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[g.r.emlin]

::: adjustment 2020-05-16+08:55:00-0000 1to9only self-trump -50 :::

[JPF]

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 1 . . | . . 5 | 2 . .
 . 7 . | . 2 . | . 3 .
 . . 5 | 7 . . | . . 8
-------+-------+-------
 . . 6 | . 5 9 | . . .
 . 9 . | 3 . . | . 1 .
 5 . . | 6 . . | 4 . .
-------+-------+-------
 8 . . | . . 6 | . . 4
 . 3 . | . 4 . | . 5 .
 . . 2 | . . . | 9 . .    ED=4.8/3.8/3.4


JPF

[1to9only]

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1 . . . . 2 3 . .
. 3 . . 4 . . 5 .
. . 4 3 . . . . 6
. . 1 . 2 7 . . .
. 7 . 8 . . . 9 .
4 . . 5 . . 7 . .
2 . . . . 5 . . 7
. 1 . . 9 . . 8 .
. . 6 . . . 5 . . ED=10.6/10.6/10.6


[JPF]

::: comment :::

Yes! that's what I feared for a while.
I found these 3 puzzles after my 10.6 / 10.6 / 10.5 post:

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6....35...9..1..6...86....4..6.78....7.1...2.1..4..7..5....1..3.4..2..5...1...9..  ED=10.6/10.6/10.6
5....74...8..9..1...78....6..5.39....7.6...2.3..7..9..4....8..9.5..2..3...8...1..  ED=10.6/10.6/10.6
6....57...1..4..6...56....2..1.98....5.7...3.7..4..8..1....4..8.8..3..9...2...4..  ED=10.6/10.6/10.6   (equivalent to yours)


and the worst is yet to come ...
You won this game. Congratulations!
and I will stop tweaking zillions of puzzles.

JPF

[g.r.emlin]

::: game 0384 idle LIGHTNING 2020-05-17+13:06:08-0000 -- with no further entries the game will close at 2020-05-17+16:00:00-0000 :::

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game 0384 2020-05-09+09:00:00-0000 LIGHTNING duration 1w00d dealer Pat pages 2949-2958 (open) 4 players
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    1.2/1.2/1.2 1to9only       4.7/4.7/3.4 JPF            7.2/7.2/7.2 m_b_metcalf    9.0/9.0/9.0 m_b_metcalf
    1.5/1.5/1.5 1to9only       4.8/3.8/3.4 JPF            7.3/7.3/7.3 m_b_metcalf    9.1/9.1/9.1 m_b_metcalf
    1.7/1.5/1.5 m_b_metcalf    4.9/3.4/2.6 1to9only       7.4/7.4/7.4 1to9only       9.2/9.2/9.2 m_b_metcalf
    2.0/2.0/2.0 m_b_metcalf    5.0/2.6/2.6 JPF            7.5/7.5/7.5 JPF            9.3/9.3/9.3 1to9only
    2.3/2.3/2.3 m_b_metcalf    5.2/4.5/3.4 JPF            7.6/7.6/7.6 m_b_metcalf    9.4/9.4/9.4 1to9only
    2.5/2.5/2.5 m_b_metcalf    5.6/4.7/3.4 JPF            7.7/7.7/7.7 m_b_metcalf    9.5/9.5/9.5 m_b_metcalf
    2.6/2.6/2.6 m_b_metcalf    5.7/4.7/3.4 JPF            7.8/7.8/7.8 m_b_metcalf    9.6/9.6/9.6 JPF
    2.8/2.8/2.8 1to9only       5.8/3.8/3.4 JPF            7.9/7.9/7.8 JPF            9.7/9.7/9.7 1to9only
    3.0/3.0/3.0 m_b_metcalf    5.9/3.6/3.2 1to9only       8.0/8.0/7.8 1to9only       9.8/9.8/9.8 1to9only
    3.2/3.2/3.2 1to9only       6.0/1.2/1.2 1to9only       8.1/7.8/3.8 1to9only       9.9/9.9/9.9 m_b_metcalf
    3.4/3.4/3.4 m_b_metcalf    6.2/6.2/6.2 1to9only       8.2/8.2/8.2 1to9only    10.0/10.0/10.0 1to9only
    3.6/3.6/3.6 m_b_metcalf    6.5/6.5/3.2 1to9only       8.3/8.3/8.3 m_b_metcalf 10.1/10.1/10.1 JPF
    3.8/3.8/3.8 1to9only       6.6/6.6/6.6 m_b_metcalf    8.4/8.4/8.4 m_b_metcalf 10.2/10.2/10.2 JPF
    4.0/4.0/4.0 1to9only       6.7/6.7/6.7 m_b_metcalf    8.5/8.5/8.5 1to9only    10.3/10.3/10.3 JPF
    4.2/4.2/4.2 1to9only       6.8/6.8/6.6 1to9only       8.6/8.6/8.6 1to9only    10.4/10.4/10.4 JPF
    4.4/4.4/4.4 1to9only       6.9/6.8/3.2 1to9only       8.7/8.7/8.7 1to9only    10.5/10.5/10.5 JPF
    4.5/4.5/3.4 JPF            7.0/7.0/7.0 JPF            8.8/8.8/8.8 1to9only    10.6/10.6/10.6 1to9only
    4.6/4.6/3.4 JPF            7.1/7.1/7.1 m_b_metcalf    8.9/8.9/8.9 1to9only      10.7/1.2/1.2 JPF
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    open ratings : 5.1 5.3 5.4 6.1 10.8-11.8

