Re: [Palindrome] solving statistics

[Eric Albert <Eric Albert alumni brown edu>]

>Meaning, the number of puzzles solved for a team smart enough to back 
>into the meta-solution would actually be *lower* wouldn't it?

No, because whenever a team back-solves a puzzle, they immediately call in 
that solution to the Huntmasters, because the team wants to get credit for 
it.  Among other things, credit is often needed in order to get access to 
further puzzles.

Our team back-solved quite a number of puzzles this Hunt, and they are, 
I'm pretty sure, reflected in our total count.  (But our 6 meta-puzzle and 
6 super-meta-puzzles solutions (1 with a hint) are not.)

-- Eric