Thread - Mock Test 17

@ 2010-03-20 1:07 AM (#291 - in reply to #290) (#291) Top

Gotroch

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Gotroch posted @ 2010-03-20 1:07 AM

neerajmehrotra - 2010-03-20 12:50 AM

Outside Killer in the IB........Is the solution unique

I am getting two solutions for the puzzle in the IB.....R5C2 can be both 4 and 5 with R6C2 and similarly R5C7 can be both 4 and 5 with R6C7............can somebody throw some light on this

I have checked the example and it is OK, so you probably made some mistake somewhere.
Check attached solution:

@ 2010-03-20 1:20 AM (#292 - in reply to #254) (#292) Top

neerajmehrotra

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neerajmehrotra posted @ 2010-03-20 1:20 AM

thanx a lot.............yep i was committing a mistake...........thanx again

@ 2010-03-20 1:23 AM (#293 - in reply to #290) (#293) Top

amitsowani

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amitsowani posted @ 2010-03-20 1:23 AM

The Outside Killer in the IB has a unique solution.
I am pasting the solution here so that you can verify where you made a mistake.

The clue with the 14 on the left was simply awesome :)

@ 2010-03-20 1:26 AM (#294 - in reply to #293) (#294) Top

amitsowani

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amitsowani posted @ 2010-03-20 1:26 AM

Too late in solving and posting the solution :)

@ 2010-03-20 1:35 AM (#295 - in reply to #254) (#295) Top

neerajmehrotra

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neerajmehrotra posted @ 2010-03-20 1:35 AM

stiill many thanx..................I too was able to solve it...........was doing a silly mistake AS USUAL

@ 2010-03-20 3:42 AM (#297 - in reply to #254) (#297) Top

jwilsonian

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jwilsonian posted @ 2010-03-20 3:42 AM

Hello,

I am confused with regards to the Relay in section 1 of the Instruction booklet. I solved the first puzzle, but then none of the 3x3 blocks fit in the second puzzle. Can you please clarify what it is I am supposed to do exactly? Thanks! A cursory examination of submitting a row from puzzle 3 into 4 also shows that none are possible, even before I solve. Confused...

@ 2010-03-20 3:57 AM (#298 - in reply to #297) (#298) Top

Gotroch

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Gotroch posted @ 2010-03-20 3:57 AM

jwilsonian - 2010-03-20 3:42 AM

Hello,

I am confused with regards to the Relay in section 1 of the Instruction booklet. I solved the first puzzle, but then none of the 3x3 blocks fit in the second puzzle. Can you please clarify what it is I am supposed to do exactly? Thanks! A cursory examination of submitting a row from puzzle 3 into 4 also shows that none are possible, even before I solve. Confused...

You can change position of the transfered element. So for example You can transfer top left corner 3x3 block from one puzzle to bottom right corner (or any of possible nine positions) of second puzzle

Edited by Gotroch 2010-03-20 3:58 AM

@ 2010-03-20 4:08 AM (#299 - in reply to #298) (#299) Top

jwilsonian

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jwilsonian posted @ 2010-03-20 4:08 AM

Ah, excellent. Thank you for your response. That makes things a lot easier...

@ 2010-03-20 6:12 AM (#301 - in reply to #266) (#301) Top

debmohanty

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debmohanty posted @ 2010-03-20 6:12 AM

Please note : As per the IB, [red]Round1 and Round2 both are of 60 minutes[/red] now.

@ 2010-03-20 11:57 AM (#303 - in reply to #254) (#303) Top

akash.doulani

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akash.doulani posted @ 2010-03-20 11:57 AM

i have a question in " no four in a row " sudoku. does diagonal imply in the main diagonal or any 4 diagonally adjacent cells ?

@ 2010-03-20 12:02 PM (#304 - in reply to #303) (#304) Top

cauchy

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cauchy posted @ 2010-03-20 12:02 PM

akash.doulani - 2010-03-20 11:57 AM

i have a question in " no four in a row " sudoku. does diagonal imply in the main diagonal or any 4 diagonally adjacent cells ?

