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It's already 24th Dec noon here, but I think I'll post our last (?) puzzle later at night (probably in the next 8-9 hours) so it will be 24th for most people owo

@LukasRotter duly noted! <s>also dw it doesnt have cryptic clues as its not my strength either</s>

@JeremyDover Noted! I'll still prioritize finding external testers first but if I need more help I'm sure I'll contact you so thank you so much! :D

But if someone really wants to test it and takes an early peek, you're very welcomed!

I think I'll then take the 24th if people don't mind ^^ --- On a side note, I need some testers for this but tbh I strongly encourage you guys to solve it in the final version instead, so I'll try to find testers outside PSE first

Not gonna lie, I have one "mega" puzzle that I have designed for weeks. Was planning to post it on my bday (15th Dec) as a standalone, but idk, should I consider it to be a part of PSE Advent? (Or perhaps should I put it on 24th instead --- but only if noone is planning to take it? :) )

That's my two cents >< thanks so much for your understanding and cheers! ^^

I said much about tags, but the idea should also be generalized to other things like spoilering things (iirc note that old answers dont utilize spoilers yet, so if we do want to apply it, there will be also so many edits to be done).

Remember that tags aren't used for the puzzle to be appear/advertised anywhere in many places. They are used to filter people's interests (while also avoiding which ones that are not their cup of tea).

Some questions (and answers) are more worth it to be edited, by checking ones in review queues. Micro-tagging "twisty-puzzle" for "rubik-cube" isn't one imho. Tags are used to filter some focuses and I think "rubik-cube" tag is helpful enough for the puzzlers, and it's also applicable for other tags as well.

I scrolled up a bit of the chat, Stiv and bobble also pointed out about limiting the number of edits (and yes, 3 a day is fine at most for me).

@Tacoタコス while I appreciate your enthusiasm, I'm sorry I'm actually feeling annoyed lately especially today as my front page is now full of old rubik cube's questions.

Hi everyone, Ill just be in the chatroom for a bit because I dont know how else should I contact.. ><

ah I see, that happens to me when doing speed puzzling too. And usually when I re-solving it again then I'll realize how should the (intended) deductions be

@Bubbler yes, actually thats correct!

noice

long time no see too :)

ey alo O.K. haha, it's actually not that hard.. after the break-in I guess XD

but later on they standardize it to all blacks

ooh I just realized that Grant Fikes' original rule is black for row and white for columns

wait... right... it should be blacks only I'll fix it, thanks @jafe

If you're a Nonogram-fan, you might enjoy my next entry for FTC

Turns out I made this too hard as an entree, so I'm sorry before haha

I supposedly published it yesterday but I thought it's better to be playtested first by its co-inventor....

Another entry for FTC#44 is incoming... ><

@bobble eh, well, yes?

ah exactly, break-ins are pretty hard to find in this puzzle, but once you had that usually the solving goes smoother (this might be similar to hitori, but hitori is way smoother after the break-in)

(I even take much time to solve his "example" for this genre lol ><)

tho I dont plan to set a hard puzzle as an entry, but it may turn out to be hard for solvers, especially who see this for the first time

Yeah! I'm really hooked to explore more about this genre

yep, do you know "Greener Grasses" genre by him?

oh deus, you know chao right haha

i've made another puzzle, this one is quite "new", as the ruleset is created by a friend of mine -- and it's super fun!

oh thats nice

who's ready for another FTC entry haha (owell look at me being productive this week)

here comes 15x15 standard puzzle..

ooh i see

@Sciborg ah idk whom you're asking haha, but mine is Pentopia anw

oh, I just realized this puzzle of mine isn't exactly a standard one, so I will change a bit and publish it here

I think if people don't stop me, I may end up spamming entries to FTC#44 :|

So... I just finished making another "new-genre" puzzle...

oh, my crossword is finally solved (and yes by deusovi) :D

oh codenames seems fun! (was away for exam proctoring)

cause we do this pretty frequent in papers haha (esp. in theoretical cs)

oops sorry I used a lot of MathJax for single-digit numbers lol, should change this habit

Ooh thats indeed a great news!

Okey I think I'll try this year haha

Oh, and they have two subtasks: easy and hard version on each day?

Are all of the puzzles be available at the start of the event?

I used to be a competitive programmer so that's stuff we're usually toying around