Here are some notes about my creations for Toketa? Selection.
I made 3 puzzles, which were distributed from the remaining pool (, avoiding some types).
Prepared to match the harder one. I intended easy and logical path, and a bit of aesthetics as a spice. I was anxious when I got multiple "less than a minute with intuition" feedbacks, but it seems okay in the whole set.
Graffiti Snake 2:
Free creation. Intended first step is "the center cell must be white from topological reason". This is not required, and hard to figure out, but a rewarding back door, at least.
Max Arrow Castle Wall 1:
Again prepared after the second one, and again, my object was easy one. The path is narrow but simple, and you don't need to count more than 3!
I feared that the test was decided by intuitive ones, and there were some exchanges between practice and test. I think it was an acceptable level as a result. For me, the best way to do with intuitive puzzle is to be better at logical part and leave enough time to be intuitive (, or move on to whole-check mode).
When I read your hint for Graffiti Snake, I though that must be a tricky deduction, but looking back it seems quite obvious! Still I managed to miss that on the test, I broke in with the row of 1s, and having that 5 block at the bottom just seemed to work out nicely.
ReplyDeleteIt seems 1s are good starting point, as testers (including authors) did in the same way.
DeleteCongrats on your victory! I expected your good result, and you did quite well, especially in Angle Loop.
Thank you!
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