@ 2010-11-21 8:14 AM (#2597 - in reply to #2592) (#2597) Top | |
Posts: 460 Country : India | purifire posted @ 2010-11-21 8:14 AM forcolin - 2010-11-21 12:00 AM Just to let anyone know that a Sudoku contest based on this very principle is currently running on argio-logic.net at this address [url]http://www.argio-logic.net/?p=headshrinker[/url] the contest is based on "tough" diagrams (er, at least for me...) and the time starts ticking when a player opens an applet (take care not to open two or more applets at the same time...) if you want to have a try..... Stefano Hi Stefano, yes that is exactly the kind of contest that is being proposed with no time limit.... the best part is there are 3 Indians in the top 4 positions with a canadian participant at 3rd, Cant remember when that happened last time :D The position might change as the competition is still on and somebody could always solve it faster. Rishi |
@ 2010-11-21 8:24 AM (#2598 - in reply to #2597) (#2598) Top | |
Country : India | debmohanty posted @ 2010-11-21 8:24 AM purifire - 2010-11-21 8:14 AM I'm not sure what you mean by "exactly that kind". I thought Headshrinkers is about (very-)hard Sudokus, and that is why the contest has no time-limit. yes that is exactly the kind of contest that is being proposed with no time limit The purpose is completely different here. |
@ 2010-11-21 8:29 AM (#2599 - in reply to #2598) (#2599) Top | |
Posts: 460 Country : India | purifire posted @ 2010-11-21 8:29 AM debmohanty - 2010-11-21 8:24 AM purifire - 2010-11-21 8:14 AM I'm not sure what you mean by "exactly that kind". I thought Headshrinkers is about (very-)hard Sudokus, and that is why the contest has no time-limit. yes that is exactly the kind of contest that is being proposed with no time limit The purpose is completely different here. When I say exactly that kind of contest I mean a contest with no time limit... I am not referring to the difficulty level of the puzzles.... The discussion here is about a competition which does not have a time limit. However this type of contest is possible only in an online format ... unless a separate pdf is created for individual puzzles and time for each puzzle calculated when the pwd for individual puzzle is taken from the site. Rishi |
@ 2010-11-21 11:55 AM (#2600 - in reply to #2599) (#2600) Top | |
Posts: 5 Country : India | SrikanthB posted @ 2010-11-21 11:55 AM Very nice set of puzzles, David! It was nice solving some JUST ARITHMETIC puzzles (Sequences, Strips), instead of the regular GRID-based logic puzzles Also, for a change, the timing was nice - short and sweet (though i could solve hardly few of them) Edited by SrikanthB 2010-11-21 11:56 AM |
@ 2010-11-21 12:10 PM (#2601 - in reply to #2465) (#2601) Top | |
Posts: 10 Country : India | keshava.hs posted @ 2010-11-21 12:10 PM Hi David, Amazing set of puzzles! Thanks a ton for making my week-end thrilling. Flip n Sequence & 0-2-5 Mirror was great! 3 Cheers, Keshav Edited by keshava.hs 2010-11-21 12:12 PM |
@ 2010-11-21 5:26 PM (#2603 - in reply to #2465) (#2603) Top | |
Posts: 157 Country : India | akash.doulani posted @ 2010-11-21 5:26 PM while submitting the answer for flip shape sudoku , we were asked to submit the answer for the 7th row of the first sudoku, but there was also no. 4 marked in an arrow on the left side of the first sudoku. so i thought we had to type row 4 for the answer. so i got it wrong. it will be very kind of the administrators to look into the matter and if possible consider row 4 as my answer and if correct , grant me points for that.......... akash |
@ 2010-11-21 5:34 PM (#2604 - in reply to #2603) (#2604) Top | |
Country : India | Administrator posted @ 2010-11-21 5:34 PM akash.doulani - 2010-11-21 5:26 PM while submitting the answer for flip shape sudoku , we were asked to submit the answer for the 7th row of the first sudoku, but there was also no. 4 marked in an arrow on the left side of the first sudoku. so i thought we had to type row 4 for the answer. so i got it wrong. it will be very kind of the administrators to look into the matter and if possible consider row 4 as my answer and if correct , grant me points for that.......... akash Done Hope you liked the puzzles. |
