Wait, 2025? Not 2024? Oh wait... Another puzzle night (speed solving competition) was hosted by Deckardv on his puzzle server! I participated and placed... 3rd (!) out of 25 participants, which was in the podium! (you can see my post on Puzzle Night 3 to see the zone colors and placements). My goal this time was the "purple zone" or higher, because that's where I placed last time. And, while I didn't expect it, I placed in a higher zone! Funny thing: I placed above three puzzle winners despite not placing in the podium in any puzzle lol This night was based on Nikoli-styled puzzles. Puzzle 1: LITS \ Time: 4:42 \ Placement: 8th First, we had a LITS that was slightly above GAPP level. I had a nice start and found a few nice logic points, but eventually resorted to bifurcation around 2-3 minutes in. Puzzle 2: Yajilin \ Time: 4:53 \ Placement: 8th Next up was a Yajilin puzzle. This one claimed to be the easiest puzzle, and... it was of similar difficulty to...