Thread - LMI Spring Sudoku Test (26th/27th March)

@ 2011-03-16 7:43 PM (#3758 - in reply to #3756) (#3758) Top

Fred76

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Fred76 posted @ 2011-03-16 7:43 PM

Haha !!!

Don't worry, be happy !

@ 2011-03-16 7:54 PM (#3759 - in reply to #3757) (#3759) Top

purifire

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purifire posted @ 2011-03-16 7:54 PM

Ours brun - 2011-03-16 7:40 PM

You really need not worrying about that. You'd better worry about the puzzles themselves...!

Please stop scaring me

Rishi

@ 2011-03-16 9:10 PM (#3760 - in reply to #3759) (#3760) Top

neerajmehrotra

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neerajmehrotra posted @ 2011-03-16 9:10 PM

happy as always!!! :-)
I am not able to understand the double sudoku. I am clear with the rules but not able to get an start in the sample puzzle in the IB.
Any volunteers for step by step help.....

@ 2011-03-16 9:50 PM (#3761 - in reply to #3760) (#3761) Top

Fred76

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Fred76 posted @ 2011-03-16 9:50 PM

neerajmehrotra - 2011-03-16 9:10 PM

happy as always!!! :-)
I am not able to understand the double sudoku. I am clear with the rules but not able to get an start in the sample puzzle in the IB.
Any volunteers for step by step help.....

Starting point are the 2 R's. There are only 2 ways to addition some 1-6 digits with result 18: 1+2+4+5+6 or 3+4+5+6. the consequence is that the 3 should be on first or last position, and on the opposite you have a pair 12. So you have 3 on R4C6 and R6C5, Then also on R2C4 (just classical placement). Then you can study the "E" columns where 2-3 must touch each other and 1-4 also.

I think that give a good start !

Fred

@ 2011-03-16 9:51 PM (#3762 - in reply to #3760) (#3762) Top

purifire

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purifire posted @ 2011-03-16 9:51 PM

Neeraj, look at row 4.... the value of R is 18... now in a 6x6 the sum of all numbers is 21.... so number 3 is the uncommon part of the 2 way sum...
so we need 3 at one end and the numbers 1&2 at the other and 4,5,6 in between. Since 3 is already there in Col 1...R4C6 is a 3 and R4C12 has pencil marks of 1,2.

@ 2011-03-16 9:53 PM (#3763 - in reply to #3761) (#3763) Top

purifire

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purifire posted @ 2011-03-16 9:53 PM

Fred76 - 2011-03-16 9:50 PM

I have the images for solution ready but I am getting a server error when trying to upload...

Rishi

@ 2011-03-16 10:46 PM (#3764 - in reply to #3740) (#3764) Top

neerajmehrotra

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neerajmehrotra posted @ 2011-03-16 10:46 PM

Thanx Rishi and Fred.............
That was excellent......... i cud solve it now....

@ 2011-03-18 10:52 AM (#3777 - in reply to #3764) (#3777) Top

Administrator

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Administrator posted @ 2011-03-18 10:52 AM

The online example image (SunDoku) is now marked with Arrows.

@ 2011-03-18 4:14 PM (#3780 - in reply to #3746) (#3780) Top

Fred76

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Fred76 posted @ 2011-03-18 4:14 PM

rakesh_rai - 2011-03-16 10:03 AM

Administrator - 2011-03-16 9:50 AM

If the same Sudoku is submitted using both modes and only one of them is correct, it will be left to organizers to decide if points are to be awarded.

I think no points should be awarded in such cases as, otherwise, this system can be (mis)used to make answer guesses.

I think the best decision is to take into account the last submission, whether by one or the other mode. A player can solve on paper, submit, and then realize there is a mistake. Perhaps he choose to solve again with interface, and submit again. Or the reverse situation. Of course, if the first submission is correct and the second one not, it's a pity for the player...
So please, don't submit a false code if you had already submit the right one

Fred

@ 2011-03-18 4:29 PM (#3781 - in reply to #3780) (#3781) Top

Administrator

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Administrator posted @ 2011-03-18 4:29 PM

Fred76 - 2011-03-18 4:14 PM

I think the best decision is to take into account the last submission, whether by one or the other mode. A player can solve on paper, submit, and then realize there is a mistake. Perhaps he choose to solve again with interface, and submit again. Or the reverse situation. Of course, if the first submission is correct and the second one not, it's a pity for the player...

