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Posts: 83 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : Czech Republic | Gotroch posted @ 2010-04-18 9:22 PM mtronic - 2010-04-18 8:51 PM Regarding today's mock... I was prepared and had Windows system ready to use, but when I wanted to start fill my solutions about 15 minutes before my puzzle time, I've found that I cannot enter digits to almost any puzzle! After some time of reloading and other tries to solve that (clicking on "Can't see sudoku" link, etc.) I've found, that I must type digits on the topmost row of the keyboard above letters, not in the numeric block. Lost some more time while checking what I typed and didn't finish in time entering my results. This was real surprise - and I thought I'm prepared for everything. Should not forget, that I haven't checked amount of paper sheets in my printer and had to fill it during printing... :-) Yes. I experienced the same problem with numerical keyboard. 2-3 puzzles was ok but in others - mostly in puzzles with zeros - I couldn't use numpad. Also puzzle 111 has missing little circle in third column (there should be circle because solution has consecutive digits 4 and 5). Thats the reason I rate the puzzle only with 1 star (although it was very nice idea and I had fun solving it) Despite this two things it was very nice mock test, Diagonal Outside was excellent puzzle Thanks jaku111! |
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Posts: 25 ![]() Country : United States | cnarrikkattu posted @ 2010-04-18 9:53 PM The puzzles were good (the ones I got to anyway), but I have to give a big thumbs down for not drawing the diagonal constraints when they were there, and for the numpad situation as well. Does anyone have the solution to relay 3? I keep hitting the same contradiction again and again, where r4c6 of absolutely potential is forced to be a 1, which leads to an immediate contradiction in the diagonal outside. |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | debmohanty posted @ 2010-04-18 9:59 PM cnarrikkattu - 2010-04-18 9:53 PM I'm to be blamed for the numpad issue. I didn't test it properly. I'm extremely sorry about that. It was especially important since jaku111 wanted all the cells to be filled. The puzzles were good (the ones I got to anyway), but I have to give a big thumbs down for not drawing the diagonal constraints when they were there, and for the numpad situation as well. cnarrikkattu - 2010-04-18 9:53 PM jaku111 found that some circles are missing from the puzzle 12, which is the first puzzle in relay 3. That is why the relay is resulting in a contradiction. Does anyone have the solution to relay 3? I keep hitting the same contradiction again and again, where r4c6 of absolutely potential is forced to be a 1, which leads to an immediate contradiction in the diagonal outside. It is surprising that the problems were not caught during pre-test. There were same problems in puzzle 1 and puzzle 5. |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | debmohanty posted @ 2010-04-18 10:07 PM jaku111 confirmed that 3 puzzles had missing circles / lines. Puzzle number 1, 5, 12. Also, puzzle number 13 and 14 are dependent upon 12. So, jaku111 thinks everyone should get 0, while I think otherwise. Lot of players have not noticed the missing circle in 1,5 and got it correct. So I think they should get full points. I'm waiting for jaku111 to decide what to do. After that results will be displayed. |
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Posts: 6 Country : ITALY | shopaholic posted @ 2010-04-19 12:41 AM Hi, I enjoyed this mock as usual, but I think you shouldn't consider the wrong puzzles. I lost a lot of time trying to find were I was wrong in puzzle #5 (111) and in the end I thought that maybe some circles were missing. I don't think that players who didn't noticed it should get the points. |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | debmohanty posted @ 2010-04-19 5:48 AM I’m really sorry for wrong tasks 5, 12, 13, and 14. It was my first tournament and perhaps that was a common beginner’s mistake. There is only one way what to do – not to count these tasks in. I promise I'll make fewer mistakes next time. -- Kuba |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | debmohanty posted @ 2010-04-19 5:51 AM Based on Kuba's decision every player gets 0 for 5,12,13,14. Puzzle 1 is correct. So players get full points if they have solved correctly. Complete results is out Many congratulations to cpickerel and Branko for topping the list. |
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![]() Posts: 337 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : Switzerland | Fred76 posted @ 2010-04-19 6:00 PM Hi, I think puzzle 8 (relay 1, even sudoku) has 2 solutions. You can swap 3 and 5 in region 2, 5 and 6. Am i wrong? Fred |
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![]() Posts: 337 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : Switzerland | Fred76 posted @ 2010-04-19 6:16 PM I've re-done puzzle 1 (absolutely potential).... I hadn't really understand the rules yesterday :bleh: ... nice puzzle, not so difficult ! However, it should have been nice to have examples in the booklet for these new variants. Mocktest are better when you sleep more than 4 hours the night before ![]() Fred |
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![]() Posts: 337 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : Switzerland | Fred76 posted @ 2010-04-19 6:49 PM Fred76 - 2010-04-19 6:00 PM Hi, I think puzzle 8 (relay 1, even sudoku) has 2 solutions. You can swap 3 and 5 in region 2, 5 and 6. Am i wrong? Fred I'm wrong, I had not read the booklet carefully :angry: ! "All the positions of the same numbers are marked in Classic Sudoku." Fred |