All I can figure is that this has to be someone who guessed the mega really early but didn't submit a leaderboard name until now. Honestly I'm not complaining, I actually hate being singled out so I don't want to win, but as of last month I didn't see how anyone could get ahead of me at this point unless/until I missed a monthly meta! I didn't think of this possibility though. Congrats to Judyrose, whoever she may be :-)
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Got it! Strategy tip for newbies from a fellow newbie: I printed out a clean copy and entered only the parts of the grid I thought were relevant. I then sussed out that I had the wrong number of relevant pieces, et voila!
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Yeah, that's what I thought was weird too! After about April I definitely lose track of the scoring, but it did seem impossible that anyone could have more points than you. It didn't occur to me you could create a username midway through the year and have your past scores count, but that seems like the only explanation.Laura M wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 5:10 pmAll I can figure is that this has to be someone who guessed the mega really early but didn't submit a leaderboard name until now. Honestly I'm not complaining, I actually hate being singled out so I don't want to win, but as of last month I didn't see how anyone could get ahead of me at this point unless/until I missed a monthly meta! I didn't think of this possibility though. Congrats to Judyrose, whoever she may be
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After some more thought, I was forgetting something a little significant. Since the red herring counts the same whenever you get it, anyone who hasn't gotten it yet could still shoot forward by 5 points if they don't lose too many points guessing. That's probably what happened with LL, though of course it doesn't explain Judyrose's sudden 11-point lead. So there's still a close contest, though now only for second place!damefox wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 9:02 pmYeah, that's what I thought was weird too! After about April I definitely lose track of the scoring, but it did seem impossible that anyone could have more points than you. It didn't occur to me you could create a username midway through the year and have your past scores count, but that seems like the only explanation.Laura M wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 5:10 pmAll I can figure is that this has to be someone who guessed the mega really early but didn't submit a leaderboard name until now. Honestly I'm not complaining, I actually hate being singled out so I don't want to win, but as of last month I didn't see how anyone could get ahead of me at this point unless/until I missed a monthly meta! I didn't think of this possibility though. Congrats to Judyrose, whoever she may be :-)
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Great puzzle! This was a “slow emerger” for me - which in some ways is more satisfying. Saw what turned out to be half of it last night, then the rest this morning. I’m also starting to psych myself out a little on the difficulty level - it usually gets harder from here.
Solved the red herring what seems like decades ago, but I’m still nowhere on the mega meta. Alas and alack! Good to have a puzzle in the inventory though.
Solved the red herring what seems like decades ago, but I’m still nowhere on the mega meta. Alas and alack! Good to have a puzzle in the inventory though.
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Hummin’ the tune! (lame attempt at “on shore”-like indication of “I solved it” for MMMM)
Really enjoyed this one. Just hard enough for solving during free moments while on the road.
Really enjoyed this one. Just hard enough for solving during free moments while on the road.
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Same.Solved the red herring what seems like decades ago, but I’m still nowhere on the mega meta.
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If anyone cares, Judyrose has dropped back down to 34 points on the leaderboard, so there must've been some weird error in the scores that gave them 53 points for a couple days!
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For me, this META is feeling like one of those darn "magic eye" pictures that were so popular a few decades ago. Everyone else is oohing and aahing, and I see meaningless squiggles.KayW wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 3:30 pm
I am still a "paper dinosaur" so I save each month's printed puzzle. After I complete the latest, I go back and review all of them in hopes of seeing a pattern. But this mega is feeling like one of those darn "magic eye" pictures that were so popular a few decades ago. Everyone else is oohing and aahing, and I see meaningless squiggles
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I finally understand the mega meta! (I got it mostly by coincidence back in March.) And I found the red herring! (Thanks to Laura M for answering my question for me as Mr. G proved almost useless.)
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We had a bug in the scoring algorithm that didn't pick up that Judy submitted the correct answer twice - thanks for letting us know!
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Hummin' the tune. As I (successfully) puzzle through the week, I'm off the couch, hummin' the tune, and swimming to shore. Great meta life!
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Took me a while to get there, but on the leaderboard. 5/7 this year, so not in contention for any prizes. Haven't spent a lot of time looking for the red herring or mega meta, but hope to find more time soon to do so.
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This one is causing me problems. I see a few things, at least one of which is probably a part of the solution, but I can't find anything at the end of the rabbit hole. I've been learning about jazz a little, but I can't make any solid connections.
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Pretty easy, but I liked it a lot.
Sad to say that the red herring apparently got me and I'm looking for a new way in to the mega-meta.
Sad to say that the red herring apparently got me and I'm looking for a new way in to the mega-meta.
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Same. Gave up and submitted something, just to stop thinking about it.Eric Porter wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 2:28 pm This one is causing me problems. I see a few things, at least one of which is probably a part of the solution, but I can't find anything at the end of the rabbit hole. I've been learning about jazz a little, but I can't make any solid connections.
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I'm now definitely on the right track, but I can't get from what I have to an answer. It's frustrating being 80-90% done (I think) but I can't get a jazz performance category out of it.Dplass wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:50 pmSame. Gave up and submitted something, just to stop thinking about it.Eric Porter wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 2:28 pm This one is causing me problems. I see a few things, at least one of which is probably a part of the solution, but I can't find anything at the end of the rabbit hole. I've been learning about jazz a little, but I can't make any solid connections.
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