Indian Puzzle Championship 2023

Indian Puzzle Championship is Conducted by Logic Masters India

This year it was conducted on 27 May 2023.

Took part in it for the 4th year consecutively.

Stood First in the A-50 category.

Secured an all India Ranking of 16th.

It had four gruelling rounds with 88 puzzles.

2023 Indian Puzzle Championship

Instructions Booklet

27^th May 2023, Mumbai

Round Composition at a glance:

Round 1:

	Puzzles	Points
Memory Lane 12 puzzles 45 minutes Points: TBD	Snake (Classics)	X
	Cave [Product] (Classics)	X
	Skyscrapers (Evergreens)	X
	Rule Pool (Rule Pool)	X
	Mochinyoro (Shading)	X
	LUZ Loop (MII)	X
	Sukoro (Number Placement)	X
	Pentopia (Object Placement)	X
	Curve Data (Casual)	X
	Word Labyrinth (Word)	X
	Sashigane (Regions)	X
	Reflect Link (Loops)	X
	Total	X

Round 2:

	Puzzles	Points
As Good As New 13 puzzles 50 minutes Points: TBD	Star Battle (Classics)	X
	Masyu [Deformable] (Classics)	X
	Yin Yang (Evergreens)	X
	Rule Pool A & B (Rule Pool)	X+X
	Canal View (Shading)	X
	Akichiwake (MII)	X
	Kakuro (Number Placement)	X
	Shakashaka (Object Placement)	X
	Letter Weights (Casual)	X
	Snaky Search (Word)	X
	Symmarea (Regions)	X
	Castle Wall (Loops)	X
	Total	X

Round 3:

	Puzzles	Points
6 of 1… 42 puzzles 60 minutes Points: TBD	Double Choco	X+X+X+X+X+X
	Shikaku	X
	Remembered Length	X+X+X+X+X+X
	Rail Pool	X
	Kurodoko	X+X+X+X+X+X
	Cave	X
	Number Rope	X+X+X+X+X+X
	RingRing	X
	Voxas	X+X+X+X+X+X
	Guide Arrow	X
	Midloop	X+X+X+X+X+X
	Balance Loop	X
	Total	X

Round 4:

	Puzzles	Points
Relax 11 puzzles 45 minutes Points: TBD	Password Battleships	X
	Password Battleships	X
	Finishing Touch	X
	Canadian Trek	X
	Canadian Trek	X
	Pieces of Eight	X
	Pieces of Eight	X
	Pieces of Eight	X
	Hidden Words	X
	Snakes and Ladders	X
	Hive Mind	X
	Total	X

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Indian Sudoku Championship 2022

Indian Sudoku Championship was conducted by Logic Masters India on 21 August 2022 in Pune.

Four prelim online rounds were conducted from February to June 22.

Round		Dates
Standard & Neighbours		25 Feb-02 Mar 2022
Odd Even & Hybrids		01 – 06 Apr 2022
Converse & Outside		22 – 27 Apr 2022
Math & Irregular		27 May – 01 Jun 2022

Based on the prelim rounds first 60 participants were called for the nationals.

The participants were from all over India, with ages varying from 10 years to above 60 years.

Some of the participants

The schedule for the day was as follows:

9:00 – 9:30 Registration & Welcome kit

9:30 – 10:15 Q&A

10:20 – 11:00 Round 1: Classics

11:10 – 12:05 Round 2: Memory Lane

12:05 – 1:05 Lunch

1:05 – 2:10 Round 3: Uncharted Waters

2:25 – 3:10 Round 4: Pyramid Scheme

3:25 – 4:00 Fun Event

4:10 – 4:40 SM Playoffs

4:45 – 5:00 Results & Prize distribution

5:00 Onwards Open Discussion

Four rounds and the Sudoku variants included were as follows:

Round 1: Classics

Round 2: Memory Lane

Round 3: Uncharted Waters

Round 4: Pyramid Scheme

28 Variants being played:

Extra Regions Sudoku

Thermo Sudoku

Odd Even Sudoku

Battenburg + Killer Sudoku

Antiknight Sudoku

Outside Sudoku

Parquet Sudoku

Isometric Sudoku

Battery Sudoku

Windoku

Antidiagonal Sudoku

Outside + Palindrome Sudoku

Sequences Sudoku

Lockout Lines Sudoku

Consecutive Sudoku

Position Sums Sudoku

Double Strand Sudoku

Sequences Sudoku

Monopoly Sudoku

Clone Sudoku

Battery Sudoku

Palindrome Sudoku

Equalizer Sudoku

Details of the competition rounds, Sudoku variants played, and points allotted were promulgated in the Instruction Booklet (Link Below).

Indian Sudoku Competition 2022 Instruction Booklet

It was a fun-filled day, connecting, competing, and collaborating with fellow participants.

A customised sudoku puzzle created using alphabets of my name:

The national team will be selected from the top solvers. The team will represent the country in the World Sudoku competition to be held in Poland (Krakow) from the 16th to the 23rd of October.

Waiting for the 2023 Championship

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