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Posted on: Thu Dec 28, 2017 12:21 am




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Post Extra large Calcudoku
How big is too big? Just wondering if anybody is interested in solving very large Calcudoku puzzles, is 20x20 too big?
The largest puzzle I have seen is 17x17, have there been any puzzles larger than 17x17?


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Posted on: Thu Dec 28, 2017 1:53 am




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Post Re: Extra large Calcudoku
The largest I've seen is also 17x17. I guess in theory there's no limit to how large a puzzle can be, but in practice I think it can become a bit boring and a bit of a chore if a puzzle is too large. I think 17x17 is plenty big enough.


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Posted on: Thu Dec 28, 2017 12:18 pm




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Post Re: Extra large Calcudoku
michaele wrote:
The largest puzzle I have seen is 17x17, have there been any puzzles larger than 17x17?

Every step up in size makes a puzzle a lot harder to generate and solve.

The current limit is 17x17. Improving the software so it can create an 18x18 (in a reasonable amount of time) will take some work..


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Posted on: Fri Dec 29, 2017 2:29 pm




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Post Re: Extra large Calcudoku
I will post an extra large calcudoku in the "Specific puzzles / your own puzzles" section soon. I created it as a challenge for myself, and it was probably more interesting to create than it is to solve.


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Posted on: Sun Jan 07, 2018 1:39 am




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Post Re: Extra large Calcudoku
I enjoy the larger puzzles myself. Maybe we can have a 17x17 a few times a year?


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