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lakshmisv
Posts: 24
Country : India | Would be great if in future rounds, the penpa links can be retained in the pdf for practice after the contest is over. |
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oreotragus
Posts: 2
Country : France | A+tough+one |
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harmeet
Posts: 87
Country : India | harmeet posted @ 2022-02-27 5:09 PM Thanks+for+an+interesting+and+difficult+set+Kumaresan!+My+favourites+were%2c+Quadruple+(9x9+and+6x6)%2c+Consecutive+Pairs+(9x9)+and+Thermo+(9x9).+In+PB%2c+last+page+consecutive+pairs%2c+puzzle+numbers+(alongside+the+puzzle)+to+be+corrected+to+17+and+18+(printed+as+7+and+8)%2c+and+points+value+for+9x9+to+be+corrected+from+9+to+12. |
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swaroop2011
Posts: 668
 
Country : India | chocchip37 - 2022-02-28 2:48 AMThermo 6x6 is insanely difficult whilst all other 6x6 puzzles - after the break-in and careful deductions - quickly melt away. I've put 7 numbers in and I'm truly stuck - any hints? Can you share where you are stuck (like a screenshot ), so it's easier to guide/provide the next step? |
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Administrator
 
Country : India | %40lakshmisv+you+don't+need+the+pdf%2c+the+contest+puzzles+are+available+in+online+mode+after+the+contest+too.+You+can+also+go+to+paper+mode+and+click+on+the+names+of+the+puzzles.+Let+us+know+if+this+doesn't+work+in+any+of+the+past+2022+contests.+ |
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Administrator
Country : India | %40harmeet+thanks+for+the+notes.+We+will+upload+a+fixed+pdf+after+the+contest+ |
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vopani
Posts: 739
Country : India | vopani posted @ 2022-02-27 9:33 PM Fun+set+but+on+the+harder+side.%0aCouldn't+proceed+much+in+either+of+the+Thermos.%0a%0aFavourites%3a%0aExtra+Region+6x6%0aConsecutive+Pairs+9x9%0aQuadruple+9x9%0a%0aThanks+Kumaresan!+%f0%9f%99%8f |
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Nityant
Posts: 22
Country : India | Nityant posted @ 2022-02-27 10:22 PM Great+contest!+All+the+puzzle+were+fun+to+solve.+I+had+to+bifurcate+in+Consecutive+pairs+9x9.+Favourites+were+Thermo+6x6%2c+Quadruple+6x6+and+Consecutive+pairs+6x6.+Thanks!+ |
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WA1729
Posts: 65
Country : United States | WA1729 posted @ 2022-02-28 6:50 AM Fun+round!+My+favorites+were+the+Quadruples+and+Consecutive+Pairs.+Thanks!+%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f |
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XMTG
Posts: 1
Country : China | XMTG posted @ 2022-02-28 6:38 PM My+favourite+puzzle+is+Quadruple+Sudoku.+Some+puzzles+are+too+difficult+to+solve+so+that+I+used+brute+force+to+solve+them.+Anyway+most+of+the+puzzles+have+a+great+logic. |
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kishy72
Posts: 419
Country : India | kishy72 posted @ 2022-02-28 7:21 PM Very+tough+set+and+in+the+end+glad+to+have+scrambled+through+it+in+the+nick+of+time%2E+This+round+is+surely+a+wake+up+call+as+to+the+difficulty+of+SMs+this+year+which+was+already+indirectly+hinted+in+the+About+SM+page+%28which+I+had+completely+forgotten%29%2E%0D%0A%0D%0AI+had+a+very+strange+ride%2E+Power+failure+twice+during+the+contest%2C+assuming+that+I+have+broken+the+Thermo%2813%29+and+restarting+%28when+in+fact+I+was+on+the+correct+path%29%2E+The+funny+thing+in+Thermo+was+that+I+placed+4%265+in+R56C7+without+logic+%28no+idea+why+I+did+that%2C+perhaps+my+mind+imagined+a+Thermo+there%29+continued%2C+ended+with+6+on+R5C1+and+8+in+R6C1+%2ETowards+the+end%2C+I+saw+a+67+pencilmark+in+R9C