levik
2003-05-29 04:29:07 |
Google Puzzle Championship
Today is the last day to register yourself for the Google Puzzle Championship - which anyone can participate in for a chance to qualify for the world puzzle championship team.
I unfortunately lack the time to take part, but I think a lot of people on the site would enjoy such an activity. Besides, I dare say you guys have had a lot of practice!
Anyone who participates is welcome to tell us how it went, and to submit the puzzles they were given (with proper attribution!) |
friedlinguini
2003-05-29 05:13:58 |
Re: Google Puzzle Championship
Before submitting puzzles, make sure that you are allowed to do so! Copyrights can be a pain (though if it went to court you could always make a fuss about the Google cache :-)> ) |
Gamer
2003-05-29 14:53:22 |
Re: Google Puzzle Championship
This looks cool... I have much going on too... but I am good at number places and the shark problems :) |
Tim Axoy
2003-05-29 15:39:19 |
Re: Google Puzzle Championship
How did you learn about it? |
DJ
2003-05-31 16:28:13 |
Re: Google Puzzle Championship
Those were 23 of the best and hardest problems I have ever seen.
It was fun, but when I went to submit my solution I kept getting "Server busy; try again" errors for an hour after the test ended. I'm sure it didn't matter, as I only had solved enough for 170 out of 400 possible points, but I was still disappointed that I never had anything to show for it, but it was fun and I am still working on some of the problems. Most of them are digrams or grids and not really fitting for the usual kinds of problems on this site. Just wondering, did anyone else try it? |
DJ
2003-05-31 16:35:14 |
Re: Google Puzzle Championship
PS: Thanks, levik, for bringing it to my attention! It was a lot of fun. Also, I have a copy of the PDF file (and the password, since it is encrypted) for anyone who wants to look at the problems. |
Ravi Raja
2003-06-02 05:11:07 |
Re: Google Puzzle Championship
DJ: I would like to go through those problems. Please send me those problems and please check your inbox too. I have sent you a mail regarding these problems. |
Ravi Raja
2003-06-02 05:11:17 |
Re: Google Puzzle Championship
DJ: I would like to go through those problems. Please send me those problems and please check your inbox too. I have sent you a mail regarding these problems.
Thank You |
Alan
2003-06-02 10:33:09 |
Re: Google Puzzle Championship
Yes dj i wouldn't mind seeing these problems either. If it isn't to much trouble could you send them to me as well?
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Cory Taylor
2003-06-02 13:23:28 |
jumping on bandwagon
I would also like to see the puzzles. I didn't enter because in typical google/yahoo/hotmail style, non-US residents were not eligible... |
Alan
2003-06-02 13:52:08 |
Re: Google Puzzle Championship
Thank you dj for sending me the puzzles. I appreciate it a lot. cory, i'll send you the puzzles. |
DJ
2003-06-02 16:04:22 |
Re: Google Puzzle Championship
Cory, you should have recieved the file by now. Regarding your statement about ineligibility, well, it was the US Puzzle Championship. I believe, though, that residents of other countries were allowed to enter, and the same test was used to determine the members of both the US and Canadian puzzle teams.
In fact, the rules page stipulates:
"The top two US contestants will be selected for the US Team to compete at the World Puzzle Championship in the Netherlands in October, 2003.
The top 25 US contestants will receive a prize, donated by team sponsor Binary Arts.
The top three Canadian contestants will be invited to join the Canadian Team to complete at the World Puzzle Championship. Alternates will be selected if necessary, based on test results and availability to compete.
Scores for participants from other countries will be tallied and may be forwarded to the corresponding WPC team organizer for consideration. If there is no organized team, you may be contacted regarding potential individual WPC participation." |
Bryan
2003-06-02 17:19:20 |
Me too, DJ
I suppose I should read the forum more frequently. DJ, could you send me the pdf and password? Thanks. |
Gamer
2003-06-03 02:19:38 |
Re: Google Puzzle Championship
I didn't enter as I was in the same boat with levik, but I would like to see them too! Mail it to the address on my profile. |
Ravi Raja
2003-06-03 04:36:07 |
jumping on bandwagon
Same was the reason for me. As I am from India, after registering, you are supposed to receive a mail from them confirming your registration but nothing of that sort happened. I did not receive any mails and therefore no password and so no puzzles. :( :( |
DJ
2003-06-04 02:33:09 |
Re: Google Puzzle Championship
You did not need to recieve an email or anything else in order to do the puzzles. When you went to the page levik linked above, and signed up, you were taken to another page with a link on it. That page said to go to the link and save the bookmark, as you would not recieve the link to that page again. The file with the test problems, as well as its password, a practice test, the rules, everything was on the second page after you signed up. You needed no password to access anything except to open the test file itself, and I'm not sure that I even did get anything by email from them. If I did, it was trivial, because everything for the test was right online. |
Max Russell
2004-07-07 06:43:57 |
Re: Google Puzzle Championship
I have the PDF files and paper copies, but I want to print them out again as my current files are much scribbled upon...
Can anyone send me the passwords to the pdfs? |
