Thread - Best of LMI Puzzle Tests - December Puzzle Test

@ 2011-12-21 12:35 PM (#6231 - in reply to #6228) (#6231) Top

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Minfang Lin posted @ 2011-12-21 12:35 PM

swaroop2011 - 2011-12-20 11:48 PM

Somebody please give the steps to solve
1) gapped kakuro - i only got number '6' in the bottom row
and 2)sea battle. not getting the start...

Acorrding to sum, like 31 in r4c3, we can figure out r56789c3 must have digits.
4 in r8c4 shows r8c68 contain 1 and 3, because of the rule "empty cells cannot be adjacent".

Then

In Col 9, the sum is 10, so only two more cells can have digits.

r79c8 must contain digits.

r7c7?4, r7c8?5, so r7c6 must be blank.

if r8c8=1, then r7c8?8 r7c8+r7c7?12, so r8c8=3, r8c6=1.

@ 2011-12-21 12:44 PM (#6232 - in reply to #6218) (#6232) Top

Minfang Lin

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Minfang Lin posted @ 2011-12-21 12:44 PM

In r9c78 only one can be 9, so r7c7=45, r7c8=56,
then r7c9=1->r7c7=4, r7c8=6...

@ 2011-12-21 12:51 PM (#6233 - in reply to #6231) (#6233) Top

debmohanty

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debmohanty posted @ 2011-12-21 12:51 PM

Minfang Lin - 2011-12-21 12:35 PM

In Col 9, the sum is 10, so only two more cells can have digits.

Same logic is applicable to 11 in Column6

@ 2011-12-21 1:00 PM (#6234 - in reply to #6227) (#6234) Top

Minfang Lin

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Minfang Lin posted @ 2011-12-21 1:00 PM

debmohanty - 2011-12-20 9:37 PM

Minfang Lin - 2011-12-20 9:21 PM

Someone who needs Chinese translation can download the PDF file here.

Thanks so much. We had few new players from China in the last Sudoku test. Lets hope that repeats this time.
By the way, I find your new method of translation much interesting. I reckon it is easier than the previous method of copying all images.

Only if there is some blank between rule and puzzle image for typing, I can do like this

Do you know the software "HyperSnap"? It's easy to snapshot picture and edit it.

@ 2011-12-21 1:20 PM (#6235 - in reply to #6233) (#6235) Top

swaroop2011

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swaroop2011 posted @ 2011-12-21 1:20 PM

debmohanty - 2011-12-21 12:51 PM

Minfang Lin - 2011-12-21 12:35 PM

In Col 9, the sum is 10, so only two more cells can have digits.

Same logic is applicable to 11 in Column6

hey thanks for explaining so clearly ..
only one doubt- how did u got that in column 9 the other two digits has to be in r2 and r4..

@ 2011-12-21 1:32 PM (#6236 - in reply to #6235) (#6236) Top

Minfang Lin

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Minfang Lin posted @ 2011-12-21 1:32 PM

swaroop2011 - 2011-12-21 1:20 PM

debmohanty - 2011-12-21 12:51 PM

Minfang Lin - 2011-12-21 12:35 PM

In Col 9, the sum is 10, so only two more cells can have digits.

Same logic is applicable to 11 in Column6

hey thanks for explaining so clearly ..
only one doubt- how did u got that in column 9 the other two digits has to be in r2 and r4..

See the picture before it.

Remember the rule "empty cells cannot be adjacent", and Col 9 only can have two digits more.

@ 2011-12-21 1:34 PM (#6237 - in reply to #6218) (#6237) Top

swaroop2011

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swaroop2011 posted @ 2011-12-21 1:34 PM

hey sry stupid doubt

@ 2011-12-23 12:23 AM (#6241 - in reply to #6218) (#6241) Top

greenhorn

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greenhorn posted @ 2011-12-23 12:23 AM

Maybe this question was answered somewhere before, but I am too lazy to look for it now. In Number Skeleton puzzle does it matter in which direction are the numbers fill in? The IB has also another solution, when you turn it (199, 2X8, 357).
Thanks

@ 2011-12-23 12:48 AM (#6242 - in reply to #6218) (#6242) Top

brianklimek

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brianklimek posted @ 2011-12-23 12:48 AM

Have the solutions to the practice test been vetted? I believe I found multiple solutions for the Sea Battle. And I found 2 solutions for Liar Slitherlink [the cave end in the lower right that surrounds the 1 in R6C5, could also be shortened to only go around R6C4 and still be valid]. Just checking.