@ 2010-11-21 6:10 PM (#2605 - in reply to #2604) (#2605) Top | |
Posts: 83 Country : Czech Republic | Gotroch posted @ 2010-11-21 6:10 PM Administrator - 2010-11-21 5:34 PM akash.doulani - 2010-11-21 5:26 PM while submitting the answer for flip shape sudoku , we were asked to submit the answer for the 7th row of the first sudoku, but there was also no. 4 marked in an arrow on the left side of the first sudoku. so i thought we had to type row 4 for the answer. so i got it wrong. it will be very kind of the administrators to look into the matter and if possible consider row 4 as my answer and if correct , grant me points for that.......... akash Done Hope you liked the puzzles. Same thing Akash mentioned, happened to me. Could you please grant me points too. |
@ 2010-11-21 6:11 PM (#2606 - in reply to #2605) (#2606) Top | |
Country : India | Administrator posted @ 2010-11-21 6:11 PM Gotroch - 2010-11-21 6:10 PM DoneSame thing Akash mentioned, happened to me. Could you please grant me points too. |
@ 2010-11-21 11:04 PM (#2611 - in reply to #2465) (#2611) Top | |
Posts: 31 Country : United Kingdom | PuzzleScot posted @ 2010-11-21 11:04 PM I entered the wrong key for #4 - I put in the contents of the greyed area rather than the arrowed rows. Any chance of upgrading my score from 'disastrous' to just 'miserable' ? Nice puzzles - not enough time for me. Will enjoy them later... Thank-you for the contest! |
@ 2010-11-21 11:09 PM (#2612 - in reply to #2611) (#2612) Top | |
Country : India | debmohanty posted @ 2010-11-21 11:09 PM PuzzleScot - 2010-11-21 11:04 PM DoneI entered the wrong key for #4 - I put in the contents of the greyed area rather than the arrowed rows. Any chance of upgrading my score from 'disastrous' to just 'miserable' ? |
@ 2010-11-22 1:39 AM (#2613 - in reply to #2465) (#2613) Top | |
Posts: 12 Country : United States | willwc posted @ 2010-11-22 1:39 AM If someone could check my entry for #1, it would be appreciated. I can't really explain it here without giving away part of the solution, but I think the error there should be fairly clear to someone who looks at it. (Unfortunately, the other 0's I submitted are all legitimately incorrect solutions ) Thanks to David for the interesting puzzle set, and especially to everyone affiliated with LMI who contributes to administering these contests every month. |
@ 2010-11-22 1:44 AM (#2614 - in reply to #2465) (#2614) Top | |
Posts: 12 Country : United Kingdom | drsteve posted @ 2010-11-22 1:44 AM David and Deb Great test, lots of fun, although as a Maths teacher, I could have done with less adding up. Time seemed fine to me - I wouldn't expect to finish one of these (and I didn't, obviously) - maybe 60 minutes would have been better, but I still wouldn't have caught the thing that caused me to waste a lot of time on one puzzle (won't say what for fear of spoilers) Cheers |
@ 2010-11-22 2:25 AM (#2615 - in reply to #2465) (#2615) Top | |
Posts: 4 Country : United Kingdom | rodders posted @ 2010-11-22 2:25 AM Very enjoyable set of tests. I realise I have entered the incorrect key for #4. I entered the bottom row of both puzzles rather than the 3rd row of the right hand puzzle. I'm relatively confident I have the correct solution, although of course won't give it away here. Any chance of rescuing some points for that puzzle??? |
@ 2010-11-22 2:46 AM (#2616 - in reply to #2465) (#2616) Top | |
Posts: 13 Country : United States | radekivv posted @ 2010-11-22 2:46 AM Would it be possible to check my answer to #7? I separated lines by commas and the system did not like it. Thanks. |
@ 2010-11-22 2:57 AM (#2617 - in reply to #2465) (#2617) Top | |
Posts: 13 Country : United States | radekivv posted @ 2010-11-22 2:57 AM Dave, thanks for a very nice set of puzzles! I will definitely finish the remaining ones not to miss any fun :-). |
@ 2010-11-22 3:23 AM (#2618 - in reply to #2612) (#2618) Top | |
Posts: 43 Country : United States | davep posted @ 2010-11-22 3:23 AM Hi Deb - I also entered the yellow-outlined areas on #4 as my answers .... In any case, compliments to David for some very clever puzzles (I ran out of time, so I will enjoy Deb's ESB later). Best regards Dave Edited by davep 2010-11-22 3:24 AM |
