Thread - Word & Casual - 16th - 22nd May 2026 - Puzzle Ramayan & IPC Qualifier 2026

@ 2026-05-13 6:01 AM (#40218) (#40218) Top

prasanna16391

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2026-05-13 6:01 AM

Link for rules and other details about Puzzle Ramayan: http://logicmastersindia.com/PR/2026pr.asp
Note that this round is delayed by a day.
The Instruction Booklet is now available on the submission page - https://logicmastersindia.com/live/?contest=PR202605

@ 2026-05-13 6:16 AM (#40219 - in reply to #40218) (#40219) Top

prasanna16391

Posts: 1999

Country : India

prasanna16391 posted @ 2026-05-13 6:16 AM

The Instruction Booklet is now uploaded on the submission page. Please note any errors, they will be fixed in the next version.

@ 2026-05-14 10:10 AM (#40224 - in reply to #40218) (#40224) Top

terryhubbard

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terryhubbard posted @ 2026-05-14 10:10 AM

Thanks for sharing this. The puzzle community on LMI is always impressive, and I really enjoy seeing the different solving techniques and discussions here. Some of these puzzles look challenging but very rewarding once solved. @ geometry dash lite

@ 2026-05-15 9:49 PM (#40232 - in reply to #40218) (#40232) Top

prasanna16391

Posts: 1999

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2026-05-15 9:49 PM

Apologies for the further delay of the round, it's been a difficult week. I'll adjust the end time accordingly and add on a day just to compensate for it.

@ 2026-05-16 6:02 AM (#40233 - in reply to #40218) (#40233) Top

prasanna16391

Posts: 1999

Country : India

prasanna16391 posted @ 2026-05-16 6:02 AM

The Instruction Booklet now has the points distribution and number of pages of the PB.

@ 2026-05-16 11:28 AM (#40234 - in reply to #40233) (#40234) Top

prasanna16391

Posts: 1999

Country : India

prasanna16391 posted @ 2026-05-16 11:28 AM

The password protected puzzle booklet is now available to download. Please read all the announcements on the submission page before starting, they may be important to know.

@ 2026-05-16 1:08 PM (#40235 - in reply to #40218) (#40235) Top

professorX

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professorX posted @ 2026-05-16 1:08 PM

Fun+round+...

@ 2026-05-16 7:35 PM (#40239 - in reply to #40218) (#40239) Top

xupej04m3

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xupej04m3 posted @ 2026-05-16 7:35 PM

Important!!!
I think there's an error in the online link penpa for 13 - Puzzle Robots 2. The arrows are different from the PB and has no solutions.

Edit:
Papers ver: URUUULULULRURU"RUUL"RURUL
Online ver: URUUULULULRURU"ULRU"RURUL

Edited by xupej04m3 2026-05-16 7:39 PM

@ 2026-05-17 5:49 AM (#40240 - in reply to #40218) (#40240) Top

prasanna16391

Posts: 1999

Country : India

prasanna16391 posted @ 2026-05-17 5:49 AM

Puzzle 13

We have noted that there is an error in the penpa version of Puzzle 13, where the PDF version is correct. As of now we are trying to understand the impact to see if anything needs to be done. Please reach out on logicmasteradmin@gmail.com if you were affected by this error - we will go on a case by case basis unless there are many participants, especially Indians. Otherwise, we will fix the online version now (it is fixed) and keep it as is as this is an important round for the Indian qualifiers.

@ 2026-05-17 6:31 AM (#40241 - in reply to #40218) (#40241) Top

jamegumb

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jamegumb posted @ 2026-05-17 6:31 AM

First+of+these+I've+done+in+a+while+-+why+so+many+penalties%3f++Is+it+normal+(and+perhaps+good)+strategy+for+people+to+get+down+to+one+or+two+possibilities+and+guess+if+they+can't+immediately+determine+the+correct+answer%3f++Finding+the+last+of+those+words+in+the+big+word+search+did+take+a+while.+

@ 2026-05-17 9:21 AM (#40242 - in reply to #40218) (#40242) Top

WA1729

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WA1729 posted @ 2026-05-17 9:21 AM