       submitter  entries  score  response  notes
     -----------  -------  -----  --------  -----
             Pat        0      0         0  dealer
     m_b_metcalf       23   1940    51m34s  rare-2,diamond*20
             JPF       19   3316     4h11m  rare-1,diamond*8,pearl*4,highest-rating=789
        1to9only       30   4107     1h17m  rare-0*12,rare-2*2,diamond*20,pearl*3,last-entry=408,self-trump*3
     -----------  -------  -----            -----
               4       72   9363            rare-0*12,rare-1,rare-2*3,diamond*48,pearl*7


[g.r.emlin]

::: game 0384 closed LIGHTNING (idle for 1d00h) -- preliminary results :::

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game 0384 2020-05-09+09:00:00-0000 LIGHTNING duration 1w00d dealer Pat pages 2949-2958 (final) 4 players
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    1.2/1.2/1.2 1to9only       4.7/4.7/3.4 JPF            7.2/7.2/7.2 m_b_metcalf    9.0/9.0/9.0 m_b_metcalf
    1.5/1.5/1.5 1to9only       4.8/3.8/3.4 JPF            7.3/7.3/7.3 m_b_metcalf    9.1/9.1/9.1 m_b_metcalf
    1.7/1.5/1.5 m_b_metcalf    4.9/3.4/2.6 1to9only       7.4/7.4/7.4 1to9only       9.2/9.2/9.2 m_b_metcalf
    2.0/2.0/2.0 m_b_metcalf    5.0/2.6/2.6 JPF            7.5/7.5/7.5 JPF            9.3/9.3/9.3 1to9only
    2.3/2.3/2.3 m_b_metcalf    5.2/4.5/3.4 JPF            7.6/7.6/7.6 m_b_metcalf    9.4/9.4/9.4 1to9only
    2.5/2.5/2.5 m_b_metcalf    5.6/4.7/3.4 JPF            7.7/7.7/7.7 m_b_metcalf    9.5/9.5/9.5 m_b_metcalf
    2.6/2.6/2.6 m_b_metcalf    5.7/4.7/3.4 JPF            7.8/7.8/7.8 m_b_metcalf    9.6/9.6/9.6 JPF
    2.8/2.8/2.8 1to9only       5.8/3.8/3.4 JPF            7.9/7.9/7.8 JPF            9.7/9.7/9.7 1to9only
    3.0/3.0/3.0 m_b_metcalf    5.9/3.6/3.2 1to9only       8.0/8.0/7.8 1to9only       9.8/9.8/9.8 1to9only
    3.2/3.2/3.2 1to9only       6.0/1.2/1.2 1to9only       8.1/7.8/3.8 1to9only       9.9/9.9/9.9 m_b_metcalf
    3.4/3.4/3.4 m_b_metcalf    6.2/6.2/6.2 1to9only       8.2/8.2/8.2 1to9only    10.0/10.0/10.0 1to9only
    3.6/3.6/3.6 m_b_metcalf    6.5/6.5/3.2 1to9only       8.3/8.3/8.3 m_b_metcalf 10.1/10.1/10.1 JPF
    3.8/3.8/3.8 1to9only       6.6/6.6/6.6 m_b_metcalf    8.4/8.4/8.4 m_b_metcalf 10.2/10.2/10.2 JPF
    4.0/4.0/4.0 1to9only       6.7/6.7/6.7 m_b_metcalf    8.5/8.5/8.5 1to9only    10.3/10.3/10.3 JPF
    4.2/4.2/4.2 1to9only       6.8/6.8/6.6 1to9only       8.6/8.6/8.6 1to9only    10.4/10.4/10.4 JPF
    4.4/4.4/4.4 1to9only       6.9/6.8/3.2 1to9only       8.7/8.7/8.7 1to9only    10.5/10.5/10.5 JPF
    4.5/4.5/3.4 JPF            7.0/7.0/7.0 JPF            8.8/8.8/8.8 1to9only    10.6/10.6/10.6 1to9only
    4.6/4.6/3.4 JPF            7.1/7.1/7.1 m_b_metcalf    8.9/8.9/8.9 1to9only      10.7/1.2/1.2 JPF
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    open ratings : 5.1 5.3 5.4 6.1 10.8-11.8

