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Location: United States | For what it's worth, here's what today's puzzle almost certainly was intended to be. It's pretty nicely made and worth doing.
http://mellowmelon.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/ctc-march27.png
(just noticed the filename is off from the date on LMI; blame time zones)
For extra fun, the solution remains unique and the puzzle gets a bit harder and nicer when you remove the four clues at the center of each cross.
Edited by MellowMelon 2012-03-28 1:50 AM
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Location: Turkey | I am sorry for wrong puzzles. I have not so much time recently, really i have not. Actually i uploaded today's puzzle in last hour, i checked two times, but i missed. For example, yestarday's puzzle i uploaded in the car (same like today, in last hour) :) I hope that remaining puzzles will be good. |
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Location: United Kingdom | I don't think the 'undo' button really makes much difference because you can obviously erase squares manually. But the multiple colours, as far as I can see, have no merit other than to encourage T&E. |
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Location: United Kingdom | The main problem I've had with the Tapa player is in fact exactly that I can't erase squares reliably. When I click on them there is a ~50% chance whether they empty or stay filled. Doesn't this affect everyone? I've only used Chrome, but I can't be the only one.
I also had to stop using the different colours because for whatever reason I found them so different in hue that my eye didn't "see" 2x2s or notice whether they were connected together - I've made literally hundreds of incorrect submissions. :) |
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Location: India | Gareth - 2012-03-28 9:02 PMThe main problem I've had with the Tapa player is in fact exactly that I can't erase squares reliably. When I click on them there is a ~50% chance whether they empty or stay filled. Doesn't this affect everyone? I've only used Chrome, but I can't be the only one.
Yes even I have this issue, thought it was a mistake probably on my side for not clicking on the cell properly. Even I use chrome.
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Ravi |
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Fillomino-Fillia 2 Author
Location: United States | Also using chrome and have the same issue. That was the cause of the only 2-minute penalty I've gotten; it was my last click in that region and I instantly shifted my attention somewhere else without noticing the click hadn't gone through. The reliable method I've found since is to right-click on the square twice, which changes it into a dot and then to an empty square. |
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Snowmen Author
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Location: Russia | I've only used Chrome If it helps - I'm using Opera and see the same problem sometimes. |
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Location: Australia | On a positive note, I've never experienced the issue - using Chrome. |
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Location: India | Congrats Prasanna, for finally a well deserved first place. Happy for you. |
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Location: India | Last 3 days of CTCSo we are nearing the end of CTC (this year). Today (31-March) is the 48th day, 1-Apr is the 49th day, 2-Apr is the 50th day.
Note that, although TVC will end on 2-Apr, CTC will officially end on 4-Apr.
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Location: India | debmohanty - 2012-03-31 12:03 AM
Congrats Prasanna, for finally a well deserved first place. Happy for you.
Thank you :) I guess almost everyone knows my big goal by now. Glad I achieved it, and a bit relieved after all those close ones. Of course there's still that possibility while the 72 hours are going, but I think I've done it. Seems I'm finishing the competition strongly. |
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Location: The Netherlands | How about we continue for another month, but don't tell Palmer about it till we're 2 weeks into the month? |
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Location: India | Para - 2012-03-31 2:13 AM
How about we continue for another month, but don't tell Palmer about it till we're 2 weeks into the month?
Shhh. This is what private messages are for. |
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Location: India | prasanna16391 - 2012-03-31 12:16 AM
Seems I'm finishing the competition strongly.
Or not :P |
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Location: The Netherlands | So, today was the day I messed up both my chances of finishing top 3 in the TVC and CTC in one go. Any chance I can erase today and start over? |
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CTC & TVC Author & Organizer
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Location: Turkey | :) The last puzzle of 2012 CTC was uploaded. :)x2, and good luck at the last one. |
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Location: India | finsihed with mess up ..
Njoyed a lot throughout this month ..
Thanks to Deb,LMI,serkan and all for the beautiful CTC puzzles. :) |
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Location: India | swaroop2011 - 2012-04-02 12:32 AM
finsihed with mess up ..
Hey thats my line. No one deserves to use that line more than me. I'll copyright that line. |
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Location: United Kingdom | Is today really the last one? What a horrible time to finish on from me! I think I can safely say that I won't be jumping up the leader board at the last minute, so congratulations to James for being the top UK competitor.
Thanks to Serkan for the puzzles. It did go on a little too long imho, but that's probably just me feeling bitter that after a few weeks (well, days) it became clear that I had no chance of making the top 3. I would've preferred 2 separate competitions of half the length (or, perhaps, 4 fortnightly contests, with each one finishing on the date of a TVC and getting progressively more difficult...) |
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Location: Japan | Thanks for a great test! And I submitted a wrong answer for the first time in the last puzzle! |
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Location: India | I will miss the routine daily morning test henceforth . I am a first timer and was able to submit answers to all but 1st april one when i had network issues and unable submit my answer. Any way great test, expecting more like this from LMI. |
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Location: United States | Thank you all so much! This was great fun. I will miss this - hope you'll have the willingness and energy to do this again. I loved the online solving and the mix of puzzles.
I hope the puzzles will remain online new puzzlers to tackle and for us to practice on. Is that possible? And now if you "review" a puzzle, clear, and re-solve it, you can not check your answer. Would it be possible to change that at some point?
I don't mean to be asking for so much - you all deserve a good rest. My main point in writing is just to thank you for a great time. Bravo! |
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Fillomino-Fillia 2 Author
Location: United States | deu - 2012-04-01 6:05 PM
Thanks for a great test! And I submitted a wrong answer for the first time in the last puzzle!
I nearly fell off my chair when I saw that in the standings. So close... a 49-day run is still extremely impressive though. |
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Location: India | MellowMelon - 2012-04-02 10:44 AM
deu - 2012-04-01 6:05 PM
Thanks for a great test! And I submitted a wrong answer for the first time in the last puzzle!
I nearly fell off my chair when I saw that in the standings. So close... a 49-day run is still extremely impressive though. |
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Location: India | EMJ - 2012-04-02 10:29 AM
Thank you all so much! This was great fun. I will miss this - hope you'll have the willingness and energy to do this again. I loved the online solving and the mix of puzzles.
I hope the puzzles will remain online new puzzlers to tackle and for us to practice on. Is that possible? And now if you "review" a puzzle, clear, and re-solve it, you can not check your answer. Would it be possible to change that at some point?
I don't mean to be asking for so much - you all deserve a good rest. My main point in writing is just to thank you for a great time. Bravo! Thank you very much for the kind words. At this point, we don't have any daily contests lined up. That certainly is not because of lack of motivation or willingness. It is mainly to find a proper puzzle type and an occasion. Equally importantly, we realize that there were some technical hiccups (mentioned multiple times in forum), even if they were minor. So we'll try to do better in that front next time.
Once CTC is over, you will be able to solve and check solved/unsolved puzzles. |
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