Elisabeth Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
We've had 15 6x6 jigsaw killers recently and only 1 9x9 as long ago as June 15th!!!:)
Posted 25th Aug 2020 at 18:26
gareth Administrator Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
Oh yes, they've run out... I need to upload some more. Same for Killer Sudoku-X 9x9 and Skyscraper 6x6. Thanks for the nudge!
Posted 25th Aug 2020 at 21:05 Last edited by Elisabeth 25th Aug 2020 at 21:06
Elisabeth Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
Thank you Gareth. Patience and a gentle reminder have been rewarded, carlotes; look forward to their reappearance:)
Posted 26th Aug 2020 at 11:30
JoergWausW Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
I also noticed that Calcudocus were almost always plain Calcudocus recently - very few other subtypes. But I guess I compare that to last November when Calcudocus were out.... but I don't really mind.
Another observation: When Hitoris and Nurikabes were replenished, they both showed up almost every second day constantly. Now that's down to about every 4 days - very unlikely while less other puzzles are in rotation...
(and I don't really miss Jigsaw Killers, because I tend to fail doing these)
Posted 27th Aug 2020 at 15:38
gareth Administrator Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
That's just coincidence about the hitori and nurikabe distribution - or in fact if that's true then it's probably because kakuro were missing for a bit, so they showed up more often because of that.
More generally, I find I much prefer having 6 puzzles a day so I don't plan to go back to 4 puzzles a day. You've more chance of finding the puzzle you want to solve this way.
Posted 28th Aug 2020 at 09:15
winterer Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
Gareth, regarding the daily puzzle selection, I was wondering just how much control do you have over the selection process? Can you gauge a puzzle's difficulty in advance? I find the selection sometimes a bit uneven. E.g., on the 17th and 19th, the cumulative average solution time for the six puzzles is around 90 minutes each, while today (28th) it's less than 30 minutes.
Posted 28th Aug 2020 at 15:33 Last edited by gareth 28th Aug 2020 at 15:33
gareth Administrator Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
Hi winterer, I can gauge difficulty in advance pretty accurately (although more so for some types than others) but I don't currently use this information, so the selection is essentially random (unless I intervene). I suppose particularly if you plan to do all or most of the puzzles then that's a valid concern you raise, which I have never given much consideration to. I think generally even without assessing difficulty of individual puzzles there are clearly significantly varying average solve times for different types and sizes of puzzle, so perhaps that's probably something I should consider when/if I eventually rewrite the site. Perhaps even just forcing a minimum of one smaller/easier puzzle every day would be an improvement.
Gareth
Posted 15th Sep 2020 at 23:09
lori Has not played this puzzle yet
"Oh yes, they've run out... I need to upload some more. Same for Killer Sudoku-X 9x9 and Skyscraper 6x6. Thanks for the nudge!"
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Last edited by Elisabeth 25th Aug 2020 at 21:06
Another observation: When Hitoris and Nurikabes were replenished, they both showed up almost every second day constantly. Now that's down to about every 4 days - very unlikely while less other puzzles are in rotation...
(and I don't really miss Jigsaw Killers, because I tend to fail doing these)
More generally, I find I much prefer having 6 puzzles a day so I don't plan to go back to 4 puzzles a day. You've more chance of finding the puzzle you want to solve this way.
I find the selection sometimes a bit uneven. E.g., on the 17th and 19th, the cumulative average solution time for the six puzzles is around 90 minutes each, while today (28th) it's less than 30 minutes.
Last edited by gareth 28th Aug 2020 at 15:33
I can gauge difficulty in advance pretty accurately (although more so for some types than others) but I don't currently use this information, so the selection is essentially random (unless I intervene). I suppose particularly if you plan to do all or most of the puzzles then that's a valid concern you raise, which I have never given much consideration to. I think generally even without assessing difficulty of individual puzzles there are clearly significantly varying average solve times for different types and sizes of puzzle, so perhaps that's probably something I should consider when/if I eventually rewrite the site. Perhaps even just forcing a minimum of one smaller/easier puzzle every day would be an improvement.
Gareth
When can expect to see the Skyscraper 6x6??
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