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prasanna16391
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This annual contest shall take place from 13-21 April 2024.
More details shall be shared in subsequent posts soon.
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Country : India | Some notes about April Contest 2024Please note this contest will have a slightly different format than regular LMI tests.
Key differences from regular LMI tests:
1. There is no IB (i.e. no Instructions Booklet). If you have any questions about any puzzle, please ask here in the forum.
2. The PB (Puzzle Booklet) does not have any password.
3. You can download the pdf and start solving. Login at the contest page and click on "Start test" to start submitting.
4. There is no time limit other than the 9 day duration. You can submit until the contest ends.
5. There will be some optimizer puzzles. Other puzzles will be very hard (compared to regular LMI tests)
6. Same scores will have same rank (i.e. early submissions do not count towards rank)
Other important points:
7. There shall be no instant grading in this test.
8. There shall be no online solving interface (like penpa) provided for this test.
9. The score page shall be made available later.
10. There shall be 10 pages in the Puzzle Booklet.
11. Participants can submit answers any number of times. The last submission shall be considered for scoring.
12. There shall be no separate notification on submitting answers.
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prasanna16391
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Country : India | The puzzle booklet is now available to download. |
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xupej04m3
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Country : Taiwan | Hello! I think there's an error in the example of puzzle 12. Specifically, the row maximum is wrong. |
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Country : India | xupej04m3 - 2024-04-13 3:10 PM
Hello! I think there's an error in the example of puzzle 12. Specifically, the row maximum is wrong. Updated booklet uploaded. Some calculations were wrong in puzzle 12. |
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Shalina
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Country : India | Shalina posted @ 2024-04-14 12:26 PM Where can we download it from? |
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forcolin
Posts: 172
Country : ITALY | On Wednesday my son will tie the knot, so I wil be probably either too drunk or too tired to compete for the rest or the week.
Lots of luck to all players, and thanks to Riad for organizing this tournement, which will certainlay be fascinating as usual.
Stefano |
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prasanna16391
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Country : India | Shalina - 2024-04-14 12:26 PM
Where can we download it from?
The contest page, you can see it in the post above. |
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Puzlifouk
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Riad Khanmagomedov
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Riad Khanmagomedov
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Country : Russia | forcolin - 2024-04-16 12:27 AM
On Wednesday my son will tie the knot, so I wil be probably either too drunk or too tired to compete for the rest or the week.
Lots of luck to all players, and thanks to Riad for organizing this tournement, which will certainlay be fascinating as usual.
Stefano
Stefano, I sincerely congratulate and wish the newlyweds happiness! |
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kiwijam
Posts: 187
Country : New Zealand | kiwijam posted @ 2024-04-18 4:35 PM Is there something wrong with the Optimizers column on the potential score page? I have submitted 2, but it says 3. For Christian, it says 4... |
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Mihalich
Posts: 26
Country : Ukraine | In task 7 are there two different sets of numbers for Battleship and Pentamino or are the numbers the same for letters in both problems? |
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Puzlifouk
Posts: 67
Country : France | Thanks for the answers... however, I haven't checked, but I thought it might be possible to form a polygon (possibly concave, which I suppose is permitted) by using the S clue twice and the NE clue once, for example, if the clues for a row are S and NE. If this were indeed possible, would it be allowed?
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Riad Khanmagomedov
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Country : Russia | Mihalich - 2024-04-18 5:30 PM
In task 7 are there two different sets of numbers for Battleship and Pentamino or are the numbers the same for letters in both problems?
The numeric values of the letters are the same for both puzzles. |
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Riad Khanmagomedov
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Country : Russia | Puzlifouk - 2024-04-19 11:23 AM
Thanks for the answers... however, I haven't checked, but I thought it might be possible to form a polygon (possibly concave, which I suppose is permitted) by using the S clue twice and the NE clue once, for example, if the clues for a row are S and NE. If this were indeed possible, would it be allowed?
Concave polygon is allowed. It is also allowed to use a triangle (I received this question by mail ). You can use the S twice and also NE if these clues are in the same row. Edited by Riad Khanmagomedov 2024-04-19 1:43 PM
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Mihalich
Posts: 26
Country : Ukraine | Thanks for clarifying. |
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Carlos
Posts: 8
Country : France | Carlos posted @ 2024-04-19 6:38 PM For the third optimizer (counting names), the words have to form a single connected component, isn't it? The rules don't mention it explicitly. |
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Riad Khanmagomedov
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Country : Russia | Carlos - 2024-04-19 6:38 PM
For the third optimizer (counting names), the words have to form a single connected component, isn't it? The rules don't mention it explicitly.
