tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646728293270418440.post2919276679092839573..comments2023-11-02T07:53:36.894-04:00Comments on Not a Blog: Thursday, 7/5/12Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11209543514266918480noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646728293270418440.post-40593131248583442902012-07-08T21:49:21.125-04:002012-07-08T21:49:21.125-04:00It is ambiguous because, what do you accept? Just ...It is ambiguous because, what do you accept? Just the first letter a la across lite? A circled letter? A symbol meaning "something goes here"? I would rather not see them at all.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11022494336441129718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646728293270418440.post-27796425242660517842012-07-06T15:26:03.167-04:002012-07-06T15:26:03.167-04:00Thanks for the write-up - wish I could have attend...Thanks for the write-up - wish I could have attended!Jeff Chenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513769920700232986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646728293270418440.post-76596318508975202542012-07-05T22:17:55.831-04:002012-07-05T22:17:55.831-04:00can't remember if i've done the BEQ before...can't remember if i've done the BEQ before. i certainly didn't do it 5 years ago, but it feels like maybe this is not the first time it's been re-run.Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646728293270418440.post-70799077572604488422012-07-05T17:46:57.898-04:002012-07-05T17:46:57.898-04:00IMO, a straightforward rebus should definitely be ...IMO, a straightforward rebus should definitely be fair game, so e.g. [IN] in one square, going both ways, would be ok. For this kind of two-way rebus, it's trickier. Assuming you're placing both symbols in a square, does there need to be consistency as to which symbol/numeral needs to be top and bottom? Say you had 2/@ but then #/3 -- is that incorrect? What if you spelled out CARET instead of writing [^] but used symbols for the others? Seems difficult to judge. But on the other hand, it was probably better to judge this than if it were a non-final puzzle, because *that* would have been a bear to judge going through how everyone would have notated the squares:)<br /><br />FWIW, I thought the puzzle was great!Andrewhttp://ariespuzzles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646728293270418440.post-9645107004087732172012-07-05T14:59:35.045-04:002012-07-05T14:59:35.045-04:00Alex, I'm not sure why you say that rebus puzz...Alex, I'm not sure why you say that rebus puzzles are ambiguous. This particular one was not ideal for a tournament, but for many if not most rebus grids, the correct answers are crystal clear and the only confusion might be how to notate them (and ACPT will always give the benefit of the doubt to the solver). Do you think the ACPT shouldn't have rebus puzzles even in the seven qualifing rounds?<br /><br />I wouldn't call this one "brutal" but certainly "rough" -- especially for Eric! Sorry! :)Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11209543514266918480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646728293270418440.post-35139439372982008062012-07-05T11:37:53.400-04:002012-07-05T11:37:53.400-04:00I never understood why acceptable rebus answers ar...I never understood why acceptable rebus answers aren't listed in the rules at the ACPT, just in case. Veterans get a distinct advantage otherwise.Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699404861773455504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646728293270418440.post-6247542801177346742012-07-05T11:28:47.273-04:002012-07-05T11:28:47.273-04:00Ironically, I could have won the thing if only we&...Ironically, I could have won the thing if only we'd been solving in AcrossLite. I(I spent a lot of time figuring out what was above the 5 and started _AGES as well).<br /><br />It's a little disconcerting to lose on an error when my across and down entries are BOTH correct (but there's a rebus fail). Nonetheless, everyone was playing under the same set of constraints, and I shall study my top row for future reference....Eric Maddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646728293270418440.post-74875249037890316252012-07-05T00:55:45.910-04:002012-07-05T00:55:45.910-04:00Typically one of the nice qualities of a crossword...Typically one of the nice qualities of a crossword tournament is that the answers are unambiguous. You either have the correct letter in the square or you don't. Rebus puzzles throw that all off, which is why they should never be used in a tournament setting. The contestants simply don't know what to put in the square to have their answer counted as correct. Man, especially for a finals puzzle. That's brutal.Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646728293270418440.post-55630378744025614702012-07-05T00:13:09.680-04:002012-07-05T00:13:09.680-04:00That makes sense; the corresponding rebus entry is...That makes sense; the corresponding rebus entry is obvious when solving on a computer, but on paper you definitely need to prove that you've fully grokked the theme.<br /><br />I'd like a copy of puzzle 3, but I'm sure that I'm not the only one, so I'm happy to wait until you hear from all the interested people so that you can send it out in a single mass email.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646728293270418440.post-87105503948519897622012-07-04T23:41:59.693-04:002012-07-04T23:41:59.693-04:00Full post should be up now. We required both answ...Full post should be up now. We required both answers to be in each theme square, since otherwise one of the answers wouldn't be technically correct...Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11209543514266918480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646728293270418440.post-48281102816766120972012-07-04T23:31:07.041-04:002012-07-04T23:31:07.041-04:00Ditto what Joon said. I'll be interested to he...Ditto what Joon said. I'll be interested to hear what the rules were for correctly filling in the theme squares. With AL I was able to get the happy pencil without using 68-across, but I'm thinking that was considered insufficient at the tournament, since Dan said earlier that all the finalists had made errors.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646728293270418440.post-24617773268054920562012-07-04T23:04:25.790-04:002012-07-04T23:04:25.790-04:00Whoops - forgot to finish that today. Good thing ...Whoops - forgot to finish that today. Good thing I have a few minutes here before my flight...Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11209543514266918480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646728293270418440.post-10257974817880318452012-07-04T22:36:37.390-04:002012-07-04T22:36:37.390-04:00i'm looking below, but i don't see any spo...i'm looking below, but i don't see any spoilers... or anything else, for that matter. but yeah, i can see why using that puzzle for a final might have made things extra-exciting.Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.com