BethansMum Best completion time: 14:04Time on first attempt: 15:59Used 'check puzzle' when incorrect
Just a quick note. First time I completed this I didn't use any aids (not even check solution when wrong) and had a time of 15:59. Second time I did use check solution when wrong and then I was removed from the unaided FIRST solution time graph. Surely I shouldn't have been removed as I had completed first time without any aids?
Posted 19th Apr 2011 at 14:12
gareth Administrator Daily subscriber Has started but not yet finished this puzzle
Hi BethansMum, Currently the site only remembers one set of statistics no matter how times you play (although it does remember your 'first play' time), so what you describe is indeed what will always happen. I do however agree that this isn't very helpful - it's because when I first added those stats I didn't have the "best first time" entries so it didn't really matter. It isn't usually a problem, except on the hanjies where people particularly like to replay them.
It's something I have considered changing, and in fact I'm seriously thinking about adding an opt-in ranking mode, where your first play of a puzzle gets special status (and the solving aids are disabled) and your result appears in a table of everyone who has completed in the same way. This would, just to be clear, only for those who chose to take part - I've no intention of listing all results for those who want to keep their solve times to themselves.
Gareth, puzzlemix
Posted 28th Jun 2011 at 11:44
TinkerBelle Rated puzzle: HardBest completion time: 38:58Time on first attempt: 52:29Used 'show wrong moves'
Really good. Took me some time but didn't have to keep starting again.
You can however view other players' statistics and their comments in the tables above.
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A yellow/light blue highlight in the time distribution charts highlights your time, where relevant.
Rating scores out of 10.0 show the average difficulty rating chosen by users, where 1.0 is "Easy" and 10.0 is "Hard".
If a puzzle is opened more than once, including by loading from a saved position, then this is potentially a significant aid so it is listed as being completed with 'multiple sessions' for the purpose of the best time/average rating displays above.
Minor aid is defined as no more than one use of 'Check solution' when incomplete and/or no more than one use of 'Check solution' when wrong; and/or using highlighting aids (show repeated digits, show broken inequalities and show valid/invalid placements [slitherlink] only). Major aid is any and all other use of the solving aids except for 'show wrong'.
Currently the site only remembers one set of statistics no matter how times you play (although it does remember your 'first play' time), so what you describe is indeed what will always happen. I do however agree that this isn't very helpful - it's because when I first added those stats I didn't have the "best first time" entries so it didn't really matter. It isn't usually a problem, except on the hanjies where people particularly like to replay them.
It's something I have considered changing, and in fact I'm seriously thinking about adding an opt-in ranking mode, where your first play of a puzzle gets special status (and the solving aids are disabled) and your result appears in a table of everyone who has completed in the same way. This would, just to be clear, only for those who chose to take part - I've no intention of listing all results for those who want to keep their solve times to themselves.
Gareth, puzzlemix
You can however view other players' statistics and their comments in the tables above.