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Parallel Universe IV - LMI September Monthly Puzzle Test - 11th to 16th September 2020
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Subject: Parallel Universe IV - LMI September Monthly Puzzle Test - 11th to 16th September 2020 @ 2020-09-08 4:38 PM (#28503) (#28503) Top


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Location: India
Dates: 11-16 September
Author - Prasanna Seshadri
IB - Coming Soon!
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Subject: Re: Parallel Universe IV - LMI September Monthly Puzzle Test - 11th to 16th September 2020 @ 2020-09-09 12:28 PM (#28504 - in reply to #28503) (#28504) Top


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Instruction Booklets


The IBs are available now at the contest page: http://logicmastersindia.com/2020/09P/

The test starts on 11th September and ends at 2359 hours IST on 16th September.

Points table shall be updated before the contest starts.

Timjamiller
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe IV - LMI September Monthly Puzzle Test - 11th to 16th September 2020 @ 2020-09-09 6:32 PM (#28505 - in reply to #28503) (#28505) Top




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Thanks for this parallel puzzle set--looks tough!

Questions regarding the IB:

2) For Araf Araf, do paired regions need to be adjacent?
10) For clarification on Double Double Back--grey lines between regions, if crossed, will count as an entry/exit, correct?

I feel clear on everything else. Looks like fun!
prasanna16391
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe IV - LMI September Monthly Puzzle Test - 11th to 16th September 2020 @ 2020-09-09 7:48 PM (#28506 - in reply to #28505) (#28506) Top


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Timjamiller - 2020-09-09 6:32 PM
Questions regarding the IB:

2) For Araf Araf, do paired regions need to be adjacent?
10) For clarification on Double Double Back--grey lines between regions, if crossed, will count as an entry/exit, correct?


2) Yes. You're the second person to ask, so I'll add the clarification in the version with the points.
10) Yes. That's what the last line of the rules implies.
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Subject: Re: Parallel Universe IV - LMI September Monthly Puzzle Test - 11th to 16th September 2020 @ 2020-09-11 1:06 PM (#28507 - in reply to #28506) (#28507) Top


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(Updated) Instruction Booklets


The updated IBs are available now at the contest page: http://logicmastersindia.com/2020/09P/

Changes:
(1) Points table added.
(2) Araf Araf rules modified to imply that paired regions must be adjacent.
(3) Star battle and Star Battle Battles: Clarity added regarding answer entry for double digit columns.
(4) Ovotovata: "At least once" highlighted so that solvers do not miss it.

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Subject: Re: Parallel Universe IV - LMI September Monthly Puzzle Test - 11th to 16th September 2020 @ 2020-09-11 7:23 PM (#28508 - in reply to #28503) (#28508) Top


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Puzzle Booklet


The password protected Puzzle Booklet is available now at the contest page: http://logicmastersindia.com/2020/09P/

Feedback should be entered directly in this thread. There shall be no separate Feedback page.

WA1729
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe IV - LMI September Monthly Puzzle Test - 11th to 16th September 2020 @ 2020-09-12 5:17 AM (#28509 - in reply to #28503) (#28509) Top



Shading and Loops (PR 2016/17) Author

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Really fun test - thanks!

Favorites:

06 Star Battle Battles
07 Stostone
09 Double Back
16 Kakuro Kakuro
forcolin
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe IV - LMI September Monthly Puzzle Test - 11th to 16th September 2020 @ 2020-09-13 1:19 AM (#28511 - in reply to #28503) (#28511) Top





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another question regarding the IB.
I find multiple solutions on both stostone and his bigger brother
for example in the second puzzle i can swap the shaded cells in (r2c1 and r3c2) moving them to (r2c2 and r3c1)
Is there anything I miss on the rules?

Edited by forcolin 2020-09-13 1:33 AM
ghirsch
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe IV - LMI September Monthly Puzzle Test - 11th to 16th September 2020 @ 2020-09-13 4:19 AM (#28512 - in reply to #28511) (#28512) Top




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forcolin - 2020-09-12 2:19 AM

another question regarding the IB.
I find multiple solutions on both stostone and his bigger brother
for example in the second puzzle i can swap the shaded cells in (r2c1 and r3c2) moving them to (r2c2 and r3c1)
Is there anything I miss on the rules?


That would be invalid because of the "No two stones share a side" rule, and because the 4 clue would no longer be satisfied.

Edited by ghirsch 2020-09-13 4:21 AM
kiwijam
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe IV - LMI September Monthly Puzzle Test - 11th to 16th September 2020 @ 2020-09-14 5:25 AM (#28513 - in reply to #28511) (#28513) Top




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forcolin - 2020-09-13 8:19 AM

another question regarding the IB.
I find multiple solutions on both stostone and his bigger brother
for example in the second puzzle i can swap the shaded cells in (r2c1 and r3c2) moving them to (r2c2 and r3c1)
Is there anything I miss on the rules?


