carlotes Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
Until a few days ago I had not noticed the following question: we completed a puzzle but time is running out to give the "Check solution"... Perhaps... these 3 seconds... Penelope...
Posted 29th Aug 2016 at 19:40
Penelope Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
Are you saying that not clicking on "check" quickly enough adds time on? I didn't know that.
Posted 29th Aug 2016 at 19:56
carlotes Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
Yes, Penelope, that happens to me. I have verified it. Please, do the test you also.
Posted 29th Aug 2016 at 20:29
Penelope Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
Thank you, Carlotes, I will
Posted 30th Aug 2016 at 01:56
gareth Administrator Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
Your time is only saved when you decide you have completed the puzzle and click 'Check'.
Gareth
Posted 30th Aug 2016 at 07:34
carlotes Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
Thank you, Gareth.
Posted 30th Aug 2016 at 16:51
JoergWausW Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
@gareth "Your time is only saved when you decide you have completed the puzzle and click 'Check'."
Not always true. I once lost internet connection while solving the puzzle. When I clicked "Check", nothing happened. Those 2 minutes it took me to get the connection back, were on the clock....
Posted 30th Aug 2016 at 17:33
gareth Administrator Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
I meant that your time is not saved before you press Check, as per the discussion above. The actual time saved is the time the player connects to the server, so if you have no internet connection you won't be able to log your completion until you regain it. The original reason for this was so that you can't falsify the completion time, although in practice this has very rarely proved to be a problem.
Posted 30th Aug 2016 at 20:53
Penelope Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
Thanks for clarifying that, Gareth. I'll be a bit quicker to press check now.
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Gareth
Not always true. I once lost internet connection while solving the puzzle. When I clicked "Check", nothing happened. Those 2 minutes it took me to get the connection back, were on the clock....
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