Fred

That seems ideal. We'll stick to this rule (at least for this test, and revisit in the next test if required)

@ 2011-03-19 9:36 PM (#3786 - in reply to #3781) (#3786) Top

Administrator

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Administrator posted @ 2011-03-19 9:36 PM

Instructions in Chinese available in SudokuFans forum - http://www.sudokufans.org.cn/forums/index.php?showtopic=247

@ 2011-03-19 9:42 PM (#3787 - in reply to #3786) (#3787) Top

debmohanty

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debmohanty posted @ 2011-03-19 9:42 PM

After reading the translation at sudokufans forum, I'm suddenly having a question about Jigsaw Wordoku.
Will the word (or letters to be used) given? Or players have to be find it as part of solving.
In the example it is clear since U is repeated in one column.

@ 2011-03-19 11:14 PM (#3788 - in reply to #3740) (#3788) Top

Ours brun

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Ours brun posted @ 2011-03-19 11:14 PM

This is a good question.

Deb, I send you an e-mail about it in a few minutes.

Bastien

@ 2011-03-22 8:51 PM (#3809 - in reply to #3740) (#3809) Top

Administrator

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Administrator posted @ 2011-03-22 8:51 PM

We are making an experiment - this test starts 6 hours earlier than regular LMI tests.
The scheduled end time is same as regular LMI tests timings.

Please check the exact timings in the submission page

@ 2011-03-22 10:15 PM (#3810 - in reply to #3787) (#3810) Top

Fred76

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Fred76 posted @ 2011-03-22 10:15 PM

debmohanty - 2011-03-19 9:42 PM

After reading the translation at sudokufans forum, I'm suddenly having a question about Jigsaw Wordoku.
Will the word (or letters to be used) given? Or players have to be find it as part of solving.
In the example it is clear since U is repeated in one column.

We finally take the decision to write the word (whose letters are used in the grid) in the instructions of the puzzle. So if you want to save a few seconds, read the instructions of that puzzle before solving !

Fred

@ 2011-03-25 8:57 AM (#3825 - in reply to #3740) (#3825) Top

Administrator

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Administrator posted @ 2011-03-25 8:57 AM

Password protected booklet uploaded. It has 12 pages, each page has one Sudoku. [ There is no cover page ]

As mentioned earlier, the test starts 6 hours earlier than regular LMI test start time.

@ 2011-03-25 9:48 PM (#3826 - in reply to #3825) (#3826) Top

Nikola

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Nikola posted @ 2011-03-25 9:48 PM

Yes, Fred, it is a challenge, but I think I succeeded!

I tried everything and it's really impossible to catch the last cell (R1C1) with the decreasing ray.

I expect a lot of suns and flowers this weekend.

Nikola

@ 2011-03-26 12:15 AM (#3827 - in reply to #3826) (#3827) Top

Fred76

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Fred76 posted @ 2011-03-26 12:15 AM

Nikola - 2011-03-25 9:48 PM

Yes, Fred, it is a challenge, but I think I succeeded!

I tried everything and it's really impossible to catch the last cell (R1C1) with the decreasing ray.

I expect a lot of suns and flowers this weekend.

Nikola

Nice, Nikola ! Good Idea to shorten a Ray to achieve this. I think it's the only way, but I'm not mathematician, so I do not want to do a strict proof

Good luck for the tournament !

Good luck to all and may the best win!

Fred

@ 2011-03-26 4:21 AM (#3828 - in reply to #3827) (#3828) Top

yureklis

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yureklis posted @ 2011-03-26 4:21 AM

Thank you very much for very nice test! Normally I cannot solve sudoku very quickly, but i tried to do my best :) I broke some puzzles, and i couldnt fix them, especially i am very sad about "mixed", i had almost finished, but i hadnt enough time for it :) In any way, i like very much, and i must say that "Killer 0-8" was amazing!

