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@ 2020-01-12 9:11 PM (#27414 - in reply to #27382) (#27414) Top

TiiT



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TiiT posted @ 2020-01-12 9:11 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


@ 2020-01-12 11:39 PM (#27415 - in reply to #27382) (#27415) Top

Puzzle_Maestro



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Puzzle_Maestro posted @ 2020-01-12 11:39 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


@ 2020-01-13 2:14 AM (#27416 - in reply to #27413) (#27416) Top

tamz29



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tamz29 posted @ 2020-01-13 2:14 AM

Welcome to sudoku solving!
I'm afraid the harsh truth to improving your speed is practise and lots of it.
Speed-solving is about recognising the easy deductions quickly for easy-medium puzzles.
The best solvers should be able to finish SM's 6x6 in about a minute(!) each.
Learning advanced techniques can help you solve harder puzzles but using it during speed-solving is another matter.
With practise, fast solvers would quickly see harder techniques (and employ them quickly) which improves their solving time.
You learn these skills by solving hard puzzles (without guessing) to add patterns to your repertoire.

In a competition, there is a threshold of difficulty where guessing would be quicker than logical solving.
Though, top solvers would only use guessing as a last resort, since they would've nailed the basics and make most of their deductions early on.

Hope this helps!
@ 2020-01-13 4:02 AM (#27417 - in reply to #27382) (#27417) Top

GaS



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GaS posted @ 2020-01-13 4:02 AM

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


@ 2020-01-13 8:51 AM (#27418 - in reply to #27382) (#27418) Top

EctoPlasma




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Country : Japan

EctoPlasma posted @ 2020-01-13 8:51 AM

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


@ 2020-01-13 9:29 AM (#27419 - in reply to #27382) (#27419) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2020-01-13 9:29 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? Thermo Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-01-13 3:05 PM (#27422 - in reply to #27382) (#27422) Top

vopani



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vopani posted @ 2020-01-13 3:05 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Arrow Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


Enjoyable set of sudokus, well balanced and suitable for SM.

Favourites: Arrow 9x9, Thermo 6x6, Arrow 6x6

Thanks Prasanna!
@ 2020-01-13 3:43 PM (#27424 - in reply to #27382) (#27424) Top

aashay



Posts: 46
2020
Country : India

aashay posted @ 2020-01-13 3:43 PM

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


A good set to start the 2020 SM season. I found the Diagonal Sudoku a bit too difficult, while the rest of the set a bit too easy. It was an enjoyable round.
@ 2020-01-14 12:19 AM (#27425 - in reply to #27382) (#27425) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2020-01-14 12:19 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? Arrow 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


@ 2020-01-14 2:08 AM (#27426 - in reply to #27382) (#27426) Top

A Carton Mutant



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A Carton Mutant posted @ 2020-01-14 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? Arrow Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-01-14 2:55 AM (#27427 - in reply to #27382) (#27427) Top

udoroh



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Country : Poland

udoroh posted @ 2020-01-14 2:55 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? 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 the right amount


@ 2020-01-14 4:00 AM (#27428 - in reply to #27382) (#27428) Top

bob



Posts: 59
2020
Country : United States

bob posted @ 2020-01-14 4:00 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? Arrow 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


I am way too slow to ever be a competitive solver. That being said, I enjoyed the few puzzles I had time to solve and will try the rest later.
@ 2020-01-14 10:33 AM (#27429 - in reply to #27382) (#27429) Top

fal_94



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Country : India

fal_94 posted @ 2020-01-14 10:33 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? Palindrome Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-01-14 10:50 AM (#27430 - in reply to #27382) (#27430) Top

Administrator



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Country : India

Administrator posted @ 2020-01-14 10:50 AM

24 hours extension


Considering the holiday on January 15th (Makar Sankranti, Pongal) and some requests, the test is extended by 24 hours and will now be open till 23:59 on 15th January.

@ 2020-01-14 1:12 PM (#27432 - in reply to #27382) (#27432) Top

goelnidhi



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Country : India

goelnidhi posted @ 2020-01-14 1:12 PM

Can i take part in this competition now only?and how?plz help
@ 2020-01-14 3:55 PM (#27433 - in reply to #27432) (#27433) Top

Administrator



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Country : India

Administrator posted @ 2020-01-14 3:55 PM

goelnidhi - 2020-01-14 1:12 PM

Can i take part in this competition now only?and how?plz help

Yes. You can take part now.

