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janoslaw
Posts: 3
Country : Poland | Great contest!
Time limit was perfectly fixed. Also very good points distribution , maybe besides Just One Cell - it took me at most 5 seconds. ;)
The best puzzle constructions: Numeral, Double Diagonal, Termometer, Number 5, Killer.
Congratulations to You, Serkan. |
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motris
Posts: 199
 
Country : United States | motris posted @ 2011-07-16 7:36 PM Very beautiful puzzles Serkan; in many places your puzzles were even better than the respective ones from the WSC. Thanks for writing these. |
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Para
Posts: 315
Country : The Netherlands | Para posted @ 2011-07-16 9:16 PM Thanks for the puzzles Serkan.
I just checked the results again and I seem to have lost points (only realised as I switch places with xevs). I think my Numeral Sudoku Entry went from 65% to 50%. I was pretty sure I submitted my last 2 puzzles in the 65% and 50% zone, not both in the 50% zone. This was how it was listed before. Why did it change? |
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Gabrieleud
Posts: 12
Country : ITALY | Checklist of possible mistakes in this competition:
1) Completing a puzzle, but sending only half solution [DONE]
2) Printing the Outside Sudoku on a recycled paper, so that some numbers are covered with other prints [DONE]
3) Printing the Thermometer Sudoku in low-quality [DONE]
4) Completing the row and column for the solution, then continue finishing the sudoku, and seeing the time runnig over just when you're pasting on the submission page [DONE]
5) Completing the Just One Cell in just three seconds, and spending one minute to check whether it is REALLY correct [DONE]
6) Leaving the Double Diagonal for last [DONE]
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Fred76
Posts: 337
Country : Switzerland | Fred76 posted @ 2011-07-16 10:07 PM Gabrieleud - 2011-07-16 9:20 PM
Checklist of possible mistakes in this competition:
1) Completing a puzzle, but sending only half solution [DONE]
2) Printing the Outside Sudoku on a recycled paper, so that some numbers are covered with other prints [DONE]
3) Printing the Thermometer Sudoku in low-quality [DONE]
4) Completing the row and column for the solution, then continue finishing the sudoku, and seeing the time runnig over just when you're pasting on the submission page [DONE]
5) Completing the Just One Cell in just three seconds, and spending one minute to check whether it is REALLY correct [DONE]
6) Leaving the Double Diagonal for last [DONE]
I just forgot to submit one answer (a grid solved between 70th and 90th minutes ) 
I don't mention other misadventure that happened to me during the test (1rst one was a power cut - that lasted 50 minutes - just at the beginning of the test, when my printer hadn't finished to print. Fortunately, I didn't choose to play all test online, and my printer had enough time to print enough grids... )
Fred |
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Fred76
Posts: 337
Country : Switzerland | Fred76 posted @ 2011-07-16 10:10 PM But, I agree with others: GREAT SET OF PUZZLES !
 Serkan ! |
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deu
Posts: 69
Country : Japan | deu posted @ 2011-07-17 12:05 AM Really good test! Thanks, Serkan.
The only thing I regret is that I completely lost concentration in the last 30 minutes and broke some puzzles. |
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neerajmehrotra
Posts: 329
Country : India | Grt test.......
One submission blunder............typed Y instead of X in B1 Classic in last digit in the column key. Hope it can be considered as an typo.
[Deb edited the digits] |
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debmohanty
 
Country : India | neerajmehrotra - 2011-07-17 12:27 AM
Grt test.......
One submission blunder............typed Y instead of X in B1 Classic in last digit in the column key. Hope it can be considered as an typo.
Neeraj and others,
1. No points for typo unless it is on a clue
2. Please don't post exact digit here - you are giving away a clue to others. |
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debmohanty
Country : India | Para - 2011-07-16 9:16 PM
I just checked the results again and I seem to have lost points (only realised as I switch places with xevs). I think my Numeral Sudoku Entry went from 65% to 50%. I was pretty sure I submitted my last 2 puzzles in the 65% and 50% zone, not both in the 50% zone. This was how it was listed before. Why did it change?
There was a mistake in the score page - it was giving 65% to puzzles submitted upto 110 minutes (it should have been 105 minutes ). It was fixed much later in the day, definitely much later than when you completed the test.
That is the reason of the change, sorry about the confusion! |
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purifire
Posts: 460
Country : India | Beautiful Puzzles Serkan..... Loved the Double Diagonal and Thermometers the best.... When I saw the IB I thought 120 minutes would be less for 22 puzzles but it turned out perfectly timed... Thanks for the great set...