You need to get a single connect crossword in which each word intersects with at least one other. That's right. |
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Leonardo024
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Country : The Netherlands | For the second optimizer, Easy as Opti; do circles between the two grids have to conform to both grids, even if it is left empty? i.e. is a row allowed to have something like (1) --1234 ( ) 1234-- (3) where the (x) represents a circled cell? Or should something like this always hold: --abcX (y) --dXef where the relative of X is fixed even if there is no digit in circle y? I hope my question makes sense. So if both grids have to conform (the second case), a solver can use this information in the way we could use it in puzzle 6 Easy as First and Second in the sense that if an empty circle is deducted to contain digit X if it was not empty, then the other grid should also conform to that digit X being in the first or second position, right?
Cheers :)
Edited by Leonardo024 2024-04-20 1:23 AM
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Riad Khanmagomedov
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Country : Russia | Leonardo024 - 2024-04-20 1:22 AM
For the second optimizer, Easy as Opti; do circles between the two grids have to conform to both grids, even if it is left empty? i.e. is a row allowed to have something like (1) --1234 ( ) 1234-- (3) where the (x) represents a circled cell? Or should something like this always hold: --abcX (y) --dXef where the relative of X is fixed even if there is no digit in circle y? I hope my question makes sense. So if both grids have to conform (the second case), a solver can use this information in the way we could use it in puzzle 6 Easy as First and Second in the sense that if an empty circle is deducted to contain digit X if it was not empty, then the other grid should also conform to that digit X being in the first or second position, right?
Cheers :)
The same as in puzzle 6. In the circle between the grids, the digit is common to both grids. If the circle between the grids is empty, you can find a digit from one grid and use it for the second. |
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shivamgopal9
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Country : India | %F0%9F%8C%88 |
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Puzlifouk
Posts: 67
Country : France | Thanks for the answer to problem 10 (By compass). And for problem 12 (Counting names), if we can choose the value of a letter in certain cases (D which can be 10 or 19, for example) I suppose that the choice made for a certain letter in a certain place must be the same depending on whether we consider the letter horizontally or vertically, right? |
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kiwijam
Posts: 187
Country : New Zealand | kiwijam posted @ 2024-04-20 10:38 AM Riad Khanmagomedov - 2024-04-20 8:50 AM
The same as in puzzle 6. In the circle between the grids, the digit is common to both grids. If the circle between the grids is empty, you can find a digit from one grid and use it for the second.
Ah, I didn't understand we were taking those rules from puzzle 6. Good question Leonardo.
To clarify, is this statement correct Riad?:
"There must be a unique solution, which has a digit in every circle and both square grids filled according to the rules." Edited by kiwijam 2024-04-20 10:42 AM
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Leonardo024
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Country : The Netherlands | Thanks for the info! I updated my grid. In that case, for clarification one can think of placing the digits in the circles in the example solution, as they were also part of the solving process. |
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Riad Khanmagomedov
Posts: 234
Country : Russia | kiwijam - 2024-04-20 10:38 AM
Riad Khanmagomedov - 2024-04-20 8:50 AM
The same as in puzzle 6. In the circle between the grids, the digit is common to both grids. If the circle between the grids is empty, you can find a digit from one grid and use it for the second.
Ah, I didn't understand we were taking those rules from puzzle 6. Good question Leonardo.
To clarify, is this statement correct Riad?:
"There must be a unique solution, which has a digit in every circle and both square grids filled according to the rules."
It is not necessary for each circle to have given digits. You need to create a puzzle with a unique solution within the rules of puzzle 6. |
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Riad Khanmagomedov
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Country : Russia | Leonardo024 - 2024-04-20 12:04 PM
Thanks for the info! I updated my grid. In that case, for clarification one can think of placing the digits in the circles in the example solution, as they were also part of the solving process.
The translator gives a sentence that I cannot understand.
When you solved puzzle 6 letters appeared in the common circles that were correct for both grids. The same should be true here. When checking, I will write the digits only in the circles common to both grids. These digits should work for both grids.
