Rating for new Clueless puzzles I post.
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 4:37 pm
For new Clueless puzzles I post I have decided to introduce my own rating, i.e. a "Børge Rating" based on the solving techniques required only. The number of each technique required will not be reflected in the rating. Then everybody knows the solving techniques required based on the rating and I can stop making hints. Using JSduoku everybody can determine this anyway. Should a puzzle however, for instance have a large number of Hidden Pairs (> 10) I will likely hint on this.
The mainstream puzzles I will post (Thursday Explosion and Saturday Special) will be Tough, Hard or Very Hard. Should however the generation process result in a Tough and a Very Hard or an even harder puzzle, I might post both. If anyone in addition wants easier puzzles [(Very) Easy or Moderate], please let me know (post, PM or e-mail) and I will see what I can do.
The mainstream puzzles I will post (Thursday Explosion and Saturday Special) will be Tough, Hard or Very Hard. Should however the generation process result in a Tough and a Very Hard or an even harder puzzle, I might post both. If anyone in addition wants easier puzzles [(Very) Easy or Moderate], please let me know (post, PM or e-mail) and I will see what I can do.
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Rating Techniques required
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Very Easy Naked Singles only.
Easy Naked and Hidden Singles only.
Moderate Easier techniques + Intersections aka. Block/Block Interactions aka. Locked Candidates.
Tough Easier techniques + Naked and/or Hidden Pairs.
Hard Easier techniques + Naked and/or Hidden Triplets/Quads.
Very Hard Easier techniques + Basic Fish, i.e. at least one X-Wing, Swordfish, Jellyfish and/or Squirmbag.
Extra Hard Easier techniques + Advanced Fish and Colouring (includes Skyscrapers and Kites).
Super hard Easier techniques + Wings.
Ultra Hard Easier techniques + Chains.
Nightmare Easier techniques + any other techniques except Pure Guessing and Brute Force.
Hellish Nightmare Easier techniques + Pure Guessing and Brute Force.