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@ 2018-03-02 6:56 AM (#24397 - in reply to #24337) (#24397) Top

swaroop2011




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swaroop2011 posted @ 2018-03-02 6:56 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? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Thermo Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


Couldnt complete but better than SM1. So I am happy. Nice Puzzles.
Thanks Ramesh and Rakesh.
Favourite were Outside Sequence and Thermo high pointers.
@ 2018-03-02 3:34 PM (#24399 - in reply to #24337) (#24399) Top

Hemant Kr Malani



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Hemant Kr Malani posted @ 2018-03-02 3:34 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? 2-5-8 Outside Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-03-03 2:15 AM (#24400 - in reply to #24337) (#24400) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2018-03-03 2:15 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? Fairly Nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Outside Sequences Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-03-03 3:39 AM (#24401 - in reply to #24337) (#24401) Top

detuned



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detuned posted @ 2018-03-03 3:39 AM

 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Renban Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Many puzzles were worth too much or too little


Difficulty and points allocation for this competition remains very volatile (and nowhere near this supposed 50/40/10 target!) - with the previous round in mind I was expecting to finish so didn't bother prioritising puzzles to solve. As it was I needed a few extra minutes past 90 to finish the skyscrapers, which is something I might have prioritised if I hadn't started off confident of finishing.

Also, for some meta feedback, the feedback form itself leaves a lot to be desired. For example, I can't initially see too much difference between "many" and "most" puzzles being worth too much or too little, so instead I've interpreted "many" as meaning "some". Either way, there were four puzzles with 11-13 points (Thermo, 2-5-8, Outside Sequences and Skyscrapers) and I definitely did not solve them in roughly the same time as the distribution might imply. Usual health warning amount my mileage varying from the testers duly noted, but you did ask for feedback!

Edited by detuned 2018-03-03 3:50 AM
@ 2018-03-03 4:47 AM (#24402 - in reply to #24337) (#24402) Top

davep



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davep posted @ 2018-03-03 4:47 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? Outside Sequences Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


Thanks to Ramesh and Rakesh! I found these more difficult than the first two sections, but enjoyed them nonetheless.
@ 2018-03-03 4:59 PM (#24403 - in reply to #24337) (#24403) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2018-03-03 4:59 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? Consecutive Pairs Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-03-03 7:00 PM (#24404 - in reply to #24337) (#24404) Top

kishy72



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kishy72 posted @ 2018-03-03 7:00 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? 2-5-8 Outside Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


A very hard set.The hardest based on my solving experience were Skyscrapers (11) followed by Outside 2-5-8(13).Thermo (12) was not hard but very tricky and I kept breaking it and this alone consumed ~30-35 mins which in turn made me fall short of the set by 2 sudokus. I did really bad and feel terribly disappointed.I enjoyed the test but definitely it could have been better personally and hope to do better in the coming rounds.

Thanks for the hard and excellent sudokus Rakesh and Ramesh.My favourites of the set were 2-5-8 Outside (13) followed by CP (10).
@ 2018-03-03 8:09 PM (#24405 - in reply to #24337) (#24405) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2018-03-03 8:09 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? Below Average
 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 too much or too little


@ 2018-03-03 9:18 PM (#24406 - in reply to #24337) (#24406) Top

JonaS2010



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JonaS2010 posted @ 2018-03-03 9:18 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? Fairly Nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? 2-5-8 Outside Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-03-03 11:53 PM (#24407 - in reply to #24337) (#24407) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2018-03-03 11:53 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? Thermo Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


Tough but enjoyed thoroughly. kudos to the authors.
@ 2018-03-04 12:17 AM (#24408 - in reply to #24337) (#24408) Top

misko



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misko posted @ 2018-03-04 12:17 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? 2-5-8 Outside Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-03-04 12:28 AM (#24409 - in reply to #24337) (#24409) Top

