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@ 2020-04-07 2:03 AM (#27866 - in reply to #27806) (#27866) Top

avinash175



Posts: 7

Country : India

avinash175 posted @ 2020-04-07 2:03 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? Killer Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-04-07 3:43 PM (#27867 - in reply to #27806) (#27867) Top

AnjaliPathak



Posts: 2

AnjaliPathak posted @ 2020-04-07 3:43 PM

Hello Admin
Can beginners also participate in these tests.. or there is some elimination test for them ? How should we start
@ 2020-04-07 5:38 PM (#27870 - in reply to #27806) (#27870) Top

Ramu



Posts: 1

Country : India

Ramu posted @ 2020-04-07 5:38 PM

How can I start online test for sudoku mahabharat
@ 2020-04-07 10:07 PM (#27871 - in reply to #27806) (#27871) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2020-04-07 10:07 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? Serbian Frame Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-04-07 11:58 PM (#27872 - in reply to #27806) (#27872) Top

udoroh



Posts: 17

Country : Poland

udoroh posted @ 2020-04-07 11:58 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? 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


@ 2020-04-08 3:59 AM (#27873 - in reply to #27806) (#27873) Top

mstang




Posts: 74
202020
Country : United States

mstang posted @ 2020-04-08 3:59 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? X Sums Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-04-08 7:01 AM (#27874 - in reply to #27806) (#27874) Top

gaurav.kjain



Posts: 52
2020
Country : India

gaurav.kjain posted @ 2020-04-08 7:01 AM

The quality of puzzles was exceptional. It was not my day for sure. After solving Little killer in ~20 mins... I did blunder in XSums by putting 17 pair instead of 15 in 9 sum repeatedly in 1st box and somehow never erased that portion in repeated solving. I will keep that solve as a souvenir now. I was just laughing to see it today also.
This just killed my time and when I saw timer some 34-35 mins was remaining, did whatever I could.
Serbian Frame also I broken after losing this much time. I really seriously need to work on these blunders which I make at crucial junctures.
My feeling is I could have finished this in quite good time.

I felt for SM it is slightly on harder side as quality is similar to GP puzzles.
Excellent sudokus I would say and I admire Akash and Kishore as a author and rate them very high. Thanks Akash and Kishore. Lastly thanks Rakesh who would have put his effort in background.


Edited by gaurav.kjain 2020-04-08 7:24 AM
@ 2020-04-08 9:00 AM (#27875 - in reply to #27870) (#27875) Top

Administrator



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Country : India

Administrator posted @ 2020-04-08 9:00 AM

Ramu - 2020-04-07 5:38 PM

How can I start online test for sudoku mahabharat

- 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 Math" 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 at the top of the contest page).

In online solving, you can use pencilmarks and keep solving. Once the cells in the answer keys are filled, you can submit.


You can also find details here: http://logicmastersindia.com/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?start=1&t...
@ 2020-04-08 9:02 AM (#27876 - in reply to #27867) (#27876) Top

Administrator



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Country : India

Administrator posted @ 2020-04-08 9:02 AM

AnjaliPathak - 2020-04-07 3:43 PM

Hello Admin
Can beginners also participate in these tests.. or there is some elimination test for them ? How should we start

Yes. Beginners can participate, although you may find some grids tough.
Currently we do not have any Beginners /elimination Contests on LMI.

- 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 Math" 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 at the top of the contest page).

You can also find details here: http://logicmastersindia.com/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?start=1&t...
@ 2020-04-08 9:03 AM (#27877 - in reply to #27806) (#27877) Top

Administrator



2000100050020
Country : India

Administrator posted @ 2020-04-08 9:03 AM

The test ends at 23:59 on 8th April. So, if you want to participate, please start the test before that time.
@ 2020-04-08 9:04 AM (#27878 - in reply to #27857) (#27878) Top

Administrator



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Country : India

Administrator posted @ 2020-04-08 9:04 AM

Ronaldo - 2020-04-06 12:56 PM

what is the password for instruction sudoku booklet?


Please refer to earlier replies regarding how to participate.
@ 2020-04-08 1:31 PM (#27879 - in reply to #27806) (#27879) Top

peluri



Posts: 26
20
Country : Finland

peluri posted @ 2020-04-08 1:31 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? Classic Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-04-08 9:18 PM (#27887 - in reply to #27806) (#27887) Top

An LMI player



An LMI player posted @ 2020-04-08 9:18 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? X Sums Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-04-08 10:36 PM (#27888 - in reply to #27806) (#27888) Top

Administrator



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Country : India

Administrator posted @ 2020-04-08 10:36 PM

Contest Extension


The contest is extended by 12 hours and shall be open till Thursday 12 PM IST (9th April) - based on a couple of genuine requests from regular participants.
(Participants must start the test before 12 PM on 9th April.)

