After we had 3rd in the red league with David (in Feb) and Maurice in March, I’m quite pleased to claim 2nd in April - though a loooong way behind Hideaki Jo in 1st which is hardly a surprise. Here are a few observations: 1) I haven't been going out of my way to solve quickly - and in particular I’ve kept up my approach through 2024 which has seen no errors and a progression through yellow and orange, to a 4th place in March and now a 2nd place in April. Maybe there’s something in the interface but it seems remarkable how frequently people submit with an error. Conversely the puzzle duel str ..read more

As the month ends and everyone clears their backlog, we had a tricky Clouds puzzle which has introduced some large time gaps. Desirée will be pleased to count a win as I had a nightmare, and there's only two players left with a perfect record. It could be tight. Statistics: Posted by pinkagape — Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:40 pm ..read more

I'm calling the Puzzle Duel round. If Sam, Emma, Thomas or Michael do complete a puzzle and want the credit, just shout. Well done David and Freddie! This leaves us with the following overall tables in the UK Puzzle League Division B: Division A: The next round is this weekend's Puzzle Ramayan. Statistics: Posted by pinkagape — Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:37 pm ..read more

Hooray! Neil arrived! Yeah, thanks Tom for the reminder. And thanks Adam for organising, and for accidently arranging the fixtures so that I didn't have to do the time-consuming sudoku! Statistics: Posted by Nilz — Sun Apr 28, 2024 10:41 pm ..read more

Yes Tom, it's quite impressive that you're top of Red League with two days to go and managed to lose all your matches this week. Sunday's game was just by a second! Meanwhile after I had to restart my sudoku today I've ended the week with the longest total time but 4 wins. Not sure if this is *better* but it's more exciting, I think. We're still waiting on a couple of active players, basically AJ and David, to finish their puzzles. After that I'm happy to assume the non-attenders are done and I'll calculate the remaining walkovers. Statistics: Posted by pinkagape — Sun Apr 28, 2024 8:01 p ..read more

Unbelievable! I guess this one wasn’t meant to be for me Statistics: Posted by detuned — Sun Apr 28, 2024 5:29 pm ..read more

Information below from George Wang. KenKen International Open Championship (Fujian-China) To Be held In October 2024 I have been told by Fujian Provincial Bureau of Sports that they will organise its first KenKen International Open Championship between 11 and 13 October 2024. It is said that participation fee for any 2024 WSC/WPC players is 30 Euros for two nights 4-star hotel (Twin-bed room with full board) in the city centre. The hotel is a 20-minute walking distance to the famous Sanfang Qixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) in Fuzhou where night clubs and souvenir shops are open until mi ..read more

Hooray! Neil arrived! Neil's error on the Thursday puzzle means that unless Sam suddenly arrives, I'm guaranteed a top 2 position with some amazing luck in my matches, but beyond that there's a few permutations. In Division B, the last active match is Eva vs AJ on Saturday's Dutch Snake, and unless any of the inactive players get involved, the remaining times will be irrelevant. Statistics: Posted by pinkagape — Sat Apr 27, 2024 9:18 pm ..read more

Division A is nicely poised. It looks like we are going to just have five competitors, and there's a couple of key matchups still to happen. Division B is interesting with AJ posting a respectable time for David to aim for. Again, it looks like we'll just have four competitors, which means that once David is caught up to today, it's probably nearly done, but the total times might be key. Statistics: Posted by pinkagape — Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:47 pm ..read more

Seeing as I do the puzzles anyway (although sometimes bunched up after a few days, rather than on regular schedule), I don’t mind being a part of this suggestion Statistics: Posted by detuned — Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:06 am ..read more