@ 2012-06-24 3:36 PM (#7571 - in reply to #7569) (#7571) Top | |
Posts: 191 Country : The Netherlands | Richard posted @ 2012-06-24 3:36 PM debmohanty - 2012-06-24 3:23 PM rakesh_rai - 2012-06-24 3:17 PM I'm not sure, but 4 can't be at R2C7, and neither at R9C7 because of the non-consecutive constraint. The numbers 1,4,7 in C7 and C9 in R2,R6 and R9 can be interchanged to form another valid solution. Plus, there are three more valid solutions (most probably). Exactly. The 4 is given in R9, so swapping digits is limited. The puzzle has definitely a unique solution. |
@ 2012-06-24 3:38 PM (#7572 - in reply to #7524) (#7572) Top | |
Posts: 774 Country : India | rakesh_rai posted @ 2012-06-24 3:38 PM OK. Somehow, I initially thought (wrongly) that the non consecutive constraint only applies on the gray bold lines. |
@ 2012-06-24 3:43 PM (#7573 - in reply to #7572) (#7573) Top | |
Posts: 191 Country : The Netherlands | Richard posted @ 2012-06-24 3:43 PM rakesh_rai - 2012-06-24 3:38 PM OK. Somehow, I initially thought (wrongly) that the non consecutive constraint only applies on the gray bold lines. No problem. It's good that IB's appear and that forum threads are opened before a test is hold. |
@ 2012-06-24 9:35 PM (#7575 - in reply to #7524) (#7575) Top | |
Country : India | debmohanty posted @ 2012-06-24 9:35 PM Copy Paste from here It is easy to figure out that both SudoClones and Copy Paste have similar themes. It is interesting that Richard and Sylvain came up with similar ideas with few weeks apart (much before Clone round in BIST). Thats when we decided to schedule these 2 tests one week apart and to publish the IBs at the same time. Luckily, the variations in these 2 tests are very different and I'm sure players will enjoy these tests like every other LMI tests. |
@ 2012-06-24 10:59 PM (#7577 - in reply to #7562) (#7577) Top | |
Posts: 89 Country : India | utkaarsh posted @ 2012-06-24 10:59 PM Has anyone tried the consecutive from unused puzzles, not able to crack it (Consecutive.gif) Attachments ---------------- Consecutive.gif (24KB - 3 downloads) |
@ 2012-06-24 11:52 PM (#7578 - in reply to #7577) (#7578) Top | |
Posts: 1801 Country : India | prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-06-24 11:52 PM utkaarsh - 2012-06-24 10:59 PM Has anyone tried the consecutive from unused puzzles, not able to crack it At a glance you can get the entire middle column using the fact that the upper part cannot be 4-3-2 and has to be 4-5-6. If you hadn't done that already, maybe that helps. Edited by prasanna16391 2012-06-24 11:53 PM |
@ 2012-06-25 12:09 AM (#7580 - in reply to #7577) (#7580) Top | |
Posts: 191 Country : The Netherlands | Richard posted @ 2012-06-25 12:09 AM utkaarsh - 2012-06-24 10:59 PM Has anyone tried the consecutive from unused puzzles, not able to crack it The upper right block provides very much information if you take a close look at it. |
@ 2012-06-25 12:11 AM (#7581 - in reply to #7571) (#7581) Top | |
Posts: 337 Country : Switzerland | Fred76 posted @ 2012-06-25 12:11 AM Richard - 2012-06-24 3:36 PM debmohanty - 2012-06-24 3:23 PM rakesh_rai - 2012-06-24 3:17 PM I'm not sure, but 4 can't be at R2C7, and neither at R9C7 because of the non-consecutive constraint. The numbers 1,4,7 in C7 and C9 in R2,R6 and R9 can be interchanged to form another valid solution. Plus, there are three more valid solutions (most probably). Exactly. The 4 is given in R9, so swapping digits is limited. The puzzle has definitely a unique solution. During solving this one, I had the feeling that it was not the first time I solved it. Just for my curiosity: is it an already published puzzle (perhaps from a previous year IB of DSM?), or have I dreamed it? Fred |
@ 2012-06-25 12:13 AM (#7582 - in reply to #7580) (#7582) Top | |
Posts: 337 Country : Switzerland | Fred76 posted @ 2012-06-25 12:13 AM Richard - 2012-06-25 12:09 AM utkaarsh - 2012-06-24 10:59 PM Has anyone tried the consecutive from unused puzzles, not able to crack it The upper right block provides very much information if you take a close look at it. Haha ! you really like this configuration ! |
