Indian Puzzle Championship 2011

Rules & Puzzle Types

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Indian Puzzle Championship 2011

Most people would have heard of Sudoku, but have not been introduced to a host of other logic puzzles. These puzzles have been
very popular in countries like Japan, the USA and eastern Europe. The first World Puzzle Championship (WPC) was held in 1992 in
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New York, USA. The 20 WPC in 2011 will be held in Hungary. Logic Masters India in association with various reputed colleges
across the country would like to invite you to test your logical skills in the Indian Puzzle Championship and get an opportunity to
represent India at the WPC. All resident Indian nationals, irrespective of age, can participate in Indian Puzzle Championship. The
puzzle-solving skills of contestants will be tested through different puzzle variations which appear in the WPCs. Top rankers at the
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Indian Puzzle Championship will be eligible to represent India at the 20 World Puzzle Championship to be held in Hungary.

Rules and Regulations

The Indian Puzzle Championship will consist of 14 regional rounds held in the months of January to March 2011. The top 3 from
each of these regional rounds will be invited for the national finals in May 2011. The team which will represent India at the World
Puzzle Championship will be selected on the basis of the performance in the Indian Puzzle Championship National Final.

There are several ways in which you could qualify for a position in the National Finals:

• You could be amongst the top 3 at one of the regional rounds.

• You could be amongst the top 10 from the National Online Preliminary Round.

Regional Rounds
The 14 regional rounds will be held as a part of the college festivals in reputed colleges in different colleges across the country. The
regional rounds will be held in the cities of Mumbai, Chennai, Kharagpur, Rourkela, Goa, Guwahati, Bangalore, Kanpur, Hyderabad,
Ranchi, Bhopal, Delhi, Roorkee and Pilani in the months from January to March.

The regional round finals will be held between the top 60 participants from the region. The 60 finalists will be selected from Regional
Prelims which will be open to all participants. For more details regarding the venue and dates of the regional round nearest to you
please have a look at the schedule at IPC webpage http://logicmastersindia.com/IPC2011

National Online Preliminary Round

The National Online Preliminary round will be held in May'2011.

The online round will consist of a two hour test where the puzzle solving skills of participants will be tested by several puzzles. The
instructions for these will be announced in advance. The dates and other details will be announced soon.

National Finals
The winners of regional rounds and National Online Preliminary Round will be invited for National Finals. The National Finals will
consist of multiple rounds of puzzle solving to select the best participants to represent India at WPC 2011, Hungary. The puzzle
instructions will be given to the finalists a week in advance of the national finals.

Puzzle Types
 Kakuro
Place one digit from 1 to 9 in each empty square so that the sum of the digits in each set of consecutive white
squares (horizontal or vertical) is the number appearing to the left of a set or above the set. No number may
appear more than once in any set of consecutive white squares.

9 13 5 14 9 13 5 14
17 11 17 11
7 E
8 9 7 2 9
15 X 15
A 1 4 2 3 5
M

7 11 9 17
P
L 7 11 1 9 17
34 E 34
6 8 4 7 9
4 10 4 10
1 3 2 8

Fence
Draw a single continuous loop along the dotted vertical or horizontal line segments. Crossovers or branches
are not allowed. Digits given inside the cell indicate the count of line segments surrounding that cell.

1 E 1
X
1 0 3 2 A 1 0 3 2
M
1 P
L
1
E
2 2 2 2

Puzzle Types
 Hitori
Black out some of the digits in the grid so that each row and each column contains distinct digits. Black cells
must not touch each other horizontally or vertically. It must be possible to visit any white cell from another
white cell using horizontal or vertical paths.

4 5 9 3 2 4 5 9 3 2
E
1 9 9 2 2 X 1 9 9 2 2
A
7 2 9 1 4 M
P
7 2 9 1 4
L
7 3 2 5 3 E 7 3 2 5 3
2 1 5 4 5 2 1 5 4 5

Mastermind
Find out the correct series of numbers with the help of the information given by the black and white markers.
Black markers indicate correct numbers in the right position, while the white ones mark correct numbers in the
wrong place. Each number can occur only once in the solution.

9813 E
9813
X
4567 A 4567
M
2895 P
L
2895
E
2853

Puzzle Types
 Minesweeper
Place the given number of mines into empty cells in the grid such that the numbers in the grid represent the
number of mines in the neighboring cells, including diagonal ones.

