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@ 2015-09-13 12:17 PM (#19334 - in reply to #19330) (#19334) Top

prasanna16391



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prasanna16391 posted @ 2015-09-13 12:17 PM

devarajand - 2015-09-13 10:43 AM

Prasanna's class stamped all over, including IB


Thanks, but the IB is mostly by Deb :) The Repeated Neighbours 9x9 and the Thermo 9x9 at least are from previous contests I remember. Much easier to re-use than re-write for IBs.

@ 2015-09-13 4:52 PM (#19335 - in reply to #19255) (#19335) Top

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Kwaka posted @ 2015-09-13 4:52 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


@ 2015-09-13 5:22 PM (#19336 - in reply to #19255) (#19336) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2015-09-13 5:22 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


@ 2015-09-13 8:47 PM (#19337 - in reply to #19255) (#19337) Top

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ghirsch posted @ 2015-09-13 8:47 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


@ 2015-09-13 9:42 PM (#19338 - in reply to #19255) (#19338) Top

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MrLiang posted @ 2015-09-13 9:42 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


@ 2015-09-14 12:07 AM (#19339 - in reply to #19255) (#19339) Top

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rakesh_rai posted @ 2015-09-14 12:07 AM

 How well did the variants represent the theme of the test ? representation could have been better
 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


Nice puzzles. My top three: Quadruple, Touchy and Repeated Neighbours.

As noted by Richard, technically, Renban and Quadruple do not necesarily belong to 'Neighbours' theme. Also, there is a variant by the name 'Neighbours' which could have been included to represent the theme better.

The rule change in Quadruple came in fairly late and it made the variant tougher too.
@ 2015-09-14 6:05 AM (#19342 - in reply to #19339) (#19342) Top

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debmohanty posted @ 2015-09-14 6:05 AM

rakesh_rai - 2015-09-14 12:07 AM
As noted by Richard, technically, Renban and Quadruple do not necesarily belong to 'Neighbours' theme.
Please elaborate.
@ 2015-09-14 8:00 AM (#19343 - in reply to #19342) (#19343) Top

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rakesh_rai posted @ 2015-09-14 8:00 AM

debmohanty - 2015-09-14 6:05 AM

rakesh_rai - 2015-09-14 12:07 AM
As noted by Richard, technically, Renban and Quadruple do not necesarily belong to 'Neighbours' theme.
Please elaborate.

The statement assumes Neighbours being interpreted as "direct relationships between two orthogonal connected cells"
@ 2015-09-14 8:17 AM (#19344 - in reply to #19255) (#19344) Top

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lrani posted @ 2015-09-14 8:17 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


@ 2015-09-14 8:22 AM (#19345 - in reply to #19255) (#19345) Top

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lrani posted @ 2015-09-14 8:22 AM

Can someone help explain me how to solve the Repeated neighbours 9X9 puzzle. I understood the rule and I was able to identify the orthogonally connected cells which will have same values but still couldnt solve it..
Found this one to be too tough....
@ 2015-09-14 8:42 AM (#19346 - in reply to #19343) (#19346) Top

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debmohanty posted @ 2015-09-14 8:42 AM

rakesh_rai - 2015-09-14 8:00 AM

debmohanty - 2015-09-14 6:05 AM

rakesh_rai - 2015-09-14 12:07 AM
As noted by Richard, technically, Renban and Quadruple do not necesarily belong to 'Neighbours' theme.
Please elaborate.

The statement assumes Neighbours being interpreted as "direct relationships between two orthogonal connected cells"
Even with that definition, Quadruple fits fine in this theme. If we restrict to "Orthogonal neighbours", even Thermo does not fit into this theme because the puzzles in the contest use relationships between diagonal neighbours.

In any case, in my opinion, Neighbours could either be orthogonal or diagonal.
@ 2015-09-14 8:54 AM (#19347 - in reply to #19255) (#19347) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2015-09-14 8:54 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? Too many medium difficult 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


@ 2015-09-14 10:53 AM (#19348 - in reply to #19255) (#19348) Top

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davep posted @ 2015-09-14 10:53 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? Fairly Nice
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


Repeated neighbors give me a hard time for some reason. Enjoyed the test as always!
@ 2015-09-14 11:12 AM (#19349 - in reply to #19334) (#19349) Top

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debmohanty posted @ 2015-09-14 11:12 AM

prasanna16391 - 2015-09-13 12:17 PM

devarajand - 2015-09-13 10:43 AM

Prasanna's class stamped all over, including IB


Thanks, but the IB is mostly by Deb :) The Repeated Neighbours 9x9 and the Thermo 9x9 at least are from previous contests I remember. Much easier to re-use than re-write for IBs.



Most of the examples are from previous LMI contests.

Source of Sudokus in this IB :

I created following examples
6X6 Classics : originally for IB of SM first round last year
8X8 Classic : originally for IB of SM first round of SM last year
9X9 Classic 1,2,3 : originally for LMI Beginners' Sudoku Test - August 2012
Thermo 6X6 : originally for LMI Screen Test #3
Thermo 9X9 : originally for Sudoku Grand Prix Indian Round 2013
Touchy 6X6 : originally for LMI Screen Test #3
Touchy 9X9 : originally for IB of mock12
Repeated Neighbours 9X9 : I created for Sudoku Grand Prix Indian Round 2013
New Example of Quadruple 6X6 : originally for LMI Screen Test #3
Renban 9X9: originally for example of Beginners Sudoku Contest

Repeated Neighbours 6X6 : Prasanna created

Examples for Quadruple 6X6, 9X9 are taken from Times Sudoku Championship IB. I don't recollect who created them.
Renban 6X6 : I can't recollect where I took this from

