Hello Dear Readers, our break is now over. We got together at the A.C.P.T. last weekend, and much to my surprise, we all missed the blog a little more than we had expected to. And so, with barely any more fanfare than there was when we started this thing way back when, we're back.
First off, before we get into the daily grind, I want to say that my favorite puzzle of the past few weeks was Alex Murphy's FLIPTHEBIRD from Thursday, March 26th. Such a clever trick, and very well executed. In talking with constructor Bruce Haight at the A.C.P.T., I mentioned this puzzle, and he told me that he had pitched a very similar idea ten or twelve years ago, but was told that it didn't pass the "Sunday morning test," or whatever they called their "good taste" filter. I'm not surprised that he didn't get to do it back then, or that it was published now. Certainly in the decade-plus that we've been doing the puzzles and blogging about them, things have loosened up a lot. I think it's a good thing, overall, and if it brings in solvers of a different mindset, then so much the better.
If you're reading this, thanks for checking in on us every once in a while, and I hope you'll continue to read and comment. And if you like us, tell someone about the blog. We'd really appreciate it.
Thanks for reading,
- Horace
