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| Ruud
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 Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:02 pm Post subject: How to post puzzles |
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When you post puzzles on this forum, keep in mind that others would like to test these puzzles in their solvers.
However, programmers hate to use keys other than Control, C and V. To keep them happy and avoid complaints, follow these few simple rules:
- Do not post puzzles as images.
- Do not use blanks for empty cells, instead use 0 or a dot.
- Put your puzzles between [code] and [/code] tags.
If you add comment inbetween puzzles, prefix it with a hash #
Some samples:
| Code: | #single string with zeroes
076000008000010400410000375063005007000020000800100940521000084008040000700000560 |
| Code: | #single string with dots
.76.....8....1.4..41....375.63..5..7....2....8..1..94.521....84..8.4....7.....56. |
| Code: | #multiline with dots, no formatting
.76.....8
....1.4..
41....375
.63..5..7
....2....
8..1..94.
521....84
..8.4....
7.....56. |
| Code: | # with formatting
.76|...|..8
...|.1.|4..
41.|...|375
---+---+---
.63|..5|..7
...|.2.|...
8..|1..|94.
---+---+---
521|...|.84
..8|.4.|...
7..|...|56. |
The following is an all-time favorite:
| Code: | . 7 6|. . .|. . 8
. . .|. 1 .|4 . .
4 1 .|. . .|3 7 5
-----+-----+-----
. 6 3|. . 5|. . 7
. . .|. 2 .|. . .
8 . .|1 . .|9 4 .
-----+-----+-----
5 2 1|. . .|. 8 4
. . 8|. 4 .|. . .
7 . .|. . .|5 6 . |
| Code: | # formatted candidate grid
.------------------------.------------------------.------------------------.
| 239 7 6 | 23459 359 2349 | 12 129 8 |
| 239 3589 259 | 2356789 1 236789 | 4 29 269 |
| 4 1 29 | 2689 689 2689 | 3 7 5 |
:------------------------+------------------------+------------------------:
| 129 6 3 | 489 89 5 | 128 12 7 |
| 19 459 4579 | 346789 2 346789 | 168 135 136 |
| 8 5 257 | 1 367 367 | 9 4 236 |
:------------------------+------------------------+------------------------:
| 5 2 1 | 3679 3679 3679 | 7 8 4 |
| 369 39 8 | 235679 4 123679 | 127 1239 1239 |
| 7 349 49 | 2389 389 12389 | 5 6 1239 |
'------------------------'------------------------'------------------------' |
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| rkral
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| Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 4:13 am Post subject: |
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Hi Ruud,
When a candidate grid is posted, it's usually at a "sticking point". Many of us like to have the original clues (givens) as well. As an example: | Code: | 800406000030200400040050078069005020300000000000600017520000030000003600000002009
8 1579 1257 | 4 179 6 | 12359 59 135
179 3 157 | 2 1789 1789 | 4 569 156
1269 4 126 | 3 5 19 | 129 7 8
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147 6 9 | 178 13478 5 | 38 2 34
3 1578 124578 | 1789 124789 14789 | 589 45689 456
24 58 2458 | 6 23489 489 | 3589 1 7
----------------------+----------------------+---------------------
5 2 14678 | 1789 146789 14789 | 178 3 14
1479 1789 1478 | 1578 1478 3 | 6 458 2
1467 178 3 | 1578 14678 2 | 1578 458 9 |
I mean this suggestion for those discussing techniques, not for those seeking help. |
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| crosspollinator
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| Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:11 am Post subject: |
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| How do you post Samurai Sudoku puzzles? |
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| Ruud
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| Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 9:27 am Post subject: |
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| crosspollinator wrote: | | How do you post Samurai Sudoku puzzles? |
I don't think anybody can paste a Samurai string into a program, so it does not really matter.
These instructions are just for regular sudoku, to make sure that others can quickly copy the puzzles from the forum and drop them in their solver.
Set your own standards, if you like.
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