Thread - Nikoli Selection - LMI October Puzzle Test 1

@ 2010-10-11 1:26 PM (#2141 - in reply to #2014) (#2141) Top

debmohanty

Country : India

debmohanty posted @ 2010-10-11 1:26 PM

Please provide feedback about the puzzles.
If anyone needs hints / steps to solve any puzzles, please don't hesitate to post here.

From the score page, it looks LITS is the least solved puzzle (okay, after the new pdf is uploaded)
No prizes for guessing the most solved puzzle - yes it is Sudoku!
P18 - Slitherlink was most incorrectly entered puzzle.

@ 2010-10-11 2:30 PM (#2142 - in reply to #2014) (#2142) Top

keshava.hs

Posts: 10

Country : India

keshava.hs posted @ 2010-10-11 2:30 PM

Hi Organizers,

first if all hats off for preparing such a wonderful puzzle set.

I have one doubt regaring the MASYU, It also has a multiple answers.

please tell me how can post it, so that you can correct me if i am wrong.

awaiting for the next test.

3 Cheers,
Keshav

@ 2010-10-11 5:26 PM (#2146 - in reply to #2142) (#2146) Top

debmohanty

Country : India

debmohanty posted @ 2010-10-11 5:26 PM

@Keshav : I assume you are talking about P06 Masyu, because that is marked as 0 for you. We are absolutely certain that the P06 Masyu is correct and has only one solution.
You can upload your other solution (in image format) in this forum.

@ 2010-10-11 9:52 PM (#2153 - in reply to #2014) (#2153) Top

keshava.hs

Posts: 10

Country : India

keshava.hs posted @ 2010-10-11 9:52 PM

Hi,

I am extremely sorry, misunderstud the rule, i just read it should take 90 degree turn in Black circle and should not turn in white circle.

Thanks a lot for your reply.

Best Regards,
Keshav

@ 2010-10-12 12:01 AM (#2156 - in reply to #2082) (#2156) Top

StGeorge

Posts: 11

Country : Bulgaria

StGeorge posted @ 2010-10-12 12:01 AM

debmohanty - 2010-10-08 9:01 AM

Announcements

1. For HEYAWAKE in main section -
The answer key will be different that what it is specified in the IB

New Answer key: Enter the number of shaded cells in the 3th row, followed by the number of shaded cells in the 3rd column.

For the example the answer is 0,2

[...]

This post sort of tripped me up. Apparently, it was not the 3rd row and column but the ones specified in the PB. I guess I must have misunderstood, I actually had the correct answer until I noticed the huge red announcement in the sidebar. :D Oh well.

@ 2010-10-13 2:10 PM (#2176 - in reply to #2014) (#2176) Top

Yuhei Kusui

Posts: 42

Country : Japan

Yuhei Kusui posted @ 2010-10-13 2:10 PM

I've never solved Nikoli puzzles, and keenly realized the importance of experience.
Especially, Akari and Heyawake (which I couldn't solve within the time-limit) were thought to be tough for non-Nikolist.

Anyway, Thank you for the nice puzzles!
Yuhei Kusui


	@ 2010-10-11 1:26 PM (#2141 - in reply to #2014) (#2141) Top
debmohanty Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2010-10-11 1:26 PM Please provide feedback about the puzzles. If anyone needs hints / steps to solve any puzzles, please don't hesitate to post here. From the score page, it looks LITS is the least solved puzzle (okay, after the new pdf is uploaded) No prizes for guessing the most solved puzzle - yes it is Sudoku! P18 - Slitherlink was most incorrectly entered puzzle.
	@ 2010-10-11 2:30 PM (#2142 - in reply to #2014) (#2142) Top
keshava.hs Posts: 10 Country : India	keshava.hs posted @ 2010-10-11 2:30 PM Hi Organizers, first if all hats off for preparing such a wonderful puzzle set. I have one doubt regaring the MASYU, It also has a multiple answers. please tell me how can post it, so that you can correct me if i am wrong. awaiting for the next test. 3 Cheers, Keshav
	@ 2010-10-11 5:26 PM (#2146 - in reply to #2142) (#2146) Top
debmohanty Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2010-10-11 5:26 PM @Keshav : I assume you are talking about P06 Masyu, because that is marked as 0 for you. We are absolutely certain that the P06 Masyu is correct and has only one solution. You can upload your other solution (in image format) in this forum.
	@ 2010-10-11 9:52 PM (#2153 - in reply to #2014) (#2153) Top
keshava.hs Posts: 10 Country : India	keshava.hs posted @ 2010-10-11 9:52 PM Hi, I am extremely sorry, misunderstud the rule, i just read it should take 90 degree turn in Black circle and should not turn in white circle. Thanks a lot for your reply. Best Regards, Keshav
	@ 2010-10-12 12:01 AM (#2156 - in reply to #2082) (#2156) Top
StGeorge Posts: 11 Country : Bulgaria	StGeorge posted @ 2010-10-12 12:01 AM debmohanty - 2010-10-08 9:01 AM Announcements 1. For HEYAWAKE in main section - The answer key will be different that what it is specified in the IB New Answer key: Enter the number of shaded cells in the 3th row, followed by the number of shaded cells in the 3rd column. For the example the answer is 0,2 [...] This post sort of tripped me up. Apparently, it was not the 3rd row and column but the ones specified in the PB. I guess I must have misunderstood, I actually had the correct answer until I noticed the huge red announcement in the sidebar. :D Oh well.
	@ 2010-10-13 2:10 PM (#2176 - in reply to #2014) (#2176) Top
Yuhei Kusui Posts: 42 Country : Japan	Yuhei Kusui posted @ 2010-10-13 2:10 PM I've never solved Nikoli puzzles, and keenly realized the importance of experience. Especially, Akari and Heyawake (which I couldn't solve within the time-limit) were thought to be tough for non-Nikolist. Anyway, Thank you for the nice puzzles! Yuhei Kusui