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WPF Sudoku Grand Prix — Indian Round — 9th - 11th February 2013187 posts • Page 2 of 8 • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
@ 2013-02-03 6:49 PM (#9672 - in reply to #9671) (#9672) Top

Administrator



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Administrator posted @ 2013-02-03 6:49 PM

Hi Claudine, Please check this post in the F.A.Q. page. Hope it helps.
@ 2013-02-03 7:50 PM (#9673 - in reply to #9566) (#9673) Top

dodine



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dodine posted @ 2013-02-03 7:50 PM

Thank you very much.
@ 2013-02-04 3:26 AM (#9677 - in reply to #9566) (#9677) Top

Karel Tesar



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Karel Tesar posted @ 2013-02-04 3:26 AM

Would you like to practice on LMI WPF GP? We are preparing for you these sudoku variants:
04.02.2013 - Renban Groups (practice on LMI WPF Sudoku GP)
05.02.2013 - Coded Pair (practice on LMI WPF Sudoku GP)
06.02.2013 - Repeated Neighbours (practice on LMI WPF Sudoku GP)
07.02.2013 - Thermo-sudoku (practice on LMI WPF Sudoku GP)
08.02.2013 - Odd Even Frame (practice on LMI WPF Sudoku GP)
09.02.2013 - Disjoint Groups (practice on LMI WPF Sudoku GP)
10.02.2013 - Diagonal Sudoku (practice on LMI WPF Sudoku GP)

http://sudokucup.com/node/1901
@ 2013-02-04 5:50 AM (#9679 - in reply to #9677) (#9679) Top

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Fred76 posted @ 2013-02-04 5:50 AM

Karel Tesar - 2013-02-04 3:26 AM

Would you like to practice on LMI WPF GP? We are preparing for you these sudoku variants:
04.02.2013 - Renban Groups (practice on LMI WPF Sudoku GP)
05.02.2013 - Coded Pair (practice on LMI WPF Sudoku GP)
06.02.2013 - Repeated Neighbours (practice on LMI WPF Sudoku GP)
07.02.2013 - Thermo-sudoku (practice on LMI WPF Sudoku GP)
08.02.2013 - Odd Even Frame (practice on LMI WPF Sudoku GP)
09.02.2013 - Disjoint Groups (practice on LMI WPF Sudoku GP)
10.02.2013 - Diagonal Sudoku (practice on LMI WPF Sudoku GP)

http://sudokucup.com/node/1901


It's the occasion to see Deb playing
@ 2013-02-07 11:44 PM (#9787 - in reply to #9566) (#9787) Top

zalak



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zalak posted @ 2013-02-07 11:44 PM

In Braille Sudoku, I am not able to go beyond the two 7s. Can anyone please help me find the next step.



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@ 2013-02-08 12:10 AM (#9788 - in reply to #9787) (#9788) Top

Nicky



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Nicky posted @ 2013-02-08 12:10 AM

Zalak, in this position you should already know which 6 numbers (out of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) are used in this sudoku 6x6. Have a look at the first row (there are 3 clear numbers - 7, 6 and 9). And then 5th rectangle (there is a quartet 4, 5, 7 and 8). Thus you know that you work only with these numbers in the whole sudoku and some your pencilmarks are needed to be erased :-)
@ 2013-02-08 10:09 AM (#9791 - in reply to #9566) (#9791) Top

zalak



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zalak posted @ 2013-02-08 10:09 AM

Thanks a lot Nicky!! I was not interpreting the rules correctly. I wrongly assumed that each 2x3 box would have a different set of six numbers.
@ 2013-02-08 5:37 PM (#9795 - in reply to #9566) (#9795) Top

Kota



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Kota posted @ 2013-02-08 5:37 PM

In Outside Or Skyscraper
Does the each digit outside the grid show the ONLY clue(outside or skyscraper)? Mustn't the each digit match BOTH clues?
@ 2013-02-08 5:58 PM (#9796 - in reply to #9566) (#9796) Top

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Ours brun posted @ 2013-02-08 5:58 PM

Hi Kota,

Each clue must fulfill at least one of the rules. It may be that it fullfills both, but there is no obligation. Anyway, you don't need to worry about that anymore since this puzzle has been removed in the last version of the IB.
@ 2013-02-08 6:16 PM (#9797 - in reply to #9796) (#9797) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2013-02-08 6:16 PM

Clarification on Odd Even Frame

Outside/Skyscraper is out, but the same rule applies for Odd Even Frame as well. That is, each clue must fulfill at least one of the sums. It may fulfill both, but there is no obligation.
For example, if 4 is the clue outside, the first 3 digits could be 1,3,4 in any order.
This has been clarified earlier.

