Similar to previous years, Tawan has written a puzzly quiz on his blog.
https://roygbivpuzzles.wordpress.com/20 ... z-2018-19/
A fun diversion if you've got some free time over the New Years period.
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- Mon 31 Dec, 2018 2:57 am
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: SOTR Holiday Quiz 2018-19
- Replies: 1
- Views: 837
- Tue 18 Dec, 2018 2:28 am
- Forum: Puzzle Links
- Topic: Dan Peake's Puzzlevent
- Replies: 1
- Views: 984
Re: Dan Peake's Puzzlevent
Thanks for the recommendation Tom, I'm really enjoying these.
- Mon 30 Jul, 2018 12:32 am
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: PuzzleUp
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1841
Re: PuzzleUp
Just found some old conversations between Alan and I, after that contest finished and we were annoyed with the organisers. One hard puzzle they ended up removing from the results. One puzzle they allowed a couple of correct answers, due to different assumptions made by people. And one true optimiser...
- Mon 30 Jul, 2018 12:23 am
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: PuzzleUp
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1841
Re: PuzzleUp
I played in 2013. Most puzzles were fun and enjoyable. But the contest ends up decided by the few frustrating ones. A lot were optimizing style, so I remember some ambiguous rules where you're not certain which answer to submit. I also remember poorly created optimizers, where the obvious easy answe...
- Thu 28 Jun, 2018 10:08 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Results: 2018 UK Puzzle Championship
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2917
Re: Results: 2018 UK Puzzle Championship
Thanks Tom, looking forward to teaming up with you, Neil and Emma in November!
- Fri 22 Jun, 2018 2:24 am
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: UK Puzzle Championship 2018 / WPC Qualification
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6216
Re: UK Puzzle Championship 2018 / WPC Qualification
Yes, mirrors just refer to wherever the line changes direction. Laser is an old CrocoPuzzle type - if you want to test your understanding of the rules (or just practice) then look through the archive at https://www.croco-puzzle.com/Raetselspass/Raetsel-der-Woche/index.php It's also the main place to...
- Fri 29 Dec, 2017 1:54 am
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: [SOTR] End of year events
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3189
Re: [SOTR] End of year events
Thanks Tawan, two great contests.
I was quietly confident in my Scattergories skills for the Hurdles...
Turns out I was completely wrong, and finished down the bottom of the leaderboard!
But the quiz was fun, good for people that enjoy puzzle trivia.
I was quietly confident in my Scattergories skills for the Hurdles...
Turns out I was completely wrong, and finished down the bottom of the leaderboard!
But the quiz was fun, good for people that enjoy puzzle trivia.
- Mon 18 Dec, 2017 10:54 pm
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: Armchair Treasure Hunt
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3522
Re: Armchair Treasure Hunt
The hunt has started now. It'll go for a few weeks I expect. I'm involved with a puzzle hunt team in Australia who are making some initial progress. The 12 pages can be joined together to make a large 'map'. At the moment I am looking at constructing some French coat of arms, and a list of galaxies ...
- Wed 06 Dec, 2017 12:36 am
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: Armchair Treasure Hunt
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3522
Re: Armchair Treasure Hunt
I'll help out.
- Tue 21 Nov, 2017 3:18 am
- Forum: General Puzzle Discussions
- Topic: BBC Radio 4 - Puzzles for Today
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7157
Re: BBC Radio 4 - Puzzles for Today
The solution briefly mentioned Fibonacci.
That was referring to the observation that the the number born today equals the number born 2 days ago plus the number born 3 days ago.
So that gives a Fibonacci-style sequence, and from that sequence t18 + t19 + t20 = 200.
That was referring to the observation that the the number born today equals the number born 2 days ago plus the number born 3 days ago.
So that gives a Fibonacci-style sequence, and from that sequence t18 + t19 + t20 = 200.
- Wed 11 Oct, 2017 9:52 pm
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: Puzzle GP question
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7528
Re: Puzzle GP question
It's a poor system. Next time, just click to get the A password and submit nothing... guaranteed zero score?
- Thu 05 Oct, 2017 12:58 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Board sofware update
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5165
Re: Board sofware update
Alan, I went to a Contests page http://www.ukpuzzles.org/contests.php?contestid=7 and clicked on the link to the puzzle file http://www.ukpuzzles.org/file_download.php?fileid=55&md5=6a53e962e7090267eff997957a4f0590 But got this error message: "Illegal use of $_GET. You must use the request class to ...
- Tue 03 Oct, 2017 10:05 pm
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: Puzzle GP question
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7528
Re: Puzzle GP question
I think it depends what they think the rules mean... I'd just ask them.
It's also possible they made a mistake?
It's also possible they made a mistake?
- Mon 02 Oct, 2017 9:55 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Board sofware update
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5165
Re: Board sofware update
I panicked when my favourite "active topics" disappeared, but found it in Quick Links, so am happy again.