In any 4 diagonally adjacent cells (in any diagonal direction by the given cell).

@ 2010-03-20 2:41 PM (#305 - in reply to #304) (#305) Top

purifire

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purifire posted @ 2010-03-20 2:41 PM

This is getting interesting and confusing at the same time :D .... Its high time I checked the IB out...

@ 2010-03-20 3:47 PM (#306 - in reply to #254) (#306) Top

debmohanty

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debmohanty posted @ 2010-03-20 3:47 PM

The puzzle booklets are available to download at the mock page

@ 2010-03-20 3:59 PM (#307 - in reply to #254) (#307) Top

Tejal Phatak

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Tejal Phatak posted @ 2010-03-20 3:59 PM

Seems like its going to be an interesting Mock Test :)

@ 2010-03-20 5:07 PM (#308 - in reply to #254) (#308) Top

akash.doulani

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akash.doulani posted @ 2010-03-20 5:07 PM

it feels like the good old days of our childhood when we eagerly waited for sundays.

@ 2010-03-21 8:00 AM (#309 - in reply to #254) (#309) Top

jcvb

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jcvb posted @ 2010-03-21 8:00 AM

can i know my score?

@ 2010-03-21 8:24 AM (#310 - in reply to #309) (#310) Top

debmohanty

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debmohanty posted @ 2010-03-21 8:24 AM

jcvb - 2010-03-21 8:00 AM can i know my score?

520
Relay2 is wrong

@ 2010-03-21 8:40 AM (#311 - in reply to #254) (#311) Top

jcvb

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jcvb posted @ 2010-03-21 8:40 AM

thanks.

@ 2010-03-21 1:25 PM (#312 - in reply to #254) (#312) Top

neerajmehrotra

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neerajmehrotra posted @ 2010-03-21 1:25 PM

nice set of puzzles..............although I could not do well

@ 2010-03-21 6:24 PM (#313 - in reply to #254) (#313) Top

akash.doulani

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akash.doulani posted @ 2010-03-21 6:24 PM

can i know my score?

@ 2010-03-21 8:00 PM (#314 - in reply to #254) (#314) Top

debmohanty

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debmohanty posted @ 2010-03-21 8:00 PM

Here are the solutions

@ 2010-03-21 8:26 PM (#315 - in reply to #254) (#315) Top

Tejal Phatak

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Tejal Phatak posted @ 2010-03-21 8:26 PM

Was a really good Mock test.

Made a mistake by starting with the Relay in the 1st round, took really long to complete it :|

Round 2 was nice as well. Found Arrow Sudoku a little tough, wasted a lot of time on it. Fortress and No Four in a Row were good puzzles :)

In all, a very good Mock Test!
Thanks to Gotroch and Cauchy.

@ 2010-03-21 8:32 PM (#316 - in reply to #254) (#316) Top

Tejal Phatak

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Tejal Phatak posted @ 2010-03-21 8:32 PM

Ohh forgot about Outside Killer!
That was a nice puzzle too...

@ 2010-03-21 8:58 PM (#317 - in reply to #254) (#317) Top

debmohanty

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debmohanty posted @ 2010-03-21 8:58 PM

Congratulations to janoslaw, jaku111 and Rohan Rao topping the table. Hope everyone enjoyed the mock.

And thanks to cauchy and gotroch for yet another nice mock.

Please rate the Sudokus if you have not done so yet

@ 2010-03-21 9:48 PM (#318 - in reply to #254) (#318) Top

Gotroch

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Gotroch posted @ 2010-03-21 9:48 PM

Congratulation to the winners and thanks to all participants.
Special thanks to Deb, for preparing the site despite we delivered our puzzles in last minutes.
Our puzzles are usually hard and probably should be little easier in this Mock, but we hope you found them interesting.

