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@ 2020-05-04 3:47 AM (#28167 - in reply to #28159) (#28167) Top

detuned



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detuned posted @ 2020-05-04 3:47 AM

TiiT - 2020-05-02 7:45 AM

My printer is a lack of yellow and therefore it didn't print the shaded squares and circles, odd-even bridges and consecutive bars. The gridlines came out perfectly. I had to redraw everything. Is it solvable issue? Maybe there should be 2 files - one with darker areas and solver can choose which one to pick.

But I know this is actually my problem. Have redrawing everithing since 2 gp rounds back already. Maybe I should buy new yellow toner.


The alternative is to force your printer to print in greyscale only. Ideally the PDF should be set up like this already so that the user doesn't even have to think about it, rather than saved with any kind of colour profile.

I welcome the lighter shades of grey in the files!
@ 2020-05-04 4:46 AM (#28168 - in reply to #28127) (#28168) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2020-05-04 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? 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


@ 2020-05-04 12:07 PM (#28169 - in reply to #28127) (#28169) Top

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vopani posted @ 2020-05-04 12:07 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? Odd Even Queen 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 to quantify how good this set is. A very well-balanced set and top quality sudokus. Enjoyed every one of them.

Favourites: 6x6 Odd Even Queen, 6x6 Odd Even Bridge, 9x9 Classic 1

Thanks Harmeet and Ramesh!
@ 2020-05-04 2:23 PM (#28170 - in reply to #28127) (#28170) Top

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purifire posted @ 2020-05-04 2:23 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 Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


A really good set of puzzles. My favourites were Consecutive and OE Queen 9x9s. Really awesome constructs. I felt the AK could have had a few more points considering the very narrow path. Like Prasanna said, if you get R2C5 then puzzle opens up nicely, if not then you are left staring at the grid. Fortunately or unfortunately, I did not get the number directly and made a guess once I had narrowed it down to 2 possibilities. Am glad made the right choice.

It is really heartening to see such great quality puzzles.Awesome job Harmeet and Ramesh.

Edited by purifire 2020-05-04 2:34 PM
@ 2020-05-04 7:37 PM (#28171 - in reply to #28127) (#28171) Top

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Kumaresan R posted @ 2020-05-04 7:37 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? Odd Even Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


Thanks Ramesh and Harmeet for giving good quality puzzles
@ 2020-05-04 8:16 PM (#28173 - in reply to #28127) (#28173) Top

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ananya_90 posted @ 2020-05-04 8:16 PM

Hi sir/madam
after the test has been completed before 90 mins i have clicked submit all answers i don't know whether it has been taken or not. can you confirm it?
@ 2020-05-04 8:20 PM (#28174 - in reply to #28127) (#28174) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2020-05-04 8:20 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? Classic Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-05-04 8:26 PM (#28175 - in reply to #28127) (#28175) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2020-05-04 8:26 PM

Hi sir/madam
after the test has been completed before 90 mins i have clicked submit all answers i don't know whether it has been taken or not. can you confirm it?
You can check the Score page and it seems your answers have been submitted.
@ 2020-05-04 9:13 PM (#28176 - in reply to #28127) (#28176) Top

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sarb posted @ 2020-05-04 9:13 PM


I had been trying to set things up for some days and had changed couple of browsers in the process. But the Start button does not show even for active running contests.
In some it says Plugin not supported and in others it does not even show anything. Could you please tell is it java applet plugin which is being used or something else like Flash?
@ 2020-05-04 10:54 PM (#28177 - in reply to #28127) (#28177) Top

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Bansalpooja.b posted @ 2020-05-04 10:54 PM

All sudokus were very good... enjoyed them all and yes they were on a difficult side as compared to other SM rounds... but very good mind boggling sudokus... We need such sudokus sometimes.
My favourites are antiknight, consecutive, and OE queen
Thank you Harmeet and Ramesh for such interesting sudokus

Edited by Bansalpooja.b 2020-05-04 10:55 PM
@ 2020-05-05 1:44 AM (#28178 - in reply to #28127) (#28178) Top

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Feadoor posted @ 2020-05-05 1:44 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? Odd Even Bridge Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-05-05 8:39 AM (#28179 - in reply to #28176) (#28179) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2020-05-05 8:39 AM

sarb - 2020-05-04 9:13 PM


I had been trying to set things up for some days and had changed couple of browsers in the process. But the Start button does not show even for active running contests.
In some it says Plugin not supported and in others it does not even show anything. Could you please tell is it java applet plugin which is being used or something else like Flash?

Flash
@ 2020-05-05 7:15 PM (#28181 - in reply to #28127) (#28181) Top

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tamz29 posted @ 2020-05-05 7:15 PM

These are nice sudokus; but in a competition, I think it is way too difficult.
Once the difficulty reaches a certain threshold, it becomes more beneficial to guess.
For example; hacking at the Antiknight and coming to dead-ends might still be faster than trying to find R2C5 (which I didn't see).
Or in my case, choosing one of the main early branches [2,4 in R5C1,R5C9] of the OE Bridge still allowed me to finish in time despite trying out all the wrong steps in the wrong path earlier on.

