Thread - Diagonal Vision — LMI March Sudoku Test

@ 2012-03-03 10:07 AM (#6841 - in reply to #6840) (#6841) Top

vopani

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vopani posted @ 2012-03-03 10:07 AM

Ok people. I lose.

There's been some major problem with my blog (which is supposed to be resolved by 1st week of March), so I'm hoping to start posting again from Monday :-)

@ 2012-03-03 11:30 AM (#6842 - in reply to #6839) (#6842) Top

prasanna16391

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-03-03 11:30 AM

Fred76 - 2012-03-03 5:41 AM

Yes, but we must admit that this guy, Mister Rohanrao Blogspot, doesn't look very serious ! Does anybody know him ?

I'm not sure.. I think he's some foreigner...

Rohan Rao - 2012-03-03 10:07 AM

Ok people. I lose.

There's been some major problem with my blog (which is supposed to be resolved by 1st week of March), so I'm hoping to start posting again from Monday :-)

Looking forward to it Mister Rohanrao Blogspot.

@ 2012-03-03 2:52 PM (#6843 - in reply to #6840) (#6843) Top

Fred76

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Fred76 posted @ 2012-03-03 2:52 PM

zachpuzzle - 2012-03-03 7:35 AM

This will be the first sudoku test that i participate instead of doing afterward so i am so excited

Great !

@ 2012-03-05 12:08 AM (#6844 - in reply to #6774) (#6844) Top

prasanna16391

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-03-05 12:08 AM

Should've kept "no" and "does not matter" as two separate options in the poll, now the people who wanted it might get out voted by people to whom it didn't matter. Of course this is in hindsight, it just struck me.

@ 2012-03-06 9:11 AM (#6848 - in reply to #6774) (#6848) Top

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@ 2012-03-07 1:59 PM (#6853 - in reply to #6774) (#6853) Top

David McNeill

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David McNeill posted @ 2012-03-07 1:59 PM

Hope to participate in this test. Is it possible to mark the arrows in a paler colour in Arrows Battle Sudoku?

Thank you,

David McNeill.

@ 2012-03-07 2:55 PM (#6854 - in reply to #6853) (#6854) Top

Fred76

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Fred76 posted @ 2012-03-07 2:55 PM

David McNeill - 2012-03-07 1:59 PM

Hope to participate in this test. Is it possible to mark the arrows in a paler colour in Arrows Battle Sudoku?

Thank you,

David McNeill.

Done for the test grid !

Fred

@ 2012-03-09 3:05 AM (#6856 - in reply to #6854) (#6856) Top

Fred76

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Fred76 posted @ 2012-03-09 3:05 AM

As there is a big majority in the poll who said that it were not better to have marked diagonal in the anti-diagonal sudoku (or it does not matter) , I'll not add them.
Sorry for the 7 people who voted for marked diagonals in the anti-diagonal sudoku, I hope you'll have fun solving this grid despite that.

Fred

@ 2012-03-09 4:03 AM (#6857 - in reply to #6856) (#6857) Top

Para

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Para posted @ 2012-03-09 4:03 AM

Fred76 - 2012-03-09 3:05 AM

As there is a big majority in the poll who said that it were not better to have marked diagonal in the anti-diagonal sudoku (or it does not matter) , I'll not add them.
Sorry for the 7 people who voted for marked diagonals in the anti-diagonal sudoku, I hope you'll have fun solving this grid despite that.

Fred

I just find it handier to know any marked diagonal means different digits.

@ 2012-03-09 10:44 AM (#6860 - in reply to #6857) (#6860) Top

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Sudoku instructions in Chinese in sudokufans.org.cn forum

@ 2012-03-09 1:25 PM (#6861 - in reply to #6774) (#6861) Top

swaroop2011

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swaroop2011 posted @ 2012-03-09 1:25 PM

Please help me out to solve this "QUEEN SUDOKU" further...
I am thereby attaching a photo of how much i was able to solve(logically).
I dont want to solve it by guess as this is the practice puzzle..

