NAME: POINTS:

9TH 24 HOURS PUZZLE CHAMPIONSHIP

07-08 JUNE, 2008
HOTEL BENTA
BUDAPEST

PUZZLES BY
GAURAV KORDE
RAJESH KUMAR
DEBADATTA MOHANTY
TEJAL PHATAK
ROHAN RAO

Crossed Sudoku 55 points (25 + 30)

Equal Length Turns 50 points (15 + 35)
Slalom 50 points
Alike Neighbours 55 points
Numeral Links 60 points (15 + 45)
Easy As Skyscrapers 60 points (10 + 50)
Ripple Effect 65 points (20 + 45)
Arithmetic Links 60 points
Minesweeper 100 points (50 + 50)
Non Consecutive Pillar to Post 100 points (25 + 75)
Arrow Web 110 points (50 + 60)
Consecutive Triplets Sudoku 115 points (40 + 75)
The Ones ( 3 Linked Puzzles) 120 points (30+40+50)

Total 1000 points

CROSSED SUDOKU TEJAL PHATAK / ROHAN RAO

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. All the
crosses 'X' contain the same set of 5 digits.

2 9 7 4 8 3 2 1 9 7 5 6
1 6 2 9 1 5 6 3 7 2 4 8
6 4 7 2 6 4 8 5 1 9 3
3 6 2
EXAMPLE 8 7 9 1 5 4 3 6 2
6 7 4 6 3 2 9 7 8 5 1 4
5 4 1

8
2 4
1 3
 5
3
2
4
9
6
1
7
8
3
5
7
2
6
4
6
2
1
8
4
9
7
8
3
9
1
5
4 8 3 1 5 4 8 9 3 6 2 7

5 6
5 3 9 2
8 2 3
3 6
7
1 8
1
25
6 5 9
4 9 1 5
8 2

3 6 2
6 1 9
5 3 1

30 8
9 7 6
4 9
5 7 2
5 9 8
EQUAL LENGTH TURNS DEBADATTA MOHANTY

Draw a single closed loop that visits all cells. The loop travels only horizontally and vertically,
through the centers of adjacent squares.
When passing through a circle the path must make a 90 degree turn and extend an equal length in
both directions.

EXAMPLE

15

35
SLALOM RAJESH KUMAR

Draw one diagonal in each of the cells. The numbers in the circles indicate how many diagonal
lines are connecting to that point. The diagonals must not form a closed loop.

0 0

1 3 1 3
EXAMPLE
1

1
1 2

3
 1

1
1 2

2 3 2 1 1 3

2 1 2

1 3 3

2 2 2 2 1 1 2

2 2 2 50
2 3 2 2 1

1 3 1 2 2 1

2 3 2 3

2
ALIKE NEIGHBOURS DEBADATTA MOHANTY

Mark each cell by one of three symbols (circle


, square or rhomb  ). Each number in the
grid shows the number of surrounding cells that have the same symbol as the cell with this
number.

0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2
3 1 2 2 EXAMPLE 3 1 2 2
3 5 3 0  3 5 3 0

2 0 3 2 2 0 3 2

2 2 1 2 1 2 2 1
2 2 1 3 4 3 4 1

2 4 2 1 3 1 4 2
1 4 2 2 1 3 1 0

2 3 0 3 1 0 4 3 55
2 4 5 4 0 2 3 3
3 1 5 1 2 1 2 0

2 4 2 0 1 0 1 0
NUMERAL LINKS GAURAV KORDE

Join the alphabets in the same order as they appear in the spelling of numerals in the given range.
The links for different numerals do not cross each other. No alphabet is utilized twice. Each cell
should contain a line passing through it.