Gyuszi13



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Gyuszi13 posted @ 2018-03-04 12:28 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? 2-5-8 Outside Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-03-04 11:14 AM (#24410 - in reply to #24337) (#24410) Top

pranavmanu



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pranavmanu posted @ 2018-03-04 11:14 AM

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


Great test...Favourites were the thermo 9*9 and the outside sequence 6*6..really hard challenging test.Answer keys seem to have improved,so thats a plus.
Thank you :)
@ 2018-03-04 11:15 AM (#24411 - in reply to #24337) (#24411) Top

aashay



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aashay posted @ 2018-03-04 11:15 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? 2-5-8 Outside Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-03-04 11:20 AM (#24412 - in reply to #24337) (#24412) Top

pranavmanu



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pranavmanu posted @ 2018-03-04 11:20 AM

It is mentioned in the Test page that the booklet is of size 8 pages,but the actual booklet is 9 pages.I had kept only few pages in the printer and as a result,the last page was missed out :/.
Please rectify this error as soon as possible.
thanks
@ 2018-03-04 11:26 AM (#24413 - in reply to #24337) (#24413) Top

MrLiang




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MrLiang posted @ 2018-03-04 11:26 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? Outside Sequences Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-03-04 2:43 PM (#24414 - in reply to #24337) (#24414) Top

aditi2302



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aditi2302 posted @ 2018-03-04 2:43 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? Renban Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


I enjoyed the test a lot. I almost missed out on submitting the 9x9 Renban:), I will definitely try harder in the April round.
@ 2018-03-04 3:10 PM (#24415 - in reply to #24337) (#24415) Top

vijaya_rajan



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vijaya_rajan posted @ 2018-03-04 3:10 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? Consecutive Pairs Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


I look forward to these contests and generally feel satisfied if I manage to complete most of the classics and 2-3 of the variants. This time in SM this has not been the case and so feel quite discouraged. Evidently the level of practice required is very high. This is serious business, no longer a hobby :) !
@ 2018-03-04 5:09 PM (#24416 - in reply to #24337) (#24416) Top

Administrator



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Administrator posted @ 2018-03-04 5:09 PM

PB - Number of pages


Please note that the PB has 9 pages (not 8). If you are planning to solve on paper, we advise you to have a printer accessible with enough paper.

@ 2018-03-04 8:49 PM (#24418 - in reply to #24337) (#24418) Top

vopani



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vopani posted @ 2018-03-04 8:49 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? Fairly Nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? 2-5-8 Outside Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


Too hard for an SM round, which made it a bit less enjoyable.
Sudokus were good, some of the 9x9 ones had narrow break-ins.

Thanks R and R!
@ 2018-03-05 12:11 PM (#24421 - in reply to #24337) (#24421) Top

Ziti



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Ziti posted @ 2018-03-05 12:11 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? Thermo Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2018-03-05 12:45 PM (#24422 - in reply to #24337) (#24422) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2018-03-05 12:45 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? 2-5-8 Outside Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth too much or too little


@ 2018-03-05 3:16 PM (#24423 - in reply to #24337) (#24423) Top

rajeshk




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rajeshk posted @ 2018-03-05 3:16 PM

Very good logical Sudoku puzzles. It was bit harder than previous SMs but all the puzzles were having nice solving path. Totally enjoyed this test. Thanks to the LMI and authors Ramesh and Rakesh for this wonderful test.
@ 2018-03-05 4:48 PM (#24424 - in reply to #24423) (#24424) Top

Administrator



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Administrator posted @ 2018-03-05 4:48 PM

Contest Extension


Based on requests from some players, and due to the Holi festival weekend, the SM3 contest is extended till Tuesday 2359 hrs IST. For exact time as per your timezone, please refer to the contest page.

@ 2018-03-05 10:22 PM (#24425 - in reply to #24337) (#24425) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2018-03-05 10:22 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? 2-5-8 Outside Sudoku
 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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