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[m_b_metcalf]

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the first one from the 1.0 thread was not played until later -- don't know why

Well, the first attempt was a total failure as it's just about the hardest pattern ever played. jpf decided to try it again at the end of the 1.0 thread (see page 98).
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000100000234500010600000278000000050000060000080000000851000002090004635000009000 #5 1.2 JPF        1
000100000234500010600000237000000040000080000010000000485000009070001864000007000 #2 1.5 TTHsieh    2
000100000234500060500000738000000020000090000040000000715000006060005189000002000 #3 1.7 JPF        3
000100000234500060700000582000000040000020000050000000169000007080009231000004000 #1 2.0 JPF        4
000100000234500060700000859000000040000080000020000000596000007040003512000004000 #7 2.5 JPF        5
000100000234500060700000859000000040000080000020000000596000007010004532000001000 #6 3.0 wintder    6
000100000234500060700000893000000030000040000050000000463000007090005412000009000 #4 4.2 TTHsieh    7

Regards,

Mike Metcalf

[g.r.emlin]

::: game 0119 idle 2010-09-22+10:15:56-0000 -- with no further entries the game will close at 2010-09-22+13:00:00-0000 :::

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game 0119 2010-09-18+09:00:00-0000 duration 2d09h dealer Mauricio pages 642-649 (open) 6 players
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    1.5/1.2/1.2 joel64         6.7/1.2/1.2 JPF            8.4/8.3/3.4 joel64         9.8/9.8/9.6 m_b_metcalf
    1.7/1.2/1.2 m_b_metcalf    6.8/1.2/1.2 JPF            8.5/8.3/3.4 gsf            9.9/9.9/9.9 gsf
    2.0/1.2/1.2 m_b_metcalf    7.0/1.2/1.2 m_b_metcalf    8.6/1.2/1.2 ronk         10.0/10.0/3.4 m_b_metcalf
    2.3/1.2/1.2 Mauricio       7.1/1.2/1.2 m_b_metcalf    8.7/1.2/1.2 JPF          10.1/10.1/9.4 ronk
    2.5/1.2/1.2 ronk           7.2/7.2/3.4 JPF            8.8/8.3/3.4 ronk         10.2/10.2/3.4 ronk
    2.6/1.2/1.2 m_b_metcalf    7.3/7.2/3.4 m_b_metcalf    8.9/8.9/7.2 joel64       10.3/10.3/3.4 ronk
    2.8/1.2/1.2 JPF            7.4/1.2/1.2 m_b_metcalf    9.0/9.0/8.3 m_b_metcalf 10.4/10.4/10.4 ronk
    3.0/1.2/1.2 m_b_metcalf    7.6/1.2/1.2 joel64         9.1/9.1/8.3 ronk        10.5/10.5/10.4 ronk
    4.2/1.2/1.2 joel64         7.7/1.2/1.2 ronk           9.2/9.2/8.3 joel64      10.6/10.6/10.4 joel64
    4.4/1.2/1.2 ronk           7.8/1.2/1.2 m_b_metcalf    9.3/9.3/8.3 gsf         10.7/10.7/10.4 joel64
    4.5/1.2/1.2 joel64         7.9/1.2/1.2 ronk           9.4/9.4/9.1 ronk        10.8/10.8/10.4 joel64
    4.6/1.2/1.2 JPF            8.0/1.2/1.2 JPF            9.5/9.5/3.4 ronk        10.9/10.9/10.4 ronk
    5.6/1.2/1.2 joel64         8.2/7.2/3.4 gsf            9.6/9.6/9.6 ronk        11.0/11.0/10.4 ronk
    6.6/1.2/1.2 joel64         8.3/8.3/3.4 ronk           9.7/9.7/9.6 joel64       11.3/11.3/3.4 gsf
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    rare ratings : 10.9 11.0 11.3

    open ratings : 1.2 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.7-5.2 5.4 5.7-6.2 6.5 6.9 7.5 8.1 11.1 11.2 11.4

       submitter  entries  score  response  notes
     -----------  -------  -----  --------  -----
        Mauricio        1    -19         0  dealer
             JPF        7    472     1h04m  pearl
     m_b_metcalf       12    876    41m25s  rare-2,pearl*3
             gsf        5   1072    52m59s  rare-1*3,diamond,pearl*2,highest-rating=274
          joel64       13   1355    43m26s  rare-0*2,rare-1,rare-2*4,pearl*6
            ronk       18   2408    49m07s  rare-0*3,diamond*2,pearl*10,last-entry=280
     -----------  -------  -----            -----
               6       56   6164            rare-0*5,rare-1*4,rare-2*5,diamond*3,pearl*22