(queen_sudoku.png)

Attachments
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queen_sudoku.png (18KB - 3 downloads)

@ 2012-03-09 2:34 PM (#6862 - in reply to #6861) (#6862) Top

prasanna16391

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-03-09 2:34 PM

swaroop2011 - 2012-03-09 1:25 PM

Please help me out to solve this "QUEEN SUDOKU" further...
I am thereby attaching a photo of how much i was able to solve(logically).
I dont want to solve it by guess as this is the practice puzzle..

I got through this one by a complex work through of where the 9s can and can't be, first of all I'd suggest you put the 8 in R1C1, as the 5-7 pair take up the below row and the 9 in the middle omits a 9 in either of the main diagonals. After that, either just look at the 9s and think hard about the possibilities with the queen rule, or find another way and tell me as well

@ 2012-03-09 5:21 PM (#6863 - in reply to #6862) (#6863) Top

Fred76

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Fred76 posted @ 2012-03-09 5:21 PM

prasanna16391 - 2012-03-09 2:34 PM

This grid is perhaps a bit hard for the instructions booklet. Prasanna is right, you must study the 9's and try to find a contradiction. I think it's the only possibility to crack this grid.
For example, if you try to put a 9 in R6C1, then you have a 9 in R9C3 (only option is that box), then it has to be in R8C9 (only option in this row), then in R4C7 and then you cannot place a 9 in column 8.

So you know that R6C1 is not a 9, and then it becomes easier to finish the grid.

(queen_swaroop.png)

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queen_swaroop.png (19KB - 4 downloads)

@ 2012-03-09 6:16 PM (#6864 - in reply to #6863) (#6864) Top

Fred76

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Fred76 posted @ 2012-03-09 6:16 PM

I've just published a grid which will help you to immerse in a diagonal world smoothly, with just a classic sudoku

:

http://sudokuvariante.blogspot.com/2012/03/sudoku-classique-n1.html

Fred

@ 2012-03-09 11:06 PM (#6865 - in reply to #6774) (#6865) Top

swaroop2011

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swaroop2011 posted @ 2012-03-09 11:06 PM

Hey

to Prassana and Fred,
for helping it out..
Will try now and see.
It is the tough one in comparison to all other grids.
:)

@ 2012-03-09 11:52 PM (#6866 - in reply to #6774) (#6866) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2012-03-09 11:52 PM

Announcements

1. Password protected pdf is uploaded. It has 12 pages. There is no cover page.
2. If you are solving online, no need to submit again using paper mode.
3. Paper only link - http://logicmastersindia.com/M201203S/?paper=1

@ 2012-03-10 6:00 PM (#6867 - in reply to #6774) (#6867) Top

neerajmehrotra

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neerajmehrotra posted @ 2012-03-10 6:00 PM

grt grids....thanks Fred and Team LMI!!!

@ 2012-03-11 9:27 PM (#6874 - in reply to #6774) (#6874) Top

rajeshk

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rajeshk posted @ 2012-03-11 9:27 PM

Thanks Fred for creating this great test and thanks to LMI team for hosting it flawlessly.

@ 2012-03-11 10:10 PM (#6875 - in reply to #6774) (#6875) Top

prasanna16391

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-03-11 10:10 PM

This is easily the longest I've stayed in the top 10 of an LMI test. That might be more to do with them being extended to Monday though

@ 2012-03-12 1:09 AM (#6876 - in reply to #6875) (#6876) Top

Fred76

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Fred76 posted @ 2012-03-12 1:09 AM

prasanna16391 - 2012-03-11 10:10 PM

This is easily the longest I've stayed in the top 10 of an LMI test. That might be more to do with them being extended to Monday though

No doubt: you become a sudoku specialist !

@ 2012-03-12 3:23 AM (#6877 - in reply to #6876) (#6877) Top

prasanna16391

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-03-12 3:23 AM

Fred76 - 2012-03-12 1:09 AM

prasanna16391 - 2012-03-11 10:10 PM

This is easily the longest I've stayed in the top 10 of an LMI test. That might be more to do with them being extended to Monday though

No doubt: you become a sudoku specialist !

Funnily enough my most significant steps in improving in Sudoku tests have come after I've started concentrating on puzzles. I'll just keep doing what I've been doing.

