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Repovive Premier Round 8 — $300 Prize Pool
By AmShZ, 4 weeks ago, In English

Hello everyone!

We are back with another Premier round!

Get ready for Repovive Premier Round 8, featuring another set of challenging algorithmic problems.

Please note that this contest starts at an unusual time. Make sure to check the start time carefully.

Premier rounds are currently the highest level among our contest series. We hope you enjoy it!

The contest is rated for everyone.

Prizes

The top participants will receive:

  • 1st place: $100
  • 2nd place: $60
  • 3rd place: $40

Additionally, 5 participants from the top 100 will each receive $20.

See you on the leaderboard!

UPD1: Congratulations to the top participants:

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I tried to redeem vive for Premium access, but cancelled the process (Stripe checkout) before completion. Now my vive credit is lost. Could I get it back?

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    Please send me your Repovive's username on Telegram or CF message. @AmShZ

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The time stated in this announcement differs from the time shown on the Repovive website. Which one is correct?

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this is gonna be the best contest in 2026!

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Reminder: About 6 hours to the contest.

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Implementationforces

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    We shouldn't have included multiple edges, or even asking for construction. Sorry for that. I hope you have tried the other problems.

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Why is this actually so hard

Only solved 1 problem

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I have discovered a potentially efficient contest strategy. You walk around the city, maybe go into stores, buy coffee etc. All this time you think about the problems. Occasionally, when convenient, you sit on a bench or anywhere else and implement them, then you continue strolling. It may be the reason why I didn't have incorrect submissions in the contest.

Pros:

  • Since it is less convenient to start coding immediately when you have something resembling a solution, you naturally think through the implementation details before writing, which significantly reduces the computer time spent on a problem.

  • Less interrupted thinking flow.

  • Some physical activity and fresh air are good for your brain.

  • Touching grass.

Cons:

  • Less focus overall, may feel like the opposite of full concentration.

  • No escape from some noise and other distracting factors, e.g. traffic.

  • May be hard for someone not used to solving in their mind without paper.

  • Obviously, you may lose points while waiting for a bench, or even simply batching the problems, which is just a consequence of "less interrupted flow". It would be less of a problem, though, in systems like AtCoder's where only the last successful submission time matters instead of all scores dropping linearly over time.

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