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- Sun 15 Oct, 2017 11:38 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Best wishes for the World Championships
- Replies: 5
- Views: 15016
Re: Best wishes for the World Championships
Best of luck all
- Mon 26 Jun, 2017 10:53 pm
- Forum: General Puzzle Discussions
- Topic: New Zealand puzzle team
- Replies: 10
- Views: 20483
Re: New Zealand puzzle team
Nice tips James, even if the reporter does appear to have struggled with counting them 

- Thu 06 Oct, 2016 9:59 pm
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: [SOTR] Nikoli Hurdles 4
- Replies: 7
- Views: 15795
Re: [SOTR] Nikoli Hurdles 4
The same combination of quality construction and some unusual type selection that I've come to expect from Tawan.
Thanks for another fun set of puzzles.
Thanks for another fun set of puzzles.
- Wed 29 Jun, 2016 12:21 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: UKPC Results and 2016 UK WPC Team
- Replies: 7
- Views: 22581
Re: UKPC Results and 2016 UK WPC Team
Thank you to the puzzle authors, testers and organiser. Really enjoyed the filled pentomino type and the hidoku/slitherlink layouts worked nicely.
- Sun 08 Nov, 2015 11:29 pm
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: [SOTR] Nikoli Hurdles 3
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17447
Re: [SOTR] Nikoli Hurdles 3
Some very nice puzzle as usual from Tawan. Thanks for your efforts.
Good to see some of the less common Nikoli types, with perhaps the exception of the final puzzle where I will be happy to not see its like again.
Good to see some of the less common Nikoli types, with perhaps the exception of the final puzzle where I will be happy to not see its like again.
- Mon 19 Oct, 2015 12:26 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: UK wins the senior category for WSC and WPC
- Replies: 12
- Views: 27699
Re: UK wins the senior category for WSC and WPC
Congrats David. Very nice double.
- Thu 02 Jul, 2015 7:54 am
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: UK Puzzle Championship 2015
- Replies: 20
- Views: 39520
Re: UK Puzzle Championship 2015
Congrats to those who qualified. Nice selection of puzzles, both triple block and abc yajilin were great variants I enjoyed solving. Thanks to all the constructors, testers and organisers.
- Tue 16 Jun, 2015 11:59 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: 2015 UK Puzzle Championship
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15245
Re: 2015 UK Puzzle Championship
Excellent. Thanks Alan.
- Mon 15 Jun, 2015 7:57 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: 2015 UK Puzzle Championship
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15245
Re: 2015 UK Puzzle Championship
Can I assume the contest will run Friday afternoon to late Monday evening? If not I'm going to struggle to compete, it's an unfortunate weekend for me.
- Sun 12 Apr, 2015 4:21 pm
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 3rd to 11th April 2015
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8306
Re: Riad Khanmagomedov's April Contest — 3rd to 11th April 2
Congratulations James. Another great result.
- Tue 17 Mar, 2015 10:35 am
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: 2015 Puzzle GP
- Replies: 59
- Views: 83838
Re: 2015 Puzzle GP
Also this weekend I won't have to enter answer keys, which is good given I managed to botch 3 this round including some I'd 'double checked'
Really liked the all black Castle Wall.

Really liked the all black Castle Wall.
- Thu 05 Mar, 2015 6:28 pm
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: Puzzle Marathon 2015 - LMI
- Replies: 14
- Views: 20836
Re: Puzzle Marathon 2015 - LMI
I shall guess Meandering Numbers purely because I like the type.
- Tue 30 Sep, 2014 10:40 am
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: Tawan S's Nikoli Hurdles II
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11218
Re: Tawan S's Nikoli Hurdles II
Up to the usual Tawan high standard. Some nice less common types in the second half. I'd also put 6 & 8 as the standouts.
- Tue 02 Sep, 2014 6:18 pm
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: LMI - August Beginners Puzzle Contest (28/8 - 2/9/14)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8424
Re: LMI - August Beginners Puzzle Contest (28/8 - 2/9/14)
The unexplained variants worked neatly with the puzzle types.
It was certainly nice for me to see a Yajilin contest. That's gonna be about the only time you'll see me ahead of James in a puzzle leaderboard
It was certainly nice for me to see a Yajilin contest. That's gonna be about the only time you'll see me ahead of James in a puzzle leaderboard

- Sat 30 Aug, 2014 12:22 am
- Forum: Daily Puzzles
- Topic: Hausigel's Daily Puzzles
- Replies: 3
- Views: 16333
Re: Hausigel's Daily Puzzles
Works fine in Firefox; empty page in Safari. 

