PM (#27907 - in reply to #27905) (#27907) Top




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Not every name is used, but every slot needs to be filled in. There seem to be no names from the list matching the slots.
rob
Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-09 8:50 PM (#27908 - in reply to #27868) (#27908) Top


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I've solved puzzle 2, it's fine.
Kithyane
Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-09 8:52 PM (#27909 - in reply to #27868) (#27909) Top




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Puzzle 9 : what does "passing through all rows and columns" mean for the loop ? In the example, the loop doesn't use the top line of the grid at all...
anurag
Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-09 9:11 PM (#27910 - in reply to #27908) (#27910) Top




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Thanks, for some reason I was thinking consecutive letters should be the same if the numbers in the cells are equal.
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Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-10 12:27 AM (#27912 - in reply to #27868) (#27912) Top



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Puzzle 11: "...it is possible to uniquely restore their contours." Does the assignment of numbers to cards have to be unique, or is it enough to uniquely specify the nine 3x5 borders of the cards?
forcolin
Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-10 7:29 AM (#27913 - in reply to #27868) (#27913) Top





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In puzzle 10, I am nut sure whether I can consider a solution as valid if it is the only way of respecting the rules and the clues. Can Riad (or any of the organizers) check the solution I have currently filed and tell me if it is valid and unique?

Edited by forcolin 2020-04-10 7:49 AM
anurag
Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-10 9:55 AM (#27914 - in reply to #27868) (#27914) Top




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Puzzle 10: Is this a town puzzle with 2x2 white areas not permissible? Or the white strips must be 1XN when evaluating the score? There is no clear demarcation in the description between puzzle rules and score evaluation.
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Subject: Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 8th to 16th April 2020 @ 2020-04-10 2:27 PM (#27916 - in reply to #27868) (#27916) Top


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Updated Puzzle Booklet


An updated version of the Puzzle Booklet is available now.

Changes:
Puzzle 9 : Example fixed
Puzzle 10: Rules updated

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