@ 2011-12-23 1:10 AM (#6243 - in reply to #6242) (#6243) Top

greenhorn

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greenhorn posted @ 2011-12-23 1:10 AM

All the puzzles from IB have only one valid solution. In the Liar Slitherlink you probably forget to use columns, where is also only one incorrect clue.

@ 2011-12-23 7:09 AM (#6246 - in reply to #6241) (#6246) Top

debmohanty

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debmohanty posted @ 2011-12-23 7:09 AM

greenhorn - 2011-12-23 12:23 AM

Maybe this question was answered somewhere before, but I am too lazy to look for it now. In Number Skeleton puzzle does it matter in which direction are the numbers fill in? The IB has also another solution, when you turn it (199, 2X8, 357).
Thanks

The row/column marking is incorrect here. First row and first column should have been marked. The answer key, in that case, is 199#123 or 123#199.

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@ 2011-12-23 9:44 PM (#6248 - in reply to #6218) (#6248) Top

Administrator

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Administrator posted @ 2011-12-23 9:44 PM

Open through Monday

Considering the festive seasons going on, we have decided to keep this test open through Monday. Please check the submission page for exact time in your timezone.

@ 2011-12-23 9:46 PM (#6249 - in reply to #6218) (#6249) Top

Administrator

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Administrator posted @ 2011-12-23 9:46 PM

Announcements

1. Password protected pdf is uploaded. It has 13 pages. First page is a cover page, but there is no points table.
2. As announced above the test is also open on Monday

@ 2011-12-24 2:31 AM (#6250 - in reply to #6242) (#6250) Top

Para

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Para posted @ 2011-12-24 2:31 AM

brianklimek - 2011-12-23 12:48 AM

Have the solutions to the practice test been vetted? I believe I found multiple solutions for the Sea Battle.

Are you sure there are 2 different ships in each area and not just 2 different ship parts in the alternate solutions? As I made it, I can assure the example is unique.

@ 2011-12-24 9:17 PM (#6251 - in reply to #6218) (#6251) Top

xevs

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xevs posted @ 2011-12-24 9:17 PM

About the ESB Flip...
Do the "line"s have to mirror one another?
In the example, you don't have to think the correspondence of lines to solve, but the lines were to be finally mirrored each other.

@ 2011-12-24 9:34 PM (#6252 - in reply to #6251) (#6252) Top

debmohanty

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debmohanty posted @ 2011-12-24 9:34 PM

Lines do not have to mirror each other. It is just a co-incidence in the example. (Please check the actual puzzle in FLIP - http://logicmastersindia.com/lmitests/dl.asp?attachmentid=86&view=1 and its solution in page 15 )

@ 2011-12-24 10:28 PM (#6253 - in reply to #6252) (#6253) Top

xevs

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xevs posted @ 2011-12-24 10:28 PM

I got it.
Thanks a lot!

@ 2011-12-25 1:30 PM (#6254 - in reply to #6218) (#6254) Top

anurag

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anurag posted @ 2011-12-25 1:30 PM

~~ODD FILLOMINO i have atleast 3 solutions~~

EDIT: This puzzle has unique solution. See Serkan's message below.

Edited by debmohanty 2011-12-25 8:19 PM

@ 2011-12-25 1:30 PM (#6255 - in reply to #6218) (#6255) Top

prasanna16391

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2011-12-25 1:30 PM

Really nice puzzles there. Will have to solve the rest later, got muddled up in many of them. Not happy with my performance, but quite happy with my rank I guess. Admins, you can ignore my claim for points, I know even the alternate I gave is wrong. Just checked back. Silly me.

@ 2011-12-25 1:36 PM (#6256 - in reply to #6254) (#6256) Top

debmohanty

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debmohanty posted @ 2011-12-25 1:36 PM

anurag - 2011-12-25 1:30 PM

~~ODD FILLOMINO i have atleast 3 solutions~~

Please send any 2 solutions to Serkan or to me.

And my sincere request : if you really find multiple solutions, first send them to us and we'll do the needful. Your false alarms (not the first time in this case) is of no help to anyone.

