also in some places there may be sudden and short power cuts which may not affect paper solving as much as online solving which is also a factor

Arranging an online round and giving everyone a chance to participate is a very good initiative by LMI.

one question this indian sudoku contest can be taken offline ah?
if so how do we take the test offline and how to sublit our answers?
please let me know

I'm a new user in this website. Could anyone let me know how to register 4 this event?? Where is the link to register, stuff like that??

The link will be posted soon. You do not need to register separately for the event.
Your LMI registration is sufficient to participate in the event.

Check http://logicmastersindia.com/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=381 for how to submit answers and how to take the test.

Ya thanx i checked the website one thing i not able to understand taking printout solving in paper is ok but then after solving in paper how to i submit it.you told no mail should be sent then how do i submit it.Please say it clearly.

Hi

There are two ways of solving the sudokus in Indian Sudoku Championship 2013.

1. Online mode - You will have a Flash interface with the grids where you can solve the sudoku online and click submit button, which is present in the bottom of each sudoku. So you can click the submit button immediately after you finish each sudoku.

2. Offline mode - You need to take printout of the Puzzle booklet. Solve it offline and there will be marked rowa/columns in each sudoku. (Either two rows/two columns/one row and one column). Enter the digits of the marked rows/columns in the Text box provided for each sudoku in the Competition page. Then press Submit button present in top of the Competion page just above the text boxes.

All these details are explained in the link present in Prasanna's previous post. Please go through the link once more and also navigate the site and forum. You will get more details.

K thanx i read it i understood clearly.Bt i dont have printer i need to go outside take printout so before the test begins i will be able to download and take printout?

No. You cannot do it. You will be able to open the Password protected booklet once you click "Start the Test" button. The Timer will start once you click the button. You will be wasting time if you go out and take printout. It will be better if you solve in Online mode.

k thanx

Can i know wat are the various kinds of sudoku that will be involved in Indian Sudoku Championship?

hey there will be an instruction booklet uploaded soon in which you can find information about the sudoku's that are appearing in the competition.

Can i know Wen dat instruction booklet ll be uploaded?

whether the instruction booklet will be uploaded at the time of competition or before that?

Typically it is expected 5 days before the event. The IPC IB was released in that time-frame, so I assume this will be too. I assume as soon as the Instruction booklet is ready, the organizers will post it.

i want to thank each one of the organizers of LMI and all those actively replying to questions here,, this is a very good forum to get lot of info..!
Prasanna , thanks man...!! appreciate your efforts..!

looking forward to 11th Aug...!

all the best guys..

its great that we have online option tooo..! be thankfull for their efforts in bringing up these sort of puzzles..rather than diverting your mind towards other things..!

Will this be rated event?

No (We are starting on Sunday. If it is not open for full weekend, some international players might find it difficult to participate)

2 things -

In overlapping Sudoku - Do we assume that the overlap will be "clean" like the IB example, or is it possible that it will cut into boxes? (e.g. I think the one at the WSC in 2012 had just 2 rows/columns that weren't overlapping, instead of 3 as in the example)

Answer keys - Again, in Overlapping Sudoku, I assume that the non-overlap parts will also need to be entered, making the key possibly longer than 9 digits? Also, in Smashed Sums Sudoku, how should the black/blank cells be denoted in the key?

Hie there are grey/dotted lines, grid lines and areas in following sudokus : Killer, Renban ,Thermo, Arrow, Vudoku, even killer. So can I expect them little darker in actual puzzle booklet, as they are not visible on printing on paper. Especially vudoku and arrow hard to see. So if it possible to make it darker then it would be helpful :)

In the example of smashed sum sudoku , where are the blackened cells?

We have to find them, I think.