Thread - Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest

@ 2024-04-24 9:21 PM (#32632 - in reply to #32631) (#32632) Top

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Country : France

Carlos posted @ 2024-04-24 9:21 PM

Menderbug, I think that the right grid of your puzzle Easy as Opti has at least these two solutions:

_3124_
_2_134
314_2_
4__312
243__1
1_24_3

_3124_
_2_134
314_2_
4_3_12
24_3_1
1_24_3

@ 2024-04-24 9:53 PM (#32633 - in reply to #32543) (#32633) Top

Menderbug

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Menderbug posted @ 2024-04-24 9:53 PM

Oh, you're right. Bummer, I moved a 2-clue from C4 in the second grid to C6 in the first for aesthetic reasons because I thought they were equivalent. Must've overlooked something when re-solving.

@ 2024-04-24 11:58 PM (#32634 - in reply to #32633) (#32634) Top

Riad Khanmagomedov

Posts: 234

Country : Russia

Riad Khanmagomedov posted @ 2024-04-24 11:58 PM

Menderbug - 2024-04-24 9:53 PM

Oh, you're right. Bummer, I moved a 2-clue from C4 in the second grid to C6 in the first for aesthetic reasons because I thought they were equivalent. Must've overlooked something when re-solving.

Carlos, thanks for the two solutions given. There is also a 3rd solution:
_2134_
_4_132
413_2_
23__14
3_42_1
1_24_3.
Unfortunately, in such cases, points are not allowed.

@ 2024-04-25 2:50 PM (#32637 - in reply to #32543) (#32637) Top

Riad Khanmagomedov

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Riad Khanmagomedov posted @ 2024-04-25 2:50 PM

Congratulations+to+the+winners+%E2%80%93+James%2C+Christian%2C+Paul+and+Ken%21%0D%0AThanks+to+all+participants%21%0D%0A

@ 2024-04-25 3:27 PM (#32638 - in reply to #32543) (#32638) Top

kiwijam

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Country : New Zealand

kiwijam posted @ 2024-04-25 3:27 PM

Thanks+Riad+for+creating+this+contest+for+us+again%2C+it+is+very+unique+on+the+puzzle+calendar%2E+%E2%9D%A4%EF%B8%8F%0D%0AI+had+spare+time+this+year+to+play+with+the+optimizers%2C+but+also+I+was+a+little+lucky+to+find+some+good+scores+quickly%2E+Everything+fit+together+nicely+%F0%9F%98%8E%0D%0A2+days+before+the+end+I+learnt+my+rules+were+wrong+for+two+of+them+%28I+had+an+unconnected+crossword%2C+and+two+unlinked+Easy+As%27s%29+but+was+able+to+find+better+solutions+luckily%2E+%0D%0AWell+done+to+Christian+for+fixing+his+crossword+and+still+having+the+best+of+all%2C+that+was+very+hard+to+find+any+solution+better+than+TIM%2FLIN%21

@ 2024-04-25 8:50 PM (#32641 - in reply to #32543) (#32641) Top

Carlos

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Country : France

Carlos posted @ 2024-04-25 8:50 PM

Thanks a lot for this annual contest, Riad, and specifically for this edition. The puzzles were amazing to solve (I think I spent most of the time on the Kakuro with stars), and I found the first two optimizers very fun to investigate.
Huge congrats for kiwijam, you were so close to have the best scores on all the optimizers! You really deserve your first place.
See you next year :)


	@ 2024-04-24 9:21 PM (#32632 - in reply to #32631) (#32632) Top
Carlos Posts: 8 Country : France	Carlos posted @ 2024-04-24 9:21 PM Menderbug, I think that the right grid of your puzzle Easy as Opti has at least these two solutions: _3124_ _2_134 314_2_ 4__312 243__1 1_24_3 _3124_ _2_134 314_2_ 4_3_12 24_3_1 1_24_3
	@ 2024-04-24 9:53 PM (#32633 - in reply to #32543) (#32633) Top
Menderbug Posts: 16 Country : Germany	Menderbug posted @ 2024-04-24 9:53 PM Oh, you're right. Bummer, I moved a 2-clue from C4 in the second grid to C6 in the first for aesthetic reasons because I thought they were equivalent. Must've overlooked something when re-solving.
	@ 2024-04-24 11:58 PM (#32634 - in reply to #32633) (#32634) Top
Riad Khanmagomedov Posts: 234 Country : Russia	Riad Khanmagomedov posted @ 2024-04-24 11:58 PM Menderbug - 2024-04-24 9:53 PM Oh, you're right. Bummer, I moved a 2-clue from C4 in the second grid to C6 in the first for aesthetic reasons because I thought they were equivalent. Must've overlooked something when re-solving. Carlos, thanks for the two solutions given. There is also a 3rd solution: _2134_ _4_132 413_2_ 23__14 3_42_1 1_24_3. Unfortunately, in such cases, points are not allowed.
	@ 2024-04-25 2:50 PM (#32637 - in reply to #32543) (#32637) Top
Riad Khanmagomedov Posts: 234 Country : Russia	Riad Khanmagomedov posted @ 2024-04-25 2:50 PM Congratulations+to+the+winners+%E2%80%93+James%2C+Christian%2C+Paul+and+Ken%21%0D%0AThanks+to+all+participants%21%0D%0A
	@ 2024-04-25 3:27 PM (#32638 - in reply to #32543) (#32638) Top
kiwijam Posts: 187 Country : New Zealand	kiwijam posted @ 2024-04-25 3:27 PM Thanks+Riad+for+creating+this+contest+for+us+again%2C+it+is+very+unique+on+the+puzzle+calendar%2E+%E2%9D%A4%EF%B8%8F%0D%0AI+had+spare+time+this+year+to+play+with+the+optimizers%2C+but+also+I+was+a+little+lucky+to+find+some+good+scores+quickly%2E+Everything+fit+together+nicely+%F0%9F%98%8E%0D%0A2+days+before+the+end+I+learnt+my+rules+were+wrong+for+two+of+them+%28I+had+an+unconnected+crossword%2C+and+two+unlinked+Easy+As%27s%29+but+was+able+to+find+better+solutions+luckily%2E+%0D%0AWell+done+to+Christian+for+fixing+his+crossword+and+still+having+the+best+of+all%2C+that+was+very+hard+to+find+any+solution+better+than+TIM%2FLIN%21
	@ 2024-04-25 8:50 PM (#32641 - in reply to #32543) (#32641) Top
Carlos Posts: 8 Country : France	Carlos posted @ 2024-04-25 8:50 PM Thanks a lot for this annual contest, Riad, and specifically for this edition. The puzzles were amazing to solve (I think I spent most of the time on the Kakuro with stars), and I found the first two optimizers very fun to investigate. Huge congrats for kiwijam, you were so close to have the best scores on all the optimizers! You really deserve your first place. See you next year :)