Thread - LMI September Test

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purifire posted @ 2010-09-25 1:30 PM

Now let me put in my 2 cents about the puzzles :)

The puzzles were true to their name of a " HOT POT "

They reminded me of a complete 5 course meal...

The sudokus at the start were like the appetizers, simple and giving you confidence to take in more...

Then came the basic variants which were like the starters whetting the appetite....

Then came the new variants which are real fun and like the main course..

Finally I saved the best for last, incomplete killer, which was the perfect dessert to this hot pot.

Rishi

@ 2010-09-25 4:56 PM (#1880 - in reply to #1876) (#1880) Top

amitsowani

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amitsowani posted @ 2010-09-25 4:56 PM

@Rishi
Your description of the puzzles is sounding very inviting.
But will wait patiently till tonight when I will get 2 hours at a stretch to solve.

@ 2010-09-25 6:58 PM (#1881 - in reply to #1876) (#1881) Top

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cpickerel posted @ 2010-09-25 6:58 PM

purifire - 2010-09-25 1:30 PM

Now let me put in my 2 cents about the puzzles :)

The puzzles were true to their name of a " HOT POT "

They reminded me of a complete 5 course meal...

The sudokus at the start were like the appetizers, simple and giving you confidence to take in more...

Then came the basic variants which were like the starters whetting the appetite....

Then came the new variants which are real fun and like the main course..

Finally I saved the best for last, incomplete killer, which was the perfect dessert to this hot pot.

Rishi

Very glad that you love this HOT POT :)
In fact, you are really a gastronomist.

@ 2010-09-25 7:16 PM (#1882 - in reply to #1881) (#1882) Top

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purifire posted @ 2010-09-25 7:16 PM

cpickerel - 2010-09-25 6:58 PM
Very glad that you love this HOT POT :)
In fact, you are really a gastronomist.

LOL .. I enjoy a good meal Chen Cen... but yes I loved this set of puzzles

and it was really nice meeting you in Bangkok :)

@ 2010-09-25 10:45 PM (#1888 - in reply to #1882) (#1888) Top

vopani

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vopani posted @ 2010-09-25 10:45 PM

Very nice and neat puzzles. I enjoyed solving the 'easy' Classics, much to my satisfaction.
Variants were very good. I liked BlackoutSum Sudoku the best :-)

@ 2010-09-26 3:11 AM (#1889 - in reply to #1734) (#1889) Top

motris

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motris posted @ 2010-09-26 3:11 AM

An absolutely fabulous test. As I mentioned on my blog, two of the puzzles made my jaw drop to the floor with how well constructed and interesting they were. Thanks for putting these puzzles together!

@ 2010-09-26 5:16 AM (#1890 - in reply to #1889) (#1890) Top

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cpickerel posted @ 2010-09-26 5:16 AM

motris - 2010-09-26 3:11 AM

An absolutely fabulous test. As I mentioned on my blog, two of the puzzles made my jaw drop to the floor with how well constructed and interesting they were. Thanks for putting these puzzles together!

Thank you for the compliments, I'm glad that you liked it.

@ 2010-09-26 5:14 PM (#1891 - in reply to #1734) (#1891) Top

Tejal Phatak

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Tejal Phatak posted @ 2010-09-26 5:14 PM

The test was excellent as expected! :)

I really liked the classics. though didnt expect them to be that easy. BlackoutSum Sudoku was really good, I liked the Greater Sudoku also.

@ 2010-09-26 5:36 PM (#1892 - in reply to #1891) (#1892) Top

amitsowani

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amitsowani posted @ 2010-09-26 5:36 PM

Some really great puzzles in the test.
Had a really smooth run in the classics.

Loved the incomplete killer and the kind of logic involved to solve it.
Could not get around to solve the blackout sum sudoku and will give it a shot at leisure.

Thanks for creating such a wonderful set.

@ 2010-09-26 6:40 PM (#1894 - in reply to #1734) (#1894) Top

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Fred76 posted @ 2010-09-26 6:40 PM

The food was excellent. Besides, I'm so gourmand that after 2 hours I had not finished eating.

@ 2010-09-26 6:52 PM (#1895 - in reply to #1894) (#1895) Top

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cpickerel posted @ 2010-09-26 6:52 PM

Fred76 - 2010-09-26 6:40 PM

The food was excellent. Besides, I'm so gourmand that after 2 hours I had not finished eating.

Which course do you like best?

@ 2010-09-26 7:00 PM (#1896 - in reply to #1734) (#1896) Top

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Fred76 posted @ 2010-09-26 7:00 PM

dessert was not light, but very good

@ 2010-09-26 7:28 PM (#1897 - in reply to #1882) (#1897) Top

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cpickerel posted @ 2010-09-26 7:28 PM

purifire - 2010-09-25 7:16 PM

cpickerel - 2010-09-25 6:58 PM
Very glad that you love this HOT POT :)
In fact, you are really a gastronomist.