@ 2012-03-12 12:24 PM (#6878 - in reply to #6877) (#6878) Top

rajeshk

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rajeshk posted @ 2012-03-12 12:24 PM

Funnily enough my most significant steps in improving in Sudoku tests have come after I've started concentrating on puzzles. I'll just keep doing what I've been doing.

Nice to see you improving both in puzzles and Sudoku.

@ 2012-03-12 11:46 PM (#6879 - in reply to #6774) (#6879) Top

motris

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motris posted @ 2012-03-12 11:46 PM

Not the right test to solve from back to front.... Oh well. Some impressively difficult puzzles here, thanks.

@ 2012-03-13 12:10 AM (#6880 - in reply to #6879) (#6880) Top

Fred76

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Fred76 posted @ 2012-03-13 12:10 AM

motris - 2012-03-12 11:46 PM

Not the right test to solve from back to front.... Oh well. Some impressively difficult puzzles here, thanks.

Thanks for participating.
I'll comment about the difficulty when the test will be finished. I hope you had fun nevertheless.

Fred

@ 2012-03-13 6:23 AM (#6881 - in reply to #6867) (#6881) Top

Fred76

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Fred76 posted @ 2012-03-13 6:23 AM

neerajmehrotra - 2012-03-10 6:00 PM

grt grids....thanks Fred and Team LMI!!!

rajeshk - 2012-03-11 9:27 PM

Thanks Fred for creating this great test and thanks to LMI team for hosting it flawlessly.

Thanks !
And thanks to all players for having sweated on my grids !

More comments tomorrow, I need to sleep now

Fred

Should the diagonals be marked in the "Anti-Diagonal Sudoku"?
Will it be better if the diagonals be marked in the "Anti-Diagonal Sudoku"?
Option	Results
Yes, it will be much better	8 Votes - [22.86%]
No / does not matter	27 Votes - [77.14%]

