Typically you start with the bigger distances first, as these will limit the cells for the two mentioned numbers.

Ok, never mind, I realized that the two digits are listed in order.

Oh, and of course that had to be, otherwise there would be 4 solutions! Boy, I feel stupid.

Some links to next to 9 and Distance sudoku practice puzzles pl.

I am very curious about this contest. It contains many sudoku types that are not so common and usually are presented in very difficult way.
Hope to see some easier Distances or Descriptive Pairs - they have the last chance to gain some sympathy :)

Hello i have joined new so i don't know about the sudoku Mahabharat

Hello i have joined new so i don't know about the sudoku Mahabharat

How to participate in sudoku Mahabharat?

Download the IB (mentioned earlier in this thread). It contains details of the sudoku types. And you need to login between 20th and 22nd December. You can choose to solve online OR print the pdf (you get the password for the pdf once you start the test) and solve offline. You can also visit the following links for more details:

About Sudoku Mahabharat : http://logicmastersindia.com/SM/
F. A. Q. : http://logicmastersindia.com/t/?tid=381

In the solution for descriptive pairs, particularly in the second row and fifth column, both the options are followed. That is, 2 is placed in 9th place and also 9 is placed in 2nd place for the second row options on the left. Similarly, 4 is placed in 2nd place and also 2 is placed in 4th place for the fifth column options at the bottom. Please check it.

The rule says "at least one of the conditions must be true"

Thank you very much for the clarification.

Descriptive Pair -
ISC 2014 - http://logicmastersindia.com/lmitests/?test=ISC2014
Screen Test 3 - http://logicmastersindia.com/lmitests/?test=LMIST3
mock15 - http://logicmastersindia.com/lmitests/?test=mock15

Distance -

FiveFold Sudoku Test - http://logicmastersindia.com/lmitests/?test=M201107S
http://puzzleparasite.blogspot.in/2013/01/daily-league-sudoku-1-dis...
http://rohanrao.blogspot.in/2010/03/rules-of-distance-sudoku.html
ISC 2010 (Offline finals) - http://logicmastersindia.com/lmitests/?test=ISC2010

Next to 9
http://puzzleparasite.blogspot.in/2014/06/daily-league-sudoku-43-ne...
http://prasannaseshadri.wordpress.com/2014/09/28/puzzle-no-498-next...
And See Richard's blog - http://www.logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Benutzer/eingestellt.php?...

Additional links

Distance Sudoku

http://puzzleparasite.blogspot.in/2013/09/czech-team-sudoku-champio...

Next to 9 Sudoku

http://www.funwithpuzzles.com/2014/08/next-to-9-sudoku-daily-sudoku...


Edited by rakesh_rai 2014-12-15 10:33 AM

Yes. For Descriptive Pairs and Skyscrapers, the instructions sound more complex than they actually are. Distances and Next to 9 are, of course, lesser known variations.


In general, Sudoku Mahabharat grids will be relatively easier as you would have found out already. I am hoping all variations manage to gain a lot of sympathy.

Edited by rakesh_rai 2014-12-15 10:46 AM

When will the sudoku Mahabharat start today

It starts at 5.30 am IST on Saturday, 20th December 2014.

Outside Sudoku Practice Puzzle:

http://swaroopg92.blogspot.com/search/label/Outside%20Sudoku

There was some confusion on whether the clues for Next to 6/Next to 9 indicate the numbers in order. The clues can be in any order. They just indicate that these two numbers are adjacent to 6 or 9 respectively. Modified instructions below:

Next to 6: Place a digit from 1 to 6 in each empty cell so that each digit appears exactly once in each row, column and 2x3 box. Additionally the clues outside the grid indicate the numbers to be placed in the cells before and after the cell containing 6 (in any order) in the corresponding direction.

Next to 9: Place a digit from 1 to 9 in each empty cell so that each digit appears exactly once in each row, column and 3x3 box. Additionally the clues outside the grid indicate the numbers to be placed in the cells before and after the cell containing 9 (in any order) in the corresponding direction.

Next to 9 Sudoku Practice Puzzle:

http://swaroopg92.blogspot.com/2014/12/puzzle-no-122-next-to-9-sudo...

Since outside sudoku variations will normally not have too many inner cells filled, sometimes it is difficult to decide where to start. Below are some general tips on starting (I presume many of us already know these):

Outside: Try to look out for common numbers in the clues, starting with the four corner boxes. These can help place or eliminate some cells.

Skyscrapers: Try to place the 9s and 8s first. Also look out for bigger clues first.

Next to 9: If all clues are given, then you should look out for single clues which mean that the 9 is on the edge.

Distance: Remember that the numbers in the clues are in order (top to bottom, or left to right). Start with bigger distances.

Descriptive Pairs: Try to look for same set of numbers on one side. Also try to look for the same number in the clues on opposite sides of a row or column. Many times you should be able to eliminate one of the two possibilities (example: since X cannot be in the Yth cell, Y MUST be in the Xth cell).

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