LOL .. I enjoy a good meal Chen Cen... but yes I loved this set of puzzles

and it was really nice meeting you in Bangkok :)

It was a pleasure to meet you too. You did a great job this time.

@ 2010-09-26 7:38 PM (#1898 - in reply to #1897) (#1898) Top

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purifire posted @ 2010-09-26 7:38 PM

cpickerel - 2010-09-26 7:28 PM

It was a pleasure to meet you too. You did a great job this time.

Thankfully I did not leave any blank cells this time

Actually I did but fortunately corrected it before time was up.. lol

@ 2010-09-26 9:30 PM (#1899 - in reply to #1898) (#1899) Top

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Fred76 posted @ 2010-09-26 9:30 PM

purifire - 2010-09-26 7:38 PM
Thankfully I did not leave any blank cells this time

Not like me

@ 2010-09-26 9:33 PM (#1900 - in reply to #1899) (#1900) Top

debmohanty

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debmohanty posted @ 2010-09-26 9:33 PM

Fred76 - 2010-09-26 9:30 PM
Not like me

Bad luck Fred. The 2 missed cells will cost you at least 2 ranks :-)

@ 2010-09-26 9:33 PM (#1901 - in reply to #1899) (#1901) Top

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purifire posted @ 2010-09-26 9:33 PM

Fred76 - 2010-09-26 9:30 PM

Not like me

Ooops.... Fred, I thought leaving blank cells was my prerogative...sorry to hear that..............

@ 2010-09-26 10:38 PM (#1902 - in reply to #1901) (#1902) Top

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Fred76 posted @ 2010-09-26 10:38 PM

purifire - 2010-09-26 9:33 PM

Ooops.... Fred, I thought leaving blank cells was my prerogative...sorry to hear that..............

Usually I don't make too many mistakes of this kind

. This time I just loose 15 points, I can live with that

@ 2010-09-26 10:46 PM (#1903 - in reply to #1900) (#1903) Top

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Fred76 posted @ 2010-09-26 10:46 PM

debmohanty - 2010-09-26 9:33 PM

Fred76 - 2010-09-26 9:30 PM
Not like me

Bad luck Fred. The 2 missed cells will cost you at least 2 ranks :-)

I hope they are 2 nice people

@ 2010-09-27 4:27 AM (#1904 - in reply to #1734) (#1904) Top

forcolin

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forcolin posted @ 2010-09-27 4:27 AM

hi
good contest as usual

there is something i do not understand
I submitted my solution to diagram #. I made a mistake in copying (in fact I copied the last 3 digits fromthe upper row). I clicked on "submit"
Immediately after I noticed the mistake, amended the 3 cells, and sumbitted again. However the result shown in the table is the first submission (wrong)
What is the problem? Perhaps did I NOT click stongly enough on the SUBMIT button the second time? Or there is a routine which saves only the first submission?
Could you have a look?
thank you
stefano

@ 2010-09-27 4:34 AM (#1905 - in reply to #1904) (#1905) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2010-09-27 4:34 AM

forcolin - 2010-09-27 4:27 AM

hi
good contest as usual

there is something i do not understand
I submitted my solution to diagram #. I made a mistake in copying (in fact I copied the last 3 digits fromthe upper row). I clicked on "submit"
Immediately after I noticed the mistake, amended the 3 cells, and sumbitted again. However the result shown in the table is the first submission (wrong)
What is the problem? Perhaps did I NOT click stongly enough on the SUBMIT button the second time? Or there is a routine which saves only the first submission?
Could you have a look?
thank you
stefano

Hi Stefano, the only possibility I can think of is when you submitted the 2nd time, your 120 minutes were over. Is that the case?

@ 2010-09-27 5:50 AM (#1906 - in reply to #1905) (#1906) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2010-09-27 5:50 AM

Congratulations to Thomas, Rishi and Michael for topping in Hot Pot.
Looks like everyone liked the dishes :-) Many thanks to the authors for the nice Sudoku set.

133 out of 158 participants got non-zero scores.

@ 2010-09-27 5:51 AM (#1907 - in reply to #1734) (#1907) Top

forcolin

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forcolin posted @ 2010-09-27 5:51 AM

no, i did it immediately after (and there were 20 minutes at least to go)
stefano

@ 2010-09-27 5:54 AM (#1908 - in reply to #1734) (#1908) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2010-09-27 5:54 AM

Many thanks to Ours brun who tested all the Sudokus for LMI.

@ 2010-09-27 6:12 AM (#1909 - in reply to #1734) (#1909) Top