Penelope Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
Gareth, I'm sure I should know this but can you explain why when only 58 players are shown the ranking can be out of 116, please. Am I being very dense here?
Posted 24th Dec 2018 at 10:46
JoergWausW Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
I think there are two reasons: 1) You can play it while not logged in - at the end you don't get your time shown and that game will not be shown in the rankings. 2) You can start the game and not finish it, e.g. computer crash or closing the puzzle window. When starting again the counter goes up.
Merry Christmas!
Posted 24th Dec 2018 at 10:50
Elisabeth Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
I think the 116 (now 123) includes those who have not yet completed or have given up, the total played often being much more than those shown in the rankings, Penelope. Anyway a nice Christmas bonus for me in the positioning of you, carlotes and myself!! Happy Christmas to you both, also to Gareth and all puzzlers.
Posted 24th Dec 2018 at 13:36
carlotes Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
Thank you Elisabeth... the same for you.! Today Penelope and I have made you a good gift!!
Posted 24th Dec 2018 at 20:25
vsrawat Has not played this puzzle yet
beginning was impossible, had to do trial and error for 579 in right-bottom set. Once cracked, it was a cakewalk from there. Good one.
Posted 24th Dec 2018 at 22:46
Elisabeth Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
Realised rather late that the digit 9 could only go in one place in penultimate column which set the puzzle going!:)
Posted 25th Dec 2018 at 18:20
Penelope Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
Thanks for the explanations and Happy Christmas everyone!
Posted 28th Dec 2018 at 19:01 Last edited by Errabee 28th Dec 2018 at 19:06
Errabee Has not played this puzzle yet
vsrawat: beginning was easy: check out row 6 and 7, column 8 and 9. 1 black dot, 3 white dots. Only possibility is 3 and 6 in r6c8/9, 4 and 5 in r7c8/9 (Other option of 1 and 2 for the black dots can be easily dismissed, because then numbers 1-5 must be in c8r3-7, which would leave no possibility for the black dot in column 8). From there it was a piece of cake.
Posted 29th Dec 2018 at 10:39
Elisabeth Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
Interesting, Errabee, and similar to my way in, only I concentrated on column 8 seeing the consecutives had to include 579 and 9 could only be in one place. I wonder how many ways there are into this puzzle. Is there ever a puzzle with only one way in??
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1) You can play it while not logged in - at the end you don't get your time shown and that game will not be shown in the rankings.
2) You can start the game and not finish it, e.g. computer crash or closing the puzzle window. When starting again the counter goes up.
Merry Christmas!
Last edited by Errabee 28th Dec 2018 at 19:06
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