@ 2020-04-09 4:46 AM (#27893 - in reply to #27806) (#27893) Top

Ziti



Posts: 42
2020
Country : United States

Ziti posted @ 2020-04-09 4:46 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? Little Killer Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-04-09 2:06 PM (#27895 - in reply to #27893) (#27895) Top

kishy72



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kishy72 posted @ 2020-04-09 2:06 PM

Math round of Sudoku Mahabharat has ended.A total of 41 completed the set and many had come close to finishing the set.Congrats !

As most of you had noted, Little Killer (9X9) is a hard sudoku and is without doubt the toughest of the set.I hope the points allotted justified the same.The solve path is very narrow.Rakesh liked it very much after test solving and in the end preferred it over Mathrax which was also in the pool of sudokus but did not make the final cut. The decision to include LK seems to be correct as most of the other sudokus were of a manageable difficulty level and solvers had to really overcome this tough sudoku to finish the set.

I hope everyone had fun solving the sudokus and thank you to all who had given their feedback ! Thanks to Akash for contributing the bulk of sudokus and to Rakesh for running things smoothly behind the screen without any hiccups !!
@ 2020-04-09 2:18 PM (#27897 - in reply to #27893) (#27897) Top

Administrator



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Country : India

Administrator posted @ 2020-04-09 2:18 PM

Congratulations to Jakub Ondrousek, Tantan Dai and Kota Morinishi for taking the top three places. Fourth successive SM win for Jakub in 2020!

Thanks to the 377 participants from 41 countries. Sinchai Rungsangrattanakul (Thailand) was the first to start the test and Stephanie D' Souza (India) was the last person to start the test. As noted by Kishore, 41 participants completed the set within the allotted time, and 359 participants (95.23%) scored non-zero points. The median score of the test was 45.

Also noticed that Para edged Pranavmanu for 18th place by (approximately) 0.0000009 seconds.

Top 3 for countries with 10+ participants:

India(138): Prasanna Seshadri, Rohan Rao and Rishi Puri
Japan(27): Endo Ken, Hideaki Jo and Takuya Sugimoto (2nd-4th)
USA (21): Jason Zuffranieri, Jenna Rivet and Todd Geldon
Italy(19): Giulia Cossutti, Stefano Forcolin and Chiara Nuzio
Poland(17): Jan Mrozowski, Tomasz Strozak and Krystian Swiderski
France(16): Timothy Doyle, Yannick MEYAPIN and Denis Auroux
Germany(15): Michael Ley, Robert Vollmert and Silke Berendes
Slovakia (11): Natalia Chanova, Katarina Simonovicova and Veronika Kolvekova
Korea (10): Seungjae Kwak, Hwangrae Lee and Eo Heong Mat

Thanks Akash Doulani and Kishore Kumar for the sudokus!

Participants may share feedback on the results page and rate the puzzles on the contest page.
@ 2020-04-09 3:06 PM (#27901 - in reply to #27806) (#27901) Top

akash.doulani



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Country : India

akash.doulani posted @ 2020-04-09 3:06 PM

Congratulations to Jakub , Tantan & Kota for finishing in top 3 and also Prasanna , Rohan & RIshi for taking the top 3 spots among the Indians.

Coming back to the sudokus , I had created 6 variants and Kishore created 2. Out of this 4 of mine were selected and 1 of Kishore's was selected. My little killer lost out to Kishore's little killer ( for obvious reason - although very difficult , it was a beautiful puzzle ). Kishore had also made a Mathrax but that was too difficult to be included . Two of my sudokus that did not make it were Little killer and Group sum ( you can find them on my blog ).

You must have noticed that all the grids were numberless. I wanted the theme of the test to be Numberless and asked Kishore to create keeping this in mind. I hope we succeeded in creating a good set. As an author , my personal favourite was 9x9 Killer. Kindly share your feedback on the forum.

@ 2020-04-10 6:32 PM (#27921 - in reply to #27806) (#27921) Top

Administrator



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Administrator posted @ 2020-04-10 6:32 PM

The Solution Booklet is now available here.
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