Details now available at http://logicmastersindia.com/SM/2018sm.asp
Some explanation about the new categories:
Substitution Variant: Any variant that has elements that must be switched to digits as a part of the logic. E.g.: Roman Sudoku. LMI Beginners Contest from May 2014 had this variant. The link for the contest is http://logicmastersindia.com/BeginnersSudoku/?test=B201405.
Hybrid Variant: A Sudoku which follows rules of multiple different variants. For SM there will not be a combination of more than two variants.

All other categories are covered well in our Sudoku Mahabharat archives - http://logicmastersindia.com/lmitests/downloads.asp?testFilter=SM

HI,
New to Sudoku Mahabharat. Can you please let me know when (precise date) will the qualification round for ISC starts ?
Will you update us with an e-mail ?

Regards,
Navi

Hi Navi,
Welcome. In just the post above you, all the details are mentioned. Please go through it carefully.
Here is the link again: http://logicmastersindia.com/SM/2018sm.asp

Hi Swaroop,

Thank you for the update.


Regards,
Navi

BEST AUTHOR PRIZE: Based on the overall test ratings, the best author(s) will receive a prize during the offline finals.

Hi:
I participate for first time in LMI online sudoku rounds and I find it very good, although I couldn't answer all test.
I am from Cuba.
Why Country is in red color in my Control Panel data?
When I see Results Table for Sudoku Mahabharat in:
http://logicmastersindia.com/SM/201801/score.asp
Why in Results table, the Country column shows as *Unknown* ?
I don't understand what is wrong. I am the only one that has this column with *Unknown*.
And in Control Panel I wrote Cuba in Country field.

Thanks for your attention.
Best regards,
Victoria I. Pérez

We are looking into this issue.

can someone please explain me how to solve linked sudoku along with an example and its solution.

In linked classic sudoku, normally there are two classic sudokus with same number of shaded cells. You have to solve both the sudokus as normal classic sudokus keeping in mind that the shaded cells of both the sudokus will have same digits. So if in one of the sudokus you get a number , say 9 , in one of the shaded cells , you can put 9 in the same shaded cell in the other sudoku. This is how you solve linked classic

This is resolved now.

ViP; i like how you stood up for your country... welcome from a usa member. i'm pretty new also, not an expert like many here, (in usa some people look at me weird for enjoying sudoku and puzzle) Have fun and good luck here.. also great job to the people at Logic Masters for always addressing all issues, amazing people, i envy the mentoring program you are offering tp your players, that is what it is all about... well, that's my vote for tonight from southern cal, mikeylyk out..

Current Leaderboard for SM 2018 is now available at http://logicmastersindia.com/SM/2018sm.asp

Direct Link:
Official Leaderboard: http://logicmastersindia.com/SM/2018-Ranks.asp
Unofficial Leaderboard: http://logicmastersindia.com/SM/2018-Allranks.asp

The sixth Episode of SM will now be held during 1-5 June 2018.

Sir,
I participated in all the five rounds of Sudoku Mahabharat 2018 held upto now.
Yet, I find that only first test score is being reflected in the Leaderboard.

Kindly advise.
Regards

Neelu Singhal

Has the date/venue for the offline final been decided ?

Also the leader-board has not been updated after round 6

TIA
Venkatesh

The date for ISC/SM is Aug 18th and that for IPC/PR is Aug 19th .The location is Mumbai.Please follow this thread for detailed info regarding venue and other details .

Hi. I have a query on the qualification criteria for SM/PR playoffs. There are differences in the eligibility criteria specified in the SM home page and SM Finals page. Can you clarify which will be the final criteria. This is just for clarity between the two versions of the rule. :-)

SM Home page:

All players who have achieved any one of the following are NOT eligible to participate in the playoff to determine the Sudoku Mahabharat winner.
Represented India in A-Team at the World Sudoku Championship at least once in the last 10 years..
Represented India in B-Team / UN-Team at the World Sudoku Championship at least twice in the last 10 years..
Won the Sudoku Mahabharat title twice.

SM/PR Finals Page:

After this, there will be a playoff to decide the SM & PR winners, which will be contested among the top 5 inexperienced participants (inexperienced is defined as someone who hasn’t been to the WSC/WPC respectively).

Edited by rvarun 2018-06-18 1:58 PM

Final Leaderboard for SM 2018 is now available at http://logicmastersindia.com/SM/2018sm.asp

Direct Link:
Official Leaderboard: http://logicmastersindia.com/SM/2018-Ranks.asp
Unofficial Leaderboard: http://logicmastersindia.com/SM/2018-Allranks.asp

Congratulations to Rohan Rao, Rishi Puri and Kishore Kumar for finishing in the Top 3.

Congratulations to Kota Morinishi, Jan Zverina and Seungjae Kwak for finishing in the International Top 3.

What will be the timings of SM playoffs??

The exact timings will be known once the Instruction booklet is released. Considering the last two years, the SM playoffs will start at around 3-4 pm after the main rounds and it may last for 45 minutes to one hour.

How will the participants for main round be decided???

All the details are at this link:
http://logicmastersindia.com/SM/2018sm.asp

Check Offline Finals:Registration Process section in the above link.

is the registration for SM playoff and WSC qualiification round separate or same registration will do for both