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by **m_b_metcalf** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:46 pm

Code: Select all: Current posted ratings: 43 1.5 - 1.7 2.0 - 2.3 - 2.5 - 2.6 - 2.8 3.0 - 3.2 - 3.4 - 3.6 - 3.8 4.2 - 4.4 - 4.5 5.2 - 5.6 6.5 - 6.6 - 6.69- 6.7 - 6.8 7.1 - 7.2 - 7.3 - 7.5 - 7.6 - 7.7 8.3 - 8.4 - 8.5 - 8.8 - 8.9 9.0 - 9.1 - 9.2 - 9.3 - 9.4 - 9.5 - 9.6 - 9.7 - 9.8 - 9.9 Current scores (at 43 puzzles, excluding final bonuses): Submitter Puzzles Points Penalty Bonus Total ----------- ------- ------ ------- ------ ----- coloin 2 28 JPF 12 380 m_b_metcalf 20 438 -20 eioru 5 34 ronk/ocean 4 66 ----------- ------- ------ ------- ------ ----- 43 946 ----------- ------- ------ ------- ------ -----

Regards,

Mike Metcalf

by **m_b_metcalf** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:52 pm

Code: Select all: 5 . . . . . . . 2 . 7 . . 4 . . 9 . . . 3 . . . 6 . . . . . 9 . 6 . . . . 8 . . 2 . . 7 . . . . 3 . 8 . . . . . 1 . . . 3 . . . 5 . . 9 . . 8 . 6 . . . . . . . 5 SE 8.6

Regards,

Mike Metcalf

by **JPF** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:54 pm

Code: Select all: 1 . . | . . . | . . 2 . 3 . | . 4 . | . 5 . . . 6 | . . . | 4 . . -------+-------+------- . . . | 1 . 3 | . . . . 7 . | . 2 . | . 3 . . . . | 5 . 6 | . . . -------+-------+------- . . 4 | . . . | 6 . . . 5 . | . 8 . | . 7 . 2 . . | . . . | . . 1 ER=10.0

JPF

by **m_b_metcalf** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:02 am

Code: Select all: 6 . . . . . . . 3 . 9 . . 7 . . 8 . . . 5 . . . 1 . . . . . 6 . 7 . . . . 2 . . 5 . . 3 . . . . 1 . 4 . . . . . 1 . . . 6 . . . 3 . . 4 . . 7 . 4 . . . . . . . 5 SE 7.8

Regards,

Mike Metcalf

by **JPF** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:16 am

Code: Select all: 1 . . | . . . | . . 2 . 3 . | . 4 . | . 5 . . . 2 | . . . | 6 . . -------+-------+------- . . . | 1 . 3 | . . . . 7 . | . 8 . | . 9 . . . . | 4 . 5 | . . . -------+-------+------- . . 4 | . . . | 2 . . . 9 . | . 5 . | . 4 . 6 . . | . . . | . . 1 ER=7.9

JPF

by **m_b_metcalf** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:55 am

Code: Select all: 9 . . . . . . . 3 . 6 . . 4 . . 2 . . . 1 . . . 8 . . . . . 4 . 1 . . . . 9 . . 3 . . 7 . . . . 8 . 5 . . . . . 5 . . . 1 . . . 7 . . 2 . . 3 . 8 . . . . . . . 9 SE 8.2

Regards,

Mike Metcalf

by **JPF** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:24 am

Code: Select all: 1 . . | . . . | . . 2 . 3 . | . 4 . | . 5 . . . 6 | . . . | 1 . . -------+-------+------- . . . | 1 . 2 | . . . . 5 . | . 7 . | . 3 . . . . | 8 . 3 | . . . -------+-------+------- . . 5 | . . . | 6 . . . 4 . | . 6 . | . 7 . 2 . . | . . . | . . 8 ER=7.4

JPF

by **re'born** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:11 am

The following puzzles in this last contest contain Kurzhals Loops at the start:

Kurzhals Loops

1.......4.2..8..5...3...6.....1.2....5..4..7....9.6.....6...3...7..2..8.4.......1 Eioru, 8.5
1.......4.2..8..5...3...6.....1.2....5..9..7....8.7.....6...3...7..2..8.4.......1 Eioru, 9.8
1.......4.2..8..5...3...6.....1.3....5..4..7....9.2.....6...3...7..2..8.4.......1 Eioru, 7.2
1.......4.2..8..5...3...6.....1.3....5..4..7....5.2.....6...3...7..2..8.4.......1 Eioru, 9.2
1.......4.2..8..5...3...6.....1.2....5..4..7....5.6.....6...3...7..2..8.4.......1 Eioru, 9.4
1.......2.3..4..5...6...7.....1.3....4..2..3....5.4.....7...6...5..8..4.2.......1 Ocean (via Ronk), 9.5
1.......4.2..8..5...3...6.....4.2....5..9..7....8.7.....6...3...7..2..8.4.......1 m_b_metcalf, 9.5

This recent one of JPF does not contain a Kurzhals Loop because of the 4 in r2c5, but if you try to find one anyway (after applying SSTS) you do get a potentially useful strong link between the 6 in r8c4 and the 1 in r8c6.

