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@ 2018-01-12 4:35 PM (#23989 - in reply to #23986) (#23989) Top

rakesh_rai




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rakesh_rai posted @ 2018-01-12 4:35 PM

lucky2712 - 2018-01-12 2:06 PM

Despite the fact that I enjoyed a lot, there were some puzzles that had multiple correct answers, but apparently system was willing to accept only of the possible correct solution. Please look into the matter so points can be given fairly to each participants.

It seems you missed the converse rule. Converse is the theme of three sudokus - XV, Consecutive and Average. In these puzzles, ALL the possible symbols (bars for consecutive, X / V for XV, and lines for Average) are marked on the grid.

Kindly check your multiple answers. I am sure there will be rule violations in these -
(a) two neighbouring numbers adding to 10 without an X, or adding to 5 without a V
(b) consecutive numbers without a symbol, and
(c) central number being the average of two neighbours without a line.
@ 2018-01-12 4:40 PM (#23990 - in reply to #23986) (#23990) Top

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akash.doulani posted @ 2018-01-12 4:40 PM

lucky2712 - 2018-01-12 2:06 PM

Despite the fact that I enjoyed a lot, there were some puzzles that had multiple correct answers, but apparently system was willing to accept only of the possible correct solution. Please look into the matter so points can be given fairly to each participants.

For your knowledge , all the puzzles that appear in any test on www.logicmastersindia.com are tested by the best of solvers to make sure that all the puzzles are unique. If you still have a doubt , you can take the photographs of your solved puzzles and mail me at akash.doulani@gmail.com
@ 2018-01-12 8:41 PM (#23991 - in reply to #23957) (#23991) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2018-01-12 8:41 PM

 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Average Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-01-12 10:56 PM (#23992 - in reply to #23957) (#23992) Top

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lenzo posted @ 2018-01-12 10:56 PM

 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Average Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-01-13 12:56 AM (#23993 - in reply to #23957) (#23993) Top

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Gyuszi13 posted @ 2018-01-13 12:56 AM

 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Average Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-01-13 11:18 AM (#23994 - in reply to #23957) (#23994) Top

aditi2302



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aditi2302 posted @ 2018-01-13 11:18 AM

 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Overlapping Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-01-13 2:55 PM (#23995 - in reply to #23957) (#23995) Top

SEREnSEALS



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SEREnSEALS posted @ 2018-01-13 2:55 PM

 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? XV Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-01-13 6:10 PM (#23996 - in reply to #23957) (#23996) Top

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geronimo92 posted @ 2018-01-13 6:10 PM

 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Overlapping Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-01-13 6:31 PM (#23997 - in reply to #23957) (#23997) Top

pranavmanu



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pranavmanu posted @ 2018-01-13 6:31 PM

 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? XV Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-01-13 7:21 PM (#23999 - in reply to #23957) (#23999) Top

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davep posted @ 2018-01-13 7:21 PM

 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Overlapping Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


Enjoyed the test, nice puzzle designs!
@ 2018-01-13 7:37 PM (#24000 - in reply to #23957) (#24000) Top

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kishy72 posted @ 2018-01-13 7:37 PM

 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Linked Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


A great start to SM 2018 ! I hope the trend continues in all respects and aspects :).I had a very smooth run during the test.Not breaking any sudokus helped a lot.

I really enjoyed solving the Linked Classics(14 points) ,overlapping(12) and Expanded(7) as well.Consecutive(11) was the hardest to crack for me following by XV(9).I felt that the set is on the harder side and should be difficult to complete but there was no doubt about the fun quotient.I enjoyed a lot .Well done Akash !
@ 2018-01-13 8:17 PM (#24001 - in reply to #23957) (#24001) Top

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Llewellyn posted @ 2018-01-13 8:17 PM

XV Sudoku 1 has an error i guess... Ive managed to solve the sudoku with the adjacent "x"'s and yet the solution says wrong -

136452
452361
645123
213645
324516
561234
@ 2018-01-13 8:22 PM (#24002 - in reply to #24001) (#24002) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2018-01-13 8:22 PM