View Results


	@ 2012-03-03 10:07 AM (#6841 - in reply to #6840) (#6841) Top
vopani Posts: 739 Country : India	vopani posted @ 2012-03-03 10:07 AM Ok people. I lose. There's been some major problem with my blog (which is supposed to be resolved by 1st week of March), so I'm hoping to start posting again from Monday :-)
	@ 2012-03-03 11:30 AM (#6842 - in reply to #6839) (#6842) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1801 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-03-03 11:30 AM Fred76 - 2012-03-03 5:41 AM Yes, but we must admit that this guy, Mister Rohanrao Blogspot, doesn't look very serious ! Does anybody know him ? I'm not sure.. I think he's some foreigner... Rohan Rao - 2012-03-03 10:07 AM Ok people. I lose. There's been some major problem with my blog (which is supposed to be resolved by 1st week of March), so I'm hoping to start posting again from Monday :-) Looking forward to it Mister Rohanrao Blogspot.
	@ 2012-03-03 2:52 PM (#6843 - in reply to #6840) (#6843) Top
Fred76 Posts: 337 Country : Switzerland	Fred76 posted @ 2012-03-03 2:52 PM zachpuzzle - 2012-03-03 7:35 AM This will be the first sudoku test that i participate instead of doing afterward so i am so excited Great !
	@ 2012-03-05 12:08 AM (#6844 - in reply to #6774) (#6844) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1801 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-03-05 12:08 AM Should've kept "no" and "does not matter" as two separate options in the poll, now the people who wanted it might get out voted by people to whom it didn't matter. Of course this is in hindsight, it just struck me.
	@ 2012-03-06 9:11 AM (#6848 - in reply to #6774) (#6848) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2012-03-06 9:11 AM Examples Online All examples are available online now. Please check the submission page, and report any inconvenience.
	@ 2012-03-07 1:59 PM (#6853 - in reply to #6774) (#6853) Top
David McNeill Posts: 63 Country : United Kingdom	David McNeill posted @ 2012-03-07 1:59 PM Hope to participate in this test. Is it possible to mark the arrows in a paler colour in Arrows Battle Sudoku? Thank you, David McNeill.
	@ 2012-03-07 2:55 PM (#6854 - in reply to #6853) (#6854) Top
Fred76 Posts: 337 Country : Switzerland	Fred76 posted @ 2012-03-07 2:55 PM David McNeill - 2012-03-07 1:59 PM Hope to participate in this test. Is it possible to mark the arrows in a paler colour in Arrows Battle Sudoku? Thank you, David McNeill. Done for the test grid ! Fred
	@ 2012-03-09 3:05 AM (#6856 - in reply to #6854) (#6856) Top
Fred76 Posts: 337 Country : Switzerland	Fred76 posted @ 2012-03-09 3:05 AM As there is a big majority in the poll who said that it were not better to have marked diagonal in the anti-diagonal sudoku (or it does not matter) , I'll not add them. Sorry for the 7 people who voted for marked diagonals in the anti-diagonal sudoku, I hope you'll have fun solving this grid despite that. Fred
	@ 2012-03-09 4:03 AM (#6857 - in reply to #6856) (#6857) Top
Para Posts: 315 Country : The Netherlands	Para posted @ 2012-03-09 4:03 AM Fred76 - 2012-03-09 3:05 AM As there is a big majority in the poll who said that it were not better to have marked diagonal in the anti-diagonal sudoku (or it does not matter) , I'll not add them. Sorry for the 7 people who voted for marked diagonals in the anti-diagonal sudoku, I hope you'll have fun solving this grid despite that. Fred I just find it handier to know any marked diagonal means different digits.
	@ 2012-03-09 10:44 AM (#6860 - in reply to #6857) (#6860) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2012-03-09 10:44 AM Sudoku instructions in Chinese in sudokufans.org.cn forum
	@ 2012-03-09 1:25 PM (#6861 - in reply to #6774) (#6861) Top
swaroop2011 Posts: 668 Country : India	swaroop2011 posted @ 2012-03-09 1:25 PM Please help me out to solve this "QUEEN SUDOKU" further... I am thereby attaching a photo of how much i was able to solve(logically). I dont want to solve it by guess as this is the practice puzzle.. (queen_sudoku.png) Attachments ---------------- queen_sudoku.png (18KB - 3 downloads)
	@ 2012-03-09 2:34 PM (#6862 - in reply to #6861) (#6862) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1801 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-03-09 2:34 PM swaroop2011 - 2012-03-09 1:25 PM Please help me out to solve this "QUEEN SUDOKU" further... I am thereby attaching a photo of how much i was able to solve(logically). I dont want to solve it by guess as this is the practice puzzle.. I got through this one by a complex work through of where the 9s can and can't be, first of all I'd suggest you put the 8 in R1C1, as the 5-7 pair take up the below row and the 9 in the middle omits a 9 in either of the main diagonals. After that, either just look at the 9s and think hard about the possibilities with the queen rule, or find another way and tell me as well
	@ 2012-03-09 5:21 PM (#6863 - in reply to #6862) (#6863) Top
