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@ 2020-01-10 7:08 PM (#27395 - in reply to #27382) (#27395) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2020-01-10 7:08 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? Arrow 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


@ 2020-01-10 9:16 PM (#27396 - in reply to #27382) (#27396) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2020-01-10 9:16 PM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Too many medium difficult puzzles
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Fairly Nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Arrow 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


@ 2020-01-10 11:17 PM (#27397 - in reply to #27382) (#27397) Top

MrLiang




Posts: 44
2020
Country : Thailand

MrLiang posted @ 2020-01-10 11:17 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? Thermo Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-01-11 3:57 AM (#27398 - in reply to #27382) (#27398) Top

priyambhushan



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priyambhushan posted @ 2020-01-11 3:57 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? Windoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-01-11 7:26 AM (#27399 - in reply to #27382) (#27399) Top

sunderramanv



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sunderramanv posted @ 2020-01-11 7:26 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? Arrow Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-01-11 10:59 AM (#27400 - in reply to #27382) (#27400) Top

puzzler05



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puzzler05 posted @ 2020-01-11 10:59 AM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Too many medium difficult puzzles
 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


@ 2020-01-11 1:58 PM (#27401 - in reply to #27382) (#27401) Top

tamz29



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tamz29 posted @ 2020-01-11 1:58 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


@ 2020-01-11 3:25 PM (#27403 - in reply to #27382) (#27403) Top

Kumaresan R



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Kumaresan R posted @ 2020-01-11 3:25 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? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Thermo Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-01-11 3:33 PM (#27404 - in reply to #27382) (#27404) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2020-01-11 3:33 PM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Too many easy puzzles
 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


@ 2020-01-11 4:22 PM (#27405 - in reply to #27382) (#27405) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2020-01-11 4:22 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? Thermo Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-01-12 3:08 AM (#27407 - in reply to #27382) (#27407) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2020-01-12 3:08 AM

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


@ 2020-01-12 12:49 PM (#27408 - in reply to #27382) (#27408) Top

Sedho



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Country : Philippines

Sedho posted @ 2020-01-12 12:49 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? Thermo Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-01-12 1:13 PM (#27409 - in reply to #27382) (#27409) Top

peluri



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peluri posted @ 2020-01-12 1:13 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? Windoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-01-12 2:38 PM (#27410 - in reply to #27382) (#27410) Top

akash.doulani



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akash.doulani posted @ 2020-01-12 2:38 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? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Arrow Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


It was my first online test after two years and I really enjoyed the test. Very nice set of sudokus. My favourites were Arrow ( 9x9 and 6x6 ) , Diagonal ( 9x9 ) , Thermo ( 9x9 ) and the 12 pointer classic.
@ 2020-01-12 4:32 PM (#27411 - in reply to #27382) (#27411) Top

kishy72



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kishy72 posted @ 2020-01-12 4:32 PM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Too many medium difficult puzzles
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very 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


Thanks Prasanna for a nice test. I faced no hiccups and could solve all the sudokus smoothly.Most of the sudokus had an enjoyable solve.I felt that the round was a tad easier for an SM ?! Maybe it's just my opinion and it could also be that I am used to the style of author as all rounds in ISKL just previously were authored by Prasanna.

My favourites are Classic (12 pointer) which had a lot of pairs and triplets , Diagonal (14 points) loved the split dragon style eliminations.Very clean construction !
@ 2020-01-12 5:02 PM (#27412 - in reply to #27382) (#27412) Top

JonaS2010



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JonaS2010 posted @ 2020-01-12 5:02 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? Thermo Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-01-12 6:54 PM (#27413 - in reply to #27382) (#27413) Top

prathameshb



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prathameshb posted @ 2020-01-12 6:54 PM

Hi, This is my first SM. I have scored a paltry 26 which is basically from solving the low hanging fruits of the 6x6 and then moving to the classic 9x9. This being my first contest, my strategy was to solve simple, score and then move to variants. It worked a bit for me but I basically realized a few things. My question pertains to the most prominent one. How do I improve my speed? How do I get faster on the classic sudokus 9x9 and what are good timings to wrap up the 6x6? (I get practise might be one answer I would get, but apart from that? Should there be a focus on learning more advanced sudoku techniques like wings/kites etc? And/Or just more practise? Is there a forum apart from this to discuss these things? Any groups (telegram/whatsapp) etc?
@ 2020-01-12 9:11 PM (#27414 - in reply to #27382) (#27414) Top

TiiT



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TiiT posted @ 2020-01-12 9:11 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? Thermo Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-01-12 11:39 PM (#27415 - in reply to #27382) (#27415) Top

Puzzle_Maestro



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Puzzle_Maestro posted @ 2020-01-12 11:39 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? Thermo Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-01-13 2:14 AM (#27416 - in reply to #27413) (#27416) Top

tamz29



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tamz29 posted @ 2020-01-13 2:14 AM

Welcome to sudoku solving!
I'm afraid the harsh truth to improving your speed is practise and lots of it.
Speed-solving is about recognising the easy deductions quickly for easy-medium puzzles.
The best solvers should be able to finish SM's 6x6 in about a minute(!) each.
Learning advanced techniques can help you solve harder puzzles but using it during speed-solving is another matter.
With practise, fast solvers would quickly see harder techniques (and employ them quickly) which improves their solving time.
You learn these skills by solving hard puzzles (without guessing) to add patterns to your repertoire.

In a competition, there is a threshold of difficulty where guessing would be quicker than logical solving.
Though, top solvers would only use guessing as a last resort, since they would've nailed the basics and make most of their deductions early on.

Hope this helps!
@ 2020-01-13 4:02 AM (#27417 - in reply to #27382) (#27417) Top

GaS



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GaS posted @ 2020-01-13 4:02 AM

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


@ 2020-01-13 8:51 AM (#27418 - in reply to #27382) (#27418) Top

EctoPlasma




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EctoPlasma posted @ 2020-01-13 8:51 AM

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


@ 2020-01-13 9:29 AM (#27419 - in reply to #27382) (#27419) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2020-01-13 9:29 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? Fairly Nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Thermo Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-01-13 3:05 PM (#27422 - in reply to #27382) (#27422) Top

vopani



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vopani posted @ 2020-01-13 3:05 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? Arrow Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


Enjoyable set of sudokus, well balanced and suitable for SM.

Favourites: Arrow 9x9, Thermo 6x6, Arrow 6x6

Thanks Prasanna!
@ 2020-01-13 3:43 PM (#27424 - in reply to #27382) (#27424) Top

aashay



Posts: 46
2020
Country : India

aashay posted @ 2020-01-13 3:43 PM

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


A good set to start the 2020 SM season. I found the Diagonal Sudoku a bit too difficult, while the rest of the set a bit too easy. It was an enjoyable round.
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