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@ 2018-02-10 7:16 PM (#24213 - in reply to #24163) (#24213) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2018-02-10 7:16 PM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Fairly Nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Classic Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-02-10 7:48 PM (#24214 - in reply to #24208) (#24214) Top

Hemant Kr Malani



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Hemant Kr Malani posted @ 2018-02-10 7:48 PM

davep - 2018-02-10 2:44 PM

Well then, compliments and cheers to Hemant!

Thank you :)
@ 2018-02-10 8:48 PM (#24215 - in reply to #24163) (#24215) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2018-02-10 8:48 PM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Too many hard puzzles
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Palindrome Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Many puzzles were worth too much or too little


@ 2018-02-10 9:07 PM (#24216 - in reply to #24163) (#24216) Top

geronimo92



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geronimo92 posted @ 2018-02-10 9:07 PM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Quadruple Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-02-11 12:31 AM (#24218 - in reply to #24163) (#24218) Top

MrLiang




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MrLiang posted @ 2018-02-11 12:31 AM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Extra Region Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-02-11 2:29 AM (#24219 - in reply to #24163) (#24219) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2018-02-11 2:29 AM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Palindrome Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Many puzzles were worth too much or too little


@ 2018-02-11 7:02 AM (#24220 - in reply to #24163) (#24220) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2018-02-11 7:02 AM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Too many hard puzzles
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Untouch Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-02-11 12:09 PM (#24226 - in reply to #24163) (#24226) Top

kishy72



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kishy72 posted @ 2018-02-11 12:09 PM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Diagonal Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


I was pleasantly surprised seeing my rank.I thought I started really bad when I struggled so much on the quadruple (9) which I initially assumed to be a 3 pointer for some reason . I was wondering what was going on with me.After guessing in it,I found the logic that I missed, somewhere in between and noticed the points too through the corner of my eye.Somewhat reassured with that,I did fast on the rest and things started going really well in the middle of the test.Finished the high pointers with relatively less effort.

My favourites in order are Diagonal(12)(there was one particularly deduction involving 37 pencil mark in boxes 3 and 9.Don't know if it can be solved without that but the logic was super cool),Untouch(14) , Quadruple(7) and palindrome (12)

I really enjoyed taking the test!Well done Swaroop and Hemant!!Set was really awesome.
@ 2018-02-11 3:32 PM (#24227 - in reply to #24163) (#24227) Top

purifire




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purifire posted @ 2018-02-11 3:32 PM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Quadruple Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


Really a good set of puzzles. I really loved the mini quadruple. One thing I must mention is that the answer key could have been better identified. Not sure about others but for atleast 5 of the puzzles, I got the answer key while only half the puzzle had been solved.
@ 2018-02-11 5:56 PM (#24228 - in reply to #24163) (#24228) Top

Administrator



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Administrator posted @ 2018-02-11 5:56 PM

detuned - 2018-02-10 6:58 PM

Greys on the extra region puzzles were much too dark to print out

Thanks for the feedback. Noted.
@ 2018-02-11 5:59 PM (#24229 - in reply to #24163) (#24229) Top

Administrator



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Administrator posted @ 2018-02-11 5:59 PM

purifire - 2018-02-11 3:32 PM

One thing I must mention is that the answer key could have been better identified. Not sure about others but for atleast 5 of the puzzles, I got the answer key while only half the puzzle had been solved.

Thanks for the feedback. Noted.
@ 2018-02-11 7:04 PM (#24230 - in reply to #24163) (#24230) Top

shera90




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shera90 posted @ 2018-02-11 7:04 PM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Untouch Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


A really good round. Even though untouch had 50 % higher weightage, i solved it at a better pace compared to quadruple 6x6.

