FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in          Games  Calendar Log in to check your private messages    Sudoku problem - how to have a 6 digit key          Sudoku Programmers Forum Index -> Setting sudoku View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message kalyan02 Joined: 09 Jun 2007 Posts: 1 : Items Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 1:25 pm    Post subject: Sudoku problem - how to have a 6 digit key Recently a leading newspaper has conducted a sudoku competition...which involved the qualification round The verification process was simple. Each sudoku had a unique <b>6</b> digit solution. the 6 digit solution was to be sent over phone or internet. How can we get such 6 digit keys or solutions???? Back to top humble_programmer Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 69 : Location: Colorado Springs, USA Items Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 4:54 pm    Post subject: I've seen instances where selected squares on the board are highlighted, and the "key" is simply the values for those squares in order; you could also request an entire row to generate a 9-digit key. Obviously, the longer the key is, the less chance there is of someone getting the corrct key by accident. _________________ Cheers! Humble Programmer ,,,^..^,,, www.humble-programmer.com Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         Sudoku Programmers Forum Index -> Setting sudoku All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Sudoku----------------Solving sudokuSetting sudokuProgramming sudokuThe mathematics of sudokuExotic sudoku Library----------------PuzzlesSoftwareSudoku elsewhere Not sudoku----------------Random thoughtsForum feedback  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum   Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group Igloo Theme Version 1.0 :: Created By: Andrew Charron