OAPContest: FAQ

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Eines der Wittgenstein-Briketts (woher kommt eigentlich der Name?)

Ludwig Wittgenstein is a philosopher as you know. His thoughts are mostly based on the meanings of words, and the word "briquet" is one of the symbols used to explain his point of view. According to Wittgenstein, the word "briquet" may have different meanings, depending on the subject it is used in.(As in this puzzle) A puzzle is not only a grid and some numbers for us, it should point to something in "real life", as claimed by Wittgenstein

Consecutive Phantom: Ich habe dieses Rätsel gar nicht wie einen Optimierer behandelt, sondern direkt versucht, die Optimallösung (6x7-0) zu finden; von Thomas Snyders Blog wußte ich bereits, daß diese auch machbar ist. Ich weiß nicht, wie ich ohne dieses Wissen vorgegangen wäre; vermutlich genauso.
Dennoch finde ich "gemischte" Rätselwettbewerbe (normale Rätsel und Optimierer gemeinsam) irgendwie unschön.

This was not only an optimizer. As you mention, one could reach the maximum with counting the rows/columns and determine the maximum possible 2 and 6's. The purpose was to see whether the competitors could see this or not. And the puzzle type was one of the 10 types, to make sure the puzzlers are familiar with it.

Regards,

Serkan Yurekli