Overall my favourite is the palindrome 9x9 and diagonal 9x9.
@ 2018-02-11 7:26 PM (#24231 - in reply to #24163) (#24231) Top

RameshLMI



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RameshLMI posted @ 2018-02-11 7:26 PM

For a change I started with high pointer variants (9x9 grids) this time. Successfully completed 9x9 Diagonal and then took 9x9 Untouch, which probably was a wrong choice, I guess, as I wasted lot of time looking for a break. Got the 9x9 Extra Region easily and was on the way to finish the 9x9 Palindrome, but unfortunately made an error and lost it completely. With last few minutes remaining then I decided to pickup some points with 9x9 Classics. Barring my poor performance, I found the set really good. After the contest, I solved 6x6 Quadruple which to my surprise was created with superb logic and was substantiated by high point attributed to it... Thumbs Up to the Authors .. Hemant and Swaroop.
@ 2018-02-11 10:41 PM (#24232 - in reply to #24163) (#24232) Top

gaurav.kjain



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gaurav.kjain posted @ 2018-02-11 10:41 PM

This was good set liked the logic. Kudos to Hemant and Swaroop
@ 2018-02-12 1:28 AM (#24233 - in reply to #24163) (#24233) Top

TiiT



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TiiT posted @ 2018-02-12 1:28 AM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Extra Region Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-02-12 2:41 AM (#24234 - in reply to #24163) (#24234) Top

greenhorn



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greenhorn posted @ 2018-02-12 2:41 AM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Too many hard puzzles
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Untouch Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-02-12 2:53 AM (#24235 - in reply to #24163) (#24235) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2018-02-12 2:53 AM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Too many hard puzzles
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Untouch Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth too much or too little


@ 2018-02-12 3:27 AM (#24236 - in reply to #24163) (#24236) Top

margareta456



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margareta456 posted @ 2018-02-12 3:27 AM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Too many hard puzzles
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Extra Region Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Many puzzles were worth too much or too little


@ 2018-02-12 11:58 AM (#24238 - in reply to #24163) (#24238) Top

Para



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Para posted @ 2018-02-12 11:58 AM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Fairly Nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Palindrome Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


The one thing I disliked was that there were two antisymmetric puzzles in this set: Untouch 2 and Extra Region 2. They are never enjoyable to me, because any deduction for one digit is also automatically true for another digit on the other side of the grid.
@ 2018-02-12 12:41 PM (#24239 - in reply to #24163) (#24239) Top

akash.doulani



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akash.doulani posted @ 2018-02-12 12:41 PM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Untouch Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


The quality of puzzles were really nice . Really enjoyed solving the set .
@ 2018-02-12 7:38 PM (#24243 - in reply to #24163) (#24243) Top

Kota



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Kota posted @ 2018-02-12 7:38 PM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Fairly Nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Quadruple Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


If the time of the present 1st place is true, I will not able to try hard to do my best...
@ 2018-02-12 8:55 PM (#24244 - in reply to #24163) (#24244) Top

vopani



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vopani posted @ 2018-02-12 8:55 PM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Extra Region Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


Really nice set of sudokus. My favourites are:

Extra Region 9x9
Diagonal 9x9
Quadruple 6x6

Thanks Hemant and Swaroop. Excellent stuff!

One small feedback on formatting: The extra region shaded cells are too dark in my printouts.
@ 2018-02-12 10:25 PM (#24245 - in reply to #24163) (#24245) Top

lenzo




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lenzo posted @ 2018-02-12 10:25 PM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Fairly Nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Palindrome Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-02-13 4:27 AM (#24247 - in reply to #24163) (#24247) Top

Kwaka



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Kwaka posted @ 2018-02-13 4:27 AM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Quadruple Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-02-13 12:29 PM (#24250 - in reply to #24163) (#24250) Top

Administrator



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Administrator posted @ 2018-02-13 12:29 PM

Update - Extension by 12 hours


Based on requests from a few regular participants (due to school/college examinations), the test is further extended by 12 hours and can be started till 23:59 IST (6:29 PM GMT) today (Feb 13).

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