Gotroch & cauchy


	@ 2010-03-20 1:07 AM (#291 - in reply to #290) (#291) Top
Gotroch Posts: 83 Country : Czech Republic	Gotroch posted @ 2010-03-20 1:07 AM neerajmehrotra - 2010-03-20 12:50 AM Outside Killer in the IB........Is the solution unique I am getting two solutions for the puzzle in the IB.....R5C2 can be both 4 and 5 with R6C2 and similarly R5C7 can be both 4 and 5 with R6C7............can somebody throw some light on this I have checked the example and it is OK, so you probably made some mistake somewhere. Check attached solution:
	@ 2010-03-20 1:20 AM (#292 - in reply to #254) (#292) Top
neerajmehrotra Posts: 329 Country : India	neerajmehrotra posted @ 2010-03-20 1:20 AM thanx a lot.............yep i was committing a mistake...........thanx again
	@ 2010-03-20 1:23 AM (#293 - in reply to #290) (#293) Top
amitsowani Posts: 349 Country : India	amitsowani posted @ 2010-03-20 1:23 AM The Outside Killer in the IB has a unique solution. I am pasting the solution here so that you can verify where you made a mistake. The clue with the 14 on the left was simply awesome :)
	@ 2010-03-20 1:26 AM (#294 - in reply to #293) (#294) Top
amitsowani Posts: 349 Country : India	amitsowani posted @ 2010-03-20 1:26 AM Too late in solving and posting the solution :)
	@ 2010-03-20 1:35 AM (#295 - in reply to #254) (#295) Top
neerajmehrotra Posts: 329 Country : India	neerajmehrotra posted @ 2010-03-20 1:35 AM stiill many thanx..................I too was able to solve it...........was doing a silly mistake AS USUAL
	@ 2010-03-20 3:42 AM (#297 - in reply to #254) (#297) Top
jwilsonian Posts: 4 Country : United States	jwilsonian posted @ 2010-03-20 3:42 AM Hello, I am confused with regards to the Relay in section 1 of the Instruction booklet. I solved the first puzzle, but then none of the 3x3 blocks fit in the second puzzle. Can you please clarify what it is I am supposed to do exactly? Thanks! A cursory examination of submitting a row from puzzle 3 into 4 also shows that none are possible, even before I solve. Confused...
	@ 2010-03-20 3:57 AM (#298 - in reply to #297) (#298) Top
Gotroch Posts: 83 Country : Czech Republic	Gotroch posted @ 2010-03-20 3:57 AM jwilsonian - 2010-03-20 3:42 AM Hello, I am confused with regards to the Relay in section 1 of the Instruction booklet. I solved the first puzzle, but then none of the 3x3 blocks fit in the second puzzle. Can you please clarify what it is I am supposed to do exactly? Thanks! A cursory examination of submitting a row from puzzle 3 into 4 also shows that none are possible, even before I solve. Confused... You can change position of the transfered element. So for example You can transfer top left corner 3x3 block from one puzzle to bottom right corner (or any of possible nine positions) of second puzzle Edited by Gotroch 2010-03-20 3:58 AM
	@ 2010-03-20 4:08 AM (#299 - in reply to #298) (#299) Top
jwilsonian Posts: 4 Country : United States	jwilsonian posted @ 2010-03-20 4:08 AM Ah, excellent. Thank you for your response. That makes things a lot easier...
	@ 2010-03-20 6:12 AM (#301 - in reply to #266) (#301) Top
debmohanty Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2010-03-20 6:12 AM Please note : As per the IB, [red]Round1 and Round2 both are of 60 minutes[/red] now.
	@ 2010-03-20 11:57 AM (#303 - in reply to #254) (#303) Top
akash.doulani Posts: 157 Country : India	akash.doulani posted @ 2010-03-20 11:57 AM i have a question in " no four in a row " sudoku. does diagonal imply in the main diagonal or any 4 diagonally adjacent cells ?
	@ 2010-03-20 12:02 PM (#304 - in reply to #303) (#304) Top
