how to deal with no room to diagram Forum

[petrovovitch@]

I've noticed that some of the games have very little room to diagram. How do you deal with this?

I really don't understand the point of not allowing for scrap paper and not leaving enough room to diagram. Seems like the test makers are actively trying to screw you.

[ArchRoark]

my suggestion is going to be obvious but I don't think there is some magic trick to it... Just write small and organize your space accordingly... Put all your rules/inferences in a concise block etc etc

I personally have very messy large handwriting and at first the space constraints were an issue for me. I just made a concerted effort to use the space efficiently and it seemed to work.

[rklafehn]

I have two solutions (I used one or both when necessary):

1) If you feel like you need more room on one game, there is chance that you may not need as much room on the game on the page next to it. Thus, use the adjacent page (it may also be a page where only half of the page has questions on it).

2) Diagram the game in the margins or in between in the questions. Then, when you need to work out a question, work it out under or around the question the work pertains to. Things can get a little messy, crowded, congested, etc., but that is just the way it is sometimes with logic games.

Best of luck.

[dominkay]

Write at the top of the paper and next to the questions.

[sumus romani]

There is always enough room to diagram. Diagramming takes up very little space if done properly. What you do have to do, however, is always have a sharp pencil to begin the diagram, and write very small. I test with one dull pencil (for the non-games sections and filling in the answer sheet) and five or six sharp ones for the games. I try to use a new sharp pencil per game.

[albanach]

Do you have a game in mind? I've not encountered any that really don't have sufficient space.

[pkpop]

Do you have a game in mind? I've not encountered any that really don't have sufficient space.

If I remember correctly, PT 58 (Sept. 09) has a game with very little space to diagram.