| Club 39 |
MondSemmel
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 1420
Best Total: 13m 32s | Posted - 2020.06.14 10:01:33 33m 34s MondSemmel
Yay!
I second Darklady saying that the option to "hide background line when a cross is placed" is fantastic. |
Darklady
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 942
Best Total: 17m 20s | Posted - 2020.06.14 18:43:53 That's a big jump, congrats!
I spent almost as long on Saturday's puzzle alone... for anyone trying to go fast, I recommend not making mistakes that force you to have to reset the whole puzzle. Twice. (I think it's sharp acute angles in particular that I've been fumbling.) |
MondSemmel
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 1420
Best Total: 13m 32s | Posted - 2020.06.14 20:47:28 Thanks!
Yeah, I've also made painful mistakes in several Variants puzzles, and the bigger weekend puzzles are obviously even more error-prone. Something about these non-square grids is really confusing.
On a related note, since you mentioned having to reset after a mistake, I have a tip for this which sometimes helps save time: When I discover late that I've made a mistake, I don't reset. Instead, I keep the browser tab with the partial solution open, then open the puzzle anew in another tab. (Incidentally, the timer is unaffected by this; I assume it runs on the server or something.)
Then I solve the puzzle again in the new tab while occasionally switching to the old tab to compare (shortcuts in Chrome or Firefox: CTRL+Tab and CTRL+Shift+Tab). I focus on solving the area where I'd originally made a mistake.
Sometimes this allows me to catch my mistake relatively quickly (say, after solving <50% of the puzzle again), in which case I can repair my more complete solution in the original tab, instead of having to solve 100% of the puzzle again.
Last edited by MondSemmel - 2020.06.14 20:50:36 |
Darklady
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 942
Best Total: 17m 20s | Posted - 2020.06.14 21:17:39 Oh wow, that's a really good idea that I never thought about. Thanks! |
MondSemmel
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 1420
Best Total: 13m 32s | Posted - 2020.06.15 09:41:48 You're welcome! I'm glad you found the idea useful. Let me know whether it works out.
Last edited by MondSemmel - 2020.06.15 09:42:04 |
Zyntax
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 1227
Best Total: 33m 23s | Posted - 2020.06.15 13:14:52 Yeah that's helpful. Lately with these large puzzles I get to the last part of connecting both ends and it doesn't work out, and it's way too difficult to see where I went wrong.
Last edited by Zyntax - 2020.06.15 13:15:23 |
MondSemmel
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 1420
Best Total: 13m 32s | Posted - 2020.06.21 09:21:53 37m 42s Jankonyex
37m 44s Darklady
38m 57s pqg |
xyphic
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 613
Best Total: 30m 51s | Posted - 2020.08.03 12:59:08 After missing out last week by a mere 20 seconds, finally made it!
36m 46s xyphic |
oyvind
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 2182
Best Total: 23m 53s | Posted - 2020.10.10 08:57:30 Finally!
oyvind 39m 9s |
qqwref
Kwon-Tom Addict
Puzzles: 437
Best Total: 16m 30s | Posted - 2020.12.07 05:06:57 Made it with 32m 56s. Club 29 is probably soon. |
Ankora
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 1048
Best Total: 34m 6s | Posted - 2021.04.15 05:48:14Yes, I did it... 39m 29s  |
Tilps
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 2220
Best Total: 26m 56s | Posted - 2021.10.24 03:46:40 I wasn't even thinking I might be on track to get club 39 finally.
With a Friday time which is 6 minutes off my fastest Friday time... Maybe club 29 isn't as far out of my reach as I thought... |
puzzlescot
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 1388
Best Total: 28m 38s | Posted - 2023.03.17 08:46:49 Knew I'd get there eventually! Phew.. |
arbor8
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 1865
Best Total: 37m 24s | Posted - 2024.01.17 09:33:13 34m 56s Pau
38m 42s arbor8
39m 44s sandwichfeet |
