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@ 2015-12-22 9:45 AM (#20322 - in reply to #20276) (#20322) Top

himan##007



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himan##007 posted @ 2015-12-22 9:45 AM

Sorry for the late reply. Thanks Prasanna for your valuable input. Just wanted to clear whether every Next to 6/9 Sudoku will have only one outside clue.
@ 2015-12-22 10:12 AM (#20323 - in reply to #20208) (#20323) Top

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ghirsch posted @ 2015-12-22 10:12 AM

I like how the feedback for the Puzzle Ramayan rounds include a question about which puzzle types players enjoyed most. Could a similar question be added for the Mahabharat rounds? I think it's fun to see what people's favorite variants are.
@ 2015-12-22 10:14 AM (#20324 - in reply to #20323) (#20324) Top

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debmohanty posted @ 2015-12-22 10:14 AM

ghirsch - 2015-12-22 10:12 AM

I like how the feedback for the Puzzle Ramayan rounds include a question about which puzzle types players enjoyed most. Could a similar question be added for the Mahabharat rounds? I think it's fun to see what people's favorite variants are.
Sounds good. Will do that from the next one.
@ 2015-12-22 4:26 PM (#20327 - in reply to #20322) (#20327) Top

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2015-12-22 4:26 PM

himan##007 - 2015-12-22 9:45 AM

Sorry for the late reply. Thanks Prasanna for your valuable input. Just wanted to clear whether every Next to 6/9 Sudoku will have only one outside clue.


I'm not sure what the last part means. Every Next to 6/9 Sudoku will have, outside each edge, a set of 7 double digit clues and 2 single digit clues, and the rows/columns with single digit clues will be the ones where 6/9 is in the 1st or last cell (this is easily explained - because everywhere else, 9 will have one cell before it and one cell after it)
@ 2015-12-23 11:21 AM (#20337 - in reply to #20327) (#20337) Top

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rakesh_rai posted @ 2015-12-23 11:21 AM

prasanna16391 - 2015-12-22 4:26 PM

himan##007 - 2015-12-22 9:45 AM

Sorry for the late reply. Thanks Prasanna for your valuable input. Just wanted to clear whether every Next to 6/9 Sudoku will have only one outside clue.


I'm not sure what the last part means. Every Next to 6/9 Sudoku will have, outside each edge, a set of 7 double digit clues and 2 single digit clues, and the rows/columns with single digit clues will be the ones where 6/9 is in the 1st or last cell (this is easily explained - because everywhere else, 9 will have one cell before it and one cell after it)

The above is only true if ALL clues are given. There can still be Next to 6/9 sudokus with not all clues given, or more than two single digit clues given.
@ 2015-12-23 12:38 PM (#20338 - in reply to #20337) (#20338) Top

himan##007



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himan##007 posted @ 2015-12-23 12:38 PM

I just meant whether every Next to 6 /9 Sudoku will have single digit outside clues. Sorry for the miscommunication.
Also one more request : Can the instruction booklets for the rounds be published a bit earlier, coz for beginners like me it takes time to understand the variants. Thanks
@ 2015-12-23 4:52 PM (#20340 - in reply to #20337) (#20340) Top

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rob posted @ 2015-12-23 4:52 PM

rakesh_rai - 2015-12-23 11:21 AM

prasanna16391 - 2015-12-22 4:26 PM

himan##007 - 2015-12-22 9:45 AM

Sorry for the late reply. Thanks Prasanna for your valuable input. Just wanted to clear whether every Next to 6/9 Sudoku will have only one outside clue.


I'm not sure what the last part means. Every Next to 6/9 Sudoku will have, outside each edge, a set of 7 double digit clues and 2 single digit clues, and the rows/columns with single digit clues will be the ones where 6/9 is in the 1st or last cell (this is easily explained - because everywhere else, 9 will have one cell before it and one cell after it)

The above is only true if ALL clues are given. There can still be Next to 6/9 sudokus with not all clues given, or more than two single digit clues given.


I would argue that it's implied that if there's a clue at all in a given row or column, it will list all neighbours of 9 within that row or column. Otherwise, the rules would better be phrased along the lines of: "Clues outside the grid indicate numbers that must placed before or after the 9 within that row or column."

I'm sure someone will explore these variants soon!
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