@ 2014-05-08 2:07 PM (#15241 - in reply to #15224) (#15241) Top | |
Posts: 349 Country : India | amitsowani posted @ 2014-05-08 2:07 PM At this point I would request everyone not to make any assumptions about ISC/ TSC. ISC has always been the mechanism for selecting the Indian participants for the world championships and continues to do so. Even last year the toppers from the ISC were invited to represent India at the WSC. The only difference between TSC and ISC is that the participants selected though the TSC will have their travel and participation fees being paid for. Coming to the question of when is the TSC for 2014 going to be held, I will be upfront about it that the dates have not been finalized yet. We are having some scheduling issues this year as the world championships are taking place earlier than usual. So the key question that needs to be addressed is whether the Indian team will be sponsored or not. I cannot answer the question at the moment, but I will sure hope that the lack of clarity about the sponsorship at this stage will not influence anyone's enthusiasm to participate in the ISC. |
@ 2014-05-08 8:21 PM (#15243 - in reply to #15187) (#15243) Top | |
Posts: 542 Country : India | rajeshk posted @ 2014-05-08 8:21 PM Thanks Amit for explaining it quite clearly. |
@ 2014-05-08 8:56 PM (#15245 - in reply to #15187) (#15245) Top | |
Posts: 157 Country : India | akash.doulani posted @ 2014-05-08 8:56 PM Assuming there is no TSC, will there be one team or two teams for WSC? |
@ 2014-05-08 11:14 PM (#15248 - in reply to #15245) (#15248) Top | |
Posts: 1803 Country : India | prasanna16391 posted @ 2014-05-08 11:14 PM akash.doulani - 2014-05-08 8:56 PM Assuming there is no TSC, will there be one team or two teams for WSC? Please understand that it is difficult on the part of the organizers to make and act upon such assumptions (which I suppose is why Amit specifically requested that there be no assumptions). The TSC statuses will be confirmed in due time. Since there is ample time from now till June 1st, maybe we'll even know before the Championships, but what I will say as ISC organizer is to just put all that aside and enjoy the ISC for what it is, the crowning of a new Indian Champion. As the current Champion, I can't think of any added motivation being necessary. |
@ 2014-05-09 7:04 PM (#15255 - in reply to #15187) (#15255) Top | |
Posts: 43 Country : India | bothrasumit posted @ 2014-05-09 7:04 PM Well said Prasanna.. Looking fwd to a great contest.. |
@ 2014-05-14 6:50 PM (#15279 - in reply to #15187) (#15279) Top | |
Posts: 43 Country : India | bothrasumit posted @ 2014-05-14 6:50 PM @ Amit - Will the team selected through ISC be 'A' team? |
@ 2014-05-22 2:38 PM (#15349 - in reply to #15187) (#15349) Top | |
Country : India | Administrator posted @ 2014-05-22 2:38 PM Update - Instruction Booklet publishedThe Instruction booklet with types and other information about the Championship can be downloaded at : http://logicmastersindia.com/2014/ISC/ |
@ 2014-05-27 1:35 PM (#15437 - in reply to #15187) (#15437) Top | |
Posts: 43 Country : India | bothrasumit posted @ 2014-05-27 1:35 PM @ Admin - I have not recd any mail about ISC.. Plz send across the same to all the registered users.. |
@ 2014-05-27 1:39 PM (#15438 - in reply to #15437) (#15438) Top | |
Country : India | debmohanty posted @ 2014-05-27 1:39 PM bothrasumit - 2014-05-27 1:35 PM An email was sent on 25-May regarding IPC & ISC. Players who login frequently to the forum in last few days were excluded from the email.@ Admin - I have not recd any mail about ISC.. Plz send across the same to all the registered users.. |
@ 2014-05-27 6:28 PM (#15443 - in reply to #15187) (#15443) Top | |
