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Posted on: Sat Jan 27, 2018 1:41 pm




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Post Re: no more points below a certain position?
eclipsegirl wrote:
I do not think I will ever have a 6 or 7 pt day, but I like the new pt structure. I am hoping that I will have a lot of 5 pt days

Todays (Thur's) Update:
I got my 5th best time on the 6 x 6. I was 26 on the list. Oh well.
I should get an extra point due to the 8 x 8


Were you not top 10 in the 8x8 on Thursday? By my reckoning, that would give you a 6 point day.

I managed to get 6 points yesterday with top 25s in both the 6x6 and 8x8. I got a particular buzz out of achieving a bonus point on a non subscriber only puzzle.


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Posted on: Sat Jan 27, 2018 11:19 pm




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Post Re: no more points below a certain position?
I had a 6 point day yesterday as I was able to get into the top 10 of the 8x8......those, like eclipsegirl said, are a rarety!!!


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Posted on: Sun Jan 28, 2018 2:12 pm




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paulv66 wrote:

Were you not top 10 in the 8x8 on Thursday? By my reckoning, that would give you a 6 point day.

I managed to get 6 points yesterday with top 25s in both the 6x6 and 8x8. I got a particular buzz out of achieving a bonus point on a non subscriber only puzzle.


You are correct. I forgot that the points were going up for the top ten spots.

The 8 x 8s are where I can be occassionally competitive.


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Posted on: Sun Jan 28, 2018 8:08 pm




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Post Re: no more points below a certain position?
Gosh, I could have a ten-point day today!
2nd, 10th, and 5th... I'll get nine points at least, I think.
These new points are great! [thumbsup]


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Posted on: Sun Feb 04, 2018 5:31 pm




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Post Re: no more points below a certain position?
I love the new rankings. Whereas before I could only get extra points on the 8x8, I now occasionally get extra points in the 5x5 and 6x6. Definitely makes the timed puzzles more fun for me!


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Posted on: Sun Feb 04, 2018 6:04 pm




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Post Re: no more points below a certain position?
I think the new system is a theoretical improvement, but in my case it is even more frustrating as my best times tend to be just behind #25.


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Posted on: Sun Feb 04, 2018 6:35 pm




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Post Re: no more points below a certain position?
marblevolcano wrote:
Gosh, I could have a ten-point day today!
2nd, 10th, and 5th... I'll get nine points at least, I think.
These new points are great! [thumbsup]


Well done! [thumbsup] That's a great tally from only three puzzles.

I still haven't managed a 7 point day, although I've had a number of 6 pointers. The closest I came was when I had a 6x6 in the top 25 and only missed out on a top ten in the 8x8 by around 15 seconds. I should get 3 points for today's 8x8, but no top 25s elsewhere.


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Posted on: Mon Feb 05, 2018 12:50 am




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Post Re: no more points below a certain position?
Ouch! Only 11th in the 8x8 in 4:24 - that would usually be good enough for top ten. [cursing]


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Posted on: Mon Feb 05, 2018 2:03 am




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paulv66 wrote:
Ouch! Only 11th in the 8x8 in 4:24 - that would usually be good enough for top ten. [cursing]


There was another late entry and I was only 12th. And eclipsegirl with 4:14 was only 11th - very unlucky.


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Posted on: Tue Feb 06, 2018 1:54 am




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Post Re: no more points below a certain position?
What can I say?

The small puzzles are difficult for me to be in the top 25.

I am only competitve in the 8 x 8.
With the new system, I am consistently in the top 25 with the 8 x 8. I appreciate the extra points. But I am still very rarely in the top 10.


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