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Posted on Tue Oct 13 23:38:51 PDT 2009

what happened to the "Sudoku Player's Forum" that used to be hosted by realnetworks/realarcade?

Posted on Tue Apr 13 13:51:14 PDT 2010

That Forum server died on us and we're redirecting those links to this forum. Also the sudoku.com domain is now redirecting to the GameHouse.com Sudoku Games page. GameHouse.com is also owned by Real Networks. In fact I was the most recent admin of the sudoku.com forum.

Posted on Tue Apr 13 15:27:05 PDT 2010

thanks nhernandez
I don't see the sudoku players forum posts copied over here
are you saying they are lost forever?
would it be possible to get a backup of the forum so we can keep it for posterity?
there are some seminal posts there and it would be a shame to have lost them

Posted on Tue Apr 13 21:32:59 PDT 2010

wow, I hope it isn't lost

Posted on Tue Apr 13 21:44:47 PDT 2010

nhernandez wrote: That Forum server died on us

Hi, nhernandez! Nick, right? Thanks for letting us know what happened.

I'd like to add my voice to those hoping the forum content can be retrieved. I'm pretty sure you are aware that the body of work in the Players' Forum represents the development and history of sudoku. It is an invaluable record of how the depth and greatness of this game was revealed. It simply cannot be tossed aside, and if anyone can help us here, I'm sure it's you.

We have some very sharp computer/programming experts among us who are ready to do what's necessary to help. I'm simply hoping for open communication.

The server "died." Is the any redundancy/backup?
Can you address this issue in your meetings this week so that is doesn't get lost in the shuffle? A lot of people have the work of many years riding on this.

Thanks a million for anything you can do!

Luke

Posted on Tue Apr 13 22:55:42 PDT 2010

Yes this is Nick Hernandez. I was managing the Sudoku Forum for Real Networks.

The machine that was hosting the original forum and it's content had a severe hard drive failure and we're currently looking into solutions for recovering the data. We're not sure if a backup was maintained and what condition that backup might be in (the forum has essentially gone untouched since we purchased the domain and site from the original owner). I'll keep you posted on the progress on that front.

For the time being you are all welcome to use the GameHouse forum.

Posted on Wed Apr 14 11:25:23 PDT 2010

nhernandez wrote: Yes this is Nick Hernandez. I was managing the Sudoku Forum for Real Networks.

The machine that was hosting the original forum and it's content had a severe hard drive failure and we're currently looking into solutions for recovering the data. We're not sure if a backup was maintained and what condition that backup might be in (the forum has essentially gone untouched since we purchased the domain and site from the original owner). I'll keep you posted on the progress on that front.

For the time being you are all welcome to use the GameHouse forum.

Thanks, Nick. That's something positive!

If you run into trouble on your end, would it be posible for us Forum members to get our hands on the hard drive from the crashed server? If they are just going to ashcan it, we would certainly like to have it. I would personally pay for the drive, and cover any costs involved, including shipping, etc.

Thanks,
Luke

Posted on Thu Apr 15 11:32:12 PDT 2010

Here's an update on the old server.

We have brought the machine here to this building and our IT people are currently trying to see if any data is retrievable. When they powered on the machine the drive was making a clicking sound which is a bad sign in the data recovery department but they are looking into it now regardless.

As for back ups the forum database hasn't been backed up since 2007. We do have those files though so worst case you will get everything up to that date.

Posted on Wed Apr 21 14:08:22 PDT 2010

Nick,

Thank you very much for the update! Keeping us informed as to what's happening on your end is a crucial part of our plans to resurrect this historical archive.

Just to give you and your IT folks some perspective to the level of interest, a thread on the Sudoku Programmers' Forum about this crisis has had well over 13,000 hits since the Players' Forum woes began.

I'd like to repeat my offer to obtain the drive from the crashed server in the event of a less than complete restoration. Can you address this possibility, please? This can be arranged at no cost to you or GameHouse.

Many thanks, and hope to hear from you soon.

Edit May 5. 2010
Two weeks now and not a word. Nick, how about an update, please?

Edit May19, 2010
Nick Hernandez, it has been one month since we last heard from you! Please respond with an update. What about the offer above for the drive?

Please, don't leave us hanging like this.

Luke

Posted on Mon Apr 26 09:43:51 PDT 2010

I am not able to play Sudoku before and I never experience it up to now.Will you please help me to found out on how to play this game?

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Posted on Mon Oct 11 11:55:26 PDT 2010

I heard and play the sudoku game on cellphone and I think it is quite discomfort,sometimes it is in organized or should rather say it's just a trick or kind of polish games.

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Posted on Mon Oct 11 11:59:29 PDT 2010

My GameHouse Sudoku no longer gives the Global high scores. I have deleted the game and redownloaded it. The problam still persists are there any solutions?

Posted on Thu Sep 15 13:10:13 PDT 2011

Ron1 wrote: My GameHouse Sudoku no longer gives the Global high scores. I have deleted the game and redownloaded it. The problam still persists are there any solutions?

Mine does the same thing! Gamehouse, what is going on?

Posted on Thu Sep 15 19:55:30 PDT 2011