[g.r.emlin]

::: game 0119 closed (idle for 1d18h) -- preliminary results :::

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game 0119 2010-09-18+09:00:00-0000 duration 2d09h dealer Mauricio pages 642-649 (final) 6 players
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    1.5/1.2/1.2 joel64         6.7/1.2/1.2 JPF            8.4/8.3/3.4 joel64         9.8/9.8/9.6 m_b_metcalf
    1.7/1.2/1.2 m_b_metcalf    6.8/1.2/1.2 JPF            8.5/8.3/3.4 gsf            9.9/9.9/9.9 gsf
    2.0/1.2/1.2 m_b_metcalf    7.0/1.2/1.2 m_b_metcalf    8.6/1.2/1.2 ronk         10.0/10.0/3.4 m_b_metcalf
    2.3/1.2/1.2 Mauricio       7.1/1.2/1.2 m_b_metcalf    8.7/1.2/1.2 JPF          10.1/10.1/9.4 ronk
    2.5/1.2/1.2 ronk           7.2/7.2/3.4 JPF            8.8/8.3/3.4 ronk         10.2/10.2/3.4 ronk
    2.6/1.2/1.2 m_b_metcalf    7.3/7.2/3.4 m_b_metcalf    8.9/8.9/7.2 joel64       10.3/10.3/3.4 ronk
    2.8/1.2/1.2 JPF            7.4/1.2/1.2 m_b_metcalf    9.0/9.0/8.3 m_b_metcalf 10.4/10.4/10.4 ronk
    3.0/1.2/1.2 m_b_metcalf    7.6/1.2/1.2 joel64         9.1/9.1/8.3 ronk        10.5/10.5/10.4 ronk
    4.2/1.2/1.2 joel64         7.7/1.2/1.2 ronk           9.2/9.2/8.3 joel64      10.6/10.6/10.4 joel64
    4.4/1.2/1.2 ronk           7.8/1.2/1.2 m_b_metcalf    9.3/9.3/8.3 gsf         10.7/10.7/10.4 joel64
    4.5/1.2/1.2 joel64         7.9/1.2/1.2 ronk           9.4/9.4/9.1 ronk        10.8/10.8/10.4 joel64
    4.6/1.2/1.2 JPF            8.0/1.2/1.2 JPF            9.5/9.5/3.4 ronk        10.9/10.9/10.4 ronk
    5.6/1.2/1.2 joel64         8.2/7.2/3.4 gsf            9.6/9.6/9.6 ronk        11.0/11.0/10.4 ronk
    6.6/1.2/1.2 joel64         8.3/8.3/3.4 ronk           9.7/9.7/9.6 joel64       11.3/11.3/3.4 gsf
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    rare ratings : 10.9 11.0 11.3

    open ratings : 1.2 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.7-5.2 5.4 5.7-6.2 6.5 6.9 7.5 8.1 11.1 11.2 11.4

       submitter  entries  score  response  notes
     -----------  -------  -----  --------  -----
        Mauricio        1    -19         0  dealer
             JPF        7    472     1h04m  pearl
     m_b_metcalf       12    876    41m25s  rare-2,pearl*3
             gsf        5   1072    52m59s  rare-1*3,diamond,pearl*2,highest-rating=274
          joel64       13   1355    43m26s  rare-0*2,rare-1,rare-2*4,pearl*6
            ronk       18   2408    49m07s  rare-0*3,diamond*2,pearl*10,last-entry=280
     -----------  -------  -----            -----
               6       56   6164            rare-0*5,rare-1*4,rare-2*5,diamond*3,pearl*22


[g.r.emlin]

::: game 0120 start LIGHTNING at 2010-09-25+22:00:00-0000 :::

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dealer status

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

   1 Mauricio          2 ronk              6 champagne         9 JPF              87 g.r.emlin

past patterns

   1 champagne         1 pseudocoup        3 g.r.emlin        15 coloin           24 tarek
   1 claudiarabia      1 ravel             9 gsf              19 TTHsieh
   1 draco             1 ronk             13 Pat              21 Mauricio
   1 Eioru             1 wintder          14 m_b_metcalf      24 JPF