       submitter  entries  score  response  notes
     -----------  -------  -----  --------  -----
             Pat        0      0         0  dealer
     m_b_metcalf       23   1940    51m34s  rare-2,diamond*20
             JPF       19   3316     4h11m  rare-1,diamond*8,pearl*4,highest-rating=789
        1to9only       30   4107     1h17m  rare-0*12,rare-2*2,diamond*20,pearl*3,last-entry=408,self-trump*3
     -----------  -------  -----            -----
               4       72   9363            rare-0*12,rare-1,rare-2*3,diamond*48,pearl*7


[JPF]

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3....42...4..6..3...73....4..1.96....9.5...1.2..7..9..6....8..7.7..3..8...5...1..  ED=10.7/10.7/7.6
1....57...5..7..8...91....5..2.41....1.8...7.3..5..8..2....4..9.3..6..2...6...4..  ED=5.8/4.5/3.4
7....19...3..8..1...53....7..6.53....2.4...9.5..6..4..8....6..9.7..3..5...1...7..  ED=5.0/3.4/3.4
3....18...8..4..9...93....1..2.34....5.7...3.7..1..4..8....6..9.4..5..6...5...2..  ED=4.5/4.5/3.8


JPF

[1to9only]

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1....23...3..4..5...67....8..7.64....1.2...3.2..8..7..4....5..9.8..9..7...9...5.. ED=4.5/4.5/4.0
1....23...2..3..4...35....6..5.27....4.6...5.8..4..7..6....1..2.1..9..7...8...9.. ED=4.6/4.6/3.6
1....23...4..5..6...54....7..3.78....9.3...7.7..9..6..8....6..2.5..4..9...4...1.. ED=5.0/3.6/3.4
1....23...3..4..5...25....6..7.84....8.1...9.2..7..4..9....5..4.6..7..2...3...9.. ED=5.9/3.6/3.6


[coloin]

::: comment :::
Pat wins ..... the highest rating puzzle wasnt played !!!!

[g.r.emlin]

::: game 0385 start at 2020-05-21+01:00:00-0000 :::

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dealer status

candidate patterns (via private message to g.r.emlin)

   1 m_b_metcalf      23 champagne         5 Pat
   1 pseudocoup       25 ssxsssxs         87 g.r.emlin

past patterns

  12 pseudocoup        1 draco            28 coloin            3 g.r.emlin         6 ronk
  14 Patrice           1 Eioru             2 qiuyanzhe        47 m_b_metcalf       7 200e200w
  19 TTHsieh           1 ravel            30 Mauricio         49 champagne        76 Pat
   1 claudiarabia      1 SCLT             33 JPF              58 tarek             7 ssxsssxs
   1 dobrichev         1 wintder           3 999_Springs       5 papy999           9 gsf


[g.r.emlin]

::: game 0385 open 2020-05-21+01:00:05-0000 dealer m_b_metcalf 28 clues full dihedral symmetry :::

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. . 1 2 . 3 4 . .
. . . . 1 . . . .
5 . . 4 . 6 . . 7
6 . 5 . . . 8 . 4
. 2 . . . . . 7 .
9 . 8 . . . 6 . 5
1 . . 5 . 2 . . 8
. . . . 3 . . . .
. . 2 8 . 1 7 . .  ED=1.5/1.2/1.2

[champagne]

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..12.34..
....5....
2..6.7..3
5.6...8.9
.8.....2.
9.2...1.7
4..5.1..8
....7....
..34.86.. ED=8.4/8.4/8.4

[1to9only]

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. . 1 2 . 3 4 . .
. . . . 1 . . . .
2 . . 4 . 5 . . 6
7 . 3 . . . 2 . 5
. 2 . . . . . 8 .
9 . 8 . . . 7 . 4
3 . . 9 . 1 . . 7
. . . . 3 . . . .
. . 4 5 . 7 3 . . ED=9.4/9.4/9.4


[champagne]

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..12.34..
....1....
5..6.7..2
1.8...3.4
.9.....8.
7.4...5.9
2..4.1..3
....6....
..75.26.. ED=9.2/9.2/9.2

[m_b_metcalf]

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 . . 1 2 . 3 4 . .
 . . . . 4 . . . .
 2 . . 5 . 1 . . 6
 7 . 8 . . . 2 . 5
 . 6 . . . . . 8 .
 5 . 9 . . . 6 . 1
 4 . . 1 . 2 . . 9
 . . . . 3 . . . .
 . . 6 4 . 8 7 . .   ED=8.9/8.9/8.9