I don't know what happened there. I finished the puzzle but my time never appeared and then it came up as started but not finished.
Posted 19th Aug 2020 at 21:03
gareth Administrator Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
When you say your time never came up, did you wait less than 4 seconds? After 4 seconds some text appears telling you your internet connection isn't responding, and after another 4 seconds you get the chance to try again once you've reconnected.
More generally, if your time hasn't appeared and you close the player window then you will usually end up in the situation you describe - started but not finished. The only time reason why that won't happen is when the player's completion notification gets to the server, but the response back acknowledging it doesn't get to you.
The text came up but i don't think i got a chance to reconnect. It's not important, i was just puzzled. I'm wondering if we're losing the internet fir a few seconds and not noticing as this is the second time something similar has happened this week.
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A yellow/light blue highlight in the time distribution charts highlights your time, where relevant.
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More generally, if your time hasn't appeared and you close the player window then you will usually end up in the situation you describe - started but not finished. The only time reason why that won't happen is when the player's completion notification gets to the server, but the response back acknowledging it doesn't get to you.
You can however view other players' statistics and comments in the tables above.