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sgreiff
Joined: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Houston TX
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Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:38 pm Post subject: Feb 1st? |
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Is it just me or are the daily postings a little behind. Is our Sudoku Master on vacation? |
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suzshook
Joined: 01 Feb 2008 Posts: 1
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Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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Missing for me, too! |
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andras
Joined: 31 Oct 2007 Posts: 56 Location: Mid Wales
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Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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I'm already suffering withdrawal symptoms!
John |
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sdq_pete
Joined: 30 Apr 2007 Posts: 119 Location: Rotterdam, NL
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Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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Confused by the leap year?? 1 Feb...
Peter |
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nataraj
Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 1048 Location: near Vienna, Austria
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Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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sdq_pete wrote: | Confused by the leap year?? 1 Feb...
Peter |
But 1st of January was fine ...
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"Why should Jan 1 be affected by the leap year?"
???
... the millennium bug, probably ... |
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Sweetpea
Joined: 24 Jun 2006 Posts: 14 Location: Minnesota, USA
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Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:04 pm Post subject: Feb 1? |
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First thought is - I hope the 'Master' is OK.
Whew - I was so glad to see that I'm not the only one not finding it.
Nothing like having something break down to really appreciate it - doesn't happen very often here. (Note: I meant break down doesn't happen often, not appreciation doesn't happen often - whatEVER.)
Usually I can open the next day's puzzle and stay a day ahead - think I'll see if that comes up.
(Note 2 - I see that I sent this tomorrow - maybe we've entered the Twilight Zone.) |
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ravel
Joined: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 536
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Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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For the time to wait here are two from my DS collection.
Hard
Code: | +-------+-------+-------+
| . 1 . | . . . | . . . |
| . . 9 | . . . | . . . |
| . 2 . | 6 . . | 1 3 . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . . . | 4 . 6 | . . 5 |
| . 3 . | 7 . 9 | . . . |
| . . 1 | . . . | 9 2 . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 7 4 . | . . . | . . 6 |
| . . . | . . 8 | . . 9 |
| . . . | . . . | 8 4 . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| >>> play online
[Added:] I saw now, that this puzzle is rated "too hard" in the online solver. It needs a hidden pair/naked quad and hidden triple/naked quad or alternatively a skyscraper. Sorry, hope, its interesting nevertheless.
VH
Code: | +-------+-------+-------+
| . 1 . | . . . | . . . |
| . . 7 | . . . | . . . |
| . 2 . | 9 . . | 4 8 . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . . . | 7 . 4 | . . 6 |
| . 3 . | 5 . 1 | . . . |
| . . 8 | . . . | 1 3 . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 6 4 . | . . . | . . 3 |
| . . . | . . 3 | . . 4 |
| . . . | . . . | 2 5 . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| >>> play online |
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sgreiff
Joined: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Houston TX
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 1:33 am Post subject: |
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Although January 31st is on file it wasn't posted on the archive page either. A directory for February was created but so far nothing has been filed. Sniff sniff, where are you Sudoku Master? |
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rutabaga
Joined: 10 Nov 2005 Posts: 3 Location: Texas USA
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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Nothing today either. |
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kragzy
Joined: 01 May 2007 Posts: 112 Location: Australia
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 2:10 am Post subject: |
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Thank you Ravel for the puzzles. My morning coffee break just isn't the same without a Suduko to solve. Hope Sam gets back soon!
I did the second of your puzzles - needed quite of cleaning up and then an XYZ wing that revealed an XY wing to crack it open. Nice.
I'll do the first of your puzzles tomorrow.
Cheers |
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catti
Joined: 15 Oct 2005 Posts: 9 Location: Pennine Yorkshire
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:00 am Post subject: |
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So here I am, Sunday morning jamas, coffee and toast all ready - eeek!
No Sudoku! Now how am I going to get my brain into gear?
Oh good, the archive is working OK.
Get well soon, we miss you! |
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Sweetpea
Joined: 24 Jun 2006 Posts: 14 Location: Minnesota, USA
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 2:32 pm Post subject: Feb 1? |
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I am seriously concerned for our master (lower-case 'm'). For us this is just a disappointment. I feel safe in saying he is as passionate about the game as are we who follow, and for nothing to show up is a huge red flag. If it were simply a xx, I would expect to see a comment from him posted here. Another possibility is taking off on vacation/holiday and while hurrying to finish, didn't complete the task. Let's hope it isn't illness or accident, etc. |
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clemenss
Joined: 03 Feb 2008 Posts: 1
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:34 pm Post subject: Re: Feb 1? |
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Sweetpea wrote: | I am seriously concerned for our master (lower-case 'm'). For us this is just a disappointment. I feel safe in saying he is as passionate about the game as are we who follow, and for nothing to show up is a huge red flag. If it were simply a xx, I would expect to see a comment from him posted here. Another possibility is taking off on vacation/holiday and while hurrying to finish, didn't complete the task. Let's hope it isn't illness or accident, etc. |
Yes.
As we all know, change is the only stability you meet on the internet. And I'm positively glad that this site is presenting us with a daily sudoku since more than 4 (!!) years.
THE SHOW MUST GO ON!
Clemens |
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ravel
Joined: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 536
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:10 am Post subject: |
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Now the Feb 1st is in the archive Its easy to solve without pencilmarks.
Code: | +-------+-------+-------+
| 8 . 9 | . . 6 | . . 3 |
| 7 3 6 | . 8 . | . . 1 |
| . 4 . | . 7 . | . . 9 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . . . | . 9 5 | . . . |
| 6 7 5 | . . . | 9 1 8 |
| . 9 . | 6 1 . | . . . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . 6 7 | . 3 . | . 4 . |
|<1>. 4 | . 6 . | 3<9>. |
|<9>. 3 | 2 . . |<1>. 6 |
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| The 19's in boxes 7 and 9 give a hidden pair in r7c46. So the only place for an 8 in row 7 is r7c7. |
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keith
Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 3355 Location: near Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:40 pm Post subject: Re: Feb 1st? |
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sgreiff wrote: | Is it just me or are the daily postings a little behind. Is our Sudoku Master on vacation? |
Yes. Yes.
But, should now be fixed, or so the "Sudoku Master" assures me.
Keith |
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