@ 2013-02-10 7:01 PM (#9854 - in reply to #9566) (#9854) TopAn LMI player
An LMI player posted @ 2013-02-10 7:01 PM
| How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? | Fairly balanced | |
| What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | Just right | |
| What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Very nice | |
| How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? | A bit too many puzzles | |
| Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? | Many puzzles were worth too much or too little | |
| What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? | Just right |
The puzzles were very nice, although unusually I found there were a lot of medium difficulty puzzles, and not too many very easy (useful for filling time at the end) or very hard puzzles (useful for getting big points!).
@ 2013-02-10 7:14 PM (#9855 - in reply to #9566) (#9855) TopAn LMI player
An LMI player posted @ 2013-02-10 7:14 PM
| How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? | Fairly balanced | |
| What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | A bit hard | |
| What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Very nice | |
| How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? | Just right | |
| Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? | Most puzzles were worth the right amount | |
| What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? | Just right |
@ 2013-02-10 7:15 PM (#9856 - in reply to #9566) (#9856) TopAn LMI player
An LMI player posted @ 2013-02-10 7:15 PM
| How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? | Perfectly balanced | |
| What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | Just right | |
| What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Very nice | |
| How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? | A bit too many puzzles | |
| Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? | Most puzzles were worth the right amount | |
| What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? | Just right |
@ 2013-02-10 7:41 PM (#9857 - in reply to #9566) (#9857) TopAn LMI player
An LMI player posted @ 2013-02-10 7:41 PM
| How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? | Fairly balanced | |
| What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | A bit hard | |
| What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Fairly Nice | |
| How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? | Way too many puzzles (too little time) | |
| Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? | All puzzles were worth the right amount | |
| What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? | Just right |
@ 2013-02-10 8:23 PM (#9858 - in reply to #9566) (#9858) TopAn LMI player
An LMI player posted @ 2013-02-10 8:23 PM
| How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? | Fairly balanced | |
| What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | A bit hard | |
| What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Very nice | |
| How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? | A bit too many puzzles | |
| Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? | Most puzzles were worth the right amount | |
| What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? | Just right |
@ 2013-02-10 8:24 PM (#9859 - in reply to #9566) (#9859) TopAn LMI player
An LMI player posted @ 2013-02-10 8:24 PM
| How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? | Fairly balanced | |
| What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | Just right | |
| What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Very nice | |
| How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? | Just right | |
| Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? | Most puzzles were worth the right amount | |
| What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? | Just right |
@ 2013-02-10 9:42 PM (#9860 - in reply to #9566) (#9860) TopAn LMI player
An LMI player posted @ 2013-02-10 9:42 PM
| How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? | Perfectly balanced | |
| What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | Just right | |
| What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Very nice | |
| How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? | A bit too many puzzles | |
| Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? | All puzzles were worth the right amount | |
| What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? | Just right |
@ 2013-02-10 9:52 PM (#9861 - in reply to #9566) (#9861) TopPosts: 542
Country : India
rajeshk posted @ 2013-02-10 9:52 PM
| How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? | Perfectly balanced | |
| What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | Just right | |
| What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Very nice | |
| How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? | Just right | |
| Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? | Most puzzles were worth the right amount | |
| What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? | Just right |
@ 2013-02-10 11:38 PM (#9862 - in reply to #9566) (#9862) TopPosts: 8
Country : Hong Kong
edderiofer posted @ 2013-02-10 11:38 PM
| How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? | Fairly balanced | |
| What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | A bit hard | |
| What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Very nice | |
| How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? | Way too many puzzles (too little time) | |
| Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? | Most puzzles were worth the right amount |
Well done to the puzzles I solved. Like quite a few people, I was surprised that the OEBS Sudoku had symbols as opposed to the actual words. I was also quite surprised by the lack of given numbers in Thermo Sudoku. Finally, I spotted the breakin in the Diagonal Sudoku (with the 3s) about 5 minutes too late, leading to myself running out of time.