To achieve a unique solution you can additionally enter numbers in the squares. |
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Puzlifouk
Posts: 67
Country : France | For the answer format for optimization problems, what exactly is meant by "Type one answer key per line"? Compared to the 'Answer format' examples in the booklet, you have to go to the line after each comma, right? |
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Leonardo024
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Edited by Leonardo024 2024-04-20 5:04 PM
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Barbitos
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Country : France | In puzzle 12 - Counting Names, are you allowed to submit an empty grid, or is it required to have at least one word in it? |
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Riad Khanmagomedov
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Riad Khanmagomedov
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Country : Russia | Barbitos - 2024-04-20 6:52 PM
In puzzle 12 - Counting Names, are you allowed to submit an empty grid, or is it required to have at least one word in it?
You need to enter a word and cross it with at least one other word, so as not to break the rules. |
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Christian
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Country : France | Hello Riad,
I gave my answer for problem 12 (Counting names) before your answer saying it must be a single connect crossword. My answer has three non connected groups and in each group each word intersects at least one other word. Could you confirm that it is not a valid answer ?
Another question : If in a row or a column all the cells are blackened, this row or column has the score 0 in the corresponding oval. Is this right ? |
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Riad Khanmagomedov
Posts: 234
Country : Russia | Christian - 2024-04-20 11:32 PM
Hello Riad,
I gave my answer for problem 12 (Counting names) before your answer saying it must be a single connect crossword. My answer has three non connected groups and in each group each word intersects at least one other word. Could you confirm that it is not a valid answer ?
Another question : If in a row or a column all the cells are blackened, this row or column has the score 0 in the corresponding oval. Is this right ?
Hello Christian,
You've got three crosswords, which is unacceptable.
In an empty row or column the score is 0, this is right. |
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PSL1966
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| PSL1966 posted @ 2024-04-21 7:16 PM 1. 638417529, 527963418.
2. A40D10E30C20B50, E50C40B10A30D20.
3. W, NE, N, -, NW, -, E, N, -. -, S, W, -, -, N, E, N.
4. 15.
5. 6, 9, 11, 16.
6. -HIA-M-SM-SH-IA-, -AH-I-SMHM--SA-I.
7. B---B-B-B-B. PP--Z----X--, NN---U-U--F-.
8. LIANE----L-Q-M-, -HUDAK-O-JIAQI.
9. 63S439S524S63127, 49782S6S3S9871.
10. 49, E/S 7645312, SW/S 2417635, NW/SW 4753261, N/E 5136724, E/SE 6324157, N/W 3271546, W/NE 1562473, 11: CH-E-S-SW-N-SW-E-SE-W-N-E-N, 11: CH-E-S-SW-N-SW-SE-W-NE-N-E-N,
10: CH-E-S-NW-SW-SE-W-NE-N-E-N, 10: CH-E-S-NW-SW-E-SE-W-N-E-N, 4: FI-SW-E-SE-N, 3: GI-S-W-W-NE.
11. 29, --2-2-3-2--2, -------1-------, 3--------------, ---------------, ---------------, -------1------2, -------1-------, ---4-4----11.
12. -21224, ----------, ----------, ----------, ----L-----, ---TIM----, ----N-----, ----------, ----------, ----------, ----------, -/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/0/, -/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/0/, -/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/0/, -/-/-/-/1/-/-/-/-/-/1/, -/-/-/1/1/11/-/-/-/-/13/,
-/-/-/-/14/-/-/-/-/-/14/, -/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/0/, -/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/0/, -/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/0/, -/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/0, 0/0/0/1/16/11/0/0/0/0. |
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Puzlifouk
Posts: 67
Country : France | Hello,
No news since the end of the competition; what's going on? In any case, like every year, I really enjoyed it!
My only regret is that I ran out of time to come up with a proper solution to problem 10 - By Compass ... |
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kiwijam
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Country : New Zealand | kiwijam posted @ 2024-04-23 5:45 AM For those that are new to Riad's contest, the next step is that a PDF containing all the optimiser solutions will be shared, so the community can check they're valid. I imagine the By Compass submissions might be very slow to produce.
Also the first 9 puzzles will be scored normally by LMI, there is just some test data on that page for now. |
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debmohanty
Country : India | Optimizer SubmissionsSubmissions to Optimizer puzzles here. Puzzles are not checked for correctness. If you notice any incorrect submissions, please help Riad by reporting them.
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debmohanty
Country : India | kiwijam - 2024-04-23 5:45 AM
For those that are new to Riad's contest, the next step is that a PDF containing all the optimiser solutions will be shared, so the community can check they're valid. I imagine the By Compass submissions might be very slow to produce.
Also the first 9 puzzles will be scored normally by LMI, there is just some test data on that page for now. Apologies for the delay. I have lost some of the software I use for creating the images. You are right that generating images for By Compass was indeed difficult. I have just produced the the submission entries as-is. It is going to be lot of work for Riad to cross-check.
