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Location: The Netherlands | prasanna16391 - 2012-01-18 12:20 PM
Since I'm pretty new to puzzle creation, when LMI approached me to create for this test, they were smart enough to ask me to make 3 so that I got comfortable with the type first. So I made two practice puzzles, the first of which I have put up on my blog here : http://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/puzzle-no-18-loop-... and the second one will be put up tomorrow.
Thanks for your practise puzzle prasanna. I had 40 minutes fun with it! Nice to see how the masyu clues influence the loop clues and vice-versa. |
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Location: Germany | swaroop2011 - 2012-01-18 11:26 AM
someone please help out with "BRAILLE WORD SEARCH " ..
How to start??
Choose a letter, translate it to Braille, scan the grid for occurrences. But you've probably thought of that yourself? |
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Location: Slovakia | I must agree, that this puzzle was really fun, however it was too huge and surprisingly too easy for me. It takes me only 11 minutes to solve it. I hope that all the contest puzzles will be similarly easy and nice.  |
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Location: India | kiwijam - 2012-01-18 8:31 AM
and 4) If I submit wrong answer(s) for a puzzle but never submit a correct answer, will I get negative points or zero points for that puzzle overall?
The way we look at each puzzle, we consider them as a separate round. So 10 rounds for the whole contest.
It is best that one shouldn't get -ve points from any round. So, you will get 0 points for a puzzle, which has wrong submissions, but no eventual correct submission. |
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Location: India | greenhorn - 2012-01-18 7:31 PM
I must agree, that this puzzle was really fun, however it was too huge and surprisingly too easy for me. It takes me only 11 minutes to solve it. I hope that all the contest puzzles will be similarly easy and nice.
I hope not, else I've made the wrong choice.  The one you solved today was the first ever puzzle I'd made of this hybrid type, so I hadn't yet understood ways to play with the difficulty. Practice for me, practice for you too
And Richard, you're welcome. :) |
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Location: United States | The image for the answer for Braille Word Search in the IB is wrong. The lines are off.
Looking forward to the marathon.
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Location: India | thesubro - 2012-01-18 9:01 PM
The image for the answer for Braille Word Search in the IB is wrong. The lines are off.
Looking forward to the marathon.
TheSubro
Erm, I don't think so, partial letters can overlap too, and the words Vodka, Milk and Soda can be read in the highlighted part of the solution.
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Location: United States | I see now. You have simply drawn rectangles around each "word". I was misinterpreting how it was broken up on the image. My apologies (but at the same time, it has demonstrated a few complexities I had not truly appreciated before). Thanks.
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Location: Germany | It seems that it's a good strategy to guess the missing words on the Braille Word Search when you get near the end… |
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Location: India | rob - 2012-01-18 9:53 PM
It seems that it's a good strategy to guess the missing words on the Braille Word Search when you get near the end… That sounds like a fair warning to increase the number of arrow marks. |
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Location: India | http://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/puzzle-no-19-loop-...
Practice puzzle number 2 :) |
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Location: India | prasanna16391 - 2012-01-19 1:20 PMhttp://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/puzzle-no-19-loop-the-loops-practice-puzzle-2/Practice puzzle number 2 :) Thanks for the practise puzzle.
Well constructed and took about 20 minutes for me to solve. Even I hope the contest puzzle will be as easy as this one :D
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Location: United States | I have some older Braille Word Search puzzles on The Griddle that could be used for practice:
http://thegriddle.net/tags/braille
I don't quite recall the difficulty level or if I threw any other tricks in those, though.
ETA: I should also mention to save your answer to the Braille Word Search. Once the test is finished, the two words not found in the puzzle will unlock a badge if you have a profile page on The Griddle. I'm waiting to implement it though, just as an added precaution to prevent cheating. (Not that you honest puzzlers would do that. :))
Edited by davmillar 2012-01-20 11:08 AM
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Thanks for another nice puzzle. Again with nice logic steps. I definitely like this type!
I found one loop, but there is one cell that can be passed in two different ways: it's the 2 in Row 16, Column 20. When I found this spot halfway solving, I hesitated to proceed, since I thought I had made an error somewhere. But I ignored, went on en finished the puzzle, with this minor non-uniqueness left.
Maybe you can have another look at it?
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Location: India | Richard - 2012-01-20 11:10 AM prasanna16391 - 2012-01-19 1:20 PMhttp://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/puzzle-no-19-loop-the-loops-practice-puzzle-2/Practice puzzle number 2 :) I found one loop, but there is one cell that can be passed in two different ways: it's the 2 in Row 16, Column 20. Maybe you can have another look at it? Best regards, Richard
This is the first type I have solved and solved it very carefully. I found it to be having unique solution.