Fred76 Posts: 337 Country : Switzerland	Fred76 posted @ 2012-03-09 5:21 PM prasanna16391 - 2012-03-09 2:34 PM swaroop2011 - 2012-03-09 1:25 PM Please help me out to solve this "QUEEN SUDOKU" further... I am thereby attaching a photo of how much i was able to solve(logically). I dont want to solve it by guess as this is the practice puzzle.. I got through this one by a complex work through of where the 9s can and can't be, first of all I'd suggest you put the 8 in R1C1, as the 5-7 pair take up the below row and the 9 in the middle omits a 9 in either of the main diagonals. After that, either just look at the 9s and think hard about the possibilities with the queen rule, or find another way and tell me as well This grid is perhaps a bit hard for the instructions booklet. Prasanna is right, you must study the 9's and try to find a contradiction. I think it's the only possibility to crack this grid. For example, if you try to put a 9 in R6C1, then you have a 9 in R9C3 (only option is that box), then it has to be in R8C9 (only option in this row), then in R4C7 and then you cannot place a 9 in column 8. So you know that R6C1 is not a 9, and then it becomes easier to finish the grid. (queen_swaroop.png) Attachments ---------------- queen_swaroop.png (19KB - 4 downloads)
	@ 2012-03-09 6:16 PM (#6864 - in reply to #6863) (#6864) Top
Fred76 Posts: 337 Country : Switzerland	Fred76 posted @ 2012-03-09 6:16 PM I've just published a grid which will help you to immerse in a diagonal world smoothly, with just a classic sudoku : http://sudokuvariante.blogspot.com/2012/03/sudoku-classique-n1.html Fred
	@ 2012-03-09 11:06 PM (#6865 - in reply to #6774) (#6865) Top
swaroop2011 Posts: 668 Country : India	swaroop2011 posted @ 2012-03-09 11:06 PM Hey to Prassana and Fred, for helping it out.. Will try now and see. It is the tough one in comparison to all other grids. :)
	@ 2012-03-09 11:52 PM (#6866 - in reply to #6774) (#6866) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2012-03-09 11:52 PM Announcements 1. Password protected pdf is uploaded. It has 12 pages. There is no cover page. 2. If you are solving online, no need to submit again using paper mode. 3. Paper only link - http://logicmastersindia.com/M201203S/?paper=1
	@ 2012-03-10 6:00 PM (#6867 - in reply to #6774) (#6867) Top
neerajmehrotra Posts: 329 Country : India	neerajmehrotra posted @ 2012-03-10 6:00 PM grt grids....thanks Fred and Team LMI!!!
	@ 2012-03-11 9:27 PM (#6874 - in reply to #6774) (#6874) Top
rajeshk Posts: 542 Country : India	rajeshk posted @ 2012-03-11 9:27 PM Thanks Fred for creating this great test and thanks to LMI team for hosting it flawlessly.
	@ 2012-03-11 10:10 PM (#6875 - in reply to #6774) (#6875) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1801 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-03-11 10:10 PM This is easily the longest I've stayed in the top 10 of an LMI test. That might be more to do with them being extended to Monday though
	@ 2012-03-12 1:09 AM (#6876 - in reply to #6875) (#6876) Top
Fred76 Posts: 337 Country : Switzerland	Fred76 posted @ 2012-03-12 1:09 AM prasanna16391 - 2012-03-11 10:10 PM This is easily the longest I've stayed in the top 10 of an LMI test. That might be more to do with them being extended to Monday though No doubt: you become a sudoku specialist !
	@ 2012-03-12 3:23 AM (#6877 - in reply to #6876) (#6877) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1801 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-03-12 3:23 AM Fred76 - 2012-03-12 1:09 AM prasanna16391 - 2012-03-11 10:10 PM This is easily the longest I've stayed in the top 10 of an LMI test. That might be more to do with them being extended to Monday though No doubt: you become a sudoku specialist ! Funnily enough my most significant steps in improving in Sudoku tests have come after I've started concentrating on puzzles. I'll just keep doing what I've been doing.
	@ 2012-03-12 12:24 PM (#6878 - in reply to #6877) (#6878) Top
rajeshk Posts: 542 Country : India	rajeshk posted @ 2012-03-12 12:24 PM Funnily enough my most significant steps in improving in Sudoku tests have come after I've started concentrating on puzzles. I'll just keep doing what I've been doing. Nice to see you improving both in puzzles and Sudoku.
	@ 2012-03-12 11:46 PM (#6879 - in reply to #6774) (#6879) Top
motris Posts: 199 Country : United States	motris posted @ 2012-03-12 11:46 PM Not the right test to solve from back to front.... Oh well. Some impressively difficult puzzles here, thanks.
	@ 2012-03-13 12:10 AM (#6880 - in reply to #6879) (#6880) Top
Fred76 Posts: 337 Country : Switzerland	Fred76 posted @ 2012-03-13 12:10 AM motris - 2012-03-12 11:46 PM Not the right test to solve from back to front.... Oh well. Some impressively difficult puzzles here, thanks. Thanks for participating. I'll comment about the difficulty when the test will be finished. I hope you had fun nevertheless. Fred
	@ 2012-03-13 6:23 AM (#6881 - in reply to #6867) (#6881) Top
Fred76 Posts: 337 Country : Switzerland	Fred76 posted @ 2012-03-13 6:23 AM neerajmehrotra - 2012-03-10 6:00 PM grt grids....thanks Fred and Team LMI!!! rajeshk - 2012-03-11 9:27 PM Thanks Fred for creating this great test and thanks to LMI team for hosting it flawlessly. Thanks ! And thanks to all players for having sweated on my grids ! More comments tomorrow, I need to sleep now Fred