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prasanna16391
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Country : India | We decided to keep it this way because some people may want to keep track of the multiple submissions too. As a participant I sometimes like to see such things myself. Seeing as it has no change in the scoring, I don't see it as a big issue either way, so I'm thinking we'll let it be that way. |
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adityasaraf007
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Country : India | No Problem... :) |
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Country : India | Sudoku Booklets uploaded
Each pdf has 2 pages, with 2 Sudokus per page.
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lenson
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Country : India | lenson posted @ 2012-08-09 11:01 PM Not really. Feel free to post any other oddities that you / anyone else notice/s. I could not see the results before finishing Classics, which was fine. But once I finished Classics, I could see overall results for BOTH Classics and Variants. More of an oddity than an issue. :- ) |
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Country : India | lenson - 2012-08-09 11:01 PM
Not really. Feel free to post any other oddities that you / anyone else notice/s. I could not see the results before finishing Classics, which was fine. But once I finished Classics, I could see overall results for BOTH Classics and Variants. More of an oddity than an issue. :- ) Fixed. Please check this time. |
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prasanna16391
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Country : India | prasanna16391 - 2012-08-06 4:59 PM
Thanks to greenhorn, Fred, Rohan for ideas.
We shall be announcing the August Beginners' contest soon. We have decided to go with the following changes for now -
The participation will be divided into two categories, Beginners and Seasoners.
The following are Seasoners by default -
1. Those who have attained, at any point, an LMI Sudoku rating of 500+.
2. Those who have achieved a rank of 25 or better in an LMI monthly Sudoku test.
3. Those who get 2 75+ total scores in the Beginners' Contests(This can obviously take effect only from the September edition).
The rest of the participants all have an option to participate as a Beginner and have their own set of rankings.
In light of some performances from players with a prior reputation, we have added a 4th category as follows -
4. Those who score 100+ on the Beginners' Contest shall be bumped to Seasoner level on the spot.
We must remember that the main point of these contests is to encourage new talents who are not familiar with all the types and techniques of Sudoku. |
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anurag
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Country : India | anurag posted @ 2012-08-11 4:42 PM Two of the links on the left pane of the test page extend across the width of the page.was that intended?
Edited by anurag 2012-08-11 4:43 PM
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prasanna16391
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Country : India | The two in question are explanations of the LMI interface in detail, with screenshots of the various features. So yes, it was intended. |
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figonometry
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Country : Canada | LAME! While sitting here waiting for the timer to run out, I notice that I entered the same answer twice! Lucky I saw it, but I lost 12 minutes or so. :( |
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adityasaraf007
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Country : India | In the score page, I find a couple of scores (excluding Time Bonus) which are not whole numbers.... Scores like 28.60, 28.80, 17.50, etc.... Does it indicate partial points for 1 answer key being correct or something like this.... How are partial points allotted... |
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prasanna16391
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Country : India | adityasaraf007 - 2012-08-12 8:22 PM
In the score page, I find a couple of scores (excluding Time Bonus) which are not whole numbers.... Scores like 28.60, 28.80, 17.50, etc.... Does it indicate partial points for 1 answer key being correct or something like this.... How are partial points allotted...
Partial points are allotted if just one number is wrong, or if 2 numbers adjacent to each other are swapped in the entire key, and nothing more than that. For more details you can look at the July version. I will say, we are a bit more lenient here as it is a Beginners' Contest. You may not get points for the same keys in a Monthly Test. |
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adityasaraf007
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Country : India | Got it... Thanks.... And what about Bonus.... if I get partial points for 2 sudokus or more, would I be allotted Bonus... or Bonus is limited to just 1 incorrect submission... :) |
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gramar
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Country : United Kingdom | gramar posted @ 2012-08-12 10:00 PM Just wanted to say thanks for this test. As a sudoku enthusiast, but definitely no expert, it was great to find a competition that I could actually have a good go at. I have participated in several of the previous competions in the past, just for the fun of having a go, but was beginning to find the puzzles far too hard on the whole and had stopped taking part. So it was a real pleasure to feel I could take join in again for a change. I am still pretty slow, but managed all four classics correctly and three of the four variants - just ran out of time on the last one. |
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prasanna16391
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Country : India | adityasaraf007 - 2012-08-12 9:23 PM
Got it... Thanks.... And what about Bonus.... if I get partial points for 2 sudokus or more, would I be allotted Bonus... or Bonus is limited to just 1 incorrect submission... :)
The theory behind the partial points is that the error is so small that you've most probably solved the entire thing correctly but just mis-entered some digits somewhere. So yes, even if 2 out of the 4 have such minute errors, once you get the partial points, you will be allotted the bonus as you have theoretically solved everything correctly and have been penalized for the little error. (Again, things may be different for Monthly tests ) |
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adityasaraf007
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Country : India | Just an idea.... Can "LMI Beginners' Puzzle Contests" be also organized along similar lines...  |
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prasanna16391
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Country : India | adityasaraf007 - 2012-08-12 11:17 PM
Just an idea.... Can "LMI Beginners' Puzzle Contests" be also organized along similar lines...
We started this first on the back of Times Sudoku Championship and decided to see how it goes. Now with the World Championship coming up soon and all that, the schedule is packed. We may think of something like that later on if this continues to be a success. |
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pooja.seksaria
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Country : India | i lost time over re-solving Classic Sudoku - 1 3 times. The puzzle seems to be wrong. i couldnt complete it. however i did complete the Classic Sudoku - 2 successfully
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prasanna16391
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Country : India | pooja.seksaria - 2012-08-13 12:39 PM
i lost time over re-solving Classic Sudoku - 1 3 times. The puzzle seems to be wrong. i couldnt complete it. however i did complete the Classic Sudoku - 2 successfully
100 + participants seem to have solved it, so I doubt the problem is with the puzzle. It is possible (and quite common, even among top solvers ) that you are just making a wrong assumption somewhere repeatedly. Keep trying, and once the deadline is over, feel free to post where you are getting stuck. Another option is to send me a private message of where you are getting a contradiction. |
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purzelbaumfan
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Country : Germany | I have to agree with gramar: most of the other contests are very hard to solve and in the end the fun factor just blows away. Thank you for this easy and solvable contest :) |
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sreejith
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Country : India | i interchanged 2 digits by mistake..but i hav solved d entire sudoku correct !...how come i get 0 points??? |
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Country : India | sreejith - 2012-08-16 12:44 AM
i interchanged 2 digits by mistake..but i hav solved d entire sudoku correct !...how come i get 0 points???
Awarding of partial points has to be done manually, please give one of the organizers time to look into it, and if your case is similar to other cases where partial points were awarded, you will surely be awarded it too. That is why we have the "claim points" button, to alert us to such things, even though we try our best to monitor everyone.
Anyway, you have been awarded partial points. You can check now. |
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abhishekgoenka89
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Country : India | Can anyone post what is the final time by which beginners contest for the month aug (10th - 16th) will end ?? |
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Country : India | abhishekgoenka89 - 2012-08-16 2:28 PM
Can anyone post what is the final time by which beginners contest for the month aug (10th - 16th) will end ?? Check the beginners' contest page - if still unclear, let us know. |
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abhishekgoenka89
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Country : India | i have gone through the above link. However it is showing that this contest if for the period from 9thaug to 15th aug.
I just want to know is this sudoku contest still going on or has it over and if it has not got over then what is the final time by which i can participate today. |
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Country : India | It should have been 10th to 16th.
In any case, it ends at 5:30AM IST tomorrow morning. See attachment
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