I think you are wrong at the two consecutive white circles to the right top of R16C20 clue '2', for that part the path is unique and direct.
Please check it.
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Location: India | Richard - 2012-01-20 11:10 AM
Thanks for another nice puzzle. Again with nice logic steps. I definitely like this type!
I found one loop, but there is one cell that can be passed in two different ways: it's the 2 in Row 16, Column 20. When I found this spot halfway solving, I hesitated to proceed, since I thought I had made an error somewhere. But I ignored, went on en finished the puzzle, with this minor non-uniqueness left.
Maybe you can have another look at it?
Best regards, Richard
You're welcome Richard.
Regarding the uniqueness, what Ravi said, you need to consider the behaviour of the two consecutive white circles above it. Its very much unique, I'm pretty sure of that now, I've had to check that one some 9 times by now because different people seem to find different spots to get confused  . Anyway I'll be putting up the solutions today sometime in 2 hours when I get over my laziness. You can check and tally if you want. |
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Location: India | Solved the practice puzzle #2, I made a mess somewhere else, but it is certainly unique around the 2 at R16C20. |
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Location: The Netherlands | macherlakumar - 2012-01-20 11:27 AM
Richard - 2012-01-20 11:10 AM prasanna16391 - 2012-01-19 1:20 PMhttp://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/puzzle-no-19-loop-the-loops-practice-puzzle-2/Practice puzzle number 2 :) I found one loop, but there is one cell that can be passed in two different ways: it's the 2 in Row 16, Column 20. Maybe you can have another look at it? Best regards, Richard Hi Richard, This is the first type I have solved and solved it very carefully. I found it to be having unique solution. I think you are wrong at the two consecutive white circles to the right top of R16C20 clue '2', for that part the path is unique and direct. Please check it. Regards, Ravi
Yep, sorry, my mistake. I worked overtime till late yesterday evening and decided that I still had right to have half an hour of puzzling fun so started the puzzle. Being tired is not the best condition to start puzzling, as I can see now. I missed indeed the two white dots on the right side. My sincere apologies for all the confusion!
Best regards, Richard
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Location: India | Richard - 2012-01-20 12:31 PM
Being tired is not the best condition to start puzzling, as I can see now. I missed indeed the two white dots on the right side. My sincere apologies for all the confusion!
Best regards, Richard
Its alright. I was in the same state while giving the Shapes and Sizes test, so I understand :D
Anyway, here's the solutions for both puzzles : http://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/practice-puzzle-so... Password - PP12.
Also, I made a Graffiti Snake which can also be used as practice I suppose, so I've put it up today even though its actually the 22nd puzzle I've made
Here it is : http://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/puzzle-no-20-graff... |
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Location: India | A refreshingly different approach! The tenth puzzle is also there to address an unlikely tie ,apart from being there to be solved.Now, given that a tie is anyway at very high odds, i have a (better?) suggestion(thats too late for this week though),that i think fits well into this theme.If a tie occurs,calculate the most popular ( based on most solved & least time taken)puzzle,create an easier ( or harder) one of that type and start a tie-breaker) with that single puzzle (remember this would not have to be done anyway!,so no harm conceptualizing). |
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Location: India | Announcements
Flash submission page is now enabled. There is a list with all puzzle types. After you click on a puzzle, you can click on "Start Puzzle" and your timer for the puzzle will start.
[ 8 puzzles are uploaded today. 1 will be uploaded tomorrow and last one will be uploaded next day ]
As discussed earlier, we have posted the grid sizes next to the puzzle. You can also see relative difficulty of puzzles. In fact the list is sorted based on difficulty (easy puzzles -> difficult puzzle)
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Location: India | I get a question from a player
I'm trying the marathon for the first time. I'm being prompted a
password to open the PDF. Where do I get the password?
Please click on "Start puzzle" to get the password.
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Location: India | Score Page - Link to score page http://logicmastersindia.com/M201201P/score.asp
Note that the score page will display partial scores, it will display only the puzzles you have solved. |
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Location: India | Breaks are allowed
From the database, I can see that some players are solving one puzzle after another in quick succession. That is not a problem, and is allowed.
But Breaks between puzzles are also allowed. Breaks can be 1 minute or 1 hour or 1 day. You don't need to solve all puzzles in a stretch.
It is clearly mentioned in the IB that "Each puzzle can be started, solved and submitted independent of others, and in any order, anytime during the week."
I hope it is not ignored or misunderstood.
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Location: India | When i start a puzzle then I am not able to end it and start another puzle.
I am struck becoz the other puzzles show cannot be started.
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