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Leonardo024
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Country : The Netherlands | Wow+the+optimizers+are+of+such+high+quality%21+It%27s+amazing+how+witty+people+get+with+their+route+planning+in+By+Compass++and+how+much+people+can+do+with+just+a+few+numbers+in+Easy+as+Opti+%F0%9F%A4%AF+%28and+I+can%27t+even+manage+to+solve+all+of+the+right+grids+%F0%9F%98%86%29%0D%0AVery+happy+with+my+Counting+Names+submission+tho%2C+my+goal+was+to+beat+the+Tim%2DLin+combo+%F0%9F%98%89%0D%0ABig+congrats+to+all+the+great+submissions%2C+with+kiwijam+being+a+standout+%F0%9F%98%8E%0D%0AThanks+for+organizing+again+Riad+%26+co+%F0%9F%91%8F |
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Leonardo024
Posts: 15
Country : The Netherlands | Oops I posted a few times as the submission button seemed not to work but probably just slow internet.
Edited by Leonardo024 2024-04-23 1:46 PM
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kiwijam
Posts: 187
Country : New Zealand | kiwijam posted @ 2024-04-23 2:15 PM I spent some time hand-drawing lines on the By Compass grids.
Quite interesting to see the many approaches.
I can't post it here, so will email to Deb.
[edit: haha Leonardo, I was also failing to submit my posts (I thought) because it wasn't letting me attach a file. A "Delete Post" option would be nice.]
Edited by kiwijam 2024-04-23 2:24 PM
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prasanna16391
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Country : India | Cleaned up some duplicate posts. |
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L00ping007
Posts: 11
Country : France | Hey+everyone%2c+thanks+for+the+great+puzzles+!+Hard+ones+but+highly+enjoyable+ones+!%0aIs+it+possible+for+me+to+claim+any+points+for+puzzle+number+8+%3f+I+miswrote+LIANE----L-A-N-%23-HUDAK-O-JIAQI+instead+of+LIANE----L-Q-N-%23-HUDAK-O-JIAQI+%f0%9f%98%9c+I+solved+the+grid+correctly+(JIAQI+is+correct+so+the+Q+should+be+in+the+row+...)+but+typed+my+answer+too+fast+%3ap+Thanks+!%0aI+don't+dare+to+ask+for+the+points+for+puzzle+6%2c+I+only+entered+the+keys+for+left+grid+rows%2c+too+bad+for+me%2c+I+solved+the+puzzle+too+but+next+time+I'll+be+more+focused+about+answer+format+%3a) |
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leoranger
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Country : Latvia | Thanks for the great contest! The same wishes as L00ping007's. I solved puzzle 8 correctly, just soft click typing '-' after # LIANE----L-Q-M-#HUDAK-O-JIAQI instead of LIANE----L-Q-M-#-HUDAK-O-JIAQI. |
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Riad Khanmagomedov
Posts: 234
Country : Russia | In+this+Contest+there+is+no+practice+of+correcting+points+for+the+first+9+puzzles%2E+Enough+time+is+given+to+check+everything+before+sending+answers%2E+Please+be+careful%2E+Moreover%2C+Arnaud+and+Jelena+give+different+answers+on+the+forum%2E%0D%0AI+checked+all+the+answers+for+optimization+puzzles%2E+Some+EASY+AS+OPTI+puzzles+had+several+solutions%2E+If+Martin+and+Du%D1%81+agree+with+this%2C+we+are+ready+to+publish+preliminary+results%2E |
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Hugo
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Country : The Netherlands | Hugo posted @ 2024-04-23 10:30 PM The correct score for my puzzle 10 (By Compass) is 172.
Line scores : 4,4,9,10,10,11,7,8,8,9,8,7,9,8,7,6,8,6,7,8,9,5,4 |
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leoranger
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Country : Latvia | Riad, agree with your opinion. Enough time is given to check everything before sending answers. However, why Christian got 14 points for puzzle 12? He mistook too - in the word "Lionel" he submitted digit 0 instead of "o" letter. |
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Puzlifouk
Posts: 67
Country : France | I've already congratulated Riad - as I do every year - on the quality of his problems and the event he puts on for us every year, which I personally wouldn't miss for the world (my son better not be getting married that week, or I'll skip the ceremony!).
I must also warmly congratulate kiwijam, who did an almost faultless job (a great performance), even though the optimization problems seemed to me to be of a very high level.
