#597 - "Solving in Pairs"
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 12:19 pm
This week's contest answer is a famous duo, one of whom was born in 1953.
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#597 - "Solving in Pairs"
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Re: #597 - "Solving in Pairs"
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 12:20 pm
Impressive one.
Re: #597 - "Solving in Pairs"
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 1:00 pm
I see at least a couple muggles won the October prize. Congrats!
Re: #597 - "Solving in Pairs"
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 1:06 pm
Looks like Hector and I submitted at the same time!
Re: #597 - "Solving in Pairs"
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 1:09 pm
There are no ties in mgwcc---you win!
Re: #597 - "Solving in Pairs"
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 1:18 pm
Fun one, and congrats to the Muggle winners!
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Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 1:33 pm
Re: #597 - "Solving in Pairs"
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 1:41 pm
That was an enjoyable week 2! Congrats to Beth and Al!
Re: #597 - "Solving in Pairs"
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 2:34 pm
I had a harder time with the gird - several crosses of unknown names I had to guess at. Amazingly, when I googled to check them, all were right.
I got the general idea of the meta mechanism very early on, but the exact method was not quite what I was expecting, and it took a few minutes to let go of that and see what was really there.
Congratulations to all the prize winners!
I got the general idea of the meta mechanism very early on, but the exact method was not quite what I was expecting, and it took a few minutes to let go of that and see what was really there.
Congratulations to all the prize winners!
Re: #597 - "Solving in Pairs"
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 4:09 pm
Beam me up!
Re: #597 - "Solving in Pairs"
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 4:46 pm
Solved.
Re: #597 - "Solving in Pairs"
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 4:49 pm
Beam me up! (Heidi)
Re: #597 - "Solving in Pairs"
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 5:37 pm
I'm in, should've come a bit quicker but got thrown on the final step.
Re: #597 - "Solving in Pairs"
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:18 pm
Another one in the books! Now, back to PGWCC.
Re: #597 - "Solving in Pairs"
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 8:29 pm
A lovely week 2 puzzle!
Re: #597 - "Solving in Pairs"
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 9:58 pm
Got it! This feels like an appropriate week 2 difficulty level.
Re: #597 - "Solving in Pairs"
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 10:55 pm
Hmm... I feel like I’m halfway there, but I can’t complete this approach for all the clues/entries I expect... is that a rabbit I smell?
Re: #597 - "Solving in Pairs"
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 4:58 pm
Yes, I’ve found three seemingly promising things, and then crashed into a wall. I’ve also used several extensive resources to find someone fitting the description in the answer to try to backsolve. A famous someone, born in 1953, I would definitely be familiar with. Makes me think those three things I found are red herrings. I’m amazed that some muggles solved this within minutes. I’m stumped on a week 2—sheesh!
Re: #597 - "Solving in Pairs"
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 5:28 pm
I believe you're in the same place I was. You need to be sure you're not overly limiting things. Some stuff I assumed was part of the meta was in fact just coincidence in the first couple I came across. When I broadened out a bit, I found the rest of the pieces. Then it turned out that what I needed to do with them was not exactly what I'd expected either, but it all came together beautifully.Jeremy Smith wrote: ↑Sat Nov 09, 2019 4:58 pmYes, I’ve found three seemingly promising things, and then crashed into a wall. I’ve also used several extensive resources to find someone fitting the description in the answer to try to backsolve. A famous someone, born in 1953, I would definitely be familiar with. Makes me think those three things I found are red herrings. I’m amazed that some muggles solved this within minutes. I’m stumped on a week 2—sheesh!
Re: #597 - "Solving in Pairs"
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 7:51 pm
I’m pretty sure I’m the correct path, but now I’m stumped at the next step(?), with lots of wrong steps forward.
Backsolving hasn’t revealed anything to me either.
Backsolving hasn’t revealed anything to me either.