This is a Liar Fillomino puzzle. In addition to the usual rules, exactly one given number in each row and column is false.
Puzzle 415
Part 4 of 4 in my half of the preview series for Fillomino-Fillia 2. See mathgrant’s blog for the other half.
Answer Entry: Enter the units digits (last digit) of the number in each circled cell starting with the leftmost column and going right.
Highlight to see answer: 13174993
The test will be available to play on LMI pretty soon. Please give it a go this weekend if you can find the time, and good luck if you do!
October 26, 2012 at 3:04 pm |
Satisfying solve.
I just noticed that you posted the preview puzzles in roughly the order they will appear in the test, save for Snake being earlier than Sum. The big-pointers will be my weak points since now I still haven’t managed to solve the Skyscrapers preview
Let’s see…
October 26, 2012 at 3:06 pm |
The big pointers are big pointers for a reason, of course.
Snake being earlier than Sum was due to mathgrant and I not quite alternating who made which preview, but yes, going in order was intentional.
October 26, 2012 at 3:24 pm
Okay that sounds stupid. I mean I think my point/minute score for the big-pointers will be lower than for the small-pointers.
Also finally solved all previews. Made a mental checklist of avoiding certain stupid errors appearing when solving the previews, and also to use the solving instruments more effectively (shading a liar gray in MS Paint for Liar and using MS Excel for Skyscrapers, among other things). Yay.
October 26, 2012 at 8:54 pm |
Great puzzle as always. Liar Slitherlink was great; I hope this will add a different perspective to the type.
@chaotic_iak: You solve in Paint? That seems really inefficient, and I hope during the actual test you don’t do that
. I stopped that after trying to solve mathgrant’s large puzzles or MellowMelon’s harder Fillomino in Paint. The only types I would see feasible in paint are things like Tapa, Nurikabe, etc. Even Corral is pretty cumbersome.
October 26, 2012 at 11:22 pm |
I solve most in Paint. Yes, ineffective, but when not being pressured by time it’s okay. In the test I’ll solve most in Paint or Excel; only when I need I copy the puzzle to my puzzle notebook.
Yes no printing. If I go to print them first I’d lose 10-15 minutes. Screw my printer being unable to connect with my laptop that I use for internet etc.
October 26, 2012 at 11:59 pm
But on the competition, you should print them.
November 3, 2012 at 9:36 am |
I’m taking too long to ask this, but did I inspire you to put this variation in? ‘Cause… well, cyrebjr.livejournal.com/34526.html
November 3, 2012 at 2:16 pm |
I don’t think I actually saw your use of that variation beforehand. Guess I actually got beaten to that idea. Nice puzzle too.
November 4, 2012 at 10:17 pm |
I knew I had seen this before, just couldn’t figure out who had done it.
November 7, 2012 at 8:29 pm
I came up with this variation concept as well (although I never ended up making one )