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#593 - "Union Meeting" - October 11, 2019

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 4:13 pm
by Jeremy Smith
This week’s contest answer is 1 of 50.

Re: “Union Meeting”

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 4:18 pm
by Jeremy Smith
15 correct solvers and 3 incorrect in 4 hours.

Looks like Matt’s Week 2 Difficulty-O-Meter is on the fritz again.

Re: “Union Meeting”

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 4:27 pm
by David R
Weird I solved this one like a Week 2 then I looked at the Board and realized we're getting a Week 4 result. I can kind of see how its playing difficult.

Re: “Union Meeting”

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 4:37 pm
by sharkicicles
Definitely tough for a week 2. I think I might have a foothold, though.

Re: #593 - "Union Meeting"

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 5:36 pm
by hcbirker
Glad to see I'm not the only one having difficulty with this one. I've tried two different strategies and nothing yet. Going to put it aside for awhile. (Heidi)

Re: #593 - "Union Meeting"

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 6:03 pm
by Eckless
This won't help others much, but if it makes anybody feel better, this is on the harder side for a week 2. :)

Re: “Union Meeting”

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:28 pm
by Terpagator
Jeremy Smith wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2019 4:18 pm 15 correct solvers and 3 incorrect in 4 hours.

Looks like Matt’s Week 2 Difficulty-O-Meter is on the fritz again.
How do you see the number of incorrect submissions?

Re: #593 - "Union Meeting"

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:36 pm
by RPardoe
If you are incorrect, you name gets added to the "Overall" list but no other. The number of incorrect submissions is the difference between any of the other three lists (This Week, Streaks, This Year) and Overall.

Re: #593 - "Union Meeting"

Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 9:05 am
by Terpagator
RPardoe wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:36 pm If you are incorrect, you name gets added to the "Overall" list but no other. The number of incorrect submissions is the difference between any of the other three lists (This Week, Streaks, This Year) and Overall.
Makes sense, thanks!

Re: #593 - "Union Meeting"

Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 9:30 am
by ky-mike
I have submitted my answer. I feel 90% certain on this. Time will tell.

Re: #593 - "Union Meeting"

Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 11:58 am
by ky-mike
90% was good enough

Re: #593 - "Union Meeting"

Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 12:40 pm
by Cindy
Finally!

Re: #593 - "Union Meeting"

Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 1:04 pm
by TMart
Got it late last night and had to wait til morning to see if I was right. It's a good one, and maybe a little tougher than a week 2.

Re: #593 - "Union Meeting"

Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:36 pm
by ChrisKochmanski
Beam me up!

Just BTW ... Lynne and I found a different coincidental thing here that answers to the puzzle's request quite nicely ... though in not-quite-worthy-of-a-meta-puzzle style. I was stuck in this rabbit hole for a while. If I think of it, I'll post on it after the deadline. I'm guessing that some others here may have been there too.

Re: #593 - "Union Meeting"

Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:44 pm
by Hector
Submiitted.

Figure I have at least a 2% chance.

Edit: dang! Incorrect.

Re: #593 - "Union Meeting"

Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 5:30 pm
by Meg
This one took me ages! So many empty tunnels. And then, there it was. Not a week 2, IMHO.

Re: #593 - "Union Meeting"

Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 7:32 pm
by hcbirker
Meg wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2019 5:30 pm This one took me ages! So many empty tunnels. And then, there it was. Not a week 2, IMHO.
I've been through so many tunnels, I'm about to scream. I'll keep looking, though. (Heidi)

Re: #593 - "Union Meeting"

Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 10:41 pm
by Toby
Lots of false leads to frustrating dead ends. Maybe the mechanism is a week 2, BUT finding it was (for me) very very hard.

Re: #593 - "Union Meeting"

Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2019 12:06 am
by FrankieHeck
Finally!

Re: #593 - "Union Meeting"

Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2019 4:14 pm
by damefox
Got it! Once the deadline's expired I'll post what helped it click for me. Having gotten it, I can maybe see why it's a week 2, but I think week 3 might've been more reasonable.