Thread - LMI Monthly Test - May 2010

@ 2010-05-24 1:47 AM (#617 - in reply to #567) (#617) Top

David McNeill

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David McNeill posted @ 2010-05-24 1:47 AM

Deb,

The beautiful instruction booklet persuaded me that this was going to be the best online Sudoku competition to date and I wasn't disappointed. Really enjoyed solving all the puzzles. Found the anti-knight and touchy very hard but the consecutive easier than expected. Made a stupid mistake on Trio with a couple of minutes left. Congratulations to Jason, Nikola and Branko but especially congratulations to yourself. Worth getting up at 5.40am for.

David McNeill.

@ 2010-05-24 8:14 AM (#618 - in reply to #567) (#618) Top

debmohanty

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debmohanty posted @ 2010-05-24 8:14 AM

Jason / Branko / Gotroch / Niokla / Rakesh / Rohan / Nikola / David,
Really appreciate your feedback / comments / ratings about the Sudokus.
As the author, it truly means A LOT to me.
Thanks so much.

Thanks to Ritesh / Zafer / Semax / Aditya / Maulef / KimKing for your ratings.
Deb

@ 2010-05-24 8:20 AM (#619 - in reply to #567) (#619) Top

debmohanty

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debmohanty posted @ 2010-05-24 8:20 AM

I was expecting more than 3 players to get bonus points, but I think bad mistakes cost bonus points to Michael, David, Gotroch, Frederique.

Gotroch would have got close to 25 minutes bonus points, had his 7 and 8 not swapped.

I think 2 hours was just perfect for the set of Sudokus. All thanks to Amit who tested and set the Time Limit of 2 hours.

@ 2010-05-24 8:29 AM (#620 - in reply to #608) (#620) Top

debmohanty

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debmohanty posted @ 2010-05-24 8:29 AM

neerajmehrotra - 2010-05-23 3:14 PM

very less Indian participants????????????????

What can I say / do? Finally, we had close to 20, which is "ok" kinda number.

But the more concerning factor is there was only 1 in top 10, Congrats to Ritesh (who is getting back to form after WSC)
I chatted with both Rohan and Gaurav regarding their performance, which was way below my expectation.

I feel Indians are not taking it as seriously as others. [PS : This absolutely my personal opinion, not that of LMI's]

Also, probably thats the reason why some players just start the test and don't submit the answers.

@ 2010-05-24 10:15 AM (#622 - in reply to #620) (#622) Top

purifire

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purifire posted @ 2010-05-24 10:15 AM

Congrats to all the Toppers.... and 90 participants is really a high for LMI... Lets hope the number only increases.... Amit Belated Wishes buddy.... Sorry with my relocation back home I m out of Sync with things for a while :D Hope you had a blast :)

@ 2010-05-24 2:30 PM (#633 - in reply to #567) (#633) Top

shopaholic

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shopaholic posted @ 2010-05-24 2:30 PM

The instruction booklet seemed very interesting.. but I couldn't partecipate...

I suggest that we can take the tests during periods of 48 hours.

Hope I don't miss the next one!

@ 2010-05-24 7:06 PM (#638 - in reply to #567) (#638) Top

Tejal Phatak

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Tejal Phatak posted @ 2010-05-24 7:06 PM

Excellent puzzles Deb!!!
The concept was really good, had a great time solving the puzzles! :)

@ 2010-05-24 7:17 PM (#639 - in reply to #638) (#639) Top

debmohanty

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debmohanty posted @ 2010-05-24 7:17 PM

Tejal Phatak - 2010-05-24 7:06 PM

Excellent puzzles Deb!!!
The concept was really good, had a great time solving the puzzles! :)

Thanks Tejal.
Learnt from Rohan that you had internet problems, and you could not submit because of that. Bad luck :-)

@ 2010-05-24 7:18 PM (#640 - in reply to #633) (#640) Top

Administrator

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Administrator posted @ 2010-05-24 7:18 PM

shopaholic - 2010-05-24 2:30 PM

The instruction booklet seemed very interesting.. but I couldn't partecipate...

I suggest that we can take the tests during periods of 48 hours.

Hope I don't miss the next one!

We'll try to make the next ones open for a longer period.

@ 2010-05-24 9:39 PM (#641 - in reply to #640) (#641) Top

shopaholic

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shopaholic posted @ 2010-05-24 9:39 PM

Administrator - 2010-05-24 3:18 AM

We'll try to make the next ones open for a longer period.