Thank you very much again,

Serkan

@ 2011-03-26 4:36 AM (#3829 - in reply to #3828) (#3829) Top

Fred76

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Fred76 posted @ 2011-03-26 4:36 AM

yureklis - 2011-03-26 4:21 AM

Thank you very much for very nice test! Normally I cannot solve sudoku very quickly, but i tried to do my best :) I broke some puzzles, and i couldnt fix them, especially i am very sad about "mixed", i had almost finished, but i hadnt enough time for it :) In any way, i like very much, and i must say that "Killer 0-8" was amazing!

Thank you very much again,

Serkan

Thank you, Serkan. I'm sure your comment will reassure Bastien, who was not very satisfied by the killer 0-8 (he's the author) and wanted to remove it from the test. Fortunately we managed to make him change his mind

Fred

@ 2011-03-26 3:02 PM (#3830 - in reply to #3740) (#3830) Top

manikodi

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manikodi posted @ 2011-03-26 3:02 PM

What is the password for the puzzle booklet? I am not able to find it in the site.

@ 2011-03-26 3:05 PM (#3831 - in reply to #3830) (#3831) Top

Administrator

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Administrator posted @ 2011-03-26 3:05 PM

manikodi - 2011-03-26 3:02 PM

What is the password for the puzzle booklet? I am not able to find it in the site.

You have to login at the submission page, click on "Start Spring"
After that the password will be shown (in red color)
You can open the pdf using the password OR you can solve online

You've to submit within 120 minutes after you "Start Spring"

@ 2011-03-26 4:59 PM (#3832 - in reply to #3740) (#3832) Top

rakesh_rai

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rakesh_rai posted @ 2011-03-26 4:59 PM

Good selection of puzzles - the variations were eminently enjoyable. Thanks to all the authors for this test.

@ 2011-03-26 6:56 PM (#3833 - in reply to #3828) (#3833) Top

Ours brun

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Ours brun posted @ 2011-03-26 6:56 PM

yureklis - 2011-03-26 12:21 AM

In any way, i like very much, and i must say that "Killer 0-8" was amazing!

Fred76 - 2011-03-26 12:36 AM

Thank you, Serkan. I'm sure your comment will reassure Bastien, who was not very satisfied by the killer 0-8 (he's the author) and wanted to remove it from the test. Fortunately we managed to make him change his mind

Fred

This puzzle is a whole story by itself, so I will keep quiet till the test is over, but reading the word "amazing" from Serkan is for sure a huge satisfaction and reassurance.

Thanks ! (and indeed, thanks to the team for having encouraged me to keep this puzzle)

@ 2011-03-26 9:14 PM (#3835 - in reply to #3740) (#3835) Top

vopani

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vopani posted @ 2011-03-26 9:14 PM

I dont like tests that are too short. I generally prefer longer tests.
I dont like tests with puzzles that are too complex or very difficult to understand and implement.
I dont like tests with puzzles that are difficult to solve and need a lot of guesswork.

Spring test is just the type of test that I love. A little lengthy, beautiful sudoku variations, some new, some standard variants, some tweaked variants, absolutely fun-guaranteed test. There are some things I want to tell, but I have to control myself till the test is over :-)
And a silly stupid mistake cost me Double Sum's points. Been very erroneous in the last few tests :(

But, great work by the team!

What is your opinion about the new 'Paper Submission Mode'?

