Merry Christmas everyone!
Welcome to another year of our Holiday Quiz. We have revamped our Quiz to include more puzzle solving so let me know how you find it.
Instructions: Answer as many questions as you can. You do not have to answer all the questions. Submit your entry using the entry form below. The highest scorer will receive a copy of Nikoli no Penpa 2024, published by Nikoli. You can submit multiple times but only your latest submission will count – so you can change your answers until the deadline on Monday 15th January. Questions can be made by commenting on this post or by e-mail to roygbivpuzzles (at) gmail (dot) com.
Tie-Breaks: If the highest score is achieved by multiple entrants, the entry that scored the highest in Connecting Wall (Q4) wins. If the tie remains unbroken; the entry that scored the highest in The Vowelless Round (Q7) wins. Rock-Paper-Scissors will decide any further ties.
Happy quizzing!
Q1: S is for Santa who misplaced the instructions (7 points)
All S’s are given. Once completed, submit the content of the 6th row as your answer. Ignore blank cells.
Q2: Candy Cane Tapa (5 points)
A unique example is given. Once completed, submit the content of the 3rd and 8th row as your answer. Using “B” for black cells and “W” for white cells.
You can find the PDF version for the first two questions here.
Q3: Secret Santa (3 points)
Ho! Ho! Ho! Have you been good? Who is this person dressed up as Santa Claus?
Q4: Connecting Wall (16 points)
Arrange the 16 puzzles below into 4 groups of 4 puzzles. For each group, indicate the 4 letters and give a brief explanation of the category. For example: ABKL, are all object placement puzzles.
Q5: Instructionless (3 points)
Solve this puzzle. Oh. I seem to have misplaced the instructions. In that case, just figure out what this puzzle type is. This puzzle is not a variant of an existing type. It has a unique solution. [ETA: New image added 28/12/23 due to a missing 5 at R3C2]
Q6: Do you want to build a Snowman? (5 points)
Below are dismembered parts of several snowmen. When you rebuild them correctly, one snowman doesn’t seem fit in well with the others. Who is the odd snowman out?
Q7: The Vowelless Round (16 points)
We have taken out all the vowels (A, E, I, O, U) from each answer and respaced the remaining consonants. There are 4 answers for each category. Can you work out the original answers?
7.1) Yummy puzzles
DDV NS NDW CH SD K
HN YSL N DS
CH CB NN
SN KGG
7.2) Seen on WSPC competitors’ desks
WT RB TTL
NSTR CTN SB KLT
N MTG
RSR
7.3) Puzzle Solvers who have finished in top 10
TRR MTS
N LSR ST
KKMT
WHWH NG
7.4) Landmarks in WSPC Locations
CHR STT HRD MR
PR GCS TL
HD RN SGT
LND NY
Submission form:
Contest closed
See you in 2024!
Somewhere Over the Rainbow 