2017 Contest Puzzles
Contest puzzles can be accessed using the drop-down menu or through the links below. Mean user ratings are shown for puzzles whose submission deadlines have passed. Click the + sign to see the full distribution of ratings.
Month | Puzzle | Solution | Stars * | Sweat ** | # Correct *** | PUZ |
January | Brother, Can You Spare a Rhyme? | Solution | 3.76
|
1.89
|
302 | |
February | Splash Around | Solution | 3.71
|
2.84
|
203 | |
March | At a Loss for Words | Solution | 3.91
|
2.65
|
208 | |
April | Pulse Modulation | Solution | 4.13
|
2.83
|
214 | |
May | Body of Work | Solution | 3.97
|
3.17
|
137 (12 partial) | |
June | Double Play | Solution | 4.20
|
3.19
|
161 | |
July | Let’s Do It A Cappella! | Solution | 4.13
|
2.37
|
215 | |
August | Let The Games Begin | Solution | 4.26
|
3.46
|
133 | |
September | Fortune Hunter | Solution | 4.54
|
3.61
|
141 | |
October | Move Like the King | Solution | 4.20
|
3.16
|
137 | |
November | Number Please | Solution | 4.37
|
3.83
|
128 | |
December | Hidden Bonus Track | Solution | 4.22
|
2.88
|
152 | |
Mega-Meta | Special Relativity | Solution | 4.4
|
2.81
|
164 (68 early) |
* Stars represent the average user overall rating on a scale of 1 (the worst) to 5 (the best).
** Sweat represents the average user difficulty rating on a scale of 1 (easiest) to 5 (hardest).
*** # Correct is how many users correctly solved the meta.