Thread - Standard & Neighbours - 25th Feb - 2nd Mar 2022 - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier 2022

@ 2022-03-13 8:57 AM (#30442 - in reply to #30435) (#30442) Top

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chocchip37 posted @ 2022-03-13 8:57 AM

"Most of the solvers feel Thermo6x6 is on harder side. There is place holder technique and a Xwing to eliminate 3 from r3c3 is the breaking point of this puzzle."

Can someone do a quick video explaining how this logic works? My big gap in improving in sudoku solving is lack of ability to spot X/Y/XY wings, Swordfish, etc, so actually seeing a video on how this works would be great, as I, too, sadly had to bifurcate in column 3 after staring at the puzzle with a friend for an hour and it was not satisfying in the least, despite making a reasonable start (placing 5612 in last column, and subsequently 16 in 1st column and 1 in 2nd column).

Notwithstanding the above, the puzzle contest was overall excellent - really enjoyed the palindrome and especially the quadruple sudokus; I think quadruple, thermo and double variants are among my most favourite sudoku variants.

Thankyou Kumaresan R for a fantastic set of puzzles, and I look forward to more Sudoku Penpa puzzle contests in the future! :)

Edited by chocchip37 2022-03-13 8:59 AM

@ 2022-03-13 9:24 AM (#30443 - in reply to #30442) (#30443) Top

swaroop2011

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swaroop2011 posted @ 2022-03-13 9:24 AM

chocchip37 - 2022-03-13 10:57 PM"Most of the solvers feel Thermo6x6 is on harder side. There is place holder technique and a Xwing to eliminate 3 from r3c3 is the breaking point of this puzzle."Can someone do a quick video explaining how this logic works? My big gap in improving in sudoku solving is lack of ability to spot X/Y/XY wings, Swordfish, etc, so actually seeing a video on how this works would be great, as I, too, sadly had to bifurcate in column 3 after staring at the puzzle with a friend for an hour and it was not satisfying in the least, despite making a reasonable start (placing 5612 in last column, and subsequently 16 in 1st column and 1 in 2nd column).Notwithstanding the above, the puzzle contest was overall excellent - really enjoyed the palindrome and especially the quadruple sudokus; I think quadruple, thermo and double variants are among my most favourite sudoku variants.Thankyou Kumaresan R for a fantastic set of puzzles, and I look forward to more Sudoku Penpa puzzle contests in the future! :)

You can find a lot of videos explaining these techniques here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCen_KUSfhiNvdO42FZtg81A/playlists also includes some advanced techniques.

Edited by swaroop2011 2022-03-13 9:25 AM

@ 2022-03-14 10:39 AM (#30444 - in reply to #30384) (#30444) Top

sunvat

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sunvat posted @ 2022-03-14 10:39 AM

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@ 2022-03-14 11:21 PM (#30450 - in reply to #30444) (#30450) Top

prasanna16391

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2022-03-14 11:21 PM

Step 1 - Go here and note the schedule - https://logicmastersindia.com/SM/2022sm.asp
Step 2 - During the active contest periods just go to the respective links and participate. Read our FAQs for more details on participating. General and Online Solving

You can also try out our past Sudoku Mahabharat contests here to get some practice. The most recent ones can also be participated in unofficially instead of just downloading the content.


	@ 2022-03-13 8:57 AM (#30442 - in reply to #30435) (#30442) Top
chocchip37 Posts: 9 Country : Australia	chocchip37 posted @ 2022-03-13 8:57 AM "Most of the solvers feel Thermo6x6 is on harder side. There is place holder technique and a Xwing to eliminate 3 from r3c3 is the breaking point of this puzzle." Can someone do a quick video explaining how this logic works? My big gap in improving in sudoku solving is lack of ability to spot X/Y/XY wings, Swordfish, etc, so actually seeing a video on how this works would be great, as I, too, sadly had to bifurcate in column 3 after staring at the puzzle with a friend for an hour and it was not satisfying in the least, despite making a reasonable start (placing 5612 in last column, and subsequently 16 in 1st column and 1 in 2nd column). Notwithstanding the above, the puzzle contest was overall excellent - really enjoyed the palindrome and especially the quadruple sudokus; I think quadruple, thermo and double variants are among my most favourite sudoku variants. Thankyou Kumaresan R for a fantastic set of puzzles, and I look forward to more Sudoku Penpa puzzle contests in the future! :) Edited by chocchip37 2022-03-13 8:59 AM
	@ 2022-03-13 9:24 AM (#30443 - in reply to #30442) (#30443) Top
swaroop2011 Posts: 668 Country : India	swaroop2011 posted @ 2022-03-13 9:24 AM chocchip37 - 2022-03-13 10:57 PM"Most of the solvers feel Thermo6x6 is on harder side. There is place holder technique and a Xwing to eliminate 3 from r3c3 is the breaking point of this puzzle."Can someone do a quick video explaining how this logic works? My big gap in improving in sudoku solving is lack of ability to spot X/Y/XY wings, Swordfish, etc, so actually seeing a video on how this works would be great, as I, too, sadly had to bifurcate in column 3 after staring at the puzzle with a friend for an hour and it was not satisfying in the least, despite making a reasonable start (placing 5612 in last column, and subsequently 16 in 1st column and 1 in 2nd column).Notwithstanding the above, the puzzle contest was overall excellent - really enjoyed the palindrome and especially the quadruple sudokus; I think quadruple, thermo and double variants are among my most favourite sudoku variants.Thankyou Kumaresan R for a fantastic set of puzzles, and I look forward to more Sudoku Penpa puzzle contests in the future! :) You can find a lot of videos explaining these techniques here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCen_KUSfhiNvdO42FZtg81A/playlists also includes some advanced techniques. Edited by swaroop2011 2022-03-13 9:25 AM
	@ 2022-03-14 10:39 AM (#30444 - in reply to #30384) (#30444) Top
sunvat Posts: 1 Country : India	sunvat posted @ 2022-03-14 10:39 AM how+to+participate+in+sudoku+mahabharat%3F%0D%0A%F0%9F%A4%94
	@ 2022-03-14 11:21 PM (#30450 - in reply to #30444) (#30450) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1801 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2022-03-14 11:21 PM Step 1 - Go here and note the schedule - https://logicmastersindia.com/SM/2022sm.asp Step 2 - During the active contest periods just go to the respective links and participate. Read our FAQs for more details on participating. General and Online Solving You can also try out our past Sudoku Mahabharat contests here to get some practice. The most recent ones can also be participated in unofficially instead of just downloading the content.