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Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier
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Subject: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-02-25 7:19 PM (#24337) (#24337) Top


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Location: India




Link for rules and other details about Sudoku Mahabharat : http://logicmastersindia.com/SM/2018sm.asp
Instructions for Outside and Neighbours - http://logicmastersindia.com/SM/201803/
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Subject: Re: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-02-27 8:45 PM (#24365 - in reply to #24337) (#24365) Top


2000100050020
Location: India
Instruction Booklet is now available: http://logicmastersindia.com/SM/201803/
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Subject: Re: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-03-01 12:12 AM (#24374 - in reply to #24365) (#24374) Top


2000100050020
Location: India
Points table


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Subject: Re: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-03-01 10:43 PM (#24390 - in reply to #24337) (#24390) Top


2000100050020
Location: India

Updated IB


The updated IB with points is available now: http://logicmastersindia.com/SM/201803/

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Subject: Re: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-03-01 11:44 PM (#24391 - in reply to #24337) (#24391) Top


2000100050020
Location: India
A lookback at past winners of SM contests with Outside or Neighbours variations:
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Subject: Re: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-03-01 11:52 PM (#24392 - in reply to #24391) (#24392) Top


2000100050020
Location: India

Puzzle Booklet


The PB is available now: http://logicmastersindia.com/SM/201803/

An LMI player
Subject: Re: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-03-02 12:01 AM (#24395 - in reply to #24337) (#24395) Top


 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? 2-5-8 Outside Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


TS279
Subject: Re: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-03-02 3:05 AM (#24396 - in reply to #24337) (#24396) Top




Posts: 7

Location: Poland
 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Outside Sequences Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


swaroop2011
Subject: Re: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-03-02 6:56 AM (#24397 - in reply to #24337) (#24397) Top



PR 2020 (Shading and Loops) Author

Posts: 668
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Location: India
 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Thermo Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


Couldnt complete but better than SM1. So I am happy. Nice Puzzles.
Thanks Ramesh and Rakesh.
Favourite were Outside Sequence and Thermo high pointers.
Hemant Kr Malani
Subject: Re: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-03-02 3:34 PM (#24399 - in reply to #24337) (#24399) Top




Posts: 61
202020
Location: India
 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? 2-5-8 Outside Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


An LMI player
Subject: Re: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-03-03 2:15 AM (#24400 - in reply to #24337) (#24400) Top


 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Too many medium difficult puzzles
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Fairly Nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Outside Sequences Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


detuned
Subject: Re: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-03-03 3:39 AM (#24401 - in reply to #24337) (#24401) Top




Posts: 152
1002020
Location: United Kingdom
 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Renban Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Many puzzles were worth too much or too little


Difficulty and points allocation for this competition remains very volatile (and nowhere near this supposed 50/40/10 target!) - with the previous round in mind I was expecting to finish so didn't bother prioritising puzzles to solve. As it was I needed a few extra minutes past 90 to finish the skyscrapers, which is something I might have prioritised if I hadn't started off confident of finishing.

Also, for some meta feedback, the feedback form itself leaves a lot to be desired. For example, I can't initially see too much difference between "many" and "most" puzzles being worth too much or too little, so instead I've interpreted "many" as meaning "some". Either way, there were four puzzles with 11-13 points (Thermo, 2-5-8, Outside Sequences and Skyscrapers) and I definitely did not solve them in roughly the same time as the distribution might imply. Usual health warning amount my mileage varying from the testers duly noted, but you did ask for feedback!

Edited by detuned 2018-03-03 3:50 AM
davep
Subject: Re: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-03-03 4:47 AM (#24402 - in reply to #24337) (#24402) Top




Posts: 43
2020
Location: United States
 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Outside Sequences Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


Thanks to Ramesh and Rakesh! I found these more difficult than the first two sections, but enjoyed them nonetheless.
An LMI player
Subject: Re: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-03-03 4:59 PM (#24403 - in reply to #24337) (#24403) Top


 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Consecutive Pairs Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


kishy72
Subject: Re: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-03-03 7:00 PM (#24404 - in reply to #24337) (#24404) Top


SM 2020 (Math) Author

Posts: 417
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Location: India
 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? 2-5-8 Outside Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


A very hard set.The hardest based on my solving experience were Skyscrapers (11) followed by Outside 2-5-8(13).Thermo (12) was not hard but very tricky and I kept breaking it and this alone consumed ~30-35 mins which in turn made me fall short of the set by 2 sudokus. I did really bad and feel terribly disappointed.I enjoyed the test but definitely it could have been better personally and hope to do better in the coming rounds.

Thanks for the hard and excellent sudokus Rakesh and Ramesh.My favourites of the set were 2-5-8 Outside (13) followed by CP (10).
An LMI player
Subject: Re: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-03-03 8:09 PM (#24405 - in reply to #24337) (#24405) Top


 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? Below Average
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Classic Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth too much or too little


JonaS2010
Subject: Re: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-03-03 9:18 PM (#24406 - in reply to #24337) (#24406) Top




Posts: 22
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Location: Germany
 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? 2-5-8 Outside Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


An LMI player
Subject: Re: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-03-03 11:53 PM (#24407 - in reply to #24337) (#24407) Top


 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Too many medium difficult puzzles
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Thermo Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


Tough but enjoyed thoroughly. kudos to the authors.
misko
Subject: Re: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-03-04 12:17 AM (#24408 - in reply to #24337) (#24408) Top




Posts: 11

Location: Germany
 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? 2-5-8 Outside Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


Gyuszi13
Subject: Re: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-03-04 12:28 AM (#24409 - in reply to #24337) (#24409) Top




Posts: 17

Location: Hungary
 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? 2-5-8 Outside Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


pranavmanu
Subject: Re: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-03-04 11:14 AM (#24410 - in reply to #24337) (#24410) Top




Posts: 55
2020
Location: India
 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Thermo Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


Great test...Favourites were the thermo 9*9 and the outside sequence 6*6..really hard challenging test.Answer keys seem to have improved,so thats a plus.
Thank you :)
aashay
Subject: Re: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-03-04 11:15 AM (#24411 - in reply to #24337) (#24411) Top




Posts: 46
2020
Location: India
 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? 2-5-8 Outside Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


pranavmanu
Subject: Re: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-03-04 11:20 AM (#24412 - in reply to #24337) (#24412) Top




Posts: 55
2020
Location: India
It is mentioned in the Test page that the booklet is of size 8 pages,but the actual booklet is 9 pages.I had kept only few pages in the printer and as a result,the last page was missed out :/.
Please rectify this error as soon as possible.
thanks
MrLiang
Subject: Re: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-03-04 11:26 AM (#24413 - in reply to #24337) (#24413) Top





Posts: 44
2020
Location: Thailand
 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
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Outside Sequences Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


aditi2302
Subject: Re: Outside & Neighbours - 2nd-5th March - Sudoku Mahabharat & ISC Qualifier @ 2018-03-04 2:43 PM (#24414 - in reply to #24337) (#24414) Top


Neighbours Variations (SM 15/16) Author

Posts: 18

Location: India
 What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles? Too many medium difficult puzzles
 What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test? Very nice
 Which set of puzzles did you like the most? Renban Sudoku
 Of the puzzles you solved/attempted, how well did the point values reflect the difficulty? Most puzzles were worth the right amount


I enjoyed the test a lot. I almost missed out on submitting the 9x9 Renban:), I will definitely try harder in the April round.
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