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by **JPF** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:30 pm

Code: Select all: . 1 . | . . . | . 2 . 3 . . | . 4 . | . . 5 . . 6 | . . . | 7 . . -------+-------+------- . . . | 6 . 8 | . . . . 2 . | . . . | . 3 . . . . | 7 . 9 | . . . -------+-------+------- . . 7 | . . . | 8 . . 4 . . | . 5 . | . . 3 . 5 . | . . . | . 4 . ER=6.7

JPF

by **TTHsieh** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:46 pm

Code: Select all: . 2 . | . . . | . 8 . 4 . . | . 7 . | . . 3 . . 6 | . . . | 4 . . - - - + - - - + - - - . . . | 5 . 2 | . . . . 5 . | . . . | . 9 . . . . | 9 . 8 | . . . - - - + - - - + - - - . . 4 | . . . | 1 . . 6 . . | . 3 . | . . 7 . 8 . | . . . | . 2 . ER=9.3

TTHsieh

by **TTHsieh** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:54 pm

Code: Select all: ratings : 1.5 - 2.0 - 2.3 - 2.5 - 2.6 - 2.8 - 4.2 - 4.4 - 4.5 - 6.6 - 6.7 - 7.1 - 7.2 - 7.5 - 7.3 - 8.3 - 8.4 - 8.5 - 9.0 - 9.1 - 9.2 - 9.3 - 9.6 Current score : Points Bonus Total JPF 132 132 TTHsieh 144 -20+20+30 174

TTHsieh

by **TTHsieh** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 6:54 pm

Code: Select all: . 2 . | . . . | . 8 . 6 . . | . 7 . | . . 3 . . 5 | . . . | 4 . . - - - + - - - + - - - . . . | 6 . 5 | . . . . 8 . | . . . | . 3 . . . . | 9 . 4 | . . . - - - + - - - + - - - . . 4 | . . . | 6 . . 9 . . | . 6 . | . . 7 . 5 . | . . . | . 2 . ER=3.2

TTHsieh

by **JPF** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 10:49 pm

It's quite a find !

It took me some time to realize that you had posted a new one.
Anyway, I don't have any new rating to propose for the moment.
I'm stuck with many 7.1

JPF

by **TTHsieh** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:55 am

JPF wrote:It's quite a find !

Hard pattern, that is a fact. Any other ER ratings ? Yes !
Next pattern will be 24 clues, easier ? more ER ratings ? Maybe !

JPF, may I start a new game ?

TTHsieh

by **JPF** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:23 am

Congratulations again TTHsieh

Yes, of course, you may start a new game.

But I'm not sure to be able to participate to the next pattern race , as with these rules, the game is too time-demanding.
Holidays are over

I hope somebody will take up the challenge.

JPF

by **TTHsieh** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:56 am

New pattern : 24 clues, 5 empty units.
How many different ER ratings will be explored ? Let's see.

New Pattern wrote:

000000000001101100011010110010000010001000100010000010011010110001101100000000000

Code: Select all: . . . | . . . | . . . . . 4 | 1 . 2 | 5 . . . 6 7 | . 3 . | 4 1 . - - - + - - - + - - - . 9 . | . . . | . 7 . . . 6 | . . . | 2 . . . 3 . | . . . | . 5 . - - - + - - - + - - - . 7 1 | . 2 . | 8 3 . . . 2 | 5 . 8 | 1 . . . . . | . . . | . . . ER=1.5

TTHsieh

by **wintder** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 1:34 pm

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

ER 1.7

Is there a way to check a batch of puzzles to see if they are minimal?

If there is, could it be put into the first message of this thread?

Thanks. I wanted to play before but finding minimals is a pain for me.

by **TTHsieh** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:00 pm

Code: Select all: . . . | . . . | . . . . . 4 | 1 . 2 | 3 . . . 5 7 | . 3 . | 4 1 . - - - + - - - + - - - . 6 . | . . . | . 7 . . . 8 | . . . | 2 . . . 3 . | . . . | . 5 . - - - + - - - + - - - . 7 9 | . 4 . | 8 3 . . . 2 | 5 . 8 | 1 . . . . . | . . . | . . . ER=2.0

TTHsieh

by RW » Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:03 pm

wintder wrote:Is there a way to check a batch of puzzles to see if they are minimal?

I believe the ".m" in the output from gsf's program means that the puzzle is minimal.

Code: Select all: .6.14.2....1..9....2.8....5....97.5.......823....6.4..4.....36.38....7.4.1....... # 17 FN C25.m .864....37..83.1.......9.2..6.3.72.....92..3..3..6.4...1.6...8.37..9........15.4. # 14 FN C29

First puzzle (C25.m) = minimal, second puzzle (C29) <> minimal.

RW

by **wintder** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:09 pm

Thanks RW.

I do have the gsf program.

Since I don't use it to generate can you give me a command line to sort a file to leave me with only minimals?

by **wintder** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:13 pm

Code: Select all: ......... ..96.72.. .12.3.45. .4.....3. ..6...8.. .5.....7. .74.1.68. ..34.59.. .........

2.3

by RW » Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:14 pm

Well, I'm no expert on how to sort a file with gsf's program, but you can put all your puzzles in a text file then run:

Code: Select all: sudoku -qFN puzzles.txt > puzzles.min

and then use whatever method you like to remove all lines that don't contain a lower case m in puzzles.min.

RW

by **wintder** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:19 pm

RW wrote:Well, I'm no expert on how to sort a file with gsf's program, but you can put all your puzzles in a text file then run:
Code: Select all
sudoku -qFN puzzles.txt > puzzles.min

and then use whatever method you like to remove all lines that don't contain a lower case m in puzzles.min.

RW

TY RW, I can deal with that.

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