@ 2013-02-09 2:37 AM (#9801 - in reply to #9797) (#9801) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2013-02-09 2:37 AM

Announcements

1) Password protected Sudoku booklet is uploaded. It has 10 pages. There is no cover page. It uses exactly the same format as the IB.
2) Paper only link : http://logicmastersindia.com/2013/02S/?paper=1 Use this link if you are not planning to use online solving at all. (Paper Only link will keep your browser less cluttered and less loaded)
3) Link to score page : http://logicmastersindia.com/2013/02S/score.asp
4) This thread will be made restricted so that players can freely discuss about the competition.

@ 2013-02-09 7:56 AM (#9805 - in reply to #9566) (#9805) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2013-02-09 7:56 AM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Fairly balanced
 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
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? A bit too many puzzles
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2013-02-09 8:10 AM (#9806 - in reply to #9566) (#9806) Top

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Gotroch posted @ 2013-02-09 8:10 AM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Fairly balanced
 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
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Just right
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2013-02-09 12:13 PM (#9807 - in reply to #9566) (#9807) Top

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rajeshk posted @ 2013-02-09 12:13 PM

I am not able to completely understand rules of "Linked Classics". Can someone please explain it.

@ 2013-02-09 12:32 PM (#9808 - in reply to #9807) (#9808) Top

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debmohanty posted @ 2013-02-09 12:32 PM

rajeshk - 2013-02-09 12:13 PM

I am not able to completely understand rules of "Linked Classics". Can someone please explain it.

There are 2 grids. The solution of the 2 grids are same, except that some rows have changed their positions.
If you look at solution of the example, R3 of left grid is same as R5 of right grid. Similarly R6 of left grid is same as R4 of right grid.
See image below.

Is it clear now?




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@ 2013-02-09 1:26 PM (#9810 - in reply to #9566) (#9810) Top

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rajeshk posted @ 2013-02-09 1:26 PM

Thanks Deb for the quick reply. It is very much clear now.
@ 2013-02-09 4:06 PM (#9811 - in reply to #9566) (#9811) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2013-02-09 4:06 PM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Fairly balanced
 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
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? A bit too many puzzles
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? Many puzzles were worth too much or too little
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2013-02-09 4:17 PM (#9812 - in reply to #9566) (#9812) Top

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TiiT posted @ 2013-02-09 4:17 PM

It was brilliant test until I got to Odd Even Big Small. I mean, why are you not describing the puzzle in a booklet? I still don't know, how to solve it. Do you except us to find out which symbol is which? Or is there other classification for these symbols? That is different puzzle as in booklet! You should have said in instructions_booklet that you must figure the symbols out by yourselves or describe the other symbols. I think that the one puzzle ruined the beautiful test - everything else was nice.
@ 2013-02-09 6:57 PM (#9813 - in reply to #9566) (#9813) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2013-02-09 6:57 PM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Perfectly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? A bit hard
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Fairly Nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Just right
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? Many puzzles were worth too much or too little
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2013-02-09 9:30 PM (#9815 - in reply to #9566) (#9815) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2013-02-09 9:30 PM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Fairly balanced
 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
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? Way too many puzzles (too little time)
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? All puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2013-02-09 9:52 PM (#9816 - in reply to #9566) (#9816) Top

UllaE



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UllaE posted @ 2013-02-09 9:52 PM

I agree with Tiit that I would have liked to practice the same type of Odd Even Big Small before the competition. As such, at least I didn't have the capability to figure out how to go around solving it. IMHO, the whole point of publishing the instruction booklets in good time ahead of the competition is to give time to solvers to practice the correct types and their solving techniques, so that the time used for solving during the competition actually measures the solving capabilities and not that how fast can one read and understand the rules.

Otherwise, I also enjoyed the competition a lot. Thank you!
@ 2013-02-09 10:04 PM (#9817 - in reply to #9566) (#9817) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2013-02-09 10:04 PM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Fairly balanced
 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? Average
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? A bit too many puzzles
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? Many puzzles were worth too much or too little
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2013-02-09 10:44 PM (#9818 - in reply to #9566) (#9818) Top

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cnarrikkattu posted @ 2013-02-09 10:44 PM

The surprise in Odd Even Big Small evokes memories of the 2004 USPC Corral puzzle, where the instructions were subtly different, which allowed for the surprise of a hex grid rather than the standard rectangular grid. In retrospect, nothing said that you would be able to know right away which symbol corresponds to which property.

I personally liked the surprise, giving a fresh take on a well-known variant.
@ 2013-02-09 10:45 PM (#9819 - in reply to #9566) (#9819) Top

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cnarrikkattu posted @ 2013-02-09 10:45 PM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Fairly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? A bit hard
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? A bit too many puzzles
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2013-02-09 10:54 PM (#9820 - in reply to #9566) (#9820) Top

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standupcanada posted @ 2013-02-09 10:54 PM

 How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? Fairly balanced
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? A bit hard
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Fairly Nice
 How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? A bit too many puzzles
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


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