Posts: 43 Country : India | bothrasumit posted @ 2014-05-27 6:28 PM Thanks deb. |
@ 2014-05-28 11:51 AM (#15450 - in reply to #15187) (#15450) Top | |
Posts: 542 Country : India | rajeshk posted @ 2014-05-28 11:51 AM Some the practice Sudoku for ISC 2014. Search 9 Sudoku http://www.funwithpuzzles.com/2014/05/search-9-sudoku-daily-sudoku-... Untouch Sudoku http://www.funwithpuzzles.com/2014/05/no-touch-sudoku-daily-sudoku-... Descriptive Pairs Sudoku http://www.funwithpuzzles.com/2014/02/descriptive-pairs-sudoku-dail... I will be preparing some more for ISC 2014 and will post it on my blog soon. |
@ 2014-05-28 3:37 PM (#15456 - in reply to #15187) (#15456) Top | |
Posts: 1803 Country : India | prasanna16391 posted @ 2014-05-28 3:37 PM Some more practice. The Instruction Booklet's Inside Skyscrapers example was taken from the Instruction booklet of Best of LMI Mocks. Obviously, this means there is another one in the Puzzle Booklet. Note - it is under the name "Hidden" Skyscrapers. Also, I wrote one of these as practice for the World Sudoku Championship last year, and it can be found on my blog here . Note - this has diagonal arrows too which won't be there in the competition puzzle, but it is still nice practice nonetheless. For this puzzle, digits can repeat for diagonal arrows and same numbers can block each other as far as visibility goes. There are Search 9s and Descriptive Pairs (there may be overlap with the Instruction booklet as I used some of my old Sudokus as examples) on my blog. The rest of it is mostly common types. The Expanded Sudoku is a slight tweak to the ISC 2013 variant, Overlapping Sudoku, so that should be helpful as far as this form of thinking goes. Beginners' Sudoku Contests should help for all the common variants. The only thing left is Fortress I think, there are two I quickly found on Bastien's blog, but you should find more with searching a little through the LMI Monthly Tests. |
@ 2014-05-28 4:31 PM (#15457 - in reply to #15187) (#15457) Top | |
Posts: 43 Country : India | bothrasumit posted @ 2014-05-28 4:31 PM @ Prasanna - Points distribution? |
@ 2014-05-28 5:09 PM (#15458 - in reply to #15457) (#15458) Top | |
Posts: 1803 Country : India | prasanna16391 posted @ 2014-05-28 5:09 PM bothrasumit - 2014-05-28 4:31 PM @ Prasanna - Points distribution? Should be released tomorrow. |
@ 2014-05-28 8:45 PM (#15464 - in reply to #15187) (#15464) Top | |
Posts: 1 | madhavi posted @ 2014-05-28 8:45 PM i want to participate isc 20014 |
@ 2014-05-28 8:49 PM (#15465 - in reply to #15464) (#15465) Top | |
Posts: 114 Country : India | devarajand posted @ 2014-05-28 8:49 PM Dear Madhavi, you can if you are alive. In puzzles and sudoku typo errors will cost you. Be careful and Good luck. |
@ 2014-05-28 9:08 PM (#15466 - in reply to #15464) (#15466) Top | |
Posts: 1803 Country : India | prasanna16391 posted @ 2014-05-28 9:08 PM madhavi - 2014-05-28 8:45 PM i want to participate isc 20014 Since you have already registered, all you have to do is login on the link given below when it comes active on Sunday, and participate. I'd advise you to download the Instruction booklet in the same link, read it carefully, and ask any doubts you may have in the ISC Discussion thread (2nd link given below). http://logicmastersindia.com/2014/ISC/ http://logicmastersindia.com/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?start=1&t... (please post any further conversations about ISC 2014 in this link) |
@ 2014-05-29 6:54 AM (#15474 - in reply to #15187) (#15474) Top | |
Country : India | Administrator posted @ 2014-05-29 6:54 AM Update - Points distribution publishedPlease re-download the Instruction booklet which now has the points distribution, or see below. |
@ 2014-05-29 8:50 AM (#15476 - in reply to #15187) (#15476) Top | |
