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by **dobrichev** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 4:04 pm

Code: Select all: 1..2....3 .2..3..4. ......5.. 6....1.7. .7..2.4.. ...3....1 ..8.4.7.. .3.8...5. 7....9..4 ED=4.8/1.2/1.2

by **Pat** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 4:10 pm

Code: Select all: 8 . . | 2 . . | . . 9 . 4 . | . 8 . | . 2 . . . . | . . . | 6 . . -------+-------+------ 6 . . | . . 4 | . 5 . . 8 . | . 1 . | 7 . . . . . | 9 . . | . . 3 -------+-------+------ . . 5 | . 6 . | 3 . . . 1 . | 4 . . | . 7 . 9 . . | . . 3 | . . 1 ED=5.0/5.0/3.8

by **dobrichev** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 4:22 pm

Code: Select all: 1..2....3 .2..4..5. ......6.. 7....4.3. .8..9.7.. ...3....4 ..6.3.1.. .1.9...8. 2....5..6 ED=6.5/4.5/3.4

by **Pat** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 4:24 pm

Code: Select all: 8 . . 5 . . . . 9 . 4 . . 8 . . 1 . . . . . . . 6 . . 6 . . . . 4 . 5 . . 8 . . 1 . 7 . . . . . 9 . . . . 3 . . 7 . 2 . 3 . . . 5 . 4 . . . 7 . 9 . . . . 3 . . 1 ED=5.7/5.0/3.8

by **g.r.emlin** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 4:33 pm

::: rarity :::

Code: Select all: 2015-12-13+16:24:00-0000 5.7/5.0/3.8 Pat rare ED not seen before

by **dobrichev** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 4:40 pm

Pat wrote:but 258 and 261
each reached 11.x

The Patterns Game isn't the best source for hardest puzzles.
Players' behaviour, the number of puzzles, their rating distribution, the balance between unique and minimal puzzles - all they dictate the approach and that is the fun.

by **dobrichev** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 8:26 pm

Code: Select all: 1..2....3 .2..4..5. ......6.. 5....2.4. .7..6.1.. ...8....6 ..8.9.3.. .3.7...6. 4....5..8 ED=7.7/7.7/7.6

by **m_b_metcalf** » Mon Dec 14, 2015 9:34 am

Code: Select all: 1 . . 2 . . . . 3 . 4 . . 1 . . 5 . . . . . . . 6 . . 6 . . . . 4 . 7 . . 1 . . 5 . 8 . . . . . 3 . . . . 9 . . 4 . 8 . 9 . . . 2 . 4 . . . 8 . 3 . . . . 9 . . 7 ED=5.6/5.0/3.4

by **dobrichev** » Mon Dec 14, 2015 11:05 pm

Code: Select all: 1..2....3 .4..3..5. ......1.. 3....5.4. .6..7.2.. ...8....7 ..8.9.3.. .2.4...6. 5....8..1 ED=5.8/3.4/3.4

by **g.r.emlin** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 9:09 pm

::: game 0265 idle 2015-12-15+21:09:11-0000 -- with no further entries the game will close at 2015-12-16+00:00:00-0000 :::

