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That's interesting because he asked me mainly about easy puzzles. As for=20
hard ones, I seem to recall that Ed found a couple really nasty MT=20
puzzles in which commutators do not exist. Ed, am I remembering that=20
correctly and do you remember which those were? Also, do you recall any=20
other puzzles that were particularly perverse?

-Melinda

On 7/9/2016 1:02 PM, Roice Nelson roice3@gmail.com [4D_Cubing] wrote:
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> I like your thought Ed! Melinda connected me, and so I've been=20
> talking with Burkard about MagicTile, and he is planning a video=20
> (though not immediately). He sent me a list of questions which I=20
> wanted to forward, because some of you will have insights I'm not=20
> thinking of!
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> 1. Which puzzles do you consider the easiest to do?
> 2. Which are your favourite ones when it actually comes to
> actually solving them? Have you had much feedback from people
> highlighting features/puzzles that they really like playing with?
> 3. Which have a non-trivial center (like the superflip for the
> Rubik=E2=80=99s cube)?
> 4. Any superingenious aspects that set certain puzzles apart from
> others?=20
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> I've written him back with my answers, and I'll post them later so I=20
> don't bias other responses at the moment. I'll forward along any=20
> responses to him so your input can help him decide what to include in=20
> his video :)
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> Cheers,
> Roice
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> On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 2:38 PM, Melinda Green melinda@superliminal.com=20
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> <4D_Cubing@yahoogroups.com > wrote:
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> Hello Ed,
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> I know that the Mathologer is very impressed with MagicTile
> and you may well get
> your wish.
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> New members: Please do check out Roice's amazing puzzle. It is
> truly a thing of beauty.
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> -Melinda
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> On 7/2/2016 6:59 AM, ed.baumann@bluewin.ch
> [4D_Cubing] wrote:
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>> Why all these Mathologer (Burkard Polster) new adepts don=E2=80=99t =
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>> MagicTile=E3=80=80?
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>> Mathologer should do a MagicTile introduction=E3=80=80!
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>> Who knows him or his e-mail address=E3=80=80?
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That's interesting because he asked me mainly about easy puzzles. As
for hard ones, I seem to recall that Ed found a couple really nasty
MT puzzles in which commutators do not exist. Ed, am I remembering
that correctly and do you remember which those were? Also, do you
recall any other puzzles that were particularly perverse?



-Melinda