So, the instructions are out giving us a tate of what the test will be like. There will be a distance puzzle on the test, and 3 sudokus by my count. It’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with the puzzle types before you start. And you might want to make sure you know what exactly rotational symmetry is, or the formula for calculating a balance around a fulcrum point.
Erich Friedman’s site is always good to check out. In addition to examples of distance and weight puzzles, you will also find battleship puzzles and full hex puzzles. One of each will be on the test.
If you did last years test in preparation, you should be in good shape generally. This year’s test looks similar. The arrow ring puzzle recently mentioned on Zotmeister will be in this year’s test as well.
The most interesting twist is a kakuro variation that also includes negative numbers. Happy puzzling all.
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