Super+fun!+%f0%9f%92%99+Favorites+were+2+Criss+Cross%2c+9+Word+Search%2c+13+Puzzle+Robots%2c+19+Alphabet+Banks%2c+21+Hidden+Images%2c+22+Hidden+Images.+I+was+a+few+seconds+late+on+6+%f0%9f%98%85

@ 2026-05-17 9:59 AM (#40243 - in reply to #40218) (#40243) Top

kiwijam

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kiwijam posted @ 2026-05-17 9:59 AM

Great+ideas+and+great+puzzles%2c+thank+you+Tawan+and+the+LMI+team!%0a%0a%40jamegumb%3a+With+most+logic+puzzles+you+usually+know+at+the+end+whether+you+found+the+unique+solution+or+not.+With+Casual+puzzles+that's+not+the+case%2c+and+Mark+My+Papers+in+particular+probably+has+a+lot+of+penalties+from+missing+tiny+errors.

@ 2026-05-17 5:57 PM (#40244 - in reply to #40218) (#40244) Top

An LMI player

An LMI player posted @ 2026-05-17 5:57 PM

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@ 2026-05-18 4:43 AM (#40245 - in reply to #40218) (#40245) Top

jamegumb

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jamegumb posted @ 2026-05-18 4:43 AM

thanks+-+appreciate+the+insight.++i+solved+from+the+top+and+never+even+got+to+mark+my+papers.++(though+i+probably+should+have+quickly+guessed+some+answers+for+it+just+in+case.)%0a

@ 2026-05-19 1:18 AM (#40250 - in reply to #40218) (#40250) Top

An LMI player

An LMI player posted @ 2026-05-19 1:18 AM

very+nice!+my+favorite+PR+round+this+year+so+far+%3a)

@ 2026-05-19 4:12 PM (#40262 - in reply to #40218) (#40262) Top

YuvRAAJ

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YuvRAAJ posted @ 2026-05-19 4:12 PM

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@ 2026-05-22 6:42 PM (#40343 - in reply to #40218) (#40343) Top

anurag

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anurag posted @ 2026-05-22 6:42 PM

Crisscross+were+fun

@ 2026-05-22 8:32 PM (#40344 - in reply to #40218) (#40344) Top

dipkmr

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dipkmr posted @ 2026-05-22 8:32 PM

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@ 2026-05-23 1:40 PM (#40353 - in reply to #40218) (#40353) Top

anurag

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anurag posted @ 2026-05-23 1:40 PM

On+a+lighter+note%2c+those+regularly+involved+in+checking+answers+had+an+unfair+advantage+with+%22MArk+my+papers%22

@ 2026-05-24 12:34 PM (#40367 - in reply to #40218) (#40367) Top

ABcDexter

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ABcDexter posted @ 2026-05-24 12:34 PM

Amazing+round!!+%f0%9f%92%9c%0aLoved+the+Cirss-Cross%2c+Word+Search%2c+Mark+my+papers+(this+came+as+easy+because+of+experience+in+paper-checking).+%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f%0a%0a+I'd+almost+solved+Hidden+image+%2322+%f0%9f%92%94%0a%0aThanks+for+the+PR+rounds+team+LMI+and+every+author%2ftester+who+made+it+possible.+%0a%0aHope+to+see+you+soon+at+IPC%2c+and+WPC+%f0%9f%92%9e

@ 2026-05-25 1:20 AM (#40382 - in reply to #40218) (#40382) Top

tamz29

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tamz29 posted @ 2026-05-25 1:20 AM