3 1 3 MM 1
1 3 1 1 MM 3 1
E
1 4 2 X 1 4 2
A
1 2 M
P 1 2 MM M
L
1 2 E 1 M 2
MMMM
MMMM
Paint-By-Number
Blacken some of the cells to find out the hidden figure. The numbers on the sides of the grid give the number
of black cells in each black stretch in a certain row or column. The black regions are separated by one or
more empty cells.

1 1
1 2 4 1 E
1 2 4 1
X
4 A 4
M
2 P
L
2
1 1 E
1 1
1 1
Puzzle Types
 Thermometer
The thermometers in the grid all have their own level of mercury, which always flows from rounded end
towards the other end. Thermometers may be empty, partially or completely full. Numbers around the grid
indicate the numbers of cells in the corresponding row / column that contain mercury.

4 4
2 E 2
X
2 A
M
2
P
2 L 2
E
3 3
4 2 3 1 3 4 2 3 1 3
Word-Search
5 of the 8 words in the list have been placed in the grid. Find the words in the list which have not been placed in the
grid.

S H V J R M S H V J R M
T A I G I A T A I G I A
N S S E R S E N S S E R S
X
E H T R A Y A E H T R A Y
M
T I O M K U P T I O M K U
L
L W V G A W E L W V G A W
AKARI SNAIL Missing Words
ARROW SNAKE SNAIL
HASHI TENTS SNAKE
MASYU VISTA VISTA

Puzzle Types
 Group Sum Sudoku
Fill in the grid such that every row, every column and every 2x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 6. The number
in the circle represents the sum of the digits surrounding it.

4 1 6 5 2 3
12 15 12 15
E 2 5 3 1 6 4
16 10 18 X
16 10 18
A 1 6 2 4 3 5
14 M 14
P
L
3 4 5 6 1 2
18 9 18 9
E
6 2 4 3 5 1
16 10 14 16 10 14
5 3 1 2 4 6
Weights
Assign digits from 1 to n to each weight, where n is the number of weights. The horizontal rod indicates that
there is equal torque on both sides. The torque of each weight is its weight times its distance from fulcrum.
Assume that the strings and rods have negligible weight.

2 5

4
1 3

Puzzle Types
 Tents
Place one tent horizontally or vertically next to each tree. Tents do not touch each other, not even diagonally.
The numbers outside the grid indicate the number of tents in that row or column.

3 3
0 0
2 2
1 1
1 1
3 0 2 0 2 3 0 2 0 2
Battleships
Locate the position of the 10-ship fleet in the grid. The shapes of the ships are
shown. There is one 4x1 battleship, two 3x1 cruisers, three 2x1 destroyers and 6666
four 1x1 submarines. The numbers beside the grid indicate the number of cells 2 3 2 3
occupied by ships in each row, while the numbers below the grid indicate the 2 1 3 2 1 3
number of occupied cells in each column. Ships cannot touch each other, not even
diagonally. Some cells are known to be water and are indicated by waves. 2 11 3

3 2 3 6 3
9 1 6 9 1
99 3 99 6 2 3 3
0 0
4 2 11 3 4
3 2 1 3 3
9 3 2 396 3
9 3 2 1 3 9 3
3 3 3 0 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 2 3 3

Puzzle Types
 Simple Loop Finder
Draw a single continuous loop that visits all dots. The loop has only horizontal and vertical line segments.
Some line segments are already drawn.

Magnets
The grid is made up of magnetic and non-magnetic plates. Each magnetic plate has 2 halves: one positive (+)
and one negative (-). Halves with the same polarity cannot touch each other vertically or horizontally. The
digits outside the grid indicate the number of magnetic halves with a particular polarity in each row/column.

1 1 - + 1 1
1 1 - + 1 1
1 2 - + - 1 2
2 1 + - + 2 1
1 1 1 2 + 1 1 1 2 +
2 0 2 1 - 2 0 2 1 -

Puzzle Types
 Water Fun
Fill water in some parts of the grid. The numbers below or next to the grid indicate how many squares of each row or
column must be filled with water. Connected areas of filled cells must have same surface height everywhere – even if
the surface is not connected, like in a U-shaped tube.

2 2
2 2

2 2
3 3
2 2
Notes about the Puzzles
• The existing digits or letters can’t be removed or erased.
• The grid has to be completely filled; otherwise it will be considered as incorrect. Writing 2 digits / letters
in one cell will also be considered as incorrect.
• All the puzzles in this competition will have exactly one solution.
• Guess work is not needed to solve any puzzle in this competition. We strongly advise you not to guess
any digit or letter.

Puzzle Types