C++ Tutorials - Absolute n00b spoonfeed

Hello guys,i want to ask you to do me a favour. I want to go to some programming contest,can you tell me some tips/tricks for success. I 'we never been solving some c++ puzzles,so i want you to tell me which are the key facts for solving such programming puzzles for contests. Is there any tactics for solving them,is there any trick for solving the algorithm. As i sow,the most puzzles are solved by using FOR LOOPS,so can you tell me some tricks,tips,examples for solving such puzzles with FOR LOOPS

Thanks

loops and recursions are used but so is a lot of other things too. I don't think your going to get much help because every problem is unique
The best advise I can think myself to tell you is do a search find some code try it, study it, understand it, practice it and let it soak into your noodle
Best of luck sorry for not being much help

Thank you for the reply