Llewellyn - 2018-01-13 8:17 PM

XV Sudoku 1 has an error i guess... Ive managed to solve the sudoku with the adjacent "x"'s and yet the solution says wrong -

136452
452361
645123
213645
324516
561234

In your solution, in column 1 first two cells are 1 and 4. They add to 5 but there is no V symbol.
@ 2018-01-13 8:28 PM (#24003 - in reply to #23957) (#24003) Top

Llewellyn



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Llewellyn posted @ 2018-01-13 8:28 PM

Average Sudoku 1 - also showing wrong solution

125436 (4 is the average of 5+3)
364125
456312
213654
632541
541263

:( :(

@ 2018-01-13 9:51 PM (#24004 - in reply to #24003) (#24004) Top

davep



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davep posted @ 2018-01-13 9:51 PM

In your 4th row, the last three digits are 6 5 4. 5 is the average of 4 and 6, but there is no line there. (also 5th column, reading from the top 3 2 1)

Edited by davep 2018-01-13 9:53 PM
@ 2018-01-14 12:26 AM (#24005 - in reply to #23957) (#24005) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2018-01-14 12:26 AM

 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Expanded Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-01-14 4:03 AM (#24006 - in reply to #23957) (#24006) Top

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udoroh posted @ 2018-01-14 4:03 AM

 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Classic Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-01-14 11:17 AM (#24009 - in reply to #23957) (#24009) Top

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MrLiang posted @ 2018-01-14 11:17 AM

 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Average Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-01-14 12:16 PM (#24010 - in reply to #23957) (#24010) Top

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shera90 posted @ 2018-01-14 12:16 PM

 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Linked Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-01-14 5:31 PM (#24011 - in reply to #23957) (#24011) Top

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margareta456 posted @ 2018-01-14 5:31 PM

 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Expanded Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-01-14 5:38 PM (#24012 - in reply to #23957) (#24012) Top

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sunderramanv posted @ 2018-01-14 5:38 PM

 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Overlapping Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


The layout of the Overlapping Sudoku was different from the sample sudoku. This created a little confusion. May be the intent itself was to find out which boxes are overlapping. It would have been helpful, if the similar layout (Overlapping Sudoku) was provided in the sample also
@ 2018-01-14 5:40 PM (#24013 - in reply to #23957) (#24013) Top

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JonaS2010 posted @ 2018-01-14 5:40 PM

 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Just right
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Average
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? XV Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-01-14 5:40 PM (#24014 - in reply to #23957) (#24014) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2018-01-14 5:40 PM

 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Overlapping Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-01-14 6:22 PM (#24015 - in reply to #24012) (#24015) Top

rakesh_rai




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rakesh_rai posted @ 2018-01-14 6:22 PM

sunderramanv - 2018-01-14 5:38 PM

The layout of the Overlapping Sudoku was different from the sample sudoku. This created a little confusion. May be the intent itself was to find out which boxes are overlapping. It would have been helpful, if the similar layout (Overlapping Sudoku) was provided in the sample also

Good point. The IB puzzle layout was intentionally kept different from the PB puzzle in this case. The puzzle itself was very easy, though. I don't think it would have affected much solving-wise, except for the surprise in the visual part of layout.
@ 2018-01-14 6:33 PM (#24016 - in reply to #23957) (#24016) Top

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tamz29 posted @ 2018-01-14 6:33 PM

Good puzzles, but really not a huge fan of 6x6 puzzles that are actually non-trivial.
I feel the best strategy is to trial-and-error through them since they are hardly worth any points rather than logically working them out (which takes longer).
When I look at the 6x6 XV or the 6x6 Consecutive, I am not convinced that these are great introductions for solvers before they tackle the larger 9x9.
I think the reason they are worth a lot less is because they are more prone to lucky guessers.

I suggest either: A/ having it worth more, since the steps are non-straightforward or
B/ have the 6x6 actually be simpler since they are worth way less points.
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