Better PDF conversion!

Apparently the built-in MS Word 2007’s DOCX to PDF conversion is way better than a dedicated software PrimoPDF’s.

Puzzle 60‘s solution saved under a much smaller file size. 295 kB vs 2802 kB.

Also, Deception has a 24-hour extension, so there is 30.5 hours left. Furthermore, I’m making solutions to select puzzles, depending on popularity, which will be released after the test is finalized (when the score page becomes static and not Flash).

Deception

Finally finished testsolving that thing.

27 puzzles, in which 9 will be previews. There might be more to replace bad puzzles; in particular I still have one or two genres where all of its puzzles are clocked under 5 minutes. (I want to make each genre to have a “difficult” puzzle.)

Highly variable testsolving times (02:04 to 31:17; FYI, all puzzles are 10×10 (except one which is 6×6))…

…but I haven’t given all the puzzles to other testsolvers (they are currently holding the latest batch of 15 untested puzzles given in January).

Deception on 18-19 May 2013 (third weekend in May). Still tentative schedule though.