Code: Select all: game 0265 2015-12-10+19:00:00-0000 duration 4d04h dealer Pat pages 2084-2092 (open) 4 players _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.2/1.2/1.2 m_b_metcalf 4.8/1.2/1.2 dobrichev 7.2/7.2/7.2 dobrichev 9.1/9.1/9.1 dobrichev 1.5/1.5/1.5 m_b_metcalf 4.9/1.2/1.2 champagne 7.3/7.3/7.3 m_b_metcalf 9.2/9.2/9.2 m_b_metcalf 1.7/1.5/1.5 dobrichev 5.0/5.0/3.8 Pat 7.4/7.4/7.4 dobrichev 9.3/9.3/9.3 m_b_metcalf 2.0/2.0/2.0 dobrichev 5.1/1.2/1.2 champagne 7.5/7.5/7.5 dobrichev 9.4/9.4/9.4 m_b_metcalf 2.3/2.0/2.0 m_b_metcalf 5.2/5.2/3.0 Pat 7.6/7.6/7.6 dobrichev 9.5/9.5/9.5 dobrichev 2.5/2.5/2.5 m_b_metcalf 5.6/5.0/3.4 m_b_metcalf 7.7/7.7/7.6 dobrichev 9.6/9.6/9.6 dobrichev 2.6/2.5/2.5 dobrichev 5.7/5.0/3.8 Pat 7.8/7.8/7.8 m_b_metcalf 9.7/9.7/9.7 dobrichev 2.8/2.8/2.8 m_b_metcalf 5.8/3.4/3.4 dobrichev 7.9/7.9/7.8 Pat 9.8/9.8/9.8 dobrichev 3.0/3.0/3.0 m_b_metcalf 5.9/1.2/1.2 champagne 8.0/8.0/7.2 Pat 9.9/9.9/9.9 dobrichev 3.2/3.2/3.2 m_b_metcalf 6.0/1.2/1.2 dobrichev 8.1/7.6/3.4 champagne 10.0/10.0/10.0 champagne 3.4/3.4/3.4 m_b_metcalf 6.1/1.2/1.2 champagne 8.2/8.2/8.2 dobrichev 10.1/10.1/10.0 dobrichev 3.6/3.6/3.6 m_b_metcalf 6.2/6.2/6.2 dobrichev 8.3/8.3/8.3 dobrichev 10.2/10.2/10.2 m_b_metcalf 3.8/3.8/3.8 m_b_metcalf 6.5/4.5/3.4 dobrichev 8.4/8.4/8.4 dobrichev 10.3/10.3/10.3 champagne 4.0/4.0/4.0 dobrichev 6.6/6.6/6.6 dobrichev 8.5/8.5/8.5 m_b_metcalf 10.4/10.4/10.4 champagne 4.2/4.2/4.2 dobrichev 6.7/6.7/6.7 m_b_metcalf 8.6/8.6/8.6 m_b_metcalf 10.5/10.5/10.5 champagne 4.4/4.4/4.4 dobrichev 6.8/6.8/3.8 Pat 8.7/8.7/8.7 dobrichev 10.6/10.6/10.5 champagne 4.5/4.5/3.8 Pat 6.9/6.9/3.8 Pat 8.8/8.8/8.8 dobrichev 10.7/10.7/10.6 dobrichev 4.6/4.6/3.4 dobrichev 7.0/7.0/7.0 m_b_metcalf 8.9/8.9/8.9 m_b_metcalf 10.8/10.8/10.6 champagne 4.7/4.7/3.4 Pat 7.1/7.1/7.1 m_b_metcalf 9.0/9.0/9.0 m_b_metcalf _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ open ratings : 5.4 10.9-11.4 11.6-11.8 submitter entries score response notes ----------- ------- ----- -------- ----- Pat 9 1371 12m59s rare-0,rare-1*2,pearl*8,premature-entry,dealer champagne 11 1988 48m31s rare-2,diamond*4,pearl*2,highest-rating=474 m_b_metcalf 24 2067 1h05m rare-0,diamond*20 dobrichev 31 3838 1h13m rare-0,rare-1,rare-2,diamond*20,pearl*4,last-entry=418,se-mismatch ----------- ------- ----- ----- 4 75 9264 rare-0*3,rare-1*3,rare-2*2,diamond*44,pearl*14

by **g.r.emlin** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 12:04 am

::: game 0265 closed (idle for 1d00h) -- preliminary results :::

