2009 USPC Test Home

OFFICIAL 2009 Google U.S. Puzzle Championship
TEST and Preview Instructions

Friday

1. Download both PDF Files and SAVE TO DISK:

To download the files to disk:
On PCs - Right click on the link and save file to disk

On MACs - Click and hold on the link and save file to disk

Preview Instructions
Password: foo2rk

U.S. Championship
Test
Password: <see below>

The test was created by Acrobat 8.1 and should be compatible with Acrobat 5 (PDF 1.4) or greater. Download the latest Acrobat Reader here.

2. Read Preview Instructions Run Acrobat and decrypt the Preview Instructions file using the password shown above. You should print and read the Preview Instructions well in advance of the actual test. All last-minute instructions will be included in that document.

Also make sure that you are familiar with the Rules as well as the Hints and Tips pages, and try the Practice Test.

Saturday

3. Double Check Make sure you've completed steps 1 and 2 on Friday, and saved files to disk.

4. Start Timer If your browser supports Javascript, then open a timer window, which should automatically count down to the start of the test, then to the end of the test.

5. Start Test On Saturday, June 20 at 1pm EDT (10am PDT, 17:00 GMT), get the password here for the test.

Note: please ensure in advance that your browser can refresh the password page properly. (We understand that many AOL browsers, and perhaps others, do not work instantaneously, if at all.) Otherwise, you may not notice when the password page is updated.

Using Acrobat, decrypt and print the championship test file. (Note: the graphics are optimized for printing, and may not appear correctly on your monitor.)

6. Submit Answers Use the Answer Page to submit answers any time before the 2 1/2 hour deadline; don't wait until the last minute.

7. Check Your Answers After the test, check your answers against the official solution sheet, available via the Summary Page.