@ 2011-12-25 8:17 PM (#6257 - in reply to #6254) (#6257) Top

yureklis

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yureklis posted @ 2011-12-25 8:17 PM

That puzzle has unique solution. Probably Anurag didn't read rules well, so probably he broke that puzzle. So please not consider Anurag's comment, that puzzle has unique solution.

Serkan

anurag - 2011-12-25 1:30 PM

~~ODD FILLOMINO i have atleast 3 solutions~~

@ 2011-12-27 10:19 AM (#6258 - in reply to #6218) (#6258) Top

debmohanty

Country : India

debmohanty posted @ 2011-12-27 10:19 AM

This test is over now. Detailed score page is at - http://logicmastersindia.com/M201112P/score.asp

Congratulations to MellowMelon for winning by a huge margin. xevs takes the second spot. willwc is the 3rd position, his first time in LMI podium. It will be interesting to see what effect this test has on the ratings (it will be updated in an hour).

Congratulations also to Branko for being top Serbian player, narrowly ahead of Nikola.

Good to see Rakesh back, and he takes the top Indian spot.

Reminder to self - Do not schedule any test during Christmas period in next year(s). Thanks everyone who took time out during the festive period to participate in the test. Those who couldn't can still enjoy the puzzles.

@ 2011-12-27 3:43 PM (#6261 - in reply to #6218) (#6261) Top

girl

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girl posted @ 2011-12-27 3:43 PM

Could someone please explain to me in FLIP MIRROR SUMS Left board how the 17 clues are filled?

@ 2011-12-27 3:47 PM (#6262 - in reply to #6261) (#6262) Top

debmohanty

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debmohanty posted @ 2011-12-27 3:47 PM

girl - 2011-12-27 3:43 PM

Could someone please explain to me in FLIP MIRROR SUMS Left board how the 17 clues are filled?

If a cell is visited twice, the digit will be considered twice in the sum
So 17 = 2 * R4C3 + R4C4

@ 2011-12-27 9:31 PM (#6268 - in reply to #6218) (#6268) Top

debmohanty

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debmohanty posted @ 2011-12-27 9:31 PM

