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November 29 Sudoku Contenders

Hey.... I submitted an entry this week. I'm sure it was correct, why didn't I get credit? -Carl in Milpitas! It was sent in via email as I seem to be having problems getting your fax to answer.
— December 5, 2012 5:11 a.m.

March 15 Sudoku Contenders

This is the 2nd or third time I've seen this. How does someone get to have more correct puzzles than there are weeks in the number of puzzles. The people listed with 4 this week, all had 2 last week, just like the rest of us who now have 3. So how does someone get 4 correct puzzles out of 3 weeks of doing the puzzles?
— March 23, 2012 4:16 a.m.

February 16 Brainstorm Contenders

Hmmmm.... Interesting. The information, including the quotes, is IDENTICAL to the information for the puzzles for last week. This is true for all 3 puzzle pages. Or did we just enter the Twilight Zone?
— March 2, 2012 7:10 p.m.

February 9 Sudoku Contenders

So, how can anyone have 12 correct when there have only been 10 puzzles?
— February 18, 2012 1:21 p.m.

June 9 Sudoku Contenders

I'd like to comment on this week's puzzles, except that it is now after 10:00 Monday morning on June 20th, and the Digital Edition still says June 9th. It's a little hard to get the puzzles submitted by 7am when I'm unable to get them online until after the submission deadline. So far the Reader has missed at least one week out of every 13 week cycle, making it nearly impossible for an out of town reader to submit 13 consecutive weeks of puzzles. I did it once, with the help of a fellow reader who faxed me a copy of the Sudoku puzzle twice that quarter. Still, they're fun to solve, and I hope to see last weekend's puzzles up online someday soon, and hope to see this weekend's digital edition online on Friday the 24th. Maybe someday the digital edition can be released the same day as the printed edition, so it won't seem to be an afterthought, or be missed if someone is out of the office. Reststop in Milpitas!
— June 20, 2011 10:05 a.m.

February 10 Brainstorm Contenders

Yes, please tell us. This puzzle (directions) made no sense. As an engineer, I taped the strips exactly as shown in the diagram, with the tabs as indicated in the drawing. Even trying to turn the middle strip inside out, it does not appear to be possible to have the route go more then 3 or 4 sides of the cube without any dead ends shown on the route (which to me meant an overpass/underpass had to be connected as well). The directions implied that a route was possible using ALL the routes. Someone PLEASE explain the answer, and how you traverse from one piece of paper to another. Are the back-sides of the paper also eligible as routes? Why do all the controversial puzzles involve CARS? -Carl
— February 20, 2011 7:21 p.m.

January 20 Brainstorm Contenders

Can someone confirm that the Sudoku puzzle in the printed version of the Jan 27th SDR matches the digital edition which shows both the Hard and Evil puzzles as identical?
— January 29, 2011 7:29 a.m.

September 16 Brainstorm Contenders

I can't believe that we're still arguing over 41 vs 42. As the instructions stated, “How many moves will be required to extricate the car and DRIVE IT FROM THE LOT?”. 41 gets to the "penultimate" move, and 42 gets you OUT. I notice the printed answer also says "41) BLACK CAR RIGHT AND OUT", which those of us who actually READ the instructions took to mean "41) BLACK CAR RIGHT" and "42) BLACK CAR OUT". Besides, it's not like we're quibbling over was it 41 moves vs. 32, or 63, or 95. Those who answered either 41 or 42, had to have done it correctly with the only difference being whether there was confusion in the instructions whether to count "OUT" as a move or not. I think the "scorer" of the puzzles needs to be a little more lenient. I got all of the Nameographs correct, which is a feat in itself, especially when one or two of the items were kind of iffy: "Gangster, only had 1 G", "G.B.Shaw, the S clearly looked like a C". However, I wrote "coed" and not "co-ed" on the form I submitted and I didn't see my name up in lights this week. C'mon, if that "-" is the only missing part, and yes, I know the "-" was used as the nose, but the word co-ed is writen both ways, coed and co-ed. I should have gotten credit. Or was I missing the "."s after G and B in G B Shaw? C'mon now! I'll hand it to the puzzle lady to come up with interesting puzzles, but I think the scoring should not be so persnickety when the puzzle has potentially vague or interpretable directions or content. I mentioned these earlier on GB Shaw, and Gangster. In cases like this I would consider submitting multiple entries, so at least showing I "COULD" get it right, but multiple entries are not allowed. Anyway, that's my $0.02 worth. I missed the mirrors one because it seemed from the illustration that we were looking through the windshield. No instruction made it clear that the "unbroken" scene in front was really a possible reflection. The only "reflection" to see headlights was in the rear windows. But, that was the point. Better instructions would have made that clear. Yes, I know better instructions may give-away the answer on some puzzles, but not so on the parking-lot, or the mirrors in my opinion. -Carl
— September 24, 2010 4:28 p.m.

August 5 Sudoku Contenders

Aha, I was beginning to wonder why I didn't see my name up in lights for last week's EVIL. Hope you are feeling better Puzzle Lady. I sent a letter to the editors, wondering why my Sudoku entry did not show up, and yet my Brainstorms entry did show up as correct. Since I submit them together, I was concerned that maybe the fax got stuck or lost. Please review the entries, and look for mine: Carl from Milpitas. I should have all but 1 entry correct. The one I missed, I got correct as well, but forgot to fax it in that weekend. And I will again voice my desire for getting credit for 42 correct moves to get the black car free and OUT of the parking lot. #41 gets it freed, and #42 gets it out. Thanks and keep up the great work! -Carl
— August 17, 2010 4:15 a.m.