- Wed 28 May, 2014 8:26 pm
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: UKPA Puzzle Championship 2014
- Replies: 34
- Views: 53533
Re: UKPA Puzzle Championship 2014
A fine set of puzzles. Gemini Loop and Kurotto were my favourites. Thanks to all involved in creating and running the contest.
- Sat 24 May, 2014 7:25 am
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: Japanese Number Place & Puzzle Championships
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7619
Re: Japanese Number Place & Puzzle Championships
The puzzles were a really fun set with lots of new (to me at least) types.
Puzzles 2/4 were a nice example of culture advantage/disadvantage.
Point allocation seemed rather questionable overall but the answer codes were very user friendly.
Definitely recommended.
Puzzles 2/4 were a nice example of culture advantage/disadvantage.
Point allocation seemed rather questionable overall but the answer codes were very user friendly.
Definitely recommended.
- Sat 19 Apr, 2014 11:43 pm
- Forum: Puzzle Links
- Topic: nikoli.com
- Replies: 23
- Views: 44536
Re: nikoli.com
Well I wasn't expecting it to be Hitori and certainly not with that ugly solve but I'll take itdetuned wrote:if you keep plugging away at them you'll end up winning one sooner or later!

- Tue 08 Apr, 2014 4:24 pm
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: [SOTR] Anchors Aweigh
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7438
Re: [SOTR] Anchors Aweigh
I can recommend these puzzles even to those who are not big fans of battleships. Solves flowed well and round 2 was particularly nice.
- Sun 16 Mar, 2014 6:27 pm
- Forum: General Puzzle Discussions
- Topic: Sunday Express today (16th March)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5839
Re: Sunday Express today (16th March)
A nice variety of puzzles. Thanks for the heads up.
- Tue 04 Mar, 2014 12:36 pm
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: 2014 WPF Puzzle Grand Prix
- Replies: 54
- Views: 79216
Re: 2014 WPF Puzzle Grand Prix
Really impressive UK showing, especially Neil.
I found the answer keys to be rather onerous. I'm not surprised I botched one also.
I found the answer keys to be rather onerous. I'm not surprised I botched one also.
- Tue 21 Jan, 2014 10:21 pm
- Forum: Puzzle Links
- Topic: croco-puzzle
- Replies: 696
- Views: 843844
Re: croco-puzzle
Impressive work James. I managed to win my first daily puzzle earlier in the month when I'd never been in the top 3 before. Not coincidentally this was the first daily puzzle run of the new Yajilin applet. Hopefully it makes plenty of appearences in the league.
- Fri 27 Sep, 2013 2:55 pm
- Forum: Puzzle Links
- Topic: croco-puzzle
- Replies: 696
- Views: 843844
Re: croco-puzzle
Thanks Chris. I'm afraid it is more averages catching up than any recent rating progress. Was a nice surprise to get the email but 3kyu could take a while at this rate.
- Sat 24 Aug, 2013 12:40 am
- Forum: Puzzle Links
- Topic: nikoli.com
- Replies: 23
- Views: 44536
Re: nikoli.com
A miss is as good as a mile



- Wed 10 Jul, 2013 4:30 pm
- Forum: Puzzle Competitions
- Topic: UKPA Puzzle Championship 2013
- Replies: 43
- Views: 62543
Re: UKPA Puzzle Championship 2013
I was able to keep making progress through the entire two and a half hours, getting the really enjoyable thought of "I didn't think I was going to be able to solve that puzzle, but i pleasantly surprised myself by being able to do so". I even ended up feeling at the end that with another ten minute...