Option	Results
The new "Paper Submission Mode" is very useful and LMI must continue it.	16 Votes - [100%]
The new "Paper Submission Mode" is good, but needs improvement (Please specify in forum)	0 Votes - [0%]
The new "Paper Submission Mode" is not any useful, and should be dropped	0 Votes - [0%]


	@ 2011-03-16 7:43 PM (#3758 - in reply to #3756) (#3758) Top
Fred76 Posts: 337 Country : Switzerland	Fred76 posted @ 2011-03-16 7:43 PM Haha !!! Don't worry, be happy !
	@ 2011-03-16 7:54 PM (#3759 - in reply to #3757) (#3759) Top
purifire Posts: 460 Country : India	purifire posted @ 2011-03-16 7:54 PM Ours brun - 2011-03-16 7:40 PM You really need not worrying about that. You'd better worry about the puzzles themselves...! Please stop scaring me Rishi
	@ 2011-03-16 9:10 PM (#3760 - in reply to #3759) (#3760) Top
neerajmehrotra Posts: 329 Country : India	neerajmehrotra posted @ 2011-03-16 9:10 PM happy as always!!! :-) I am not able to understand the double sudoku. I am clear with the rules but not able to get an start in the sample puzzle in the IB. Any volunteers for step by step help.....
	@ 2011-03-16 9:50 PM (#3761 - in reply to #3760) (#3761) Top
Fred76 Posts: 337 Country : Switzerland	Fred76 posted @ 2011-03-16 9:50 PM neerajmehrotra - 2011-03-16 9:10 PM happy as always!!! :-) I am not able to understand the double sudoku. I am clear with the rules but not able to get an start in the sample puzzle in the IB. Any volunteers for step by step help..... Starting point are the 2 R's. There are only 2 ways to addition some 1-6 digits with result 18: 1+2+4+5+6 or 3+4+5+6. the consequence is that the 3 should be on first or last position, and on the opposite you have a pair 12. So you have 3 on R4C6 and R6C5, Then also on R2C4 (just classical placement). Then you can study the "E" columns where 2-3 must touch each other and 1-4 also. I think that give a good start ! Fred
	@ 2011-03-16 9:51 PM (#3762 - in reply to #3760) (#3762) Top
purifire Posts: 460 Country : India	purifire posted @ 2011-03-16 9:51 PM neerajmehrotra - 2011-03-16 9:10 PM happy as always!!! :-) I am not able to understand the double sudoku. I am clear with the rules but not able to get an start in the sample puzzle in the IB. Any volunteers for step by step help..... Neeraj, look at row 4.... the value of R is 18... now in a 6x6 the sum of all numbers is 21.... so number 3 is the uncommon part of the 2 way sum... so we need 3 at one end and the numbers 1&2 at the other and 4,5,6 in between. Since 3 is already there in Col 1...R4C6 is a 3 and R4C12 has pencil marks of 1,2.
	@ 2011-03-16 9:53 PM (#3763 - in reply to #3761) (#3763) Top
purifire Posts: 460 Country : India	purifire posted @ 2011-03-16 9:53 PM Fred76 - 2011-03-16 9:50 PM neerajmehrotra - 2011-03-16 9:10 PM happy as always!!! :-) I am not able to understand the double sudoku. I am clear with the rules but not able to get an start in the sample puzzle in the IB. Any volunteers for step by step help..... Starting point are the 2 R's. There are only 2 ways to addition some 1-6 digits with result 18: 1+2+4+5+6 or 3+4+5+6. the consequence is that the 3 should be on first or last position, and on the opposite you have a pair 12. So you have 3 on R4C6 and R6C5, Then also on R2C4 (just classical placement). Then you can study the "E" columns where 2-3 must touch each other and 1-4 also. I think that give a good start ! Fred I have the images for solution ready but I am getting a server error when trying to upload... Rishi
	@ 2011-03-16 10:46 PM (#3764 - in reply to #3740) (#3764) Top
neerajmehrotra Posts: 329 Country : India	neerajmehrotra posted @ 2011-03-16 10:46 PM Thanx Rishi and Fred............. That was excellent......... i cud solve it now....
	@ 2011-03-18 10:52 AM (#3777 - in reply to #3764) (#3777) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2011-03-18 10:52 AM The online example image (SunDoku) is now marked with Arrows.
	@ 2011-03-18 4:14 PM (#3780 - in reply to #3746) (#3780) Top
