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chuckbaldwin
Posted on: Tue Mar 12, 2019 5:58 am
Posts: 2 Joined: Mon May 19, 2014 8:43 am
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Unable to access previous bonus puzzle
After working on an especially difficult bonus puzzle but not yet solving it, i went back and worked on the daily puzzles until i had earned another bonus puzzle. I clicked on the bonus icon and the new bonus puzzle came up and i solved it. But i couldn't figure out how to get back to the previous one that i hadn't solved yet. I had assumed that more than one bonus puzzle would be accessible, but it looks like that's not the case. If there's a way to access the older bonus puzzle, please advise. It was a "mystery" puzzle where you have to fill in the operations as well as the numbers, and i really wanted to finish it.
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beaker
Posted on: Tue Mar 12, 2019 8:53 am
Posts: 931 Location: Ladysmith, BC, Canada Joined: Fri May 13, 2011 1:37 am
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Re: Unable to access previous bonus puzzle
Once you have started on a new "cycle" towards your next bonus puzzle, you lose the chance of going back to solve the previous bonus puzzle.......have done that on a few occasions when I wasn't watching my diminishing number towards my bonus puzzle and missed the bonus puzzle
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calcpnm
Site Admin
Posted on: Tue Mar 12, 2019 8:54 am
Posts: 116 Joined: Wed May 11, 2011 6:44 pm
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Re: Unable to access previous bonus puzzle
chuckbaldwin wrote: After working on an especially difficult bonus puzzle but not yet solving it, i went back and worked on the daily puzzles until i had earned another bonus puzzle. I clicked on the bonus icon and the new bonus puzzle came up and i solved it. But i couldn't figure out how to get back to the previous one that i hadn't solved yet. I had assumed that more than one bonus puzzle would be accessible, but it looks like that's not the case. If there's a way to access the older bonus puzzle, please advise. It was a "mystery" puzzle where you have to fill in the operations as well as the numbers, and i really wanted to finish it. No, sorry, there is always only one bonus puzzle "active" at a given time. (being able to access older bonus puzzle is a feature that would be nice to have of course). I'll see if I can find which was your previous bonus puzzle, and "swap it back in". Patrick
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paulv66
Posted on: Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:17 am
Posts: 959 Location: Ukraine Joined: Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:03 pm
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Re: Unable to access previous bonus puzzle
When I first joined the website, I didn't know how to access the bonus puzzles and missed out on quite a few. Eventually, I got around to asking on the forum and was told where to find them. I think Patrick then included a note to show where the puzzles are located.
Now I always try to do the bonus puzzle immediately it becomes available in order to ensure I don't forget to do it before the next one comes up.
Paul
Question for Patrick: Is there a specific sequence to the bonus puzzles (i.e. everyone gets the same first puzzle) or are they allocated randomly?
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pnm
Posted on: Tue Mar 12, 2019 12:07 pm
Posts: 3304 Joined: Thu May 12, 2011 11:58 pm
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Re: Unable to access previous bonus puzzle
paulv66 wrote: Question for Patrick: Is there a specific sequence to the bonus puzzles (i.e. everyone gets the same first puzzle) or are they allocated randomly? They're allocated randomly from a pool of 1350 puzzles. (750 of those are twins) Patrick
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pnm
Posted on: Tue Mar 12, 2019 1:03 pm
Posts: 3304 Joined: Thu May 12, 2011 11:58 pm
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Re: Unable to access previous bonus puzzle
chuckbaldwin wrote: It was a "mystery" puzzle where you have to fill in the operations as well as the numbers, and i really wanted to finish it. Ok, as a one-off I swapped in the previous bonus puzzle.. (that's a bit of a hassle at the moment, digging the previous puzzle up from the log files..) But yes, a feature "your bonus puzzle history", with the option to go to unsolved ones, would be nice..
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chuckbaldwin
Posted on: Tue Mar 12, 2019 2:48 pm
Posts: 2 Joined: Mon May 19, 2014 8:43 am
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Re: Unable to access previous bonus puzzle
Thank you very much, Patrick. I didn't mean for you to have to go through the trouble of digging up the old bonus puzzle, but I do appreciate it.
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beaker
Posted on: Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:02 pm
Posts: 931 Location: Ladysmith, BC, Canada Joined: Fri May 13, 2011 1:37 am
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Re: Unable to access previous bonus puzzle
Last bonus puzzle was with zeroes and I swear there were more cells with zeroes than all the other cells combined.....a real "head buster" that one......I think it took about 30-40 minutes to figure it out......sure hope I start getting some of those twins Patrick mentioned.
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eclipsegirl
Posted on: Wed Mar 13, 2019 1:55 pm
Posts: 692 Joined: Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:20 pm
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Re: Unable to access previous bonus puzzle
There are some very devious bonus puzzles.
There is one pattern that I have run into two or three times which I know will make me sit down and work at it.
On the other hand, I would be more than happy oif Patrick could somehow give us the ability to pick up our "missed" bonus puzzles. Bonus puzzles come quickly when first starting out and I knew I missed a few.
Like Beaker, I try to do them right when I earn them. I find that the easiest method of keeping up to date on bonus puzzles.
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