cauchy Posts: 1 Country : Czech Republic	cauchy posted @ 2010-03-20 12:02 PM akash.doulani - 2010-03-20 11:57 AM i have a question in " no four in a row " sudoku. does diagonal imply in the main diagonal or any 4 diagonally adjacent cells ? In any 4 diagonally adjacent cells (in any diagonal direction by the given cell).
	@ 2010-03-20 2:41 PM (#305 - in reply to #304) (#305) Top
purifire Posts: 460 Country : India	purifire posted @ 2010-03-20 2:41 PM This is getting interesting and confusing at the same time :D .... Its high time I checked the IB out...
	@ 2010-03-20 3:47 PM (#306 - in reply to #254) (#306) Top
debmohanty Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2010-03-20 3:47 PM The puzzle booklets are available to download at the mock page
	@ 2010-03-20 3:59 PM (#307 - in reply to #254) (#307) Top
Tejal Phatak Posts: 81 Country : India	Tejal Phatak posted @ 2010-03-20 3:59 PM Seems like its going to be an interesting Mock Test :)
	@ 2010-03-20 5:07 PM (#308 - in reply to #254) (#308) Top
akash.doulani Posts: 157 Country : India	akash.doulani posted @ 2010-03-20 5:07 PM it feels like the good old days of our childhood when we eagerly waited for sundays.
	@ 2010-03-21 8:00 AM (#309 - in reply to #254) (#309) Top
jcvb Posts: 12 Country : China	jcvb posted @ 2010-03-21 8:00 AM can i know my score?
	@ 2010-03-21 8:24 AM (#310 - in reply to #309) (#310) Top
debmohanty Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2010-03-21 8:24 AM jcvb - 2010-03-21 8:00 AM can i know my score? 520 Relay2 is wrong
	@ 2010-03-21 8:40 AM (#311 - in reply to #254) (#311) Top
jcvb Posts: 12 Country : China	jcvb posted @ 2010-03-21 8:40 AM thanks.
	@ 2010-03-21 1:25 PM (#312 - in reply to #254) (#312) Top
neerajmehrotra Posts: 329 Country : India	neerajmehrotra posted @ 2010-03-21 1:25 PM nice set of puzzles..............although I could not do well
	@ 2010-03-21 6:24 PM (#313 - in reply to #254) (#313) Top
akash.doulani Posts: 157 Country : India	akash.doulani posted @ 2010-03-21 6:24 PM can i know my score?
	@ 2010-03-21 8:00 PM (#314 - in reply to #254) (#314) Top
debmohanty Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2010-03-21 8:00 PM Here are the solutions
	@ 2010-03-21 8:26 PM (#315 - in reply to #254) (#315) Top
Tejal Phatak Posts: 81 Country : India	Tejal Phatak posted @ 2010-03-21 8:26 PM Was a really good Mock test. Made a mistake by starting with the Relay in the 1st round, took really long to complete it :\| Round 2 was nice as well. Found Arrow Sudoku a little tough, wasted a lot of time on it. Fortress and No Four in a Row were good puzzles :) In all, a very good Mock Test! Thanks to Gotroch and Cauchy.
	@ 2010-03-21 8:32 PM (#316 - in reply to #254) (#316) Top
Tejal Phatak Posts: 81 Country : India	Tejal Phatak posted @ 2010-03-21 8:32 PM Ohh forgot about Outside Killer! That was a nice puzzle too...
	@ 2010-03-21 8:58 PM (#317 - in reply to #254) (#317) Top
debmohanty Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2010-03-21 8:58 PM Congratulations to janoslaw, jaku111 and Rohan Rao topping the table. Hope everyone enjoyed the mock. And thanks to cauchy and gotroch for yet another nice mock. Please rate the Sudokus if you have not done so yet
	@ 2010-03-21 9:48 PM (#318 - in reply to #254) (#318) Top
Gotroch Posts: 83 Country : Czech Republic	Gotroch posted @ 2010-03-21 9:48 PM Congratulation to the winners and thanks to all participants. Special thanks to Deb, for preparing the site despite we delivered our puzzles in last minutes. Our puzzles are usually hard and probably should be little easier in this Mock, but we hope you found them interesting. Gotroch & cauchy