The new example for Quadruple 6X6 was created by me for LMI Screen Test #3





Edited by debmohanty 2015-09-14 11:13 AM
@ 2015-09-14 12:00 PM (#19350 - in reply to #19255) (#19350) Top

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2015-09-14 12:00 PM

Regarding the variant choices, last year's contest had Renban and Quad Max, and there weren't any specified notes that these didn't fit the theme, so I am a bit surprised to see it now that they are repeated (well, I'm equating Quad Max to Quadruple in terms of relation to neighbours). Either way, I think it is mainly an issue of definition here. I wouldn't limit Neighbours to a 1-1 connection, but anything to do with neighbourhood of cells. This can mean multiple cells defined by a common factor, or cells which are next to each other interacting. Just as a real-world example, if a person stays in an apartment on the same floor as 5 other apartments, all 5 would be called neighbours and together they can be called a neighbourhood. Of course, definitions can differ from individual to individual, this is just the way that we looked at it last year when we were coming up with the categories.
@ 2015-09-14 2:44 PM (#19356 - in reply to #19350) (#19356) Top

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Richard posted @ 2015-09-14 2:44 PM

prasanna16391 - 2015-09-14 12:00 PM

Regarding the variant choices, last year's contest had Renban and Quad Max, and there weren't any specified notes that these didn't fit the theme, so I am a bit surprised to see it now that they are repeated (well, I'm equating Quad Max to Quadruple in terms of relation to neighbours). Either way, I think it is mainly an issue of definition here. I wouldn't limit Neighbours to a 1-1 connection, but anything to do with neighbourhood of cells. This can mean multiple cells defined by a common factor, or cells which are next to each other interacting. Just as a real-world example, if a person stays in an apartment on the same floor as 5 other apartments, all 5 would be called neighbours and together they can be called a neighbourhood. Of course, definitions can differ from individual to individual, this is just the way that we looked at it last year when we were coming up with the categories.


In the Neighbours-round of 2014/2015 I had the same feeling, but less strong, so I didn’t write about it then. The reason I mentioned it this time, was to explain the orange colored result of my choice to say the variants didn’t represent the theme well.
In my opinion, the neighbours theme sees on relations between two neighbouring cells, where the number in one cell has a direct influence on (the possibilities in) the other cell. There are numerous variants that meet this criterium: (non)consecutive, kropki, odd/even-consecutive, answer eight, give me five, XV, next to nine, even sandwich, greater than are the first ones that cross my mind. Touchy and Repeated Neighbours fit well in that theme too.
It is all a matter of personal taste of course, and maybe I have a too narrow view on it. And the last thing I want is make a big issue of it. What counts most is that the variants were fantastic and that I enjoyed them very, very much. Knowing the writing skills of Prasanna, I wasn’t surprised about this, by the way. ?
@ 2015-09-14 2:50 PM (#19357 - in reply to #19255) (#19357) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2015-09-14 2:50 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


@ 2015-09-14 3:34 PM (#19359 - in reply to #19356) (#19359) Top

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2015-09-14 3:34 PM

Richard - 2015-09-14 2:44 PM

(non)consecutive, kropki, odd/even-consecutive, answer eight, give me five, XV, next to nine, even sandwich, greater than are the first ones that cross my mind.


The problem is that we have a separate category of Converse and one Outside category, where most of the variants you named would fit well. Greater Than is the same as Thermo logically, with presentation differences, maybe Thermo has the added diagonal inequality. In general my Greater Thans would be same as a Thermo with just straight Thermos :)

It is definitely not a big issue, and I'd rather that some discussion comes of it and we get to know different perspectives when thinking of the categories next time. I'd say this one is just a matter of difference in definition of what Neighbours are though.

Another thing to consider is if a Renban doesn't come into this round it won't fit in any other since I wouldn't call it a standard variant (not for a beginner anyway) and it isn't Irregular, Odd Even, Converse, Math, Outside or Twisted Classic either. Our definition of Neighbourhood just allows there to be more difference between this one and a converse round and allows for more variety within the category. Maybe we just need to make it clearer when we present a future Neighbours round that it features 'Neighbourhood' and not 'Orthogonal Neighbours'.

I agree that the most important part is that the contest is enjoyable and I'm glad you enjoyed it :) I should say that 4 of the Sudokus were by Aditi. I will add more detail to that at the end of the contest.
@ 2015-09-14 4:43 PM (#19361 - in reply to #19255) (#19361) Top

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margareta456 posted @ 2015-09-14 4:43 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


@ 2015-09-14 8:08 PM (#19364 - in reply to #19255) (#19364) Top

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carburra posted @ 2015-09-14 8:08 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


@ 2015-09-14 8:25 PM (#19365 - in reply to #19255) (#19365) Top

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rajeshk posted @ 2015-09-14 8:25 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


@ 2015-09-14 11:29 PM (#19368 - in reply to #19255) (#19368) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2015-09-14 11:29 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? Too many medium difficult puzzles
 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


@ 2015-09-14 11:58 PM (#19369 - in reply to #19255) (#19369) Top

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neerajmehrotra posted @ 2015-09-14 11:58 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


Thanks a lot Prasanna and Aditi for nice set of sudokus - a real entertainment. I too agree with Kishy that the puzzles (especially the repeated neighbours and touchy) were little tough for the beginners. Infact I was totally clueless about both the versions of repeated neighbours and would request a step by step solution after the end of test.

Edited by neerajmehrotra 2015-09-15 12:04 AM
@ 2015-09-15 12:24 AM (#19370 - in reply to #19255) (#19370) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2015-09-15 12:24 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? Fairly Nice
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2015-09-15 12:40 AM (#19371 - in reply to #19255) (#19371) Top

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greenhorn posted @ 2015-09-15 12:40 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? Fairly Nice
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


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