Tesserae Round 7 Results _ Amendment
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Truthseekers: Here comes the Round 7 results
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UPDATE: As the Tessellation Board is progressing towards completion, the Tethered Hand is going through each teams' achievements so far. The results of the Didact live-drop Tessera has attracted their attention, and they've decided to make an amendment since this was an affect due to their own errors.
Here are the observations and decisions from the Tethered Hand;
The decoding progress of both factions for said Tessera has been closely tied. However, when the last hint was given, there was a typo in the amount of underscores( _ _ _ _ _ ). Even though the vessel was informed as soon as this error was realized, it still inevitably created a distraction that slowed one of the teams down by the seconds. As the creator of the puzzle, the Tethered Hand feels responsible, and would like to also give the Enlightened the same 5 points for this Live drop.
This is not to diminish the achievements of the Resistance. The onsite Resistance Agents will still be the only party awarded the physical drop and assigned First Discoverer.
Your understanding and participation is much appreciated.
Comments
Even though the vessel was informed as soon as this error was realized, it still inevitably created a distraction that slowed one of the teams down by the seconds.
Both teams had access to the same clues at the exact same time. If a mistake was made, it had the same impact on both factions. Who is to say that it impacted one faction more than the other? If no mistake in the hints was made, why would the other faction be the first to solve the puzzle?
It's scary to go down the 'what if' path.
To me, or rather to RES, it's a dangerous path to handle and award 'what if' scenarios in this way.
How do you know it slowed one team down by seconds and not the other? This isn't how we conduct completions. Both teams had the same information. Both teams were at the same disadvantage. I didn't think the TH was biased before
Thank you so much for this, Truthseeker!
@HendrikTovenaar and @SilverSmurfer. The Tethered Hand had anticipated the decision would bring fury to the Resistance Tesserae-hunters. However they have been meaning to deal with this error for a while, and in the end decided to make the call. Here are their thoughts:
The what if's are based on the assumption, which should be pursued, that the puzzles should be free of manual error, and both Factions are operating from the same correct intel. When a "hint" is given, it is trusted to lead one onto the correct path. Yet, when the hint gives the wrong information ( in this case, the wrong amount of letters required for the next step ) by accident, it takes the decoders on the wrong path, and recalculation of previous steps unintentionally. There are times when red-herrings or clues take you on a detour. Detours ultimately bring you to the end point, and one's detour may be another's short-cut. This error, however, is not the case, added the delays in communicating the correction, I have finally decided it is best to nullify the point difference.
The Resistance has gained the priority for Placement Prediction (hence 1 more point won) through focused efforts. Your trophy and title for retrieving this Tessera can't be taken away by anyone. I expect more scrutiny will come forth towards my future designs for you all after this has been addressed. As the hand behind this game, it is a necessary duty. Your candor and understanding, or choose to not understand, are all appreciated. Thank you for your endeavors.