Thread - A or B — LMI October Sudoku Test

@ 2011-10-04 9:41 AM (#5750 - in reply to #5747) (#5750) Top

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aldentea posted @ 2011-10-04 9:41 AM

Para - 2011-10-04 4:32 AM

My mistake for puzzle #2 was really dumb though and a bit miraculous. I determined the right rules quickly with the {45} pair in R12C1. Except somehow I continued solving with the opposite rule.

That is just the same as what happened on me!
I'm glad that there exists another player who made such a CRAZY mistake.

@ 2011-10-04 3:28 PM (#5753 - in reply to #5750) (#5753) Top

Fred76

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Country : Switzerland

Fred76 posted @ 2011-10-04 3:28 PM

Funny mistake

!

It should have been worse for you if this "special rule" sudoku had been more difficult. I solve it with this "special rule" and I think the difficulty is roughly the same as the one with original rule.

@ 2011-10-05 11:49 PM (#5761 - in reply to #5664) (#5761) Top

Ours brun

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Country : France

Ours brun posted @ 2011-10-05 11:49 PM

Thanks Deb, this was really good and, in particular, extremely fun.

A fifth place is rather satisfying considering the number of stupidities I made - and will really have to avoid in one month :

1) trying to solve the Touchy as an Untouch,
2) not noticing that the "2" clue was not the only one on the Skyscraper,
3) spending 30' on the last puzzle ! I guess I was just a bit stressed after having solved the first 11 in less than an hour because I tried it again this morning, and it went well. Stupid.

Puzzles were very nice, including this last one, and really affordable.

Thanks again, and congrats to the toppers !

@ 2011-10-06 10:26 AM (#5762 - in reply to #5761) (#5762) Top

vopani

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Country : India

vopani posted @ 2011-10-06 10:26 AM

Ours brun - 2011-10-05 11:49 PM
A fifth place is rather satisfying considering the number of stupidities I made - and will really have to avoid in one month :

1) trying to solve the Touchy as an Untouch,
2) not noticing that the "2" clue was not the only one on the Skyscraper,
3) spending 30' on the last puzzle ! I guess I was just a bit stressed after having solved the first 11 in less than an hour because I tried it again this morning, and it went well. Stupid.

Thanks again, and congrats to the toppers !

So, in short, are you trying to say "I missed an easy opportunity to be on the podium"?

Congrats on your best LMI Monthly Test performance

Edited by Rohan Rao 2011-10-06 10:28 AM

@ 2011-10-08 10:12 PM (#5774 - in reply to #5664) (#5774) Top

Ours brun

Posts: 148

Country : France

Ours brun posted @ 2011-10-08 10:12 PM

Well, you never know, perhaps the top 4 players lost even more time than I did.

But indeed I missed an opportunity to do a really good perf in terms of position as well as of timing (I tried again the last puzzle a few days later, and solved it quite easily). Still, 5th is not bad and since a few months I do less mistakes than I used to, so the tendancy remains positive. Thanks and congrats to you too for a good perf !


	@ 2011-10-04 9:41 AM (#5750 - in reply to #5747) (#5750) Top
aldentea Posts: 10 Country : Japan	aldentea posted @ 2011-10-04 9:41 AM Para - 2011-10-04 4:32 AM My mistake for puzzle #2 was really dumb though and a bit miraculous. I determined the right rules quickly with the {45} pair in R12C1. Except somehow I continued solving with the opposite rule. That is just the same as what happened on me! I'm glad that there exists another player who made such a CRAZY mistake.
	@ 2011-10-04 3:28 PM (#5753 - in reply to #5750) (#5753) Top
Fred76 Posts: 337 Country : Switzerland	Fred76 posted @ 2011-10-04 3:28 PM Funny mistake ! It should have been worse for you if this "special rule" sudoku had been more difficult. I solve it with this "special rule" and I think the difficulty is roughly the same as the one with original rule.
	@ 2011-10-05 11:49 PM (#5761 - in reply to #5664) (#5761) Top
Ours brun Posts: 148 Country : France	Ours brun posted @ 2011-10-05 11:49 PM Thanks Deb, this was really good and, in particular, extremely fun. A fifth place is rather satisfying considering the number of stupidities I made - and will really have to avoid in one month : 1) trying to solve the Touchy as an Untouch, 2) not noticing that the "2" clue was not the only one on the Skyscraper, 3) spending 30' on the last puzzle ! I guess I was just a bit stressed after having solved the first 11 in less than an hour because I tried it again this morning, and it went well. Stupid. Puzzles were very nice, including this last one, and really affordable. Thanks again, and congrats to the toppers !
	@ 2011-10-06 10:26 AM (#5762 - in reply to #5761) (#5762) Top
vopani Posts: 739 Country : India	vopani posted @ 2011-10-06 10:26 AM Ours brun - 2011-10-05 11:49 PM A fifth place is rather satisfying considering the number of stupidities I made - and will really have to avoid in one month : 1) trying to solve the Touchy as an Untouch, 2) not noticing that the "2" clue was not the only one on the Skyscraper, 3) spending 30' on the last puzzle ! I guess I was just a bit stressed after having solved the first 11 in less than an hour because I tried it again this morning, and it went well. Stupid. Thanks again, and congrats to the toppers ! So, in short, are you trying to say "I missed an easy opportunity to be on the podium"? Congrats on your best LMI Monthly Test performance Edited by Rohan Rao 2011-10-06 10:28 AM
	@ 2011-10-08 10:12 PM (#5774 - in reply to #5664) (#5774) Top
Ours brun Posts: 148 Country : France	Ours brun posted @ 2011-10-08 10:12 PM Well, you never know, perhaps the top 4 players lost even more time than I did. But indeed I missed an opportunity to do a really good perf in terms of position as well as of timing (I tried again the last puzzle a few days later, and solved it quite easily). Still, 5th is not bad and since a few months I do less mistakes than I used to, so the tendancy remains positive. Thanks and congrats to you too for a good perf !