Author
Serkan has been making puzzles for 5 years and he started to focus on solving in the last 2 years. He is the editor of Akil Oyunlari puzzle magazine and they have published several books including logic puzzles. Inventing Tapa puzzle type and organizing OAPC series are the most valuable works Serkan has done among these.
Puzzle Types
There are 5 main category of puzzles, and again 5 puzzles from each category.
Skyscraper and Variations
- Skyscraper
- Gappy Skyscraper
- Sum Skyscraper
- Skyscraper Either/Or
- Domino Skyscraper
Snake and Variations
- Snake
- Snake Egg
- Dotted Snake
- Japanese Snake
- First Seen Snake
Math Puzzles
- Kakuro
- Gapped Kakuro
- Magic Summer
- Trid
- Orbits
Tapa and Variations
- Tapa
- Knapp Daneben Tapa
- Tapa ?
- Easy As Tapa
- Tapa Filler
Word Puzzles
- Crisscross
- Missing Letters
- Scrabble
- Jumping Crossword
- Crisscross Crash
Jackpot Scoring
Each puzzle has some initial points. The final points for each puzzle is determined by how many players solve it correctly. Check instruction booklet for details.
Stats
- The puzzle solved by least competitors was E4-Criscross Crash. It was solved by 17 competitors and gave 88.3 points.
- The puzzle solved by most competitors was A1-Gappy Skyscrapers. It was solved by 106 competitors and gave 19.4 points.
- The puzzle with the highest rating was C-Kakuro and the puzzle with the lowest rating was A-Skyscrapers.
2021 Monthly Tests
2020 Monthly Tests
2019 Monthly Tests
2018 Monthly Tests
2017 Monthly Tests
2016 Monthly Tests
2015 Monthly Tests
LMI Beginners' Sudoku Tests
LMI Beginners' Puzzle Tests
2014 Monthly Tests
2013 Monthly Tests
2012 Monthly Tests
Daily Puzzles
Tapa Variations Contests
Annual Contests
2011 Monthly Tests
2010 Monthly Tests
Mock Tests
Description | Size | Download Count | Password |
Instruction Booklet Download | View | 325kB | 11721 | |
Puzzle Booklet Download | 123kB | 4372 | 306090domuzcukucgeni |
Puzzle Jackpot : LMI January 2011 Puzzle Test Results
# | UserId | Name | Country | PointsWB | TotalPoints | Bonus | NumCorrect |
1 | motris | Thomas Snyder | United States | 1410 | 1273.2 | -136.8/0 | 25/25 |
2 | uvo | Ulrich Voigt | Germany | 1410 | 1273.2 | -136.8/0 | 25/25 |
3 | Nikola | Nikola | Serbia | 1320 | 1186.5 | -133.5/0 | 24/25 |
4 | deu | Hideaki Jo | Japan | 1230 | 1097 | -133/0 | 23/23 |
5 | flooser | Florian Kirch | Germany | 1140 | 1022.2 | -117.8/0 | 21/22 |
6 | Hausigel | Roland Voigt | Germany | 1110 | 997.2 | -112.8/0 | 20/21 |
7 | misko | Michael Ley | Germany | 1140 | 989.5 | -110.5/-40 | 20/21 |
8 | skywalker | Branko Ceranic | Serbia | 1110 | 969.6 | -124.4/-16 | 21/21 |
9 | Psyho | abc | Poland | 1080 | 963.5 | -116.5/0 | 20/22 |
10 | tomek_s | Tomasz Strózak | Poland | 1050 | 934.8 | -115.2/0 | 20/22 |
11 | Janka1 | Janka1 | Czech Republic | 1050 | 917 | -101/-32 | 18/18 |
12 | Kota | Kota Morinishi | Japan | 1050 | 894.2 | -115.8/-40 | 20/21 |
13 | rubben | Ruben Gafencu | Romania | 960 | 853.9 | -106.1/0 | 18/18 |
14 | willwc | Will Blatt | United States | 960 | 849.4 | -110.6/0 | 18/18 |
15 | pista | Stefan Gaspar | Slovakia | 930 | 832 | -98/0 | 16/17 |
16 | zhergan | Zafer Huseyin ERGAN | Turkey | 930 | 821 | -109/0 | 18/19 |
17 | Calavera | Nils Miehe | Germany | 900 | 793.4 | -106.6/0 | 18/18 |
18 | takeya | Takeya Saikachi | Japan | 900 | 776 | -108/-16 | 18/19 |
19 | Valezius | Zoltan Horvath | Hungary | 900 | 773.7 | -102.3/-24 | 17/18 |
20 | Frog | Frédérique Rogeaux | France | 870 | 769.9 | -100.1/0 | 16/17 |
PuzzleId | Submissions | Correct | Ratings | AvgRatings | SolutionCode |
A - Skyscraper | 57 | 47 | 12 | 6.58 | 7642531#1635472 |
A1 - Gappy Skyscraper | 109 | 106 | 16 | 6.81 | 2143#3214 |
A2 - Sum Skyscraper | 108 | 101 | 13 | 7 | 13245#52134 |
A3 - Skyscraper Either/Or | 79 | 70 | 11 | 7.9 | 14253#41253 |
A4 - Domino Skyscraper | 39 | 33 | 8 | 8.62 | 7623154#3542761 |
B - Snake | 61 | 49 | 12 | 7 | SSESEEEESE#ESSEEESEEE |
B1 - Snake Egg | 49 | 45 | 9 | 7.11 | SEESESSE#EESESSES |
B2 - Dotted Snake | 48 | 40 | 8 | 6.62 | SEEEEEESSS#SSSESESSEE |
B3 - Japanese Snake | 78 | 63 | 10 | 7.8 | ESSEEESSSS#EESSEESSSE |
B4 - First Seen Snake | 64 | 55 | 11 | 8 | SSEEEEESEE#EESESEEEES |
C - Kakuro | 86 | 76 | 11 | 9.45 | 47213958#13624758 |
C1 - Gapped Kakuro | 43 | 39 | 10 | 9.1 | E2354698#E4281E3E |
C2 - Magic Summer | 60 | 58 | 11 | 7.63 | E23E41#E14E23 |
C3 - Trid | 53 | 48 | 9 | 8 | 6317542#4156732 |
C4 - Orbits | 51 | 49 | 7 | 8.42 | 1004053#0434342 |
D - Tapa | 73 | 64 | 12 | 7.58 | TETEEETETTTE#ETTETETEETEE |
D1 - Knapp Daneben Tapa | 54 | 48 | 8 | 8 | EETEETEE#TTTTEETT |
D2 - Tapa ? | 80 | 73 | 13 | 6.69 | EETETETT#TTTETETT |
D3 - Easy As Tapa | 40 | 34 | 8 | 8.12 | ETEEETET#TEEEETET |
D4 - Tapa Filler | 61 | 55 | 10 | 7.9 | 33E2EE4EE1#33EE6EE333 |
E - Crisscross | 74 | 71 | 13 | 7.38 | ASTRONAUTBURNISHOBSCENE |
E1 - Missing Letters | 71 | 60 | 11 | 8.54 | AUOUIBOKACCEWAEI |
E2 - Scrabble | 51 | 46 | 6 | 7.66 | DUSTBINGOOSE |
E3 - Jumping Crossword | 23 | 21 | 7 | 8.57 | DELLHUNNO |
E4 - Crisscross Crash | 19 | 17 | 7 | 8.85 | GARDENNINE |