Fred76 Posts: 337 Country : Switzerland	Fred76 posted @ 2011-03-18 4:14 PM rakesh_rai - 2011-03-16 10:03 AM Administrator - 2011-03-16 9:50 AM If the same Sudoku is submitted using both modes and only one of them is correct, it will be left to organizers to decide if points are to be awarded. I think no points should be awarded in such cases as, otherwise, this system can be (mis)used to make answer guesses. I think the best decision is to take into account the last submission, whether by one or the other mode. A player can solve on paper, submit, and then realize there is a mistake. Perhaps he choose to solve again with interface, and submit again. Or the reverse situation. Of course, if the first submission is correct and the second one not, it's a pity for the player... So please, don't submit a false code if you had already submit the right one Fred
	@ 2011-03-18 4:29 PM (#3781 - in reply to #3780) (#3781) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2011-03-18 4:29 PM Fred76 - 2011-03-18 4:14 PM I think the best decision is to take into account the last submission, whether by one or the other mode. A player can solve on paper, submit, and then realize there is a mistake. Perhaps he choose to solve again with interface, and submit again. Or the reverse situation. Of course, if the first submission is correct and the second one not, it's a pity for the player... Fred That seems ideal. We'll stick to this rule (at least for this test, and revisit in the next test if required)
	@ 2011-03-19 9:36 PM (#3786 - in reply to #3781) (#3786) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2011-03-19 9:36 PM Instructions in Chinese available in SudokuFans forum - http://www.sudokufans.org.cn/forums/index.php?showtopic=247
	@ 2011-03-19 9:42 PM (#3787 - in reply to #3786) (#3787) Top
debmohanty Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2011-03-19 9:42 PM After reading the translation at sudokufans forum, I'm suddenly having a question about Jigsaw Wordoku. Will the word (or letters to be used) given? Or players have to be find it as part of solving. In the example it is clear since U is repeated in one column.
	@ 2011-03-19 11:14 PM (#3788 - in reply to #3740) (#3788) Top
Ours brun Posts: 148 Country : France	Ours brun posted @ 2011-03-19 11:14 PM This is a good question. Deb, I send you an e-mail about it in a few minutes. Bastien
	@ 2011-03-22 8:51 PM (#3809 - in reply to #3740) (#3809) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2011-03-22 8:51 PM We are making an experiment - this test starts 6 hours earlier than regular LMI tests. The scheduled end time is same as regular LMI tests timings. Please check the exact timings in the submission page
	@ 2011-03-22 10:15 PM (#3810 - in reply to #3787) (#3810) Top
Fred76 Posts: 337 Country : Switzerland	Fred76 posted @ 2011-03-22 10:15 PM debmohanty - 2011-03-19 9:42 PM After reading the translation at sudokufans forum, I'm suddenly having a question about Jigsaw Wordoku. Will the word (or letters to be used) given? Or players have to be find it as part of solving. In the example it is clear since U is repeated in one column. We finally take the decision to write the word (whose letters are used in the grid) in the instructions of the puzzle. So if you want to save a few seconds, read the instructions of that puzzle before solving ! Fred
	@ 2011-03-25 8:57 AM (#3825 - in reply to #3740) (#3825) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2011-03-25 8:57 AM Password protected booklet uploaded. It has 12 pages, each page has one Sudoku. [ There is no cover page ] As mentioned earlier, the test starts 6 hours earlier than regular LMI test start time.
	@ 2011-03-25 9:48 PM (#3826 - in reply to #3825) (#3826) Top
Nikola Posts: 103 Country : Serbia	Nikola posted @ 2011-03-25 9:48 PM Yes, Fred, it is a challenge, but I think I succeeded! I tried everything and it's really impossible to catch the last cell (R1C1) with the decreasing ray. I expect a lot of suns and flowers this weekend. Nikola
	@ 2011-03-26 12:15 AM (#3827 - in reply to #3826) (#3827) Top