Posts: 1803 Country : India | prasanna16391 posted @ 2014-05-29 8:50 AM Update - Section 2 clarificationThe older version of the Instruction Booklet had Section 2 as 8~20. Please note that that has now been changed to 11~20. This is significant only in case of tied scores. |
@ 2014-05-29 9:02 AM (#15477 - in reply to #15187) (#15477) Top | |
Posts: 460 Country : India | purifire posted @ 2014-05-29 9:02 AM Last year the bonus points allowed upto a max of 4 wrong cells ( I guess allowing for typos) but in this year's IB I do not see anything. So is my assumption correct that if there is even 1 wrong cell, a player does not get the bonus points? Secondly a minor technicality in the IB. In the Bonus section it is mentioned "Players submitting all Sudokus will get seven points per minute saved as bonus". I thnk it would be better if we added "Players submitting all correct answers" or something to this effect. Technically I can submit all wrong answers too. Nothing major but just an observation. Rishi |
@ 2014-05-29 9:14 AM (#15479 - in reply to #15477) (#15479) Top | |
Posts: 1803 Country : India | prasanna16391 posted @ 2014-05-29 9:14 AM purifire - 2014-05-29 9:02 AM Last year the bonus points allowed upto a max of 4 wrong cells ( I guess allowing for typos) but in this year's IB I do not see anything. So is my assumption correct that if there is even 1 wrong cell, a player does not get the bonus points? Secondly a minor technicality in the IB. In the Bonus section it is mentioned "Players submitting all Sudokus will get seven points per minute saved as bonus". I thnk it would be better if we added "Players submitting all correct answers" or something to this effect. Technically I can submit all wrong answers too. Nothing major but just an observation. Rishi Instant Grading is enabled this year, so unless you keep submitting things wrong, you don't have to worry about that. :) |
@ 2014-05-29 10:24 AM (#15480 - in reply to #15187) (#15480) Top | |
Posts: 1803 Country : India | prasanna16391 posted @ 2014-05-29 10:24 AM PrizesApart from determining the National Sudoku Champion, we have some prizes to offer the top 10, in the form of LMI Merchandise.The top 3 participants receive a Logic Masters India mug, with their position displayed on it. Participants ranked 4th ~ 10th place will receive a Logic Masters India photo magnet. After the ISC, the top 10 here and in IPC will be e-mailed with a request for their address in order to send the prizes. Some of the IPC winners have already sent us the details, which have been noted. Also, participation certificates will be e-mailed to everyone, but if you want a signed hard copy of the certificate with your rank, it will be couriered to you for a fee of Rs. 99. Please mail at prasannaseshadri@logicmastersindia.com if you want to order a hard copy. Just to clarify, this will only be for the rankings in the official results. |
@ 2014-05-29 11:34 AM (#15481 - in reply to #15187) (#15481) Top | |
Posts: 1803 Country : India | prasanna16391 posted @ 2014-05-29 11:34 AM Clarifications about Bonus eligibilitySince Instant Grading is enabled, "Submitting all Sudokus" means submitting them correctly. Also, with the diminishing points system of IG, participants are still eligible for bonus if they score 0 points on individual Sudokus but they have to submit all Sudokus correctly even knowing it'll get them 0 points if they want to be eligible for time bonus. |
@ 2014-05-29 12:29 PM (#15482 - in reply to #15187) (#15482) Top | |
Posts: 114 Country : India | devarajand posted @ 2014-05-29 12:29 PM On line solving? |
@ 2014-05-30 9:26 AM (#15492 - in reply to #15187) (#15492) Top | |
Posts: 2 | neerajkumarsahu posted @ 2014-05-30 9:26 AM hi my name is neeraj kumar sahu |