Assemble that Puzzle, will you..

What

This is a puzzle assembly contest. Each house will be given a puzzle to assemble. Meet in the 8th floor playroom. Each team will have 2 hours to complete their puzzle.

Scoring

Scoring will be based on your finishing order as described below:

First place: 25 points
Second place: 20 points
Third place: 15 points
Fifth place: 10 points

In addition, the number of group members who participate will be multiplied with each team's score. Finally, each house will be required to submit a maximum one page long extended abstract describing the search algorithms and ai techniques they used for completing the puzzle. House with the best paper will be awarded 100 bonus points. Submissions will be evaluated for style and content.

Note: This competition won't have a fourth place.

Commish: mtsezgin@ai.mit.edu