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@ 2014-11-15 6:39 PM (#17125 - in reply to #17124) (#17125) Top

debmohanty




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debmohanty posted @ 2014-11-15 6:39 PM

You should get the cartridges refilled soon since next weekend's Sudoku Surprise will not have online solving.
:wink:
@ 2014-11-15 6:53 PM (#17126 - in reply to #17125) (#17126) Top

mikeylyk



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mikeylyk posted @ 2014-11-15 6:53 PM

i recommend getting ink on ebay
@ 2014-11-15 7:06 PM (#17127 - in reply to #17017) (#17127) Top

TiiT



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TiiT posted @ 2014-11-15 7:06 PM

 How well did the variants represent the theme of the test ? variations represented the theme well
 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
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2014-11-15 7:09 PM (#17128 - in reply to #17017) (#17128) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2014-11-15 7:09 PM

 How well did the variants represent the theme of the test ? variations represented the theme well
 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
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2014-11-15 7:16 PM (#17129 - in reply to #17125) (#17129) Top

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Fred76 posted @ 2014-11-15 7:16 PM

debmohanty - 2014-11-15 6:39 PM

You should get the cartridges refilled soon since next weekend's Sudoku Surprise will not have online solving.
:wink:


Yes, it's planned. My problem is that when my printer tells me that the cartridges are empty, it's far to be true, I can still print a lot of sheets until it doesn't print correctly. So I prefer to wait until it's really empty, hoping there is no sudoku tournament that day ...
@ 2014-11-15 9:29 PM (#17130 - in reply to #17017) (#17130) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2014-11-15 9:29 PM

 How well did the variants represent the theme of the test ? variations represented the theme well
 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
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Many puzzles were worth too much or too little


@ 2014-11-15 10:42 PM (#17132 - in reply to #17017) (#17132) Top

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Yuhei Kusui posted @ 2014-11-15 10:42 PM

 How well did the variants represent the theme of the test ? variations represented the theme well
 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
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2014-11-16 4:45 AM (#17133 - in reply to #17017) (#17133) Top

wgryciuk



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wgryciuk posted @ 2014-11-16 4:45 AM

 How well did the variants represent the theme of the test ? variations represented the theme well
 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
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2014-11-16 6:14 AM (#17134 - in reply to #17017) (#17134) Top

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swaroop2011 posted @ 2014-11-16 6:14 AM

Nice excellent puzzles.
But i guess not a good test for me.
Anyways, My favorite was Odd Sum Pair.
@ 2014-11-16 11:18 AM (#17136 - in reply to #17017) (#17136) Top

neerajmehrotra



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neerajmehrotra posted @ 2014-11-16 11:18 AM

Thanks Deb for awesome puzzles.... however two wrongs put me off...
@ 2014-11-16 11:56 AM (#17137 - in reply to #17017) (#17137) Top

SRI VIDHYAA P G



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SRI VIDHYAA P G posted @ 2014-11-16 11:56 AM

How to download the password?
@ 2014-11-16 11:58 AM (#17138 - in reply to #17137) (#17138) Top

debmohanty




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debmohanty posted @ 2014-11-16 11:58 AM

SRI VIDHYAA P G - 2014-11-16 11:56 AM

How to download the password?

Go to the submission page. Login there. Click on start "Odd Even Variations". You will see the password.
@ 2014-11-16 12:38 PM (#17139 - in reply to #17017) (#17139) Top

purvishah



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purvishah posted @ 2014-11-16 12:38 PM

Nice puzzles. This one was the first for me as came to know about sudoku mahabhrat just 3-4 days back.
so due to insufficient practice couldn't do that well. But tried my best. Enjoyed it!! looking forward to the next ones.
Thanks Deb Mohanty for the guidance.
@ 2014-11-16 2:57 PM (#17141 - in reply to #17017) (#17141) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2014-11-16 2:57 PM

 How well did the variants represent the theme of the test ? variations represented the theme well
 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
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2014-11-16 4:46 PM (#17142 - in reply to #17017) (#17142) Top

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MrLiang posted @ 2014-11-16 4:46 PM

 How well did the variants represent the theme of the test ? variations represented the theme well
 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
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2014-11-16 5:04 PM (#17143 - in reply to #17017) (#17143) Top

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margareta456 posted @ 2014-11-16 5:04 PM

 How well did the variants represent the theme of the test ? variations represented the theme well
 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
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2014-11-16 6:19 PM (#17144 - in reply to #17017) (#17144) Top

purvishah



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purvishah posted @ 2014-11-16 6:19 PM

 How well did the variants represent the theme of the test ? variations represented the theme well
 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
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2014-11-16 6:24 PM (#17145 - in reply to #17017) (#17145) Top

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greenhorn posted @ 2014-11-16 6:24 PM

 How well did the variants represent the theme of the test ? variations represented the theme well
 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
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2014-11-16 6:30 PM (#17146 - in reply to #17139) (#17146) Top

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debmohanty posted @ 2014-11-16 6:30 PM

purvishah - 2014-11-16 12:38 PM

Nice puzzles. This one was the first for me as came to know about sudoku mahabhrat just 3-4 days back.
so due to insufficient practice couldn't do that well. But tried my best. Enjoyed it!! looking forward to the next ones.
Thanks Deb Mohanty for the guidance.