@ 2012-06-25 12:28 AM (#7583 - in reply to #7581) (#7583) Top | |
Posts: 191 Country : The Netherlands | Richard posted @ 2012-06-25 12:28 AM Fred76 - 2012-06-25 12:11 AM During solving this one, I had the feeling that it was not the first time I solved it. Just for my curiosity: is it an already published puzzle (perhaps from a previous year IB of DSM?), or have I dreamed it? Fred Well, yes and no. The nonconsecutive ascending puzzles where among the hardest to make for this test, at least smoothly solving ones. So I wanted to use my older puzzle from the puzzle portal Germany first. (You solved it a few months ago.) This one. But it turned out to be a bit too hard, even for the IB. Since I liked the constellation of the puzzle very much, with the long line in the middle, I tried to reuse the idea and make an easier puzzle out of it. I think the one that is in the IB now is much more suitable than the earlier one would have been. So your feeling is correct and you are well awake! |
@ 2012-06-25 12:40 AM (#7584 - in reply to #7582) (#7584) Top | |
Posts: 191 Country : The Netherlands | Richard posted @ 2012-06-25 12:40 AM Fred76 - 2012-06-25 12:13 AM Haha ! you really like this configuration ! Yep! I will be honest, it is one of my favorite configurations. I used it here for the first time. Only problem with it is that as soon as it is known by the puzzlers community, the power of it is gone. So it is definitely suitable for the IB, not for the real test. Consecutives are (next to irregulars) my favorite sudoku variant for a really loooong time, so this variant was the first one to put on my list for Copy Paste. Edited by Richard 2012-06-25 12:41 AM |
@ 2012-06-25 1:25 AM (#7585 - in reply to #7582) (#7585) Top | |
Posts: 89 Country : India | utkaarsh posted @ 2012-06-25 1:25 AM Thanks Fred, But gettin stuck in top, right box, 5nos connected L, and 8,9 deduced from box 6 are two clues not matching , would be helpful, if that box 3 placements be given for my understanding , thanks Edited by utkaarsh 2012-06-25 1:38 AM |
@ 2012-06-25 1:56 AM (#7586 - in reply to #7584) (#7586) Top | |
Posts: 191 Country : The Netherlands | Richard posted @ 2012-06-25 1:56 AM |
@ 2012-06-25 3:22 AM (#7587 - in reply to #7577) (#7587) Top | |
Posts: 315 Country : The Netherlands | Para posted @ 2012-06-25 3:22 AM utkaarsh - 2012-06-24 10:59 PM Has anyone tried the consecutive from unused puzzles, not able to crack it I haven't solved it yet, but I recognise the right top nonet from earlier consecutive puzzles Richard has made. So that is very likely a starting point. [Edit] Ah, I hadn't noticed there was a second page to the thread, and I see Richard has confirmed my suspicions. Edited by Para 2012-06-25 3:24 AM |
@ 2012-07-03 10:33 AM (#7697 - in reply to #7524) (#7697) Top | |
Country : India | Administrator posted @ 2012-07-03 10:33 AM AnnouncementBecause of administrative constraints, this test will start 12 hours before the usual start. The revised start time is 17:30 PM Friday India time / Noon Friday GMT. Exact start time will be available on submission page. Test end time does not change. |
@ 2012-07-04 10:07 AM (#7709 - in reply to #7562) (#7709) Top | |
Posts: 191 Country : The Netherlands | Richard posted @ 2012-07-04 10:07 AM Richard - 2012-06-24 11:13 AM After completing the Copy-Paste test, I had a few unused puzzles. I have posted them in the puzzle portal of Logic Masters Germany yesterday. Here are the links to the leftovers: Arrow Sum 100 Ascending Consecutive Minimax Maximin With exception of the Arrow sudoku, all of the puzzles above are a bit harder then the ones of the same type in the real test. Some people asked me about the order of the puzzles; in the set of leftover-puzzles, there are other combinations than in the IB. For example: 'Minimax' has the same given digits as 'Maximin' in the leftover puzzles, but in the IB 'Minimax' has the same givens as 'Chaos Diagonal' and 'Maximin' has the same givens as 'Consecutive'. The combination of puzzles in the real test will be the same as in the IB. They also will be in the same order as in the IB. |