@ 2013-02-10 11:57 PM (#9863 - in reply to #9566) (#9863) TopAn LMI player
An LMI player posted @ 2013-02-10 11:57 PM
| How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? | Fairly balanced | |
| What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | A bit hard | |
| What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Fairly Nice | |
| How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? | Just right | |
| Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? | Most puzzles were worth the right amount | |
| What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? | Just right |
@ 2013-02-11 12:54 AM (#9864 - in reply to #9566) (#9864) TopPosts: 11
Country : Bulgaria
zorko posted @ 2013-02-11 12:54 AM
| How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? | Perfectly balanced | |
| What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | Just right | |
| What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Very nice | |
| How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? | Just right | |
| Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? | All puzzles were worth the right amount | |
| What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? | Just right |
@ 2013-02-11 12:59 AM (#9865 - in reply to #9566) (#9865) TopAn LMI player
An LMI player posted @ 2013-02-11 12:59 AM
| How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? | Fairly balanced | |
| What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | Too many hard puzzles | |
| What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Fairly Nice | |
| How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? | Way too many puzzles (too little time) | |
| Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? | Many puzzles were worth too much or too little |
@ 2013-02-11 12:59 AM (#9866 - in reply to #9566) (#9866) TopPosts: 34
Country : Turkey
bskbri posted @ 2013-02-11 12:59 AM
| How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? | Perfectly balanced | |
| What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | A bit hard | |
| What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Very nice | |
| How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? | Just right | |
| Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? | Most puzzles were worth the right amount | |
| What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? | Just right |
For odd even big small, the example in the instruction booklet doesn't have the twist of the unknown symbols. I checked the booklet, if there is a problem of printing. Then, I saw the rule. Anyway, it was one of the good puzzles in the test.
@ 2013-02-11 1:19 AM (#9867 - in reply to #9566) (#9867) TopPosts: 10
Country : Canada
WaterlooMathie posted @ 2013-02-11 1:19 AM
I didn't see the symbols for the odd, even, big, small puzzle either. Were we supposed to figure out which symbol goes with rule?
@ 2013-02-11 1:27 AM (#9868 - in reply to #9566) (#9868) TopAn LMI player
An LMI player posted @ 2013-02-11 1:27 AM
| How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? | Fairly balanced | |
| What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | Too many hard puzzles | |
| What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Very nice | |
| How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? | A bit too many puzzles | |
| Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? | Most puzzles were worth the right amount | |
| What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? | Just right |
@ 2013-02-11 1:46 AM (#9869 - in reply to #9566) (#9869) TopAn LMI player
An LMI player posted @ 2013-02-11 1:46 AM
| How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? | Fairly balanced | |
| What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | Too many hard puzzles | |
| What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Very nice | |
| How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? | Way too many puzzles (too little time) | |
| Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? | Most puzzles were worth the right amount | |
| What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? | Just right |
@ 2013-02-11 2:40 AM (#9870 - in reply to #9566) (#9870) TopPosts: 1
Country : ITALY
Cambiano posted @ 2013-02-11 2:40 AM
| How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? | Fairly balanced | |
| What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | A bit hard | |
| What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Very nice | |
| How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? | Way too many puzzles (too little time) | |
| Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? | Most puzzles were worth the right amount | |
| What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? | Just right |
@ 2013-02-11 2:41 AM (#9871 - in reply to #9566) (#9871) TopAn LMI player
An LMI player posted @ 2013-02-11 2:41 AM
| How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? | Fairly balanced | |
| What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | A bit hard | |
| What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Very nice | |
| How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? | Way too many puzzles (too little time) | |
| Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? | Many puzzles were worth too much or too little |
@ 2013-02-11 2:57 AM (#9872 - in reply to #9566) (#9872) TopPosts: 10
Country : Canada
WaterlooMathie posted @ 2013-02-11 2:57 AM
| How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? | Fairly balanced | |
| What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | Just right | |
| What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Fairly Nice | |
| How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? | Just right | |
| Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? | Most puzzles were worth the right amount | |
| What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? | Too few pages / too small grids |
@ 2013-02-11 3:03 AM (#9873 - in reply to #9566) (#9873) TopPosts: 1802
Country : India
prasanna16391 posted @ 2013-02-11 3:03 AM
I was perfectly fine with the Odd Even Big Small surprise factor. I agree with the people saying surprises are part of puzzling. However, I did manage to make a mistake late on in this one. I also seem to have made a mistake in Renban late into the solve, so, not at all a good time of it for me. The quality of the puzzles was superb though and I thoroughly enjoyed the test (still have 2-3 left to solve). The only bad part of my solving experience, not related to my own goofing up of everything, is that there weren't that many easy grids to leave to quickly finish off at the end. But then I realize, I started with the classics so thats partly my fault too. I ended up jumping from grid to grid not getting much and had to settle for the Braille in the last 10 minutes or so.
