excellent test ... i used penpa for the test and I felt that solving is faster using penpa.

Can LMI ensure that from now onwards all tests including PR and Monthly tests will have penpa links for all puzzles? That would be really awesome ....

Thank you. First timed comp for a long time for myself. Got a few puzzles left to solve without time constraint now but nice not to make any mistakes with answer keys on my submissions at all.

We have already announced that they will be present for SM and PR rounds. For non SM and PR rounds we can't make any such statement, it is up to the author(s) if they wish to include them.

Great test with a very nice set of puzzles.
I agree with most of the players feedback here that puzzle points allocation could have been better. I found Four Winds Puzzles very easy but has to struggle with the Hitori Puzzles with the same points.
However, overall a great test. Thanks, Prasanna for these puzzles.

Thanks to the 291 participants.

Congratulations to Endo Ken, Hideaki Jo and Walker Anderson for taking the top 3 spots.

Also, Congratulations to Rohan Rao, Amit Sowani and Rajesh Kumar for taking the top 3 spots from India.

Thanks to Prasanna Seshadri for authoring this round!

I enjoyed this test - some nice puzzles there.
I liked all the exploratory puzzles and the "3rd puzzle" in all types.
Thanks Prasanna!

Wonderful puzzles.
Although a pretty bad start for me, probably going to the discard pile.
I loved the hitori and shikaku variant.
Thanks, Prasanna, LMI, and the testers.

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