Code: Select all: game 0265 2015-12-10+19:00:00-0000 duration 4d04h dealer Pat pages 2084-2092 (final) 4 players _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.2/1.2/1.2 m_b_metcalf 4.8/1.2/1.2 dobrichev 7.2/7.2/7.2 dobrichev 9.1/9.1/9.1 dobrichev 1.5/1.5/1.5 m_b_metcalf 4.9/1.2/1.2 champagne 7.3/7.3/7.3 m_b_metcalf 9.2/9.2/9.2 m_b_metcalf 1.7/1.5/1.5 dobrichev 5.0/5.0/3.8 Pat 7.4/7.4/7.4 dobrichev 9.3/9.3/9.3 m_b_metcalf 2.0/2.0/2.0 dobrichev 5.1/1.2/1.2 champagne 7.5/7.5/7.5 dobrichev 9.4/9.4/9.4 m_b_metcalf 2.3/2.0/2.0 m_b_metcalf 5.2/5.2/3.0 Pat 7.6/7.6/7.6 dobrichev 9.5/9.5/9.5 dobrichev 2.5/2.5/2.5 m_b_metcalf 5.6/5.0/3.4 m_b_metcalf 7.7/7.7/7.6 dobrichev 9.6/9.6/9.6 dobrichev 2.6/2.5/2.5 dobrichev 5.7/5.0/3.8 Pat 7.8/7.8/7.8 m_b_metcalf 9.7/9.7/9.7 dobrichev 2.8/2.8/2.8 m_b_metcalf 5.8/3.4/3.4 dobrichev 7.9/7.9/7.8 Pat 9.8/9.8/9.8 dobrichev 3.0/3.0/3.0 m_b_metcalf 5.9/1.2/1.2 champagne 8.0/8.0/7.2 Pat 9.9/9.9/9.9 dobrichev 3.2/3.2/3.2 m_b_metcalf 6.0/1.2/1.2 dobrichev 8.1/7.6/3.4 champagne 10.0/10.0/10.0 champagne 3.4/3.4/3.4 m_b_metcalf 6.1/1.2/1.2 champagne 8.2/8.2/8.2 dobrichev 10.1/10.1/10.0 dobrichev 3.6/3.6/3.6 m_b_metcalf 6.2/6.2/6.2 dobrichev 8.3/8.3/8.3 dobrichev 10.2/10.2/10.2 m_b_metcalf 3.8/3.8/3.8 m_b_metcalf 6.5/4.5/3.4 dobrichev 8.4/8.4/8.4 dobrichev 10.3/10.3/10.3 champagne 4.0/4.0/4.0 dobrichev 6.6/6.6/6.6 dobrichev 8.5/8.5/8.5 m_b_metcalf 10.4/10.4/10.4 champagne 4.2/4.2/4.2 dobrichev 6.7/6.7/6.7 m_b_metcalf 8.6/8.6/8.6 m_b_metcalf 10.5/10.5/10.5 champagne 4.4/4.4/4.4 dobrichev 6.8/6.8/3.8 Pat 8.7/8.7/8.7 dobrichev 10.6/10.6/10.5 champagne 4.5/4.5/3.8 Pat 6.9/6.9/3.8 Pat 8.8/8.8/8.8 dobrichev 10.7/10.7/10.6 dobrichev 4.6/4.6/3.4 dobrichev 7.0/7.0/7.0 m_b_metcalf 8.9/8.9/8.9 m_b_metcalf 10.8/10.8/10.6 champagne 4.7/4.7/3.4 Pat 7.1/7.1/7.1 m_b_metcalf 9.0/9.0/9.0 m_b_metcalf _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ open ratings : 5.4 10.9-11.4 11.6-11.8 submitter entries score response notes ----------- ------- ----- -------- ----- Pat 9 1371 12m59s rare-0,rare-1*2,pearl*8,premature-entry,dealer champagne 11 1988 48m31s rare-2,diamond*4,pearl*2,highest-rating=474 m_b_metcalf 24 2067 1h05m rare-0,diamond*20 dobrichev 31 3838 1h13m rare-0,rare-1,rare-2,diamond*20,pearl*4,last-entry=418,se-mismatch ----------- ------- ----- ----- 4 75 9264 rare-0*3,rare-1*3,rare-2*2,diamond*44,pearl*14

by **champagne** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 6:04 am

::: more :::

1..2....3.4..3..5.......6..7....3.2..8..6.3.....4....1..8.2.7...7.9...8.2....4..9 ED=4.8/2.0/2.0
1..2....3.3..4..5.......6..7....8.4..6..1.9.....9....2..7.8.1...5.4...3.8....7..5 ED=4.8/3.0/3.0
1..2....3.3..4..5.......6..7....1.8..8..6.9.....5....7..8.5.4...1.4...7.5....2..9 ED=8.0/8.0/7.8
1..2....3.3..4..5.......4..6....7.2..2..3.8.....4....7..9.8.5...5.7...8.3....6..1 ED=8.1/7.8/3.4

by **dobrichev** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 7:16 am

Below are the puzzles from my cache having serate or skfr rating of */10.5+/* or */*/10.3+
The left rating is skfr, the right is serate

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by **dobrichev** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 7:49 am

For 21 726 384 puzzles this is the skfr distribution by ER

Code: Select all: 532647 ED=1.* 926765 ED=2.* 293398 ED=3.* 415534 ED=4.* 42442 ED=5.* 1840254 ED=6.* 6836770 ED=7.* 8429378 ED=8.* 2408536 ED=9.* 660 ED=10.*

by **g.r.emlin** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 4:04 pm

::: game 0266 start LIGHTNING at 2015-12-19+09:00:00-0000 :::

Code: Select all: dealer status candidate patterns (via private message to g.r.emlin) 3 m_b_metcalf 6 Pat 15 champagne 87 g.r.emlin past patterns 1 claudiarabia 1 pseudocoup 6 ronk 28 champagne 49 Pat 1 dobrichev 1 ravel 9 gsf 30 Mauricio 58 tarek 1 draco 1 wintder 19 TTHsieh 33 JPF 1 Eioru 3 g.r.emlin 21 coloin 33 m_b_metcalf

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