Here is the solution booklet - Download | View


	@ 2011-12-21 12:35 PM (#6231 - in reply to #6228) (#6231) Top
Minfang Lin Posts: 40 Country : China	Minfang Lin posted @ 2011-12-21 12:35 PM swaroop2011 - 2011-12-20 11:48 PM Somebody please give the steps to solve 1) gapped kakuro - i only got number '6' in the bottom row and 2)sea battle. not getting the start... Acorrding to sum, like 31 in r4c3, we can figure out r56789c3 must have digits. 4 in r8c4 shows r8c68 contain 1 and 3, because of the rule "empty cells cannot be adjacent". Then In Col 9, the sum is 10, so only two more cells can have digits. r79c8 must contain digits. r7c7?4, r7c8?5, so r7c6 must be blank. if r8c8=1, then r7c8?8 r7c8+r7c7?12, so r8c8=3, r8c6=1.
	@ 2011-12-21 12:44 PM (#6232 - in reply to #6218) (#6232) Top
Minfang Lin Posts: 40 Country : China	Minfang Lin posted @ 2011-12-21 12:44 PM In r9c78 only one can be 9, so r7c7=45, r7c8=56, then r7c9=1->r7c7=4, r7c8=6...
	@ 2011-12-21 12:51 PM (#6233 - in reply to #6231) (#6233) Top
debmohanty Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2011-12-21 12:51 PM Minfang Lin - 2011-12-21 12:35 PM In Col 9, the sum is 10, so only two more cells can have digits. Same logic is applicable to 11 in Column6
	@ 2011-12-21 1:00 PM (#6234 - in reply to #6227) (#6234) Top
Minfang Lin Posts: 40 Country : China	Minfang Lin posted @ 2011-12-21 1:00 PM debmohanty - 2011-12-20 9:37 PM Minfang Lin - 2011-12-20 9:21 PM Someone who needs Chinese translation can download the PDF file here. Thanks so much. We had few new players from China in the last Sudoku test. Lets hope that repeats this time. By the way, I find your new method of translation much interesting. I reckon it is easier than the previous method of copying all images. Only if there is some blank between rule and puzzle image for typing, I can do like this Do you know the software "HyperSnap"? It's easy to snapshot picture and edit it.
	@ 2011-12-21 1:20 PM (#6235 - in reply to #6233) (#6235) Top
swaroop2011 Posts: 668 Country : India	swaroop2011 posted @ 2011-12-21 1:20 PM debmohanty - 2011-12-21 12:51 PM Minfang Lin - 2011-12-21 12:35 PM In Col 9, the sum is 10, so only two more cells can have digits. Same logic is applicable to 11 in Column6 hey thanks for explaining so clearly .. only one doubt- how did u got that in column 9 the other two digits has to be in r2 and r4..
	@ 2011-12-21 1:32 PM (#6236 - in reply to #6235) (#6236) Top
Minfang Lin Posts: 40 Country : China	Minfang Lin posted @ 2011-12-21 1:32 PM swaroop2011 - 2011-12-21 1:20 PM debmohanty - 2011-12-21 12:51 PM Minfang Lin - 2011-12-21 12:35 PM In Col 9, the sum is 10, so only two more cells can have digits. Same logic is applicable to 11 in Column6 hey thanks for explaining so clearly .. only one doubt- how did u got that in column 9 the other two digits has to be in r2 and r4.. See the picture before it. Remember the rule "empty cells cannot be adjacent", and Col 9 only can have two digits more.
	@ 2011-12-21 1:34 PM (#6237 - in reply to #6218) (#6237) Top
swaroop2011 Posts: 668 Country : India	swaroop2011 posted @ 2011-12-21 1:34 PM hey sry stupid doubt
	@ 2011-12-23 12:23 AM (#6241 - in reply to #6218) (#6241) Top
greenhorn Posts: 164 Country : Slovakia	greenhorn posted @ 2011-12-23 12:23 AM Maybe this question was answered somewhere before, but I am too lazy to look for it now. In Number Skeleton puzzle does it matter in which direction are the numbers fill in? The IB has also another solution, when you turn it (199, 2X8, 357). Thanks
	@ 2011-12-23 12:48 AM (#6242 - in reply to #6218) (#6242) Top
brianklimek Posts: 14 Country : United States	brianklimek posted @ 2011-12-23 12:48 AM Have the solutions to the practice test been vetted? I believe I found multiple solutions for the Sea Battle. And I found 2 solutions for Liar Slitherlink [the cave end in the lower right that surrounds the 1 in R6C5, could also be shortened to only go around R6C4 and still be valid]. Just checking.
	@ 2011-12-23 1:10 AM (#6243 - in reply to #6242) (#6243) Top
greenhorn Posts: 164 Country : Slovakia	greenhorn posted @ 2011-12-23 1:10 AM All the puzzles from IB have only one valid solution. In the Liar Slitherlink you probably forget to use columns, where is also only one incorrect clue.
	@ 2011-12-23 7:09 AM (#6246 - in reply to #6241) (#6246) Top
debmohanty Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2011-12-23 7:09 AM greenhorn - 2011-12-23 12:23 AM Maybe this question was answered somewhere before, but I am too lazy to look for it now. In Number Skeleton puzzle does it matter in which direction are the numbers fill in? The IB has also another solution, when you turn it (199, 2X8, 357). Thanks The row/column marking is incorrect here. First row and first column should have been marked. The answer key, in that case, is 199#123 or 123#199. (g82.png) Attachments ---------------- g82.png (14KB - 0 downloads)