@ 2012-07-04 11:06 AM (#7711 - in reply to #7524) (#7711) Top | |
Country : India | debmohanty posted @ 2012-07-04 11:06 AM About Equal Sudoku : do you have more practice materials? I don't remember seeing this type anywhere. |
@ 2012-07-04 11:26 AM (#7712 - in reply to #7711) (#7712) Top | |
Posts: 191 Country : The Netherlands | Richard posted @ 2012-07-04 11:26 AM debmohanty - 2012-07-04 11:06 AM About Equal Sudoku : do you have more practice materials? I don't remember seeing this type anywhere. Since this is indeed a new type (as far as I know) AND it is the puzzle with the most points, I decided to make one other practise puzzle. I published it in the puzzle portal of Logic Masters Germany. You can find it here: Equal III Of course there are the two ohter Equal puzzles from an earlier message in this thread: In message #7556 there is a large list of practise material where you can find under E) 7 Equal medium medium These three puzzles should give solvers the opportunity to get used to the type. |
@ 2012-07-06 4:11 AM (#7717 - in reply to #7524) (#7717) Top | |
Posts: 1801 Country : India | prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-07-06 4:11 AM So will there be bonus points for people who clone/copy-paste their scores from last weekend? |
@ 2012-07-06 4:43 AM (#7718 - in reply to #7717) (#7718) Top | |
Posts: 315 Country : The Netherlands | Para posted @ 2012-07-06 4:43 AM prasanna16391 - 2012-07-06 4:11 AM So will there be bonus points for people who clone/copy-paste their scores from last weekend? That wouldn't work, you'd create a paradox. Because if they'd get bonus points, then the scores wouldn't be equal anymore and they wouldn't be entitled to the bonus anymore, so it would have to be dropped again. |
@ 2012-07-06 9:31 AM (#7719 - in reply to #7524) (#7719) Top | |
Country : India | Administrator posted @ 2012-07-06 9:31 AM Announcements1. Password protected pdf is uploaded. It has 7 pages. There is no cover page. Each page has two Sudokus. 2. Paper only link - http://logicmastersindia.com/M201207S/?paper=1 3. As noted earlier, this test will start 12 hours before the usual start. The submission page has the exact start and end times listed. |
@ 2012-07-06 11:05 AM (#7721 - in reply to #7718) (#7721) Top | |
Posts: 1801 Country : India | prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-07-06 11:05 AM Para - 2012-07-06 4:43 AM prasanna16391 - 2012-07-06 4:11 AM So will there be bonus points for people who clone/copy-paste their scores from last weekend? That wouldn't work, you'd create a paradox. Because if they'd get bonus points, then the scores wouldn't be equal anymore and they wouldn't be entitled to the bonus anymore, so it would have to be dropped again. I thought of that a while after posting. Award the bonus points in the next month then :P Edited by prasanna16391 2012-07-06 11:09 AM |
@ 2012-07-06 8:57 PM (#7722 - in reply to #7524) (#7722) Top | |
Posts: 1801 Country : India | prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-07-06 8:57 PM I really enjoyed this set. I shall name my favorites later, but all the grids had nice solving paths. On a personal note, I think I've finally come out of my slump of making 5+ errors everytime. Luck's as always not on my side though, with printer issues and all that, but overall quite happy with my performance considering recent ones. Thanks Richard. |
@ 2012-07-07 12:16 PM (#7726 - in reply to #7524) (#7726) Top | |
Posts: 136 Country : India | anurag posted @ 2012-07-07 12:16 PM I enjoyed the puzzles ! |
@ 2012-07-07 7:58 PM (#7728 - in reply to #7726) (#7728) Top | |
Country : India | Administrator posted @ 2012-07-07 7:58 PM About partial bonus : Please note that partial bonus is not automatically computed, it needs some manual intervention. So after finishing, players may not see partial bonus being added to the score immediately, but eventually the score will be adjusted. |