These grids would be fun to try to find logical paths to, but in a race, there's just no time for that.
Thanks for the puzzles again! Nicely made.
@ 2020-05-05 9:50 PM (#28182 - in reply to #28127) (#28182) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2020-05-05 9:50 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
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Many puzzles were worth too much or too little


@ 2020-05-05 11:35 PM (#28186 - in reply to #28127) (#28186) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2020-05-05 11:35 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? Classic Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-05-06 8:32 AM (#28194 - in reply to #28127) (#28194) Top

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sunderramanv posted @ 2020-05-06 8:32 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? Odd Even Queen Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


The set of puzles were quite good, though I felt many of the variant 9*9 puzzles were tough
@ 2020-05-06 10:11 AM (#28195 - in reply to #28127) (#28195) Top

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An LMI player posted @ 2020-05-06 10:11 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? Anti Knight 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


@ 2020-05-06 2:45 PM (#28196 - in reply to #28127) (#28196) Top

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fal_94 posted @ 2020-05-06 2:45 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? Consecutive 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


@ 2020-05-06 6:38 PM (#28197 - in reply to #28127) (#28197) Top

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akash.doulani posted @ 2020-05-06 6:38 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
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Many puzzles were worth too much or too little


Since I neither had a printer nor a mouse at home, i had to copy the digits for 9x9 sudokus and draw the grids for 6x6. That took a lot of time since I had forgotten to mark the answer keys and had to scroll up and down for marking them. I started with 9x9 classics . On the variants side, I started with consecutive , couldnt proceed after some initial digits. Then I was completely stuck in anti knight. To my bad luck , I broke the odd even as well. I even logged out when around 25 minutes were left. Then I thought of submitting the classics I had solved and also attempting some 6x6 sudokus. The test was definitely one of the hardest that I have seen in Sudoku Mahabharat.
@ 2020-05-06 8:30 PM (#28199 - in reply to #28127) (#28199) Top

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gaurav.kjain posted @ 2020-05-06 8:30 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? Odd Even Bridge 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 seeing that SM2020 is on harder side except first round which was well balanced.
I genuinely feel that for this round is really on harder side specially, Antiknight which looked laborious to me unless I missed some obvious better deductions.
Overall puzzle qualities if I see are very good but may not fit SM theme.
Thanks Harmeet and Ramesh.
@ 2020-05-07 1:56 AM (#28200 - in reply to #28199) (#28200) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2020-05-07 1:56 AM

Anti Knight walkthrough


Here is a Walkthrough of the 9x9 Anti Knight by the author.

@ 2020-05-07 5:29 AM (#28201 - in reply to #28127) (#28201) Top

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priyambhushan posted @ 2020-05-07 5:29 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? Odd Even Queen Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


@ 2020-05-07 5:31 AM (#28202 - in reply to #28127) (#28202) Top

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priyambhushan posted @ 2020-05-07 5:31 AM

Really nice test, enjoyed the puzzles, puzzle quality was really nice, although I broke / got stuck on almost all the 9x9s and thus didn't score well at all. Hope to catch up in the last round a bit! Thanks Harmeet and Ramesh! Lovely construction :) also very heartwarming to see one more tribute to Shaheer :)
Thank you!

Edited by priyambhushan 2020-05-07 5:31 AM
@ 2020-05-07 8:40 AM (#28203 - in reply to #28127) (#28203) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2020-05-07 8:40 AM

Congratulations to Prasanna Seshadri, Tiit Vunk and Seungjae Kwak for taking the top three places, well ahead of the fourth placed participant.

Thanks to the 337 participants from 41 countries. Veronika Kolvekova (Slovakia) was the first to start the test and Rajani Rokade (India) was the last person to start the test. 29 participants completed the set within the allotted time, and 318 participants (94.36%) scored non-zero points. The median score of the test was 37.

Top 3 for countries with 10+ participants:

India(124): Rohan Rao, Rishi Puri and Ashish Kumar (2nd-4th)
Japan(21): Kota Morinishi, Endo Ken and Hideaki Jo
Poland(18): Piotr Gdowski, zbych and Tomasz Strozak
USA (17): Jason Zuffranieri, Walker Anderson and Jenna Rivet
Germany(16): Michael Ley, Robert Vollmert and Laje6
France(16): Timothy Doyle, Anne Limoges and Yannick Meyapin
Italy(16): Laura Tarchetti, Matteo Testa and Paolo Tivano
Slovakia (10): Katarina Simonovicova, Natalia Chanova and Marek Kasar

Thanks Ramesh Swarnakar and Harmeet Singh for the sudokus!

Participants may share feedback on the results page and rate the puzzles on the contest page.
@ 2020-05-07 8:44 AM (#28204 - in reply to #28127) (#28204) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2020-05-07 8:44 AM

The Solution Booklet is now available here.
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