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David McNeill
Posts: 63
Country : United Kingdom | Thanks for your question. I don't want to rule out any other possibilities at this point. I hope it will be clear when you tackle the contest itself. |
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gurjot
Posts: 2
Country : India | gurjot posted @ 2018-10-04 4:53 PM Sorry, I did not understand the deja vu concept. Can someone please elaborate? |
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rob
Posts: 170
Country : Germany | rob posted @ 2018-10-05 5:19 PM That was fun, and quite a rush to get Déjà Vu 3 out in the last couple seconds after I spent way too much time figuring out the rule.
I also had a bit of trouble with Déjà Vu 2 since original triples also satisifed some regularity in the differences (1-2-3 or 2-4-6), but the bottom left corner of the puzzle ruled that out quickly.
Great concept and execution!
(The feedback form is a bit broken, the question for favorite puzzles offers score accuracy responses.) |
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An LMI player
| An LMI player posted @ 2018-10-05 9:38 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? | Fairly Nice | |
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Yuhei Kusui
Posts: 42
Country : Japan | | 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? | Deja Vu 3 | | | 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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7vik_ja9
Posts: 1
| How to participate in this contest |
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Kwaka
Posts: 25
Country : South Korea | Kwaka posted @ 2018-10-06 11:20 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? | Deja Vu 4 | | | 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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tamz29
Posts: 225
Country : Thailand | tamz29 posted @ 2018-10-07 12:35 AM Oof. Its one of those tests where you blaze through all but one puzzle and end up fumbling aimlessly for that last answer.
Nonetheless, it was a fun diversion from the usual.
Thanks! |
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An LMI player
| An LMI player posted @ 2018-10-07 2:08 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? | Deja Vu 5 | | | 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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An LMI player
| An LMI player posted @ 2018-10-07 2:21 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? | Deja Vu 2 | | | 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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Ziti
Posts: 42
Country : United States | Ziti posted @ 2018-10-07 11:53 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? | NFIG 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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kishy72
Posts: 419
Country : India | kishy72 posted @ 2018-10-07 1:09 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? | Anti Knight Sudoku | | | Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? | Most puzzles were worth the right amount | |
Thanks David for the extremely fascinating puzzles ! I had great fun solving the set.Being super bad at puzzles without instructions (a mere 125 points at WSC instructionless round ) it took me a hell lot of time to figure out the rules and breaking a 12 pointer towards the end of the solve after having deduced the rules derailed me unfortunately ).But, nevertheless, I enjoyed this fun weekend contest ! |
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An LMI player
| An LMI player posted @ 2018-10-07 1:38 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? | NFIG 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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pranavmanu
Posts: 55
Country : India | | 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? | Deja Vu 5 | | | Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? | Most puzzles were worth the right amount | |
Exceptional test.Had a frustrating blind eye in Deja vu 4 for the consecutive shaded cells logic,which i couldn't spot after staring at the AK for so long.Favourites are Deja Vu 5,2 and No 4 in a grow. Thanks to David Mcneill for this superb set. |
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TiiT
Posts: 139
Country : Estonia | TiiT posted @ 2018-10-07 4:43 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? | Anti Knight 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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detuned
Posts: 152
Country : United Kingdom | detuned posted @ 2018-10-07 4:49 PM | What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Very nice | | | Which set of puzzles did you like the most? | Deja Vu 4 | | | Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? | Most puzzles were worth the right amount | |
Nice contest - and although I found the anti-knight brutal, I suspect that's just me missing a trick |
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Kithyane
Posts: 49
Country : France | This is a very nice set of sudoku, thank you David !
I had the most trouble with the diagonal but managed it in the end. I didn't get the Déjà Vu 3 rule, can someone enlighten me ? |
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rob
Posts: 170
Country : Germany | rob posted @ 2018-10-07 11:12 PM Kithyane - 2018-10-07 9:21 PM
This is a very nice set of sudoku, thank you David !
I had the most trouble with the diagonal but managed it in the end. I didn't get the Déjà Vu 3 rule, can someone enlighten me ?
If you want a hint, one of the instruction booklet examples was similar.
If you want to be spoiled, addition of two digit numbers by row/column. |
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Country : India | 7vik_ja9 - 2018-10-06 10:42 AM
How to participate in this contest
- Go to the test page and login.
- Download the Instruction Booklet and read it. ideally solve the examples.
- Download the Puzzle Booklet.
- Click on "Start Deja vu" button. Password will be displayed.
- Use the password to open the pdf.
- Enter your answers within the time window. (Timer will be displayed on test page )
- Check the results.
For Online mode,
- Click on Online link.
- Solve the sudokus on the screen.
- Submit once the answer keys are completely entered.
More details at http://logicmastersindia.com/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=381 |
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Country : India | gurjot - 2018-10-04 4:53 PM
Sorry, I did not understand the deja vu concept. Can someone please elaborate?
You have already participated but Deja vu concept is as below:
- There is an extra constraint in each Déjà Vu puzzle which has already been seen in an earlier sudoku.
- The shaded squares in the Déjà Vu puzzle are in exactly the same arrangement as an earlier sudoku.
- The constraints are exhibited by the given digits and might be easier to spot before solving the puzzles.
- Other than that, solve like a classic sudoku.
This is already explained in the IB too. |
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WA1729
Posts: 65
Country : United States | WA1729 posted @ 2018-10-08 1:41 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? | NFIG 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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mstang
Posts: 74
Country : United States | mstang posted @ 2018-10-08 4:44 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? | NFIG 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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An LMI player
| An LMI player posted @ 2018-10-08 6:50 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? | Diagonal 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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Feadoor
Posts: 22
Country : United Kingdom | Feadoor posted @ 2018-10-08 6:09 PM A mixture of frustrating and enjoyable for me - the five standard puzzles all solved very nicely, I felt, and after having solved all of them, as well as the first two Deja Vu puzzles, I spent over 25 minutes (!) staring at the remaining grids without making any progress, trying to work out the other three Deja Vu rules. After far too long, I found the rule for Deja Vus 3 and 4, which were my favourite puzzles in the set to solve.
I still have no idea about the rule for Deja Vu 5, so I'd appreciate it if someone could enlighten me!
EDIT: I see it now. Doh...
Edited by Feadoor 2018-10-08 6:39 PM
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gurjot
Posts: 2
Country : India | gurjot posted @ 2018-10-09 11:24 AM Administrator - 2018-10-08 12:15 AM
gurjot - 2018-10-04 4:53 PM
Sorry, I did not understand the deja vu concept. Can someone please elaborate?
You have already participated but Deja vu concept is as below:
- There is an extra constraint in each Déjà Vu puzzle which has already been seen in an earlier sudoku.
- The shaded squares in the Déjà Vu puzzle are in exactly the same arrangement as an earlier sudoku.
- The constraints are exhibited by the given digits and might be easier to spot before solving the puzzles.
- Other than that, solve like a classic sudoku.
This is already explained in the IB too.
Yes, Got it post solving the test. Now it is more clear. Thanks for the reply. |
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