Thanks for the feedback.
I think you have got a good score considering that 1) this is your first participation 2) there are no submission from you in last 30 minutes or so.
@ 2014-11-16 7:30 PM (#17147 - in reply to #17017) (#17147) Top

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davep posted @ 2014-11-16 7:30 PM

Deb - excellent set of puzzles my friend! I was making very good time until the large quadro. Made a goofy mistake early on, and took way too long trying to fix it. Not only did I still get that one wrong, but I cost myself the extra few minutes I needed to finish the last puzzle. Nevertheless, enjoyable as always. Regards to the LMI crew, Dave
@ 2014-11-16 7:44 PM (#17148 - in reply to #17017) (#17148) Top

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neerajmehrotra posted @ 2014-11-16 7:44 PM

 How well did the variants represent the theme of the test ? variations represented the theme well
 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
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


@ 2014-11-16 9:15 PM (#17149 - in reply to #17146) (#17149) Top

purvishah



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purvishah posted @ 2014-11-16 9:15 PM

Thank you.
I did practice from the booklets of earlier rounds and insructions booklet of odd and even variations,as you had suggested.
Not new to sudoku completely. I participated in the Bombay Times Competition last year and had managed to clear the first round.
Thanks.
@ 2014-11-16 10:34 PM (#17150 - in reply to #17017) (#17150) Top

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kishy72 posted @ 2014-11-16 10:34 PM

 How well did the variants represent the theme of the test ? variations represented the theme well
 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
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount
 What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? Just right


Encompassing the less common variants,this episode of SM turned out to be very difficult for me.With about 2 minutes left on the clock and 25 odd cells to be filled in the odd even count(15),I made a desperate attempt and guessed at 2 circled cells knowing that chances of finishing it logically are close to nil.Thankfully and luckily,the guesses turned out to be right and the time was just enough to submit the 2 answer keys .

Even though the outcome is that I have completed all,I'm not content with the way that I solved this test,
as I remember resorting to guesswork in 3 sudokus atleast.

Oddly,my favourites in this test or the ones that I enjoyed solving the most are the classics as the rest were mostly a kind of struggle between me and the sudokus.I wasted a lot of time on the first sudoku that I attempted(Odd even count(5)) just like in the last episode.Got broken twice and then noticed the logical continuation.Not a great thing to experience at the beginning of a test.

So to conclude,an interesting and a very difficult test.Not surprising though,because the author is Deb!.
The sudokus were excellently constructed .Thanks a lot for a great test Deb.
@ 2014-11-17 12:11 AM (#17151 - in reply to #17150) (#17151) Top

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2014-11-17 12:11 AM

kishy72 - 2014-11-16 10:34 PM

Encompassing the less common variants,this episode of SM turned out to be very difficult for me.With about 2 minutes left on the clock and 25 odd cells to be filled in the odd even count(15),I made a desperate attempt and guessed at 2 circled cells knowing that chances of finishing it logically are close to nil.Thankfully and luckily,the guesses turned out to be right and the time was just enough to submit the 2 answer keys .

Even though the outcome is that I have completed all,I'm not content with the way that I solved this test,
as I remember resorting to guesswork in 3 sudokus atleast.

Oddly,my favourites in this test or the ones that I enjoyed solving the most are the classics as the rest were mostly a kind of struggle between me and the sudokus.I wasted a lot of time on the first sudoku that I attempted(Odd even count(5)) just like in the last episode.Got broken twice and then noticed the logical continuation.Not a great thing to experience at the beginning of a test.

So to conclude,an interesting and a very difficult test.Not surprising though,because the author is Deb!.
The sudokus were excellently constructed .Thanks a lot for a great test Deb.


This is interesting because overall (including the Chain) I found Round 3 easier than Round 2. Maybe you are just not familiar with the O-E marking ways to make these puzzles easier? I am bringing up this point mainly because this is one of the reasons for categorizing the variants - to discuss specific techniques that may be common to a category.

My only pause was on the 6x6 Odd Sum Pair because I was being stupid with eliminating a possibility I shouldn't have. Everything else went pretty smoothly.
@ 2014-11-17 1:26 AM (#17152 - in reply to #17151) (#17152) Top

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kishy72 posted @ 2014-11-17 1:26 AM

prasanna16391 - 2014-11-17 12:11 AM

This is interesting because overall (including the Chain) I found Round 3 easier than Round 2.

Subjective, I guess.I managed to finish episode 2 in about 65 mins and the current one dragged me until the very last.So you can pretty much sum up how difficult it was for me.

Maybe you are just not familiar with the O-E marking ways to make these puzzles easier? I am bringing up this point mainly because this is one of the reasons for categorizing the variants - to discuss specific techniques that may be common to a category.


You have hit the nail on the head.I too felt that the lack of familiarity with those O-E marking hurt me a lot.Also, I probably should have solved the example puzzles of the new variants like Odd sum pair and Odd Even count which I failed to do......
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