[g.r.emlin]

::: game 0120 open LIGHTNING 2010-09-25+22:00:13-0000 dealer JPF 23 clues diagonal (main) symmetry :::

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. . 1 . 2 . 3 . .
. 4 . . . 5 . 6 .
7 . . . . . 5 . 8
. . . . . . . 7 .
1 . . . 3 . 9 . .
. 2 . . . . . . .
8 . 3 . 4 . . . 7
. 6 . 3 . . . 9 .
. . 5 . . . 8 . .  ED=2.0/1.2/1.2

[m_b_metcalf]

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 . . 1 . 2 . 3 . .
 . 3 . . . 4 . 5 .
 6 . . . . . 7 . 1
 . . . . . . . 6 .
 8 . . . 5 . 9 . .
 . 4 . . . . . . .
 5 . 9 . 3 . . . 7
 . 2 . 6 . . . 1 .
 . . 7 . . . 8 . .   ED=7.1/6.6/2.6

Regards,

Mike Metcalf

[g.r.emlin]

::: rarity :::

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2010-09-25+22:15:00-0000 7.1/6.6/2.6 m_b_metcalf rare ED not seen before


[gsf]

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. . 1 . 2 . 3 . .
. 3 . . . 4 . 8 .
6 . . . . . 7 . 1
. . . . . . . 6 .
4 . . . 5 . 9 . .
. 8 . . . . . . .
5 . 9 . 3 . . . 7
. 2 . 5 . . . 1 .
. . 7 . . . 6 . .  ED=3.0/3.0/3.0

[Mauricio]

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+-------+-------+-------+
| . . 1 | . 2 . | 3 . . |
| . 4 . | . . 5 | . 1 . |
| 6 . . | . . . | 7 . 4 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . . . | . . . | . 4 . |
| 8 . . | . 7 . | 9 . . |
| . 9 . | . . . | . . . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 7 . 6 | . 9 . | . . 2 |
| . 1 . | 5 . . | . 7 . |
| . . 3 | . . . | 8 . . |
+-------+-------+-------+ ED=8.9/8.9/8.0

[gsf]

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. . 1 . 2 . 3 . .
. 3 . . . 4 . 8 .
6 . . . . . 7 . 1
. . . . . . . 6 .
4 . . . 9 . 5 . .
. 8 . . . . . . .
5 . 9 . 3 . . . 7
. 2 . 9 . . . 1 .
. . 7 . . . 6 . .  ED=3.4/3.4/3.4

[g.r.emlin]

::: rarity :::

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2010-09-25+22:58:00-0000 8.9/8.9/8.0 Mauricio rare ED not seen before


[Mauricio]

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+-------+-------+-------+
| . . 1 | . 2 . | 3 . . |
| . 4 . | . . 5 | . 1 . |
| 6 . . | . . . | 7 . 4 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . . . | . . . | . 4 . |
| 8 . . | . 3 . | 9 . . |
| . 9 . | . . . | . . . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 3 . 6 | . 9 . | . . 2 |
| . 1 . | 5 . . | . 3 . |
| . . 7 | . . . | 8 . . |
+-------+-------+-------+ ED=9.0/9.0/8.0

[gsf]

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. . 7 . 6 . 3 . .
. 2 . . . 1 . 5 .
9 . . . . . 8 . 2
. . . . . . . 2 .
4 . . . 3 . 9 . .
. 7 . . . . . . .
8 . 3 . 4 . . . 7
. 5 . 1 . . . 3 .
. . 1 . . . 6 . .  ED=7.1/7.1/7.1

[Mauricio]

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+-------+-------+-------+
| . . 1 | . 2 . | 3 . . |
| . 4 . | . . 1 | . 5 . |
| 5 . . | . . . | 1 . 6 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . . . | . . . | . 7 . |
| 8 . . | . 3 . | 9 . . |
| . 7 . | . . . | . . . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 9 . 3 | . 6 . | . . 2 |
| . 5 . | 4 . . | . 3 . |
| . . 4 | . . . | 8 . . |
+-------+-------+-------+ ED=9.1/9.1/8.0

[g.r.emlin]

::: rarity :::

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2010-09-25+23:33:00-0000 9.0/9.0/8.0 Mauricio rare ED not seen before
2010-09-25+23:39:00-0000 9.1/9.1/8.0 Mauricio rare ED seen once before