The New Sudoku Players' Forum

[urhegyi]

Does this pattern qualify for a pattern game?

Or thisone?

[JPF]

Both patterns are ok regarding symmetries.
The first one has 30 clues. The permitted maximum is 29.
The second one pass the test.

JPF

[m_b_metcalf]

Both patterns are ok regarding symmetries.
The first one has 30 clues. The permitted maximum is 29.
The second one pass the test.

Note, however, that this pattern resembles that of Game 82, which had a poor outcome:

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 . . . . . . . . .
 . 6 7 . . . 5 8 .
 . 4 . 7 . 2 . 3 .
 . . 9 . 7 . 4 . .
 . . . 3 . 6 . . .
 . . 5 . 1 . 8 . .
 . 7 . 1 . 5 . 2 .
 . 2 8 . . . 9 5 .
 . . . . . . . . .   ED=2.3/2.0/2.0 - tarek


Also, submissions to the Patterns Game have to be minimal, which is not easy to achieve for 28 clues. This is an example with your pattern:

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 1 . . . . . . . 2
 . 2 3 . . . 4 5 .
 . 4 . 2 . 6 . 7 .
 . . 1 . 7 . 8 . .
 . . . 4 . 3 . . .
 . . 4 . 8 . 5 . .
 . 7 . 1 . 9 . 8 .
 . 1 8 . . . 7 9 .
 9 . . . . . . . 5  Minimal, rare rating (never played before)


Regards,

Mike

[urhegyi]

The highest rated I can get for now is thisone:

[JPF]

Here is one SER=9.3

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+---+---+---+
|3..|...|..4|
|.65|...|83.|
|.8.|7.3|.5.|
+---+---+---+
|..6|.5.|1..|
|...|3.4|...|
|..8|.2.|3..|
+---+---+---+
|.2.|1.5|.6.|
|.53|...|41.|
|6..|...|..8|
+---+---+---+


JPF

[m_b_metcalf]

And this one has a lower ER but a higher ED (and is, of course, minimal):

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 1 . . . . . . . 2
 . 2 3 . . . 4 5 .
 . 6 . 2 . 4 . 3 .
 . . 1 . 6 . 7 . .
 . . . 3 . 8 . . .
 . . 6 . 7 . 5 . .
 . 3 . 8 . 9 . 7 .
 . 1 7 . . . 3 9 .
 9 . . . . . . . 5   ED=9.0/9.0/7.1