	@ 2011-12-23 9:44 PM (#6248 - in reply to #6218) (#6248) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2011-12-23 9:44 PM Open through Monday Considering the festive seasons going on, we have decided to keep this test open through Monday. Please check the submission page for exact time in your timezone.
	@ 2011-12-23 9:46 PM (#6249 - in reply to #6218) (#6249) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2011-12-23 9:46 PM Announcements 1. Password protected pdf is uploaded. It has 13 pages. First page is a cover page, but there is no points table. 2. As announced above the test is also open on Monday
	@ 2011-12-24 2:31 AM (#6250 - in reply to #6242) (#6250) Top
Para Posts: 315 Country : The Netherlands	Para posted @ 2011-12-24 2:31 AM brianklimek - 2011-12-23 12:48 AM Have the solutions to the practice test been vetted? I believe I found multiple solutions for the Sea Battle. Are you sure there are 2 different ships in each area and not just 2 different ship parts in the alternate solutions? As I made it, I can assure the example is unique.
	@ 2011-12-24 9:17 PM (#6251 - in reply to #6218) (#6251) Top
xevs Posts: 43 Country : Japan	xevs posted @ 2011-12-24 9:17 PM About the ESB Flip... Do the "line"s have to mirror one another? In the example, you don't have to think the correspondence of lines to solve, but the lines were to be finally mirrored each other.
	@ 2011-12-24 9:34 PM (#6252 - in reply to #6251) (#6252) Top
debmohanty Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2011-12-24 9:34 PM Lines do not have to mirror each other. It is just a co-incidence in the example. (Please check the actual puzzle in FLIP - http://logicmastersindia.com/lmitests/dl.asp?attachmentid=86&view=1 and its solution in page 15 )
	@ 2011-12-24 10:28 PM (#6253 - in reply to #6252) (#6253) Top
xevs Posts: 43 Country : Japan	xevs posted @ 2011-12-24 10:28 PM I got it. Thanks a lot!
	@ 2011-12-25 1:30 PM (#6254 - in reply to #6218) (#6254) Top
anurag Posts: 136 Country : India	anurag posted @ 2011-12-25 1:30 PM ~~ODD FILLOMINO i have atleast 3 solutions~~ EDIT: This puzzle has unique solution. See Serkan's message below. Edited by debmohanty 2011-12-25 8:19 PM
	@ 2011-12-25 1:30 PM (#6255 - in reply to #6218) (#6255) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1801 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2011-12-25 1:30 PM Really nice puzzles there. Will have to solve the rest later, got muddled up in many of them. Not happy with my performance, but quite happy with my rank I guess. Admins, you can ignore my claim for points, I know even the alternate I gave is wrong. Just checked back. Silly me.
	@ 2011-12-25 1:36 PM (#6256 - in reply to #6254) (#6256) Top
debmohanty Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2011-12-25 1:36 PM anurag - 2011-12-25 1:30 PM ~~ODD FILLOMINO i have atleast 3 solutions~~ Please send any 2 solutions to Serkan or to me. And my sincere request : if you really find multiple solutions, first send them to us and we'll do the needful. Your false alarms (not the first time in this case) is of no help to anyone.
	@ 2011-12-25 8:17 PM (#6257 - in reply to #6254) (#6257) Top
yureklis Posts: 183 Country : Turkey	yureklis posted @ 2011-12-25 8:17 PM That puzzle has unique solution. Probably Anurag didn't read rules well, so probably he broke that puzzle. So please not consider Anurag's comment, that puzzle has unique solution. Serkan anurag - 2011-12-25 1:30 PM ~~ODD FILLOMINO i have atleast 3 solutions~~
	@ 2011-12-27 10:19 AM (#6258 - in reply to #6218) (#6258) Top
debmohanty Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2011-12-27 10:19 AM This test is over now. Detailed score page is at - http://logicmastersindia.com/M201112P/score.asp Congratulations to MellowMelon for winning by a huge margin. xevs takes the second spot. willwc is the 3rd position, his first time in LMI podium. It will be interesting to see what effect this test has on the ratings (it will be updated in an hour). Congratulations also to Branko for being top Serbian player, narrowly ahead of Nikola. Good to see Rakesh back, and he takes the top Indian spot. Reminder to self - Do not schedule any test during Christmas period in next year(s). Thanks everyone who took time out during the festive period to participate in the test. Those who couldn't can still enjoy the puzzles.
	@ 2011-12-27 3:43 PM (#6261 - in reply to #6218) (#6261) Top
girl Posts: 1 Country : Greece	girl posted @ 2011-12-27 3:43 PM Could someone please explain to me in FLIP MIRROR SUMS Left board how the 17 clues are filled?
	@ 2011-12-27 3:47 PM (#6262 - in reply to #6261) (#6262) Top
debmohanty Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2011-12-27 3:47 PM girl - 2011-12-27 3:43 PM Could someone please explain to me in FLIP MIRROR SUMS Left board how the 17 clues are filled? If a cell is visited twice, the digit will be considered twice in the sum So 17 = 2 * R4C3 + R4C4
	@ 2011-12-27 9:31 PM (#6268 - in reply to #6218) (#6268) Top
debmohanty Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2011-12-27 9:31 PM Here is the solution booklet - Download \| View