Rishi |
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neerajmehrotra
Posts: 329
Country : India | debmohanty - 2011-07-17 4:34 AM
neerajmehrotra - 2011-07-17 12:27 AM
Grt test.......
One submission blunder............typed Y instead of X in B1 Classic in last digit in the column key. Hope it can be considered as an typo.
Neeraj and others,
1. No points for typo unless it is on a clue
2. Please don't post exact digit here - you are giving away a clue to others.
sorry for this blunder.... |
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vopani
Posts: 739
Country : India | vopani posted @ 2011-07-17 10:21 AM Beautiful test Serkan. I think every sudoku had its own charm in solving and thats the mark of a good author.
I personally liked Group Sum and Quadruple the best of the set. |
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Ziti
Posts: 42
Country : United States | Ziti posted @ 2011-07-17 2:23 PM Thank you Serkan -- this was a very nice set with as much quality as quantity. I enjoyed the puzzles during the test and will continue to enjoy the many I did not finish during these two hours. Thank you again. |
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forcolin
Posts: 172
Country : ITALY | I have completed this very good test (with two stupid mistakes, when will I give up this) and yesterday morning have seen the first time the result sheet. But now when I try to look at the result I just see the page with the nicks of those who have started or completed the tests without score. Is this intentional or is it just aproblem of communication I have? |
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debmohanty
Country : India | forcolin, you should be able to see others scores as well, please check again. The score page should show others scores.
Please send me a screenshot of score page, if the problem persists.
What about others? Is anyone else facing the same problem or is it forcolin only? |
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debmohanty
Country : India | I realized why you are not able to see the score page.
Goto the test page. Click on "Start Fivefold", after that go to the the score page. |
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B. Thananon
Posts: 12
Country : Thailand | <Edited>
I've read all the rules in the first page.
Edited by B. Thananon 2011-07-17 4:51 PM
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Administrator
Country : India | B. Thananon - 2011-07-17 4:40 PM
I've read all the rules in the first page. You are not alone. There are 2/3 players who did similar mistake. |
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akash.doulani
Posts: 157
Country : India | it was a great set of puzzles. i had actually thought of doing well before the test . but for the first 10 miutes app. i was still collecting the printouts (courtesy - my printer). and with 70 minutes gone i had done only 4 low pointers and also got the killer wrong . i knew i had goofed up big time. spending the last 50 minutes was terrible with my group sum going wrong. it was a test where i did more wrong than right. but it was a wonderful test |
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cnarrikkattu
Posts: 25
Country : United States | Really great puzzles. It would have been even better had I not dropped almost 200 points because I messed up the cleanup phase of three puzzles *sigh*. |
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tamz29
Posts: 225
Country : Thailand | tamz29 posted @ 2011-07-17 10:51 PM Congratulations on another test well done, Serkan.
Wow. You make good sudokus!
Looking forward to see a lot more exciting tests from you :) |
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Ours brun
Posts: 148
Country : France | This test was a failure.
Not the test itself of course, just my own performance. As Jan said, the global difficulty was very well estimated. It is just too bad I did a big bunch of big mistakes, in particular during the second hour (the detailed results are very telling). Really too bad because I wasn't in a bad shape.
Puzzles themselves were wonderful. Thanks Serkan and congratulations to the toppers for their results. |
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detuned
Posts: 152
Country : United Kingdom | detuned posted @ 2011-07-18 12:12 AM I surprised myself by solving relatively cleanly (albeit a fair bit more slowly) using the online interface (alas, no access to a printer here)... it's a bit of a shame I restarted the thermometers 4 times, but generally the puzzles were of at least as high a standard as their WSC inspirations, and there was a lot to enjoy about this test. I'm not so keen about arbitrarily docking points as time goes on, but hey, these tests are the perfect opportunity to play with quirky new scoring systems.
Great stuff! |
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gramar
Posts: 9
Country : United Kingdom | gramar posted @ 2011-07-18 12:31 AM I loved this set of puzzles. I'm not anywhere near competition standard with my sudoku solving but really enjoy having a go, and it was great to find a competition where I could do just that! One or two of the puzzles were beyond me, some were challenging (have since completed them at my leisure) and some of them were just right for the likes of me, so thanks for a very inclusive test! I made a couple of errors of judgement as regards which ones I could solve quickly, but was especially pleased at getting the full 82 points for the musketry sudoku - one good decision made!
Once again, thanks for a great set of puzzles. |
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