I didn't have much to time to prepare for this test, but after reading the IB I thought there were enough interesting puzzles that I felt comfortable with to keep me occupied for two hours. My 'most wanted' list consisted of the Nurikabe loops, the skyscrapers and the sudokus. My 'try after that' list contained the calculations and the linked battleships. That added up to around 40% of points total, more than I solve usually. The nurikabe loops went well. I stumbled too long on the second sudoku, but after I realised (much too late) that all regions had to consist of 2 areas of size 3 and 1 of size 2, it went quick. The area top left provides much info on this point. On the right side I made not enough progress. Skyscrapers went quick as well, only made a mistake in the hardest one, so that cost me some time. There was even enough time to do three puzzles of the 'try after that' list too.

Meanwhile I have solved the word puzzles too. I like them a lot, but not in speed solving. They are lovely to solve for leisure, in the garden in the sun. Also the spiral battleships and arrow puzzles were great, they scared me a bit before the test, but they can be done with logical steps in good steady progress.

Thanks for the test once again. It gives me new inspiration for future puzzles, but that's the case with most tests here at LMI!

Almost forgot to mention that Serkan had also agreed to 1-year subscription of Akil Oyunlari magazine for best Indian player. Congrats Rakesh for the top rank, and hope you will enjoy the puzzles in Akil Oyunlari as much as everyone else does.

Thanks Serkan for the test and the prizes.

Thanks Serkan and Deb.