• After 2PM, go to the ISC link ( http://logicmastersindia.com/2015/ISC/ ) .
If you are planning to solve online, go to ( http://logicmastersindia.com/2015/ISC/?online=1 )
If you are planning to solve on paper, Download the password protected booklet
• Login using your LMI user id, password. If you are participating for the first time, enter your country.



After login click on "Start ISC 2015". At this time, the timer will start and the password will be shown to you.





If you are solving online, scroll further down to start solving.

Please do not complicate. There is no wrapping.

In Instruction booklet, R8C9 is given as 1. Not sure how you are determining options for R8C9.

OPTION 1) (automatic and instant)
Go to http://logicmastersindia.com/forum/forgot-password.asp
Enter your username and email address
You will receive a code in your inbox (Check spam folder in case your email server marks it as spam)

Go to http://logicmastersindia.com/forum/reset-password.asp
Enter your user id and the received code

If the above option does not work (e.g. if you don't receive email in 5 minutes)
OPTION 2) (Manual and slow)
Send an email to logicmasteradmin@gmail.com from your registered email address

all d best to everyone

When i click on the link to participate online it says plugin not supported
What should i do

maybe try in Internet Explorer ?

Try https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

Please note mobile is not supported. You need to use a laptop/desktop.

I have a asus tablet
Using asus browser and chrome browser , plugin is not supported

In search 9, i am getting R1C6 = 1, R2C7 = 9 which makes R7C2=9 & R7C7=9 which becomes inconsistent.

i mean R7C2=5 & R7C7=5

In search 9, i am getting R1C6 = 1, R2C7 = 9 which makes R7C2=5 & R7C7=5 which becomes inconsistent.

@puneet87, Please read the rules carefully. If you are still facing problems, move on to next Sudoku.

After clicking "here" for the online solving option, It does not allow me to login and doesn't go any further.
What should I do?

How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were?	Perfectly balanced
What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles?	A bit easy
What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test?	Very nice
What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing?	Just right

How can we check our ratings/rank in ISC 2015???

Did the Instructions Booklet (IB) provide enough information about participating in ISC?	Yes, mostly.
Did you understand the Sudoku variations rules and examples from the IB?	I understood all of them.
Did you find enough easy Sudokus to solve during the championship?	No, there were really few easy puzzles.
Did you find enough easy / familiar variations to solve during the championship?	Yes, there were many of them.
After your experience in ISC, are you going to participate in future championshiops or contests at LMI?	Most likely

Did the Instructions Booklet (IB) provide enough information about participating in ISC?	Yes, mostly.
Did you understand the Sudoku variations rules and examples from the IB?	I understood all of them.
Did you find enough easy Sudokus to solve during the championship?	No, there were really few easy puzzles.
Did you find enough easy / familiar variations to solve during the championship?	Yes, some of them were familiar. I would have liked more familiar types.
After your experience in ISC, are you going to participate in future championshiops or contests at LMI?	Most likely

Did the Instructions Booklet (IB) provide enough information about participating in ISC?	Yes, mostly.
Did you understand the Sudoku variations rules and examples from the IB?	I understood all of them.
Did you find enough easy Sudokus to solve during the championship?	Yes, there were many of them.
Did you find enough easy / familiar variations to solve during the championship?	Yes, there were many of them.
After your experience in ISC, are you going to participate in future championshiops or contests at LMI?	Most likely

I loved OEV. Wasn't that difficult as IB or Rajesh's and hence optimally suited !!

Best puzzles:

1. OE View
2. Anti Knight - Exquisitely designed
3. Extra Regions
4. Search 9 - Started 2 times as I forgot the first 9 for 45 degree arrows

How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were?	Perfectly balanced
What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles?	A bit easy
What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test?	Very nice
What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing?	Just right

Congrats Rishi! So you're the one who ended up defending your title :P

Congrats to Rohan and Kishore too. Kishore, finally in the top 4 eh?

Did the Instructions Booklet (IB) provide enough information about participating in ISC?	Yes, mostly.
Did you understand the Sudoku variations rules and examples from the IB?	I understood most of them.
Did you find enough easy Sudokus to solve during the championship?	Yes, there were many of them.
Did you find enough easy / familiar variations to solve during the championship?	Yes, there were many of them.
After your experience in ISC, are you going to participate in future championshiops or contests at LMI?	Most likely

How balanced do you think the puzzle types of this test were?	Perfectly balanced
What was your opinion of the distribution of easy/hard puzzles?	A bit hard
What did you think about the puzzle quality of the test?	Very nice
What was your opinion of the booklet formatting and printing?	Just right

That puts an end to ISC 2015!What a delightful contest!.My favourites of the set were Diagonal 1,Extra-Regions,Arrow and Killer.I had a good time solving the rest too but these stood out in terms of solving fun and design.

Diagonal 1 had the total top half empty.Very hard and nice.Extra regions was innovatively designed utilizing the concept of Buddy cells well .Killer had something going in it with the non-caged cells in each box and last but not least, I always find arrows to be very pleasant when they are longer and the min./max. of each cell on the arrow stem is to be decided.

On a personal note,I rarely had any hiccups on any of the sudokus.I was confident of completing the set with just the Shapes to be done and dusted and about 12 mins in the offing.But as things would have it,I failed to see a simple straightforward deduction for about 6mins.Lack of mental stamina maybe!phew!!!But this little thing never blemished my experience of the contest in any way and I don't even repent now of failing to see it .

After the contest, I had a go at the shapes and there were things like Sword-fish that I noted which fascinated me a lot.I thanked my stars that I gave it at the last as I would have been stuck forever.PS:I am still stuck in the shapes and yet to complete it!But I just admire it for its unique construction.Great work!

Thanks to Deb and to all the authors for creating such an excellent test and making the weekend very enjoyable.Great work addressing the queries promptly too.

Kishore



Edited by kishy72 2015-06-28 6:34 PM

Yes!Finally in the fourth year of my entry into sudoku but no way close to you guys ///the Deadly Trio comprising you,Rishi and Rohan in terms of speed as well as accuracy.