Congrats+to+the+230+solvers+for+surviving+the+final+PR+round%2E%0D%0A%28No+congrats+to+the+lone+cheater+who+got+DQ%27ed%2E+Bad+solver%2E+Bad%2E%29%0D%0ACasual+and+Word+puzzles+are+a+dying+breed+and+I%27m+thankful+for+the+opportunity+to+keep+them+alive%2E+There+seem+to+be+a+polarized+view+of+whether+these+genres+are+%22real+puzzles%22+or+not+%2D+so+it+was+interesting+to+see+how+the+strong+WPC+solvers+performed+here%2E+Seeing+all+the+guesses+in+Word+Search+1+was+hilarious%2E%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+round+was+delayed+due+to+my+being+at+the+European+Sudoku+Championship%2C+where+I+holed+up+in+a+hotel+room+for+2+days+writing+the+bulk+of+this+set%2E+The+Casual+section+originally+had+more+ambitious+visual+puzzles+but+when+I+was+about+to+transfer+them%2C+the+file+completely+vanished%2E+I+raged%2E%0D%0APuzzle+Robots%2C+Alphabet+Banks+and+Hidden+Images+2+%28the+Snowman%29+were+all+late+replacements%2C+hastily+scrambled+together+in+a+few+hours+so+I+had+something+to+submit%2E+%0D%0APerhaps+I+should+stop+making+puzzles+that+take+2+hours+to+draw+and+Kevin+Sun+2+minutes+to+solve+%2D+I%27m+looking+at+you%2C+Guernica%2E%0D%0A%0D%0ACredits+to+these+sources+of+inspiration%3A%0D%0A%2D+Nikola+Zivanovic%27s+Criss%2DCross+from+24HPC+inspired+the+%27COOKIE+crumble%27+in+Criss+Cross+3%0D%0A%2D+Serkan+Yurekli%27s+Magic+R+%28Magic+Box%29+and+Sudoku+with+Names+from+OAPC%0D%0A%2D+IKEA+chairs+for+Word+Search+2%0D%0A%2D+Vincent+Bertrand%27s+%28my+ESC+teammate%29+whose+wonky+%224%22s+%2D+along+with+some+random++neat+Thai+student%27s+handwriting+%28from+ASC%29+%2D+I+emulated+in+Mark+my+Papers+2%0D%0A%2D+Picasso+for+Guernica%0D%0A%0D%0AThank+you+for+all+the+kind+words+%F0%9F%99%8F%F0%9F%98%8A