@ 2010-11-22 4:04 AM (#2619 - in reply to #2465) (#2619) Top | |
Posts: 10 Country : United States | ostroffj posted @ 2010-11-22 4:04 AM Aw, I had my first typo when entering one of the FLIP 'n' Fills. And it knocked me down a bonus point bracket! If it helps, my typo implies that a number ending in a 0 was flipped (which is clearly false). But I can understand being strict about this, and it's not like I'm really in contention for a top score anyway. |
@ 2010-11-22 7:31 AM (#2620 - in reply to #2465) (#2620) Top | |
Posts: 152 Country : United Kingdom | detuned posted @ 2010-11-22 7:31 AM Deb - I think there's a bug with regards to the puzzle rating system. I can't seem to give a rating for the two puzzles I had a manual override on the score. For what it's worth, I thought #3 was a 6/10 and #12 was an 8/10. |
@ 2010-11-22 8:18 AM (#2621 - in reply to #2620) (#2621) Top | |
Country : India | debmohanty posted @ 2010-11-22 8:18 AM detuned - 2010-11-22 7:31 AM Will have a look before next test. For now, I've added your ratings for the two specified puzzles.Deb - I think there's a bug with regards to the puzzle rating system. I can't seem to give a rating for the two puzzles I had a manual override on the score. For what it's worth, I thought #3 was a 6/10 and #12 was an 8/10. |
@ 2010-11-22 8:36 AM (#2622 - in reply to #2621) (#2622) Top | |
Country : India | Administrator posted @ 2010-11-22 8:36 AM willwc - 2010-11-22 1:39 AM If someone could check my entry for #1, it would be appreciated. I can't really explain it here without giving away part of the solution, but I think the error there should be fairly clear to someone who looks at it. (Unfortunately, the other 0's I submitted are all legitimately incorrect solutions ) Marked correct. rodders - 2010-11-22 2:25 AM I realise I have entered the incorrect key for #4. I entered the bottom row of both puzzles rather than the 3rd row of the right hand puzzle. I'm relatively confident I have the correct solution, although of course won't give it away here. Any chance of rescuing some points for that puzzle??? davep - 2010-11-22 3:23 AM Done I also entered the yellow-outlined areas on #4 as my answers .... Many players did this. Given points to both you and others radekivv - 2010-11-22 2:46 AM Many players did this. Given points to you and all others (even who didn't claim). Would it be possible to check my answer to #7? I separated lines by commas and the system did not like it. Thanks. |
@ 2010-11-22 8:44 AM (#2623 - in reply to #2465) (#2623) Top | |
Country : India | Administrator posted @ 2010-11-22 8:44 AM Checked all submissions for manual overrides. There is none as far as I can see. Results are frozen now. |
@ 2010-11-22 8:54 AM (#2624 - in reply to #2465) (#2624) Top | |
Posts: 10 Country : United States | ostroffj posted @ 2010-11-22 8:54 AM Admin, I think willwc's point is that there is no row I: the rows read ABCDEFGHJK. So by "I" he meant "the thing after H". |
@ 2010-11-22 8:54 AM (#2625 - in reply to #2465) (#2625) Top | |
Country : India | Administrator posted @ 2010-11-22 8:54 AM Congratulations to Thomas Snyder and Hideaki Jo for topping in FLIP. Only 2 players to complete, and by what a margin - 18 minutes remaining. Only few seconds separating them apart. Nikola continued his trend of single-puzzle-mistake from Renban. He would have otherwise got 9 minutes bonus. In Indian ladder, Rakesh converted his 'good performance in Renban' into a 'great performance in FLIP'. And we've Keshava at 3rd position among Indian participants. Well done, Keshava and hope to see you do better in upcoming tests. |
@ 2010-11-22 9:01 AM (#2626 - in reply to #2624) (#2626) Top | |
Country : India | Administrator posted @ 2010-11-22 9:01 AM ostroffj - 2010-11-22 8:54 AM Admin, I think willwc's point is that there is no row I: the rows read ABCDEFGHJK. So by "I" he meant "the thing after H". That was careless from me. Sorry willwc. Thanks ostroffj for pointing. 3 players did the same mistake. pushpa.mr RJH0723 willwc All of them get full points. willwc's score is 360 now, and he moves to 15th position. |