- Mon 11 Sep, 2017 2:17 am
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: Skyscrapers Contest #9
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3759
Skyscrapers Contest #9
Skyscrapers Contest #9 is coming up this weekend.
23 Skyscrapers puzzles in 120 minutes. 5 classics plus 18 variants.
Author = Roland Voigt.
The instruction book can be read at https://logic-masters.de/Wettbewerbe/we ... .php?id=98
23 Skyscrapers puzzles in 120 minutes. 5 classics plus 18 variants.
Author = Roland Voigt.
The instruction book can be read at https://logic-masters.de/Wettbewerbe/we ... .php?id=98
- Mon 14 Aug, 2017 10:08 pm
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: Puzzle GP question
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7528
Re: Puzzle GP question
Haha, you know they haven't done a good job of selling these leagues to us if everybody is trying to avoid promotion!
You still get to compete in any round you like right?
Come over to the A-side Emma, we have cookies.
You still get to compete in any round you like right?
Come over to the A-side Emma, we have cookies.
- Mon 14 Aug, 2017 1:32 am
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: Puzzle GP question
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7528
Re: Puzzle GP question
According to http://gp.worldpuzzle.org/content/wpf-gp-puzzle-classes , you started the year in Class B. According to the Rules : Class A participants are those who qualify for at least one of the following conditions: - Finished in the top 10 ranking for the 2014 Puzzle GP - Finished in the top 25 r...
- Mon 07 Aug, 2017 12:01 am
- Forum: Puzzle (incl. Sudoku) Rules & Tips
- Topic: Clouds
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7615
Re: Clouds
Alan's approach is generally best, although you can't always tell how they break down into 2s or 3s or 5s... Tip 1: If there is a 2 next to a 3 (or a 4-3), then no cloud can cross between them. I draw a thick border through the grid along that line. This can be helpful if there are large clues in th...
- Sun 06 Aug, 2017 11:52 pm
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: Puzzle GP round 7
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4321
Re: Puzzle GP round 7
Wow, that Round C has twice as many puzzles as Rounds A or B, and has many new variants (compared to 1 in A).
Normally I don't glance at C, but this one feels quite different.
Normally I don't glance at C, but this one feels quite different.
- Thu 29 Jun, 2017 11:23 pm
- Forum: General Puzzle Discussions
- Topic: New Zealand puzzle team
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7107
Re: New Zealand puzzle team
We shall see whether James scores more than the rest of his compatriots put together... I accept your challenge! (actually I expect me vs 4 could be a close battle) The other recent NZ entrant in the GP and UKPC is a work colleague (Ross) of mine that I am encouraging. None of the 'true' NZ WSC/WPC...
- Wed 28 Jun, 2017 10:14 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Results: 2017 UK Puzzle Championship
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8258
Re: Results: 2017 UK Puzzle Championship
Thanks everyone, and congratulations to Adam for a great result.
And thanks to Liane and the 4 authors for an enjoyable and tough contest.
I can't help thinking there is a name missing from the UK list, maybe I missed an earlier comment...
And thanks to Liane and the 4 authors for an enjoyable and tough contest.
I can't help thinking there is a name missing from the UK list, maybe I missed an earlier comment...
- Sun 25 Jun, 2017 10:45 am
- Forum: General Puzzle Discussions
- Topic: New Zealand puzzle team
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7107
Re: New Zealand puzzle team
Yeah, I spent some time thinking about that sentence. There's a few war zones in between that I'd steer well clear of. Perhaps some well-placed ferry trips can cover a good percentage of it?PuzzleScot wrote:"Simon O'Donnell will be driving from London to Bangalore".?
You could travel with your kinsman Alan!
- Sat 24 Jun, 2017 11:05 pm
- Forum: General Puzzle Discussions
- Topic: New Zealand puzzle team
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7107
New Zealand puzzle team
There were rumours that an unknown team of New Zealanders were planning to go to Bangalore. This has now been confirmed in our national newspaper this morning. Unfortunately I didn't qualify. :( Not that there were 'qualifications' in the usual sense. But the reporter did track me down via Prasanna ...
- Thu 22 Jun, 2017 4:36 am
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: UK Puzzle Championship 2017 / WPC Qualification
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5703
Re: UK Puzzle Championship 2017 / WPC Qualification
If people are wanting some practise puzzles, I've collected 32 puzzles from last year's WPC that match types in this weekend's UKPC. (Hopefully the zipped .ppt format is ok to open and print. I had to compress it to 0.97Mb to get it below the 1Mb forum limit.) [EDIT: Sorry, it is forbidden to public...
- Tue 20 Jun, 2017 1:30 am
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: UK Puzzle Championship 2017 / WPC Qualification
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5703
Re: UK Puzzle Championship 2017 / WPC Qualification
Nice instructions book, it always looks so long at first glance... 
One minor comment: can we accept C3,C5,E3 for the Battleships answer key? It is Battleships after all!

One minor comment: can we accept C3,C5,E3 for the Battleships answer key? It is Battleships after all!