Edited by tamz29 2026-05-25 1:21 AM


	@ 2026-05-13 6:01 AM (#40218) (#40218) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1999 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2026-05-13 6:01 AM Link for rules and other details about Puzzle Ramayan: http://logicmastersindia.com/PR/2026pr.asp Note that this round is delayed by a day. The Instruction Booklet is now available on the submission page - https://logicmastersindia.com/live/?contest=PR202605
	@ 2026-05-13 6:16 AM (#40219 - in reply to #40218) (#40219) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1999 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2026-05-13 6:16 AM The Instruction Booklet is now uploaded on the submission page. Please note any errors, they will be fixed in the next version.
	@ 2026-05-14 10:10 AM (#40224 - in reply to #40218) (#40224) Top
terryhubbard Posts: 1 Country : United States	terryhubbard posted @ 2026-05-14 10:10 AM Thanks for sharing this. The puzzle community on LMI is always impressive, and I really enjoy seeing the different solving techniques and discussions here. Some of these puzzles look challenging but very rewarding once solved. @ geometry dash lite
	@ 2026-05-15 9:49 PM (#40232 - in reply to #40218) (#40232) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1999 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2026-05-15 9:49 PM Apologies for the further delay of the round, it's been a difficult week. I'll adjust the end time accordingly and add on a day just to compensate for it.
	@ 2026-05-16 6:02 AM (#40233 - in reply to #40218) (#40233) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1999 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2026-05-16 6:02 AM The Instruction Booklet now has the points distribution and number of pages of the PB.
	@ 2026-05-16 11:28 AM (#40234 - in reply to #40233) (#40234) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1999 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2026-05-16 11:28 AM The password protected puzzle booklet is now available to download. Please read all the announcements on the submission page before starting, they may be important to know.
	@ 2026-05-16 1:08 PM (#40235 - in reply to #40218) (#40235) Top
professorX Posts: 48 Country : India	professorX posted @ 2026-05-16 1:08 PM Fun+round+...
	@ 2026-05-16 7:35 PM (#40239 - in reply to #40218) (#40239) Top
xupej04m3 Posts: 4 Country : Taiwan	xupej04m3 posted @ 2026-05-16 7:35 PM Important!!! I think there's an error in the online link penpa for 13 - Puzzle Robots 2. The arrows are different from the PB and has no solutions. Edit: Papers ver: URUUULULULRURU"RUUL"RURUL Online ver: URUUULULULRURU"ULRU"RURUL Edited by xupej04m3 2026-05-16 7:39 PM
	@ 2026-05-17 5:49 AM (#40240 - in reply to #40218) (#40240) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1999 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2026-05-17 5:49 AM Puzzle 13 We have noted that there is an error in the penpa version of Puzzle 13, where the PDF version is correct. As of now we are trying to understand the impact to see if anything needs to be done. Please reach out on logicmasteradmin@gmail.com if you were affected by this error - we will go on a case by case basis unless there are many participants, especially Indians. Otherwise, we will fix the online version now (it is fixed) and keep it as is as this is an important round for the Indian qualifiers.
	@ 2026-05-17 6:31 AM (#40241 - in reply to #40218) (#40241) Top
jamegumb Posts: 3 Country : United States	jamegumb posted @ 2026-05-17 6:31 AM First+of+these+I've+done+in+a+while+-+why+so+many+penalties%3f++Is+it+normal+(and+perhaps+good)+strategy+for+people+to+get+down+to+one+or+two+possibilities+and+guess+if+they+can't+immediately+determine+the+correct+answer%3f++Finding+the+last+of+those+words+in+the+big+word+search+did+take+a+while.+
	@ 2026-05-17 9:21 AM (#40242 - in reply to #40218) (#40242) Top
WA1729 Posts: 76 Country : United States	WA1729 posted @ 2026-05-17 9:21 AM Super+fun!+%f0%9f%92%99+Favorites+were+2+Criss+Cross%2c+9+Word+Search%2c+13+Puzzle+Robots%2c+19+Alphabet+Banks%2c+21+Hidden+Images%2c+22+Hidden+Images.+I+was+a+few+seconds+late+on+6+%f0%9f%98%85
