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MGWCC #829 — "You In or Out?"
- KayW
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Submitted...
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beamed
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- woozy
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Wow! This is really bizarre. Either he went way above and beyond to complete trick and confound us, or he made a horrible error.
The tricking and confounding is 90% convincing... except it contains an error that just *can't* be reconciled.
The tricking and confounding is 90% convincing... except it contains an error that just *can't* be reconciled.
Just because it's intimidating, is no reason to be intimidated.
Putting together the unput togetherable: Fugue State
Putting together the unput togetherable: Fugue State
- SJMcK
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I thought so, too, but then I had two insights that reconciled everything.
- benchen71
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Awaiting the beam... [Fun one, without being entirely straightforward!]
... and I'm beamed at #100!
... and I'm beamed at #100!
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- SamKat9
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I figured out the mechanism but looks like I'm going to wait for a couple individuals to go to bed so I can concentrate and finish
Finally! Beamed!
Finally! Beamed!
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Shannon
PS: If you want help with a meta, PM what you have so I can help without spoiling too much. I've received lots of help in the beginning and I love to pay it forward!
PS: If you want help with a meta, PM what you have so I can help without spoiling too much. I've received lots of help in the beginning and I love to pay it forward!
- woozy
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Okay. Reconciled enough but.... on wobbly (but acceptable) legs. Interested in hearing others opinions.
Just because it's intimidating, is no reason to be intimidated.
Putting together the unput togetherable: Fugue State
Putting together the unput togetherable: Fugue State
- lbray53
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Was OUT for quite awhile on a related but divergent path. I found it neat and tidy whdn I finally got there.
Beamed!
Beamed!
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
- MajordomoTom
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keep looking, it's not an error, you're looking at the wrong grid entry
on the pad, beamed, awaiting reassembly of the atoms at the destination
happy with a week 3 solo!
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
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Submitted, I missed the last update but confident. I took longer than I should have to get past the first step but I think it is an elegant and solvable puzzle. I also thought there was an inexplicable error at the end but on further examination I was able to reconcile it (find my error), hopefully awaiting.
- schmidzy
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Late start, but a quick enough solve. Some really good stuff in this one!
- ship4u
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Beamed! The grid was very difficult for us and took quite a bit of time and thought to complete. I saw what I needed to straight away, but I couldn't put it all together without sleeping on it. Hard work but a lot of fun, indeed.
Don & Cynthia
We are always happy to get to know other muggles and help in any way! PM's are always welcome. The next best thing to winning a mug is helping a fellow muggle win a mug!
We are always happy to get to know other muggles and help in any way! PM's are always welcome. The next best thing to winning a mug is helping a fellow muggle win a mug!
- Bird Lives
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Beamed with a bit of a nudge. The rabbit hole I first went down is leading me to a meta of my own.
Jay
- Joe
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That was a workout! I had (most) all of the pieces, but needed a nudge to get me within transporter range. Should be enjoying a drink at the Ten Forward before too long.
Happy to give nudges. If you notice I've solved, please tell me about avenues you've explored so I can nudge you in the right direction and not off a cliff.
- TMart
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Beamed up. Brilliant meta, and it all ties together nicely in the end.
- rjy
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A perfect week 3, I think. Challenging, but not completely inscrutable, with rabbit holes aplenty, a great metanism and subsequent aha! Really loved this one!
Ray
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Beamed aboard. This was a fun one to work through with a chuckle at the end.
- woozy
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If it hadn't been for the red herring (which I didn't care for at all) I thought it would be the perfect week 2. Certainly more apt as a week 2 then nearly any of the week twos for the last year or so. .... but the red herring was... not difficult, but a definite curve ball. For me at least. It doesn't seem to have bothered others all that much at all but it sure bothered me.
It was nice to have a week 3 that didn't require 20 minutes of banging a head on a wall. Admittedly the three hours of scratching the fingernails on my scalp weren't entirely cost free, but it was a lot less painful than head banging.
Just because it's intimidating, is no reason to be intimidated.
Putting together the unput togetherable: Fugue State
Putting together the unput togetherable: Fugue State
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- Streroto
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Got step 1 on the plane-will call it heightened inspiration. No idea what to do next!!
Stay well all
Stay well all