	@ 2010-05-24 1:47 AM (#617 - in reply to #567) (#617) Top
David McNeill Posts: 63 Country : United Kingdom	David McNeill posted @ 2010-05-24 1:47 AM Deb, The beautiful instruction booklet persuaded me that this was going to be the best online Sudoku competition to date and I wasn't disappointed. Really enjoyed solving all the puzzles. Found the anti-knight and touchy very hard but the consecutive easier than expected. Made a stupid mistake on Trio with a couple of minutes left. Congratulations to Jason, Nikola and Branko but especially congratulations to yourself. Worth getting up at 5.40am for. David McNeill.
	@ 2010-05-24 8:14 AM (#618 - in reply to #567) (#618) Top
debmohanty Posts: 1869 Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2010-05-24 8:14 AM Jason / Branko / Gotroch / Niokla / Rakesh / Rohan / Nikola / David, Really appreciate your feedback / comments / ratings about the Sudokus. As the author, it truly means A LOT to me. Thanks so much. Thanks to Ritesh / Zafer / Semax / Aditya / Maulef / KimKing for your ratings. Deb
	@ 2010-05-24 8:20 AM (#619 - in reply to #567) (#619) Top
debmohanty Posts: 1869 Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2010-05-24 8:20 AM I was expecting more than 3 players to get bonus points, but I think bad mistakes cost bonus points to Michael, David, Gotroch, Frederique. Gotroch would have got close to 25 minutes bonus points, had his 7 and 8 not swapped. I think 2 hours was just perfect for the set of Sudokus. All thanks to Amit who tested and set the Time Limit of 2 hours.
	@ 2010-05-24 8:29 AM (#620 - in reply to #608) (#620) Top
debmohanty Posts: 1869 Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2010-05-24 8:29 AM neerajmehrotra - 2010-05-23 3:14 PM very less Indian participants???????????????? What can I say / do? Finally, we had close to 20, which is "ok" kinda number. But the more concerning factor is there was only 1 in top 10, Congrats to Ritesh (who is getting back to form after WSC) I chatted with both Rohan and Gaurav regarding their performance, which was way below my expectation. I feel Indians are not taking it as seriously as others. [PS : This absolutely my personal opinion, not that of LMI's] Also, probably thats the reason why some players just start the test and don't submit the answers.
	@ 2010-05-24 10:15 AM (#622 - in reply to #620) (#622) Top
purifire Posts: 460 Country : India	purifire posted @ 2010-05-24 10:15 AM Congrats to all the Toppers.... and 90 participants is really a high for LMI... Lets hope the number only increases.... Amit Belated Wishes buddy.... Sorry with my relocation back home I m out of Sync with things for a while :D Hope you had a blast :)
	@ 2010-05-24 2:30 PM (#633 - in reply to #567) (#633) Top
shopaholic Posts: 6 Country : ITALY	shopaholic posted @ 2010-05-24 2:30 PM The instruction booklet seemed very interesting.. but I couldn't partecipate... I suggest that we can take the tests during periods of 48 hours. Hope I don't miss the next one!
	@ 2010-05-24 7:06 PM (#638 - in reply to #567) (#638) Top
Tejal Phatak Posts: 81 Country : India	Tejal Phatak posted @ 2010-05-24 7:06 PM Excellent puzzles Deb!!! The concept was really good, had a great time solving the puzzles! :)
	@ 2010-05-24 7:17 PM (#639 - in reply to #638) (#639) Top
debmohanty Posts: 1869 Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2010-05-24 7:17 PM Tejal Phatak - 2010-05-24 7:06 PM Excellent puzzles Deb!!! The concept was really good, had a great time solving the puzzles! :) Thanks Tejal. Learnt from Rohan that you had internet problems, and you could not submit because of that. Bad luck :-)
	@ 2010-05-24 7:18 PM (#640 - in reply to #633) (#640) Top
Administrator Posts: 3581 Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2010-05-24 7:18 PM shopaholic - 2010-05-24 2:30 PM The instruction booklet seemed very interesting.. but I couldn't partecipate... I suggest that we can take the tests during periods of 48 hours. Hope I don't miss the next one! We'll try to make the next ones open for a longer period.
	@ 2010-05-24 9:39 PM (#641 - in reply to #640) (#641) Top
shopaholic Posts: 6 Country : ITALY	shopaholic posted @ 2010-05-24 9:39 PM Administrator - 2010-05-24 3:18 AM We'll try to make the next ones open for a longer period.