#645 - "Historical Figures"
- oldjudge
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Great job by Mollie. Matt must need extra time to work on his late-month scary puzzles.
- Jeremy Smith
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For me it was about a 1.75. Beam me up.Jeremy Smith wrote: ↑Fri Oct 09, 2020 2:19 pm Nice meta. Played more like a Week 1, but I’m not complaining.
- hcbirker
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- hashbrown
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Beam me up! Had Step 1 almost straightaway and spent an embarrassing amount of time chasing my tail before Step 2 clicked.
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- MajordomoTom
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agree, a very solid week 2 and a very good debut.
and very accurate title
TWO WEEK STREAK STARTED, WILL IT CONTINUE!?!?!
and very accurate title
TWO WEEK STREAK STARTED, WILL IT CONTINUE!?!?!
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
- MajordomoTom
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not sure how we took different paths, once I saw step 1 (which took too long) it immediately drove me to step 2 (an old & cold Matt G method).
we might be describing our steps differently.
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
- spotter
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Took me 5-10 minutes of frustration and then the lightbulb went on. Beam me up!
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I've only been doing metas for a few months now, but this has been one of my favorites! Not too difficult, and a very satisfying path of "aha" moments. Loved it!
- FrankieHeck
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That was lovely. Now I am two for five on this week's metas. And I'm already drinking, so probably not going to get any better than that today...
- Richard B.
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- Streroto
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Beam me up. 1.5 to me. But week 1 was 0.5 at best so consistent. Hope Matt does not make up for it in 3-4.
- Thurman8er
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- Jeremy Smith
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Onshore. I had been totally overcomplicating this!
Actually, I solved this yesterday. I meant to make this comment about the WSJCC.
Actually, I solved this yesterday. I meant to make this comment about the WSJCC.
Last edited by Jeremy Smith on Fri Oct 09, 2020 11:30 pm, edited 1 time in total.
- 802puzzler
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- Al Sisti
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The more I think about this meta, the more impressed I am. You/we are rating it, difficulty-wise, on how long it takes to solve it. I would rate it higher for the effort it must have taken to create it.
- SusieG
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I was thinking the same thing as I solved the meta. Very clever.
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- DrTom
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VERY nice meta, and I’d bet harder that you might think for new solvers. Great overall construction. Took me extra time due to a consistent confirmation error (once seen can’t unsee) but a comment online made me re-evaluate.
I’m sure we will hear from Ms. Cowger again, I sure hope so.
I’m sure we will hear from Ms. Cowger again, I sure hope so.
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!