For puzzle 8, that would be invalid because when horizontal gravity is applied, the top two rows do not neatly form a 2x3 block.
min
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe IV - LMI September Monthly Puzzle Test - 11th to 16th September 2020 @ 2020-09-14 2:28 PM (#28514 - in reply to #28503) (#28514) Top




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i have downloaded puzzle booklet bt it is asking password .. what is the password to open it
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Subject: Re: Parallel Universe IV - LMI September Monthly Puzzle Test - 11th to 16th September 2020 @ 2020-09-15 3:12 AM (#28515 - in reply to #28514) (#28515) Top


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min - 2020-09-14 2:28 PM

i have downloaded puzzle booklet bt it is asking password .. what is the password to open it


The password will be visible once you click the start button and start the timer for the contest.
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Subject: Re: Parallel Universe IV - LMI September Monthly Puzzle Test - 11th to 16th September 2020 @ 2020-09-16 10:05 PM (#28516 - in reply to #28503) (#28516) Top


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Contest extension


The contest is extended by 21 hours - Participants can start the test till 8:59 PM IST (3:29 PM GMT) on 17th September.

harmeet
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe IV - LMI September Monthly Puzzle Test - 11th to 16th September 2020 @ 2020-09-17 11:12 AM (#28517 - in reply to #28503) (#28517) Top


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Thanks Prasanna! This PU episode was certainly tougher than its predecessor. Liked the squared rules.
My favorites:
1. Double Back
2. Kakuro Kakuro
3. LITS
4. Ovotovata
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Subject: Re: Parallel Universe IV - LMI September Monthly Puzzle Test - 11th to 16th September 2020 @ 2020-09-18 2:23 PM (#28518 - in reply to #28503) (#28518) Top


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Thanks to all 142 participants!

Congratulations to Endo Ken, Freddie Hand, Walker Anderson, Hideaki Jo, Kota Morinishi and Jeffrey Bardon for completing the set within the time. The top three remain the same from Parallel Universe III.

Among participants from India, Congratulations to Ashish Kumar, Swaroop Guggilam, Rajesh Kumar and Harmeet Singh for top four positions.

Among puzzles, not surprisingly, Stostone proved to be the toughest. Among squared Puzzles, surprisingly, Double double back proved to be the toughest.

Ovotovatatavotovo (like its spelling) was the most error-prone puzzle.

Thanks Prasanna Seshadri for the variety of puzzles in this test.
ashaash11ash
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe IV - LMI September Monthly Puzzle Test - 11th to 16th September 2020 @ 2020-09-18 10:10 PM (#28519 - in reply to #28503) (#28519) Top


PR 2020 (MII and Regions) Author

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Thanks a lot Prasanna for such a great contest. I enjoyed this contest a lot and would be the best puzzle contest I have solved in recent times. Great puzzles with greats Themes and ofcourse stunning solving path.
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Subject: Re: Parallel Universe IV - LMI September Monthly Puzzle Test - 11th to 16th September 2020 @ 2020-09-20 8:32 PM (#28520 - in reply to #28503) (#28520) Top


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The Solution Booklet is now available here.
prasanna16391
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe IV - LMI September Monthly Puzzle Test - 11th to 16th September 2020 @ 2020-09-22 2:13 AM (#28522 - in reply to #28503) (#28522) Top


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Thank you to everyone who participated in this as well as Parallel Universe 3. The last 2 installments were a challenge from the perspective of coming up with ideas that work interestingly within the respective themes and I'm generally happy with how things turned out and I am glad that people seem to have enjoyed the contests in general.

Congratulations to the winners. The top 3 have been the same across both contests, with just a swap between 2nd and 3rd places, which shows that these solvers are skilled at sprint solving as well as solving tougher puzzles. Really impressive performances.

Thank you to Rakesh, Murat, Philipp for their help with putting this together, and of course to Swaroop for his continued work on improving penpa-edit.

Feel free to ask doubts about the puzzles here :)

You can also see two videos covering puzzles on the contest so far.
Simon Anthony's runthrough of the Kakuro and the Kakuro Kakuro - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBihIeXcL6I&t=1909s
Ashish Kumar's solve explaining the difficult logic on the Stostone puzzle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ghwaabIDk0
I recommend viewing both videos. They were both informative about the puzzles covered.

Puzzle_Maestro
Subject: Re: Parallel Universe IV - LMI September Monthly Puzzle Test - 11th to 16th September 2020 @ 2021-05-09 5:29 PM (#29259 - in reply to #28503) (#29259) Top




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Hardly an urgent issue, but the results of this contest appear not to be visible.
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Subject: Re: Parallel Universe IV - LMI September Monthly Puzzle Test - 11th to 16th September 2020 @ 2021-05-10 6:57 AM (#29261 - in reply to #29259) (#29261) Top


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Puzzle_Maestro - 2021-05-09 5:29 PM

Hardly an urgent issue, but the results of this contest appear not to be visible.
Available now.
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