	@ 2026-05-17 9:59 AM (#40243 - in reply to #40218) (#40243) Top
kiwijam Posts: 197 Country : New Zealand	kiwijam posted @ 2026-05-17 9:59 AM Great+ideas+and+great+puzzles%2c+thank+you+Tawan+and+the+LMI+team!%0a%0a%40jamegumb%3a+With+most+logic+puzzles+you+usually+know+at+the+end+whether+you+found+the+unique+solution+or+not.+With+Casual+puzzles+that's+not+the+case%2c+and+Mark+My+Papers+in+particular+probably+has+a+lot+of+penalties+from+missing+tiny+errors.
	@ 2026-05-17 5:57 PM (#40244 - in reply to #40218) (#40244) Top
An LMI player	An LMI player posted @ 2026-05-17 5:57 PM %f0%9f%94%a5
	@ 2026-05-18 4:43 AM (#40245 - in reply to #40218) (#40245) Top
jamegumb Posts: 3 Country : United States	jamegumb posted @ 2026-05-18 4:43 AM thanks+-+appreciate+the+insight.++i+solved+from+the+top+and+never+even+got+to+mark+my+papers.++(though+i+probably+should+have+quickly+guessed+some+answers+for+it+just+in+case.)%0a
	@ 2026-05-19 1:18 AM (#40250 - in reply to #40218) (#40250) Top
An LMI player	An LMI player posted @ 2026-05-19 1:18 AM very+nice!+my+favorite+PR+round+this+year+so+far+%3a)
	@ 2026-05-19 4:12 PM (#40262 - in reply to #40218) (#40262) Top
YuvRAAJ Posts: 1	YuvRAAJ posted @ 2026-05-19 4:12 PM %E2%9D%A4%EF%B8%8F
	@ 2026-05-22 6:42 PM (#40343 - in reply to #40218) (#40343) Top
anurag Posts: 150 Country : India	anurag posted @ 2026-05-22 6:42 PM Crisscross+were+fun
	@ 2026-05-22 8:32 PM (#40344 - in reply to #40218) (#40344) Top
dipkmr Posts: 18 Country : India	dipkmr posted @ 2026-05-22 8:32 PM %f0%9f%91%8d
	@ 2026-05-23 1:40 PM (#40353 - in reply to #40218) (#40353) Top
anurag Posts: 150 Country : India	anurag posted @ 2026-05-23 1:40 PM On+a+lighter+note%2c+those+regularly+involved+in+checking+answers+had+an+unfair+advantage+with+%22MArk+my+papers%22
	@ 2026-05-24 12:34 PM (#40367 - in reply to #40218) (#40367) Top
ABcDexter Posts: 57 Country : India	ABcDexter posted @ 2026-05-24 12:34 PM Amazing+round!!+%f0%9f%92%9c%0aLoved+the+Cirss-Cross%2c+Word+Search%2c+Mark+my+papers+(this+came+as+easy+because+of+experience+in+paper-checking).+%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f%0a%0a+I'd+almost+solved+Hidden+image+%2322+%f0%9f%92%94%0a%0aThanks+for+the+PR+rounds+team+LMI+and+every+author%2ftester+who+made+it+possible.+%0a%0aHope+to+see+you+soon+at+IPC%2c+and+WPC+%f0%9f%92%9e
	@ 2026-05-25 1:20 AM (#40382 - in reply to #40218) (#40382) Top
tamz29 Posts: 227 Country : Thailand	tamz29 posted @ 2026-05-25 1:20 AM Congrats+to+the+230+solvers+for+surviving+the+final+PR+round%2E%0D%0A%28No+congrats+to+the+lone+cheater+who+got+DQ%27ed%2E+Bad+solver%2E+Bad%2E%29%0D%0ACasual+and+Word+puzzles+are+a+dying+breed+and+I%27m+thankful+for+the+opportunity+to+keep+them+alive%2E+There+seem+to+be+a+polarized+view+of+whether+these+genres+are+%22real+puzzles%22+or+not+%2D+so+it+was+interesting+to+see+how+the+strong+WPC+solvers+performed+here%2E+Seeing+all+the+guesses+in+Word+Search+1+was+hilarious%2E%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+round+was+delayed+due+to+my+being+at+the+European+Sudoku+Championship%2C+where+I+holed+up+in+a+hotel+room+for+2+days+writing+the+bulk+of+this+set%2E+The+Casual+section+originally+had+more+ambitious+visual+puzzles+but+when+I+was+about+to+transfer+them%2C+the+file+completely+vanished%2E+I+raged%2E%0D%0APuzzle+Robots%2C+Alphabet+Banks+and+Hidden+Images+2+%28the+Snowman%29+were+all+late+replacements%2C+hastily+scrambled+together+in+a+few+hours+so+I+had+something+to+submit%2E+%0D%0APerhaps+I+should+stop+making+puzzles+that+take+2+hours+to+draw+and+Kevin+Sun+2+minutes+to+solve+%2D+I%27m+looking+at+you%2C+Guernica%2E%0D%0A%0D%0ACredits+to+these+sources+of+inspiration%3A%0D%0A%2D+Nikola+Zivanovic%27s+Criss%2DCross+from+24HPC+inspired+the+%27COOKIE+crumble%27+in+Criss+Cross+3%0D%0A%2D+Serkan+Yurekli%27s+Magic+R+%28Magic+Box%29+and+Sudoku+with+Names+from+OAPC%0D%0A%2D+IKEA+chairs+for+Word+Search+2%0D%0A%2D+Vincent+Bertrand%27s+%28my+ESC+teammate%29+whose+wonky+%224%22s+%2D+along+with+some+random++neat+Thai+student%27s+handwriting+%28from+ASC%29+%2D+I+emulated+in+Mark+my+Papers+2%0D%0A%2D+Picasso+for+Guernica%0D%0A%0D%0AThank+you+for+all+the+kind+words+%F0%9F%99%8F%F0%9F%98%8A Edited by tamz29 2026-05-25 1:21 AM