Finally, I'd like to confirm that in my opinion you need to be fairly strict about entering answers correctly and respecting the answer format, as long as it's not deemed ambiguous. We all know that this can be discriminating (I've had to pay the price), which is why it's important to keep a close eye on things. |
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L00ping007
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Country : France | You're perfectly right, I had time to double check my answers ! I'll be careful next time ;-)
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Riad Khanmagomedov
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Country : Russia | Hugo - 2024-04-23 10:30 PM
The correct score for my puzzle 10 (By Compass) is 172.
Line scores : 4,4,9,10,10,11,7,8,8,9,8,7,9,8,7,6,8,6,7,8,9,5,4
I did not check your solution, considering that fewer points were claimed than others. I'll go back to checking and reviewing the scores. |
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Riad Khanmagomedov
Posts: 234
Country : Russia | %5BQUOTE%5Dleoranger+%2D+2024%2D04%2D23++11%3A14+PM%0D%0A%0D%0ARiad%2C+agree+with+your+opinion%2E+Enough+time+is+given+to+check+everything+before+sending+answers%2E+However%2C+why+Christian+got+14+points+for+puzzle+12%3F+He+mistook+too+%2D+in+the+word+%22Lionel%22+he+submitted+digit+0+instead+of+%22o%22+letter%2E%5B%2FQUOTE%5D%0D%0AJelena%2C+I+check+optimization+problems+carefully+and+correct+the+participants%2E+I+understand+that+Christian+indicated+the+letter+O+and+I+give+maximum+points%2E+Great+result%2C+Christian+deserves+14+points%2E+In+your+solution%2C+I+also+saw+a+mistake+in+the+name+Beatrice+and+planned+to+give+points+if+the+total+result+was+a+little+better%2E+NGS+had+a+slightly+better+result%2C+but+something+didn%E2%80%99t+add+up+in+the+5th+row%2E+Obviously%2C+there+was+a+shift+in+his+solution%2C+which+is+easily+corrected%2E+That%27s+why+the+NGS+received+2+points%2E%0D%0AHugo+stated+that+his+result+was+calculated+incorrectly%2E+I+will%2C+of+course%2C+go+back+to+checking+his+answer+and+correct+the+calculations+in+his+solution%2E+%0D%0A |
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Riad Khanmagomedov
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Country : Russia | Puzlifouk - 2024-04-24 12:48 AM
I've already congratulated Riad - as I do every year - on the quality of his problems and the event he puts on for us every year, which I personally wouldn't miss for the world (my son better not be getting married that week, or I'll skip the ceremony!).
I must also warmly congratulate kiwijam, who did an almost faultless job (a great performance), even though the optimization problems seemed to me to be of a very high level.
Finally, I'd like to confirm that in my opinion you need to be fairly strict about entering answers correctly and respecting the answer format, as long as it's not deemed ambiguous. We all know that this can be discriminating (I've had to pay the price), which is why it's important to keep a close eye on things.
Thank you very much! James has once again shown brilliant results, bravo! I will return to the announcement of the results after additional verification. |
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Riad Khanmagomedov
Posts: 234
Country : Russia | Riad Khanmagomedov - 2024-04-24 1:45 PM
Hugo - 2024-04-23 10:30 PM
The correct score for my puzzle 10 (By Compass) is 172.
Line scores : 4,4,9,10,10,11,7,8,8,9,8,7,9,8,7,6,8,6,7,8,9,5,4
I did not check your solution, considering that fewer points were claimed than others. I'll go back to checking and reviewing the scores.
There was an error in your solution in lines 19-21. Instead of W there should be E. I counted lines 19 and 20, but line 21 gives two polygons with a common vertex. Nevertheless, your result was slightly better than Carlos's. I gave you 2 points. |
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Menderbug
Posts: 16
Country : Germany | I assume the 0 points on an optimiser means that the submission was invalid. Could you send me the multiple solutions you found for my Easy as Opti? |
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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:
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314_2_
4__312
243__1
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Menderbug
Posts: 16
Country : Germany | 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. |
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Riad Khanmagomedov
Posts: 234
Country : Russia | 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:
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_4_132
413_2_
23__14
3_42_1
1_24_3.
Unfortunately, in such cases, points are not allowed. |
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Riad Khanmagomedov
Posts: 234
Country : Russia | Congratulations+to+the+winners+%E2%80%93+James%2C+Christian%2C+Paul+and+Ken%21%0D%0AThanks+to+all+participants%21%0D%0A |
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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 |
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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 :) |
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