1+and+thought+that+I+had+broken+the+sudoku+as+there+was+no+valid+digit+in+R4C1%2E++I+completely+forgot+that+9+can+be+in+R4C1+%2E+So+I+retraced+saw+that+I+had+placed+the+4+and+5+without+logic+%2C+swapped+them+continued+and+broke+the+sudoku+again+%F0%9F%A4%A3%2E+Had+to+restart%2E+Oh+%2E%2E%2EWell+%2E%2E%2E%0D%0A%0D%0AI+have+mixed+feelings+about+the+difficulty++and+thought+that+it+would+be+wise+to+see+how+further+rounds+of+SM+play+out+this+year+before+putting+forth+my+thoughts%2E%2E%0D%0AThanks+Kumaresan%2E+Favourites+are+Palindrome+%289x9%29+and+Quadruple%289x9%29 |
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Neha1609
Posts: 6
Country : India | Interesting+and+difficult+set.+Scratched+my+head+so+much+while+solving%f0%9f%98%85%f0%9f%98%82.++Thank+you+Kumaresan+and+team+for+this+contest.%f0%9f%98%8a |
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pranavmanu
Posts: 55
Country : India | Thank you Kumaresan Sir for a properly challenging set of sudokus. My first experience in a while with solving online, and I was clearly rusty. Favorites were Quadruple (Really satisfying solve) and Thermo 9x9's. I got stuck for long periods on the Quadruple and Diagonal, and before I knew it, completing the test was beyond me. I like the difficulty level, and the introduction of an extra variant. |
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Administrator
Country : India | Following multiple requests, Round 1 has been extended by 24 hours. There won't be any further extensions. |
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Geetu
Posts: 1
Country : India | Geetu posted @ 2022-03-02 6:55 PM Interesting |
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tamz29
Posts: 225
Country : Thailand | tamz29 posted @ 2022-03-02 9:30 PM In+the+PB%2c+the+numbering+for+the+Consecutive+Pairs+was+wrong.%0aI+guess+it+was+pasted+from+no.7-8. |
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ravilp
Posts: 10
Country : India | ravilp posted @ 2022-03-02 10:42 PM Phew!!!!+A+tough+set+indeed.+Thanks+for+the+forewarning+in+the+introductory+page+about+the+difficulty+level.+Got+stuck+a+while+in+9%c3%979+diagonal+and+9%c3%979+thermo.+Thankyou+Kumaresan+for+a+tough+set+of+puzzles.+%f0%9f%91%8c%f0%9f%91%8d |
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prasanna16391
Posts: 1801
Country : India | %40tamz29+ya%2c+someone+pointed+it+out+above%2c+I'll+fix+it+after+the+contest+for+the+archives.+%f0%9f%91%8d |
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Peter_Maverick
Posts: 4
Country : India | Great+Set+of+puzzles.+It+definitely+was+above+the+expected+difficulty.+Still+was+quite+enjoyable.+There+are+some+puzzles+that+I+had+to+bifurcate+to+solve+but+that's+on+me+not+properly+preparing.+Favorites+were+Quads+9x9%2c+Quads+6x6%2c+Consec+Pairs+9x9%2c+Thermo+6x6%2c+and+Extra+Region+6x6.%f0%9f%91%8c%f0%9f%91%8d |
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WPJ
Posts: 9
Country : Malaysia | WPJ posted @ 2022-03-03 11:57 PM %f0%9f%91%8d+Good+game |
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kishy72
Posts: 419
Country : India | kishy72 posted @ 2022-03-04 8:10 AM |
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lakshmisv
Posts: 24
Country : India | Thanks - it works |
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Joo M.Y
Posts: 72
Country : South Korea | Joo M.Y posted @ 2022-03-04 3:05 PM |
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WPJ
Posts: 9
Country : Malaysia | WPJ posted @ 2022-03-04 7:00 PM %40kishy72+nice%0a%0a |
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WPJ
Posts: 9
Country : Malaysia | WPJ posted @ 2022-03-04 7:46 PM |
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