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@ 2015-11-14 9:09 PM (#19933 - in reply to #19924) (#19933) Top

vopani



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vopani posted @ 2015-11-14 9:09 PM

kishy72 - 2015-11-14 5:12 AM

Thanks a lot Rohan!A delightful test with some really novel ideas in solving and construction in particular.I had great fun!!

Thanks Kishore. I had predicted you would score 85 before the contest began :-)
@ 2015-11-14 9:13 PM (#19934 - in reply to #19833) (#19934) Top

vopani



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vopani posted @ 2015-11-14 9:13 PM

Thanks Fred. I'm glad you enjoyed.
I agree the test is a little hard, and that was intended.

I really loved the 6x6 Group Sum, it was my personal favourite of the set. The 9x9 Group Sum has a very narrow solving path, but logical.
The Equal Product 9x9 is tricky. I think if you do your homework well, it is a Medium-difficulty sudoku. It uses a lot of deductions from the crosses.
@ 2015-11-14 9:48 PM (#19935 - in reply to #19934) (#19935) Top

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Fred76 posted @ 2015-11-14 9:48 PM

Rohan Rao - 2015-11-14 9:13 PM

The Equal Product 9x9 is tricky. I think if you do your homework well, it is a Medium-difficulty sudoku. It uses a lot of deductions from the crosses.


I definitely agree. I solved it like a dilettante and had to face a lot of contradictions while solving because I was too lazy to really take it in a logical way, that's why I wasn't efficient on this one.
@ 2015-11-14 10:17 PM (#19936 - in reply to #19833) (#19936) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2015-11-14 10:17 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? Very nice
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2015-11-14 11:44 PM (#19937 - in reply to #19933) (#19937) Top

kishy72



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kishy72 posted @ 2015-11-14 11:44 PM

Rohan Rao - 2015-11-14 9:09 PM

kishy72 - 2015-11-14 5:12 AM

Thanks a lot Rohan!A delightful test with some really novel ideas in solving and construction in particular.I had great fun!!

Thanks Kishore. I had predicted you would score 85 before the contest began :-)


Ah really? That's interesting.Next time,if you do, predict that I complete the test in 'X' number of mins :-p
@ 2015-11-14 11:50 PM (#19942 - in reply to #19937) (#19942) Top

vopani



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vopani posted @ 2015-11-14 11:50 PM

kishy72 - 2015-11-14 11:44 PM

Rohan Rao - 2015-11-14 9:09 PM

kishy72 - 2015-11-14 5:12 AM

Thanks a lot Rohan!A delightful test with some really novel ideas in solving and construction in particular.I had great fun!!

Thanks Kishore. I had predicted you would score 85 before the contest began :-)


Ah really? That's interesting.Next time,if you do, predict that I complete the test in 'X' number of mins :-p

Haha! Well, I can only predict in tests that I author! So, next year :P
@ 2015-11-15 12:26 AM (#19943 - in reply to #19833) (#19943) Top

neerajmehrotra



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neerajmehrotra posted @ 2015-11-15 12:26 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 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


@ 2015-11-15 3:15 AM (#19944 - in reply to #19833) (#19944) Top

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achan1058 posted @ 2015-11-15 3:15 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 too much or too little


How on earth are the small puzzles worth that many points? I solved quite a few of them quite a bit faster than I solved the classics.
@ 2015-11-15 4:01 AM (#19945 - in reply to #19833) (#19945) Top

poly503



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poly503 posted @ 2015-11-15 4:01 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 hard 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? Many puzzles were worth too much or too little


@ 2015-11-15 2:56 PM (#19953 - in reply to #19833) (#19953) Top

shankarsudhir



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shankarsudhir posted @ 2015-11-15 2:56 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


Got a bit stuck initially, but enjoyed solving post hoc. Good set of puzzles !
@ 2015-11-15 3:25 PM (#19954 - in reply to #19833) (#19954) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2015-11-15 3:25 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


@ 2015-11-15 4:46 PM (#19958 - in reply to #19833) (#19958) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2015-11-15 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? 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


@ 2015-11-15 5:15 PM (#19960 - in reply to #19833) (#19960) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2015-11-15 5:15 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? Many puzzles were worth too much or too little


@ 2015-11-15 5:15 PM (#19961 - in reply to #19833) (#19961) Top

aditi2302



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aditi2302 posted @ 2015-11-15 5:15 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


@ 2015-11-15 9:39 PM (#19963 - in reply to #19833) (#19963) Top

TiiT



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TiiT posted @ 2015-11-15 9:39 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


@ 2015-11-16 2:42 AM (#19964 - in reply to #19833) (#19964) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2015-11-16 2:42 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


@ 2015-11-16 1:00 PM (#19969 - in reply to #19833) (#19969) Top

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akash.doulani posted @ 2015-11-16 1:00 PM

@ admin. i just submitted my answers around 3-4 minutes back . but had forgotten to log in. please do the needful.
@ 2015-11-16 1:02 PM (#19970 - in reply to #19969) (#19970) Top

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debmohanty posted @ 2015-11-16 1:02 PM

akash.doulani - 2015-11-16 1:00 PM

@ admin. i just submitted my answers around 3-4 minutes back . but had forgotten to log in. please do the needful.
Not exactly sure what that means. I can see you have got 65
@ 2015-11-16 1:19 PM (#19971 - in reply to #19970) (#19971) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2015-11-16 1:19 PM

Extension

The test is extended by a day to enable solvers affected by weather conditions to take the test.

@ 2015-11-16 6:31 PM (#19972 - in reply to #19833) (#19972) Top

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rajeshk posted @ 2015-11-16 6:31 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? Very nice
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2015-11-16 9:09 PM (#19973 - in reply to #19833) (#19973) Top

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lenzo posted @ 2015-11-16 9:09 PM

 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? Fairly Nice
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2015-11-16 9:28 PM (#19974 - in reply to #19833) (#19974) Top

ingmanc



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ingmanc posted @ 2015-11-16 9:28 PM

 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? Too many hard 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


@ 2015-11-17 1:14 AM (#19975 - in reply to #19833) (#19975) Top

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B. Thananon posted @ 2015-11-17 1:14 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 hard puzzles
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Average
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Many puzzles were worth too much or too little


@ 2015-11-17 11:37 AM (#19978 - in reply to #19833) (#19978) Top

MrLiang




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MrLiang posted @ 2015-11-17 11:37 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 hard puzzles
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Average
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Many puzzles were worth too much or too little


@ 2015-11-17 12:19 PM (#19979 - in reply to #19937) (#19979) Top

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rakesh_rai posted @ 2015-11-17 12:19 PM

kishy72 - 2015-11-14 11:44 PM

Rohan Rao - 2015-11-14 9:09 PM

kishy72 - 2015-11-14 5:12 AM

Thanks a lot Rohan!A delightful test with some really novel ideas in solving and construction in particular.I had great fun!!

Thanks Kishore. I had predicted you would score 85 before the contest began :-)


Ah really? That's interesting.Next time,if you do, predict that I complete the test in 'X' number of mins :-p

Can X take a value > 90?
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