My favorite was the Thermometer, but I have many other favorites from here.
My favorite was the Thermometer, but I have many other favorites from here.
@ 2013-02-11 3:23 AM (#9874 - in reply to #9872) (#9874) Top
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Country : Switzerland
Fred76 posted @ 2013-02-11 3:23 AM
Thank you for the wonderful test !
All sudokus were really great, congrats Deb. I had a lot of fun.
I would have liked to do a good result, but it was not the best weekend for me, I was busy and when I had some time to compete, I was tired after a short night... so I broke several puzzles (I broke thermo-sudoku several times, without any real reason)...
The harder puzzle was perhaps the "Disjoint group", but it was one of my favourite: when you start, you just have no idea how you'll reach the solution on this one !
My favourites were classic 2 (even if I broke it and had to solve it twice), Disjoint group, repeated neighbours, thermo (even if I broke it twice and could not solve it during the competition time), Odd sudoku, Renban, killer, toroidal, quad sum...
I'll do better next time !
Fred
All sudokus were really great, congrats Deb. I had a lot of fun.
I would have liked to do a good result, but it was not the best weekend for me, I was busy and when I had some time to compete, I was tired after a short night... so I broke several puzzles (I broke thermo-sudoku several times, without any real reason)...
The harder puzzle was perhaps the "Disjoint group", but it was one of my favourite: when you start, you just have no idea how you'll reach the solution on this one !
My favourites were classic 2 (even if I broke it and had to solve it twice), Disjoint group, repeated neighbours, thermo (even if I broke it twice and could not solve it during the competition time), Odd sudoku, Renban, killer, toroidal, quad sum...
I'll do better next time !
Fred
@ 2013-02-11 4:18 AM (#9875 - in reply to #9566) (#9875) TopAn LMI player
An LMI player posted @ 2013-02-11 4:18 AM
| How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? | A bit skewed | |
| What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | A bit hard | |
| What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Very nice | |
| How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? | A bit too many puzzles | |
| Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? | Most puzzles were worth the right amount | |
| What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? | Just right |
@ 2013-02-11 4:54 AM (#9876 - in reply to #9566) (#9876) TopPosts: 28
Country : Austria
euklid posted @ 2013-02-11 4:54 AM
| How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? | Perfectly balanced | |
| What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | Just right | |
| What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Very nice | |
| How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? | A bit too many puzzles | |
| Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? | All puzzles were worth the right amount | |
| What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? | Just right |
@ 2013-02-11 10:09 AM (#9882 - in reply to #9874) (#9882) Top
Country : India
debmohanty posted @ 2013-02-11 10:09 AM
Fred76 - 2013-02-11 3:23 AM
I'll do better next time !
You are having some kind of love-hate relationship with my sudoku tests. You ranks in last LMI sudoku tests that I authored : 26, 9, 3, 34, 8, 27+I'll do better next time !
@ 2013-02-11 10:17 AM (#9883 - in reply to #9566) (#9883) TopAn LMI player
An LMI player posted @ 2013-02-11 10:17 AM
| How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were? | Perfectly balanced | |
| What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? | A bit hard | |
| What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? | Very nice | |
| How did you feel about the length / time limit for this test? | A bit too many puzzles | |
| Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did their point values reflect the difficulty/time spent? | Most puzzles were worth the right amount | |
| What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing? | Just right |