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utkaarsh
Posts: 89
Country : India |
Subject: Re: Something is Missing — LMI May Sudoku Test — 28th and 29th May @ 2011-05-30 2:07 PM (#4600 - in reply to #4599)
Unlike puzzle tests, in Sudoku tests we don't allow any overrides.
No points for for missing a digit OR swapping 2 digits OR typing same digits twice (all of these happen pretty regularly)
The only override we allow in Sudoku tests is row/column swaps (i.e. entering Row A digits in Row B and vice versa) OR if a given clue is typed wrongly.
fair enough 
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uvo
Posts: 21
Country : Germany | uvo posted @ 2011-05-30 3:50 PM debmohanty - 2011-05-30 6:48 AM
120 minutes would have been more appropriate - at least couple of players could have completed, but I'm not sure.
Some of the puzzles were very hard - as I see from the score page, lots of players last submitted puzzles long time before their scheduled end time (e.g. Ulrich 23 minutes)
During these 23 minutes, I managed to break the "Draw a Jigsaw" puzzle twice - it wasn't that difficult, but placing the same digit twice in the same area surely doesn't help. I wonder how many chances I get to beat Thomas on a Sudoku contest...
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harmeet
Posts: 87
Country : India | harmeet posted @ 2011-05-30 4:52 PM
Got it... so easy with the clue... thanks for not sharing the instructions.
Edited by harmeet 2011-05-30 4:54 PM
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RJH0723
Posts: 13
Country : United States | RJH0723 posted @ 2011-05-30 6:08 PM Could anyone please show the break-in for the Draw A Jigsaw? |
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rob
Posts: 170
Country : Germany | rob posted @ 2011-05-30 6:26 PM RJH0723: Let me know if this is not detailed enough.
1. Consider the 4 in the last column, and the 2 in the second to last column. Note that the 2's area can't escape to the bottom left, and deduce that there's not enough space for the 2 and 4 to be in separate areas.
2. Consider the 2 in the first row, and note that its area can't reach row four, so it needs to connect to one of the given 1s. |
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RJH0723
Posts: 13
Country : United States | RJH0723 posted @ 2011-05-30 8:20 PM Thanks. I got it from there. I just needed a place to start. |
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anderson
Posts: 16
Country : United States | Thanks for a really nice test, Gotroch. Nonconsecutive with all evens was cool, Incomplete Sums and Which Digit is Missing both had great presentation and were good puzzles in themselves, Draw a Jigsaw was really nice, etc. Definitely a hard but fun and satisfying set of puzzles! |
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Para
Posts: 315
Country : The Netherlands | Para posted @ 2011-05-31 12:17 AM Thanks for the puzzles. They were really nice. If I hadn't literally broken every puzzle I eventually solved, I would have gotten a lot more done. Not my best performance, but enjoyed it none the less. |
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Gareth
Posts: 17
Country : United Kingdom | Gareth posted @ 2011-05-31 4:33 AM I really enjoyed the non-consecutive in particular - a very satisfying "aha" moment when I realised how it worked. These moments are always best, I find, when they take more than a few seconds to arrive but less than a few minutes, and this puzzle had it just right. :) |
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