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Posts: 460 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | purifire posted @ 2010-07-18 2:21 PM I can assure you... its going to be very different and nice experience :) |
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![]() Posts: 1868 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | debmohanty posted @ 2010-07-18 2:29 PM purifire - 2010-07-18 2:21 PM I can assure you... its going to be very different and nice experience :) Thanks Mr Pre-Tester. |
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![]() Posts: 1868 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | debmohanty posted @ 2010-07-18 3:30 PM Chinese translation of rules are posted at SudokuFans.org forum http://www.sudokufans.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=94 Thanks so much Leaf Card |
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![]() Posts: 1868 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | debmohanty posted @ 2010-07-27 10:57 AM I hope the rules for Stage4 and Stage5 are clear to everyone. The puzzles will look similar, but there is big difference in rules. Check page 4 and page 6 in the IB |
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Posts: 15 Country : India | mjaipal posted @ 2010-07-27 1:36 PM Yes Deb, rules for 4th & 5th rounds are confusing. Can you explain? |
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![]() Posts: 1868 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | debmohanty posted @ 2010-07-27 1:57 PM Without revealing too much about the puzzles, in some 3X3 boxes both odd-sum-circle and consecutive-bar are present. In Stage 4 : Converse rule applies to those boxes. That means, between 2 neighbours a) if consecutive symbol is present, they have to be consecutive b) if Odd-Sum-circle is present, their sum has to be Odd, but they can't be consecutive. c) if no symbols are present, they can't be consecutive, their sum can't be odd In Stage 5 : Converse rules don't apply at all. That means, between 2 neighbours a) if consecutive-bar is present, they are consecutive b) if Odd-Sum-circle is present, their sum has to be Odd. But they still can be consecutive c) if no symbols are present, they can still be consecutive or their sum can still be Odd. Note that Converse rule applies to all puzzles in Stage1, Stage2 and Stage3 Is it clear? |
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Posts: 44 ![]() ![]() Country : United States | davmillar posted @ 2010-07-27 6:04 PM @deb: Thank you for posting the excellent explanation. @mjaipal: If you're still a bit unsure about the rules, wait a day or so - I'll be posting some puzzles similar to the stage 4 and stage 5 puzzles as additional practice. |
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Posts: 44 ![]() ![]() Country : United States | davmillar posted @ 2010-07-27 11:55 PM Here's a set of puzzles using the same rules as the ones in Sampler Platter. Hopefully they help out a bit! thegriddle.net/521 Edited by davmillar 2010-07-27 11:56 PM |
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![]() Posts: 1868 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | debmohanty posted @ 2010-07-28 5:49 AM David, In the pdf file the top 2 puzzles are Stage 4 type puzzles and the bottom 2 are Stage 5 type puzzles. Is that correct? |
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Posts: 15 Country : India | mjaipal posted @ 2010-07-28 2:23 PM Thanks Deb & David. |
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Posts: 44 ![]() ![]() Country : United States | davmillar posted @ 2010-07-28 6:01 PM Yes, that's correct. |
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Posts: 329 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | neerajmehrotra posted @ 2010-07-30 12:32 AM Just now solved the IB puzzles.............it was really great fun............now let me try the ones in griddle.net........ @Deb thanks for making the instructions so clear.... |
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Posts: 460 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | purifire posted @ 2010-07-30 3:07 PM Excellent and Interesting Puzzles Dave... :) Rishi |
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Posts: 44 ![]() ![]() Country : United States | davmillar posted @ 2010-08-05 2:46 AM The puzzle booklet is now ready to download on the submission page! The passcode for the PDF will be shown when you begin the test. logicmastersindia.com/M201008S1 Edited by davmillar 2010-08-05 2:59 AM |
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Posts: 3567 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | Administrator posted @ 2010-08-06 5:30 PM In the submission site, there are 6 tabs. One for each of Stage 1 to Stage 5 and one tab for examples. After you click on "Start", Stage 1 tab will directly be selected. At any point in time you can click on any other tab to go to the corresponding Stage. As long as you don't close / refresh the browser, the state of sudokus in all tabs will be maintained. Also, note that the Sudoku booklet has 7 pages (including the header page). Page 6 has one Sudoku from stage 4 and one Sudoku from Stage 5. All other pages have stage specific Sudokus. |
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Posts: 329 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | neerajmehrotra posted @ 2010-08-06 8:50 PM Best of luck to all the participants!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Posts: 7 Country : Malaysia | KimKing posted @ 2010-08-07 12:53 PM so many points to lose..aiyoyo...but overall i like ur puzzles.. thanks ![]() |
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Posts: 10 Country : Germany | Semax posted @ 2010-08-07 4:22 PM Thankyou for these nice puzzles. |
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Posts: 32 ![]() Country : Turkey | zhergan posted @ 2010-08-07 6:10 PM David thanks for this nice set. But anyone who wish to deal with it must be very careful. Otherwise he/she can make silly mistakes just like me ![]() ![]() ![]() Regards ![]() Edited by zhergan 2010-08-07 6:15 PM |
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Posts: 3567 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | Administrator posted @ 2010-08-07 6:43 PM Zafer, Good points. Comparatively, I see many scores between 400 and 500. But only a handful getting bonus points. |
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Posts: 2 Country : ITALY | bjelico posted @ 2010-08-08 1:18 AM Many thanks for these very nice puzzles with a good mix of rules. I ask: puzzle n° 13 (the first of stage four) has a double solution, even if out of answer area? I think that two "3" can be exchanged with two "9", but it is not important for tha answer. |
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Posts: 6 Country : Israel | amnon posted @ 2010-08-08 1:29 AM bjelico - 2010-08-07 10:18 PM I ask: puzzle n° 13 (the first of stage four) has a double solution, even if out of answer area? I think that two "3" can be exchanged with two "9", but it is not important for tha answer. Remember this rule: In Stage 4 : if Odd-Sum-circle is present, their sum has to be Odd, but they can't be consecutive. |
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Posts: 2 Country : ITALY | bjelico posted @ 2010-08-08 1:41 AM Ah, yes! Thak you very much, Amnon! |
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Posts: 4 Country : India | luckypunk posted @ 2010-08-08 3:34 AM well this was my first attempt at solving puzzles and sudoku...i scored extra low...but i loved the experience.....thanks...looking forward to learning puzzle solving admist some great guys..:) |
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Posts: 83 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : Czech Republic | Gotroch posted @ 2010-08-08 4:24 AM debmohanty - 2010-07-27 1:57 PM Note that Converse rule applies to all puzzles in Stage1, Stage2 and Stage3 Hm, I should read forum posts more carefully next time. That costs me time in some puzzles, but at least it makes 6x6 puzzles little more challenging ![]() David, thanks for nice competition (4th and 5th stage - very nice puzzles) |