Not a Kurzhals Loop
1.......2.3..4..5...6...4.....1.3....7..2..3....5.6.....4...6...5..8..7.2.......1 JPF, 10.0

by **ronk** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:22 pm

Please void my four submissions of Ocean's puzzles. I didn't check if they were minimal ... and they aren't. My bad.

The SE ratings were 9.9, 9.7, 9.6 and 9.5, which (I think) should now again be available.

by **m_b_metcalf** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:51 pm

ronk wrote:Please void my four submissions of Ocean's puzzles. I didn't check if they were minimal ... and they aren't. My bad.

The SE ratings were 9.9, 9.7, 9.6 and 9.5, which (I think) should now again be available.

That's very sporting of you. Here goes:

Code: Select all: 4 . . . . . . . 2 . 8 . . 3 . . 6 . . . 5 . . . 1 . . . . . 7 . 2 . . . . 9 . . 1 . . 8 . . . . 6 . 8 . . . . . 2 . . . 5 . . . 3 . . 6 . . 9 . 7 . . . . . . . 4 SE 9.7

Regards,

Mike Metcalf

by **m_b_metcalf** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:52 pm

Code: Select all: Current posted ratings: 50 1.5 - 1.7 2.0 - 2.3 - 2.5 - 2.6 - 2.8 3.0 - 3.2 - 3.4 - 3.6 - 3.8 4.2 - 4.4 - 4.5 5.2 - 5.6 6.5 - 6.6 - 6.69- 6.7 - 6.8 7.1 - 7.2 - 7.3 - 7.4 - 7.5 - 7.6 - 7.7 - 7.8 - 7.9 8.2 - 8.3 - 8.4 - 8.5 - 8.6 - 8.8 - 8.9 9.0 - 9.1 - 9.2 - 9.3 - 9.4 - 9.7 - 9.8 10.0 Current scores (excluding final bonuses): Submitter Puzzles Points Penalty Bonus Total ----------- ------- ------ ------- ----- ----- coloin 2 28 JPF 15 521 m_b_metcalf 24 626 -20 Eioru 5 34 [ronk 4 0 -200] ----------- ------- ------ ------- ----- ----- 50 1209 ----------- ------- ------ ------- ----- -----

Regards,

Mike Metcalf

by **JPF** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:04 pm

Code: Select all: 1 . . | . . . | . . 2 . 3 . | . 1 . | . 4 . . . 5 | . . . | 6 . . -------+-------+------- . . . | 6 . 2 | . . . . 7 . | . 5 . | . 3 . . . . | 8 . 3 | . . . -------+-------+------- . . 6 | . . . | 5 . . . 4 . | . 9 . | . 7 . 2 . . | . . . | . . 1 ER=9.9

JPF

by **m_b_metcalf** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:12 pm

Code: Select all: 1 . . . . . . . 4 . 2 . . 8 . . 5 . . . 3 . . . 6 . . . . . 4 . 2 . . . . 5 . . 9 . . 7 . . . . 8 . 7 . . . . . 6 . . . 3 . . . 7 . . 2 . . 8 . 4 . . . . . . . 1 SE 9.5

Regards,

Mike Metcalf

by **JPF** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:43 pm

Code: Select all: 1 . . | . . . | . . 2 . 3 . | . 4 . | . 5 . . . 6 | . . . | 7 . . -------+-------+------- . . . | 1 . 8 | . . . . 9 . | . 6 . | . 3 . . . . | 9 . 2 | . . . -------+-------+------- . . 3 | . . . | 1 . . . 8 . | . 5 . | . 4 . 2 . . | . . . | . . 7 ER=8.7

JPF

by **m_b_metcalf** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:34 pm

Code: Select all: 6 . . . . . . . 9 . 1 . . 7 . . 8 . . . 5 . . . 6 . . . . . 7 . 2 . . . . 3 . . 1 . . 9 . . . . 6 . 4 . . . . . 2 . . . 4 . . . 7 . . 8 . . 3 . 9 . . . . . . . 7 SE 5.7

Regards,

Mike Metcalf

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