Fred76 Posts: 337 Country : Switzerland	Fred76 posted @ 2011-03-26 12:15 AM Nikola - 2011-03-25 9:48 PM Yes, Fred, it is a challenge, but I think I succeeded! I tried everything and it's really impossible to catch the last cell (R1C1) with the decreasing ray. I expect a lot of suns and flowers this weekend. Nikola Nice, Nikola ! Good Idea to shorten a Ray to achieve this. I think it's the only way, but I'm not mathematician, so I do not want to do a strict proof Good luck for the tournament ! Good luck to all and may the best win! Fred
	@ 2011-03-26 4:21 AM (#3828 - in reply to #3827) (#3828) Top
yureklis Posts: 183 Country : Turkey	yureklis posted @ 2011-03-26 4:21 AM Thank you very much for very nice test! Normally I cannot solve sudoku very quickly, but i tried to do my best :) I broke some puzzles, and i couldnt fix them, especially i am very sad about "mixed", i had almost finished, but i hadnt enough time for it :) In any way, i like very much, and i must say that "Killer 0-8" was amazing! Thank you very much again, Serkan
	@ 2011-03-26 4:36 AM (#3829 - in reply to #3828) (#3829) Top
Fred76 Posts: 337 Country : Switzerland	Fred76 posted @ 2011-03-26 4:36 AM yureklis - 2011-03-26 4:21 AM Thank you very much for very nice test! Normally I cannot solve sudoku very quickly, but i tried to do my best :) I broke some puzzles, and i couldnt fix them, especially i am very sad about "mixed", i had almost finished, but i hadnt enough time for it :) In any way, i like very much, and i must say that "Killer 0-8" was amazing! Thank you very much again, Serkan Thank you, Serkan. I'm sure your comment will reassure Bastien, who was not very satisfied by the killer 0-8 (he's the author) and wanted to remove it from the test. Fortunately we managed to make him change his mind Fred
	@ 2011-03-26 3:02 PM (#3830 - in reply to #3740) (#3830) Top
manikodi Posts: 8 Country : India	manikodi posted @ 2011-03-26 3:02 PM What is the password for the puzzle booklet? I am not able to find it in the site.
	@ 2011-03-26 3:05 PM (#3831 - in reply to #3830) (#3831) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2011-03-26 3:05 PM manikodi - 2011-03-26 3:02 PM What is the password for the puzzle booklet? I am not able to find it in the site. You have to login at the submission page, click on "Start Spring" After that the password will be shown (in red color) You can open the pdf using the password OR you can solve online You've to submit within 120 minutes after you "Start Spring"
	@ 2011-03-26 4:59 PM (#3832 - in reply to #3740) (#3832) Top
rakesh_rai Posts: 774 Country : India	rakesh_rai posted @ 2011-03-26 4:59 PM Good selection of puzzles - the variations were eminently enjoyable. Thanks to all the authors for this test.
	@ 2011-03-26 6:56 PM (#3833 - in reply to #3828) (#3833) Top
Ours brun Posts: 148 Country : France	Ours brun posted @ 2011-03-26 6:56 PM yureklis - 2011-03-26 12:21 AM In any way, i like very much, and i must say that "Killer 0-8" was amazing! Fred76 - 2011-03-26 12:36 AM Thank you, Serkan. I'm sure your comment will reassure Bastien, who was not very satisfied by the killer 0-8 (he's the author) and wanted to remove it from the test. Fortunately we managed to make him change his mind Fred This puzzle is a whole story by itself, so I will keep quiet till the test is over, but reading the word "amazing" from Serkan is for sure a huge satisfaction and reassurance. Thanks ! (and indeed, thanks to the team for having encouraged me to keep this puzzle)
	@ 2011-03-26 9:14 PM (#3835 - in reply to #3740) (#3835) Top
vopani Posts: 739 Country : India	vopani posted @ 2011-03-26 9:14 PM I dont like tests that are too short. I generally prefer longer tests. I dont like tests with puzzles that are too complex or very difficult to understand and implement. I dont like tests with puzzles that are difficult to solve and need a lot of guesswork. Spring test is just the type of test that I love. A little lengthy, beautiful sudoku variations, some new, some standard variants, some tweaked variants, absolutely fun-guaranteed test. There are some things I want to tell, but I have to control myself till the test is over :-) And a silly stupid mistake cost me Double Sum's points. Been very erroneous in the last few tests :( But, great work by the team!