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Round 1: Linked Classics - 35 mins - 350 points + Time Bonus
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The puzzles were quite easy (compared to Deb's standards ;-) ). I was the first to complete it and I did in 20mins with a 15min time bonus followed closely by Rishi Puri who completed just one minute later. Many others completed the puzzles and got time bonuses too.
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The puzzles were quite easy (compared to Deb's standards ;-) ). I was the first to complete it and I did in 20mins with a 15min time bonus followed closely by Rishi Puri who completed just one minute later. Many others completed the puzzles and got time bonuses too.
Round 2: Samurai Sudoku - 45 mins - 450 points + Time Bonus
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A typical Deb-type puzzle. It was too tough to do within 45mins. Rishi again did a phenomenal job by completing the sudoku within 45mins. No one else completed it completely. I could solve only the Diagonal and Irregular regions.
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A typical Deb-type puzzle. It was too tough to do within 45mins. Rishi again did a phenomenal job by completing the sudoku within 45mins. No one else completed it completely. I could solve only the Diagonal and Irregular regions.
Round 3: Mixed Bag - 45 mins - 550 points
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A tough round for everyone. I solved the Extra-Region, Roman, Fortress and Inequality. I made a stupid error in Distance :-( Most of the other participants solved 2-3 puzzles out of 6.
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A tough round for everyone. I solved the Extra-Region, Roman, Fortress and Inequality. I made a stupid error in Distance :-( Most of the other participants solved 2-3 puzzles out of 6.
Round 4: Mechanical Sudoku - 35 mins - 200 points + Time Bonus
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Undoubtedly, this was the puzzle that spoiled everyone's mood... well, except mine :-) I was the first to complete the puzzle and did it with 6mins of time bonus. It was tough and very very interesting. Hats off to Amit and Deb for this superb puzzle!
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Undoubtedly, this was the puzzle that spoiled everyone's mood... well, except mine :-) I was the first to complete the puzzle and did it with 6mins of time bonus. It was tough and very very interesting. Hats off to Amit and Deb for this superb puzzle!
After these four rounds, the standings were as follows:
1. Rohan Rao - 1235
2. Rishi Puri - 1185
3. Rakesh Rai - 1030
4. Jaipal Reddy - 775
4. Himani Shah - 775
6. Asha Siddaiah - 765
7. Gaurav Korde - 730
8. Ritesh Gupta - 720
8. Nidhi Sarawagi - 720
These 9 participants then played the Semi-Final. It was great fun. Rishi and me were going hand-in-hand until the last No Even Neighbours Sudoku. Its the variation that I (and Tejal Phatak) have created myself which got me hooked up long enough for Rishi to complete before me : Gaurav raced through the puzzles to finish a deserving 3rd. Then the fun. Rakesh, Jaipal, Himani, Asha and Ritesh were all on the 6th puzzle, wanting the 4th place to qualify for the last final round. Ritesh made it!
So, the standings after the semi-final were as follows:
1. Rishi Puri (19:36)
2. Rohan Rao (20:26)
3. Gaurav Korde (21:48)
4. Ritesh Gupta (33:44)
5. Asha Siddaiah
6. Rakesh Rai
7. Jaipal Reddy
8. Himani Shah
9. Nidhi Sarawagi
The top 4 qualified for the finals which were 3 puzzles to be solved on a white-board with a marker pen. It was difficult for me due to my height :
1st puzzle was a Classic Sudoku. Rishi was first to complete in 3m 21s, followed by Gaurav and Ritesh. I was last at 5m 45s :
2nd puzzle was an Extra-Region Irregular Sudoku. Rishi was again first to complete followed by Gaurav and Ritesh. I was last again and finished 4 secs before the end-time (15mins). The great news (for me) was, Rishi unfortunately left one cell blank and Gaurav and Ritesh made an error! So, I was the only one to solve it correctly! :-)
3rd puzzle was a Snail Sudoku. Rishi completed his hat-trick by finishing first again, followed closely by Gaurav and me. This time Ritesh was last! ;-)
Based on the number of puzzles solved and the time taken to solve them, the final standings were as follows:
1. Rohan Rao (3 Correct - 52:32)
2. Rishi Puri (2 Correct - 49:06)
3. Gaurav Korde (2 Correct - 52:18)
4. Ritesh Gupta (2 Correct - 61:59)
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It was great to meet the best puzzlers of the country, most of them part of LM community on orkut. It was a good learning experience and a fun-filled strong competition.
It was great to meet the best puzzlers of the country, most of them part of LM community on orkut. It was a good learning experience and a fun-filled strong competition.
Thanks to Amit Sowani and Deb Mohanty for creating some great and fun puzzles. Thanks to Techfest and IIT-B for hosting this event and making it a grand success. Thanks to all the organisers and others involved.
Hope to have many more championships like these :-)