Details here: http://logicmastersindia.com/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?start=1&t...

- You need to go to the contest page.
- Download the Instructions Booklet and Sudoku Booklet.
- Go through the Instructions Booklet and get familiar with sudoku types.
- Once you are ready, click on "Start" button on the test page.
- You will get the password on the screen.
- Copy the password and use it to open the Sudoku booklet pdf.
- Print the booklet, solve and enter the answer key(s).
- Solve and submit as many as possible till the timer on the screen is running (It will run for 90 minutes).
- Check the score on the Results link.
- You can also solve online (There is a link on the top of the contest page).
@ 2020-01-14 4:21 PM (#27434 - in reply to #27382) (#27434) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2020-01-14 4:21 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? Average
 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


@ 2020-01-14 9:58 PM (#27435 - in reply to #27382) (#27435) Top

Krubi



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Krubi posted @ 2020-01-14 9:58 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Palindrome Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-01-15 1:49 AM (#27436 - in reply to #27382) (#27436) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2020-01-15 1:49 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? Classic Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-01-15 4:11 AM (#27437 - in reply to #27382) (#27437) Top

mstang




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mstang posted @ 2020-01-15 4:11 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


@ 2020-01-15 7:13 PM (#27438 - in reply to #27382) (#27438) Top

Magoo



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Magoo posted @ 2020-01-15 7:13 PM

I thought this was a nice set of puzzles, and well graded relative to each other. I always like a set I can finish within the time limit! Would LMI be interested in our mentioning the Mahabharat and perhaps showing a video about one of the puzzles on the Cracking the Cryptic Youtube channel? Mark Goodliffe
@ 2020-01-15 10:17 PM (#27439 - in reply to #27382) (#27439) Top

ABcDexter



Posts: 47
2020
Country : India

ABcDexter posted @ 2020-01-15 10:17 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? Palindrome Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-01-15 10:18 PM (#27440 - in reply to #27382) (#27440) Top

Administrator



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Administrator posted @ 2020-01-15 10:18 PM

Test end time


The test can be started till 23:59 IST today. Answers can be submitted within 90 minutes as long as the test is started in time.

The test cannot be started after 23:59 pm on 15th January.

@ 2020-01-16 11:34 AM (#27442 - in reply to #27382) (#27442) Top

Administrator



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Country : India

Administrator posted @ 2020-01-16 11:34 AM

Congratulations to Jakub Ondrousek, Jan Mrozowski and Seung Jae Kwak for taking the top three places.

Thanks to the 467 participants from 39 countries. Anukul (India) was the first to start the test while Daniel Victor (India) was the last person to start the test. 99 participants completed the set within the allotted time. The median score of the test was 55.

Top 3 for countries with 10+ participants:

India(203): Rohan Rao, Kishore Kumar and Ashish Kumar
Japan(27): Endo Ken, Kota Morinishi and Hideaki Jo
USA(23): William Blatt, Jason Zuffranieri and Jenna Rivet
Italy(21): Vittorio Schiavone, Matteo Testa and Laura Tarchetti
Germany(19): Michael Ley, Robert Vollmert and Martin Merker
France(19): Timothy Doyle, Yannick Meyapin and Philippe Meyer
Poland(15): Jan Mrozowski, Jakub Majewski and Kristian Swiderski
Czech Republic(11): Jakub Ondrousek, Jakub Hrazdira and Pavel Kadlecik
Korea(11): Seungjae Kwak, Hwangrae Lee and Choi Yong Seok
Slovakia(11): Natália Chanová, Marek Kasar and Veronika Kolvekova
UK(11): Tom Collyer, Sam Cappleman-Lynes and Mark Goodlife

Thanks Prasanna Seshadri for the sudokus!

Participants may share feedback on the results page and rate the puzzles on the contest page.
@ 2020-01-16 12:13 PM (#27443 - in reply to #27382) (#27443) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2020-01-16 12:13 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Palindrome 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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