MGWCC #805 — “You Built This City”
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MGWCC #805 — “You Built This City”
MGWCC #805 — Friday, November 3rd, 2023 — “You Built This City”
THIS WEEK’S INSTRUCTIONS:
No instructions given here since there are no-instructions solving options this week.
Solve well, and be not led astray by words intended to deceive.
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THIS WEEK’S INSTRUCTIONS:
No instructions given here since there are no-instructions solving options this week.
Solve well, and be not led astray by words intended to deceive.
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A surprising #1 on the Board with a 12:06 submission. Must have been inspired by the Muggle meet-up last night!
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Name Correct Entry Received
1. docison 11/03 - 12:06
2. JanglerNPL ㉌ 11/03 - 12:06
3. Hector ㉕ 11/03 - 12:09
4. Joe Ross 11/03 - 12:09
This was my best chance at #1. I had the right idea at 12:02, but didn't follow-up on it as I did after wasting time on other entries.
WELL DONE, @docison!
1. docison 11/03 - 12:06
2. JanglerNPL ㉌ 11/03 - 12:06
3. Hector ㉕ 11/03 - 12:09
4. Joe Ross 11/03 - 12:09
This was my best chance at #1. I had the right idea at 12:02, but didn't follow-up on it as I did after wasting time on other entries.
WELL DONE, @docison!
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Finally grokked it in the top ten after who knows how many rabbit holes. Great job so far, everyone!
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Definitely felt more week 2 than 1, but beamed after a brief panic.
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Just what I came here to say. Beamed at 20
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One way to avoid the "Week 2 curse" is to perhaps have a Week 1 that plays like a Week 2 and then have an adjusted Week 2 that's like a Week 1. To remind you of last month's, dam!
But fun puzzles nonetheless. Thankful to be part of this community!
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Both the WSJ and MGWCC beating me today, need a break.
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I appreciate a week 1 that has some meat to it. It's nice to solve quickly, but if it's just seeing that GOLDENGATE, CHINATOWN, etc., are San Francisco things, or that the themers have words starting with N Y C, then IMO that's not well suited to this actual audience.
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Thanks for two meta ideas.MMe wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 1:03 pm I appreciate a week 1 that has some meat to it. It's nice to solve quickly, but if it's just seeing that GOLDENGATE, CHINATOWN, etc., are San Francisco things, or that the themers have words starting with N Y C, then IMO that's not well suited to this actual audience.
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This is a week one?
Lesson to me... give up on trying down onlys (this was a weird month to do it in for obvious reasons). It just overfocuses your mind that you blind yourself to the forest.... Unless this is actually a difficult one.
Or... wait... no, don't see it. Or with last weeks and this weeks WSJ and now this one has my cardinal rule gone out the window? I dunno. But I don't have this week one.
Wait... I know what to do... I'll get back to you in a half hour or three days. EDIT: Well, that was a bust. Completely and totally stuck.... on a week one.
Lesson to me... give up on trying down onlys (this was a weird month to do it in for obvious reasons). It just overfocuses your mind that you blind yourself to the forest.... Unless this is actually a difficult one.
Or... wait... no, don't see it. Or with last weeks and this weeks WSJ and now this one has my cardinal rule gone out the window? I dunno. But I don't have this week one.
Wait... I know what to do... I'll get back to you in a half hour or three days. EDIT: Well, that was a bust. Completely and totally stuck.... on a week one.
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Stinky Pinkies!
My Entry to the May 2024 CrossHare Midi Contest
Not a meta, but, yeesh!, that was tough to create.
My Entry to the May 2024 CrossHare Midi Contest
Not a meta, but, yeesh!, that was tough to create.
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In at number 47. The so-called easy WSJ is still eluding me, though.
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Um... so far as I can tell nobody is claiming the WSJ is easy.
However, by the very definition of "week 1" this utterly perplexing and impenetrable MGWCC is supposed to be.
Stinky Pinkies!
My Entry to the May 2024 CrossHare Midi Contest
Not a meta, but, yeesh!, that was tough to create.
My Entry to the May 2024 CrossHare Midi Contest
Not a meta, but, yeesh!, that was tough to create.
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Finally! Waiting for the beam. I did take issue with a small detail that seems to me as a pretty big oversight, although I'm sure I'm missing something clever that clears things up.
Edit: thanks boharr for showing me what I missed, it was in fact clever!
Edit: thanks boharr for showing me what I missed, it was in fact clever!
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This audience is actually composed of solvers of all skill levels, some of whom find it very demoralizing to fail to solve a week one.
Beamed up though.
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Waiting to be beamed up now
Beamed @ 67
Beamed @ 67
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Waiting for a beam also! Very satisfying metanism.
Beamed at #69! Hurray!
Beamed at #69! Hurray!
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