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#29 - "Three-Four Time"
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:34 pm
by Hector
What song in 3/4 time is hinted at by this puzzle?
Re: #29 - "Three-Four Time"
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:35 pm
by Hector
Solid meta.
Re: #29 - "Three-Four Time"
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 1:21 pm
by Beth Tyrpin
Wow. Really impressive.
Re: #29 - "Three-Four Time"
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 1:21 pm
by Meg
Yes!! The last step was not immediately obvious (to me). Very nice construction.
Re: #29 - "Three-Four Time"
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 1:48 pm
by RPardoe
Echoing the comments above - impressive and solid meta.
Re: #29 - "Three-Four Time"
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 4:36 pm
by oldjudge
On shore, or off the coach, or whatever we say here. Fun puzzle, even better while playing it. Popular title-didn’t Matt have a similar one at the end of May?
Re: #29 - "Three-Four Time"
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 4:38 pm
by bhamren
Another echo as impressed!
Re: #29 - "Three-Four Time"
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 5:40 pm
by ChrisKochmanski
Good one!
Patrick Berry is quite the puzzle-maker, isn't he? When I see his name on a puzzle, I know I'll enjoy.
Re: #29 - "Three-Four Time"
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 6:27 pm
by Cindy
Solved
Re: #29 - "Three-Four Time"
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 7:42 pm
by TMart
I just subscribed to Fireball an hour ago, since you all have been raving about it for so long.
What a great puzzle! Patrick Berry never disappoints.
Re: #29 - "Three-Four Time"
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:41 pm
by Hector
Wasn't there another three/four time puzzle not so long ago?
Re: #29 - "Three-Four Time"
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 10:22 pm
by Djquimby
Holy $#! this blew my mind and I’m not even talking about the fact that I got it
Re: #29 - "Three-Four Time"
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 11:35 pm
by oldjudge
Hector wrote: ↑Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:41 pm
Wasn't there another three/four time puzzle not so long ago?
Yes-see post #6
Re: #29 - "Three-Four Time"
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 10:28 am
by Al Sisti
Got the initial steps yesterday but didn't know what to do about it. Went out for Blues and beers, and the final step fell into place this morning using one mechanism I hadn't tried last night. Outstanding construction from Mr. Berry.
Re: #29 - "Three-Four Time"
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 1:27 pm
by chnest
So, I've got all of the pieces to the puzzle, but is there a more elegant way, other than brute force, to come to the solution?
Re: #29 - "Three-Four Time"
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 1:39 pm
by Hector
chnest wrote: ↑Thu Jul 16, 2020 1:27 pm
So, I've got all of the pieces to the puzzle, but is there a more elegant way, other than brute force, to come to the solution?
Not to answer directly, but you don't see any solvers complaining about inelegance above.
Re: #29 - "Three-Four Time"
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 2:16 pm
by Al Sisti
Hector wrote: ↑Thu Jul 16, 2020 1:39 pm
chnest wrote: ↑Thu Jul 16, 2020 1:27 pm
So, I've got all of the pieces to the puzzle, but is there a more elegant way, other than brute force, to come to the solution?
Not to answer directly, but you don't see any solvers complaining about inelegance above.
Exactly. It's pretty straightforward (as I found out eventually), which makes it -- given all that's going on -- unbelievably elegant.
Re: #29 - "Three-Four Time"
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 11:21 pm
by dudeski
Nicely done. On to the WSJ.
Re: #29 - "Three-Four Time"
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2020 5:10 pm
by joequavis
Finally subscribed, and got it! Cool puzzle.
Re: #29 - "Three-Four Time"
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:32 pm
by RunRuskyRun
A lovely mix of the exotic and the basics.