T EXAMPLE T
N E ONE N E
TWO
W W
O O  O O

E T O
W N
ONE
TWO
T
E
H
THREE 15
O
R E

N E
UN O
DOS R
TRES
CUATRO D S T S
CINCO
45 U
O R T A
O U

(SPANISH
NUMBERS)
N
C I C C
EASY AS SKYSCRAPERS DEBADATTA MOHANTY

Fill the grid with digits/letters so that every row and column contains all the symbols from the given
range exactly once. Numbers to be filled inside the grid will depict the building-heights in
corresponding cells. The numbers given outside the grid represent the number of buildings visible
from that direction. The letters outside the grid represent the first letter in the corresponding row or
column from that direction.

2 A B 1 2 A B 1
1 2 EXAMPLE 1 A 2 1 B 2
B A AB12 B B 1 2 A A
A 1 A 1 A B 2 1
B A  B 2 B A 1 A
B B A 2 B B A 2

2 B 1 B
B A
2 1
A B
1 2
10
B A 2 A
AB12

2 1 2 A A
B 1
A 2
1 A
50 1 2
A B
2 2 2 2 1
AB123
RIPPLE EFFECT DEBADATTA MOHANTY

Fill the grid with a number in each cell such that a polymino of size n (having n cells) contains
every number in the range 1~n. If two identical numbers ‘n’ appear in the same row or column, at
least ‘n’ cells containing other numbers must separate them.

3 1 2 3 1
EXAMPLE
4 1 2 3

2
 2
1 2
3 1 2
4 1

20
3

45 2 5

2
ARITHMETIC LINKS GAURAV KORDE

Join any two numbers such that the line joining them should pass through as many cells as the
sum of the two numbers. No two links should cross each other. All cells should contain either a
number or a line passing through it.

1 1 1 1
EXAMPLE
2 2
1
2
3
 1
2
3

3
3 8 3
3 2
2 1 2
9 2 1
60
2
3 8
3 2 6
MINESWEEPER DEBADATTA MOHANTY

Place 24 mines into empty cells in the grid such that the numbers in the grid represent the number
of mines in the neighbouring cells, including diagonal ones.

1 M 1 M M
6 5 6 EXAMPLE M 6 M 5 6 M
M M M M M M

4 4
7 6 6
4
 M
M
M
M
M
4
7
M
4
6
M
M
6
M
M
M
4
M

2
5 4 3
2 4 2 2 3 3
2 2
2 3 2 3 3
3 3 2 2
2
2
3
2 3
3 2 3 2
2 50
2 2 2 2 2

MMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMM

2 2 3
2 4 4 1
3 4 2
3 5
3 3 3

50 2 3
2
3 4
2
1 2

MMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMM
NON CONSECUTIVE PILLAR TO POST TEJAL PHATAK / ROHAN RAO

Place digits in the given range in the grid such that the arrow in each cell points to the direction of
the next consecutive number. Two consecutive numbers cannot be placed in adjacent cells
(horizontally and vertically). They can touch each other diagonally.

4 16 5 15
   
EXAMPLE 1 8 14 2
    1~16    
9 11 6 10
      
12 7 13 3
  
  

   
   
   25
 


1~16

9
   
    


75     
4
 


1~25
ARROW WEB DEBADATTA MOHANTY

Darken some of the arrows such that each arrow in the grid (white as well as black) points to
exactly one black arrow.

     
EXAMPLE
     
  


  
 



  
  








 









50
 
 


 
 
 
 



















 









 

 

 




 



60


 


 
 



























CONSECUTIVE TRIPLETS SUDOKU TEJAL PHATAK / ROHAN RAO

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Each
set of three grey colored cells contain a different set of consecutive numbers in order (for example
432 or 234, but not 423 or 342). No other set of three adjacent cells can be consecutive in order.

5 9 3 4 5 9 1 7 8 6 2
6 4 1 8 6 7 4 2 3 5 1 9
7 9 1 2 8 5 6 7 4 3
7 5 1 2
EXAMPLE 7 8 4 5 3 9 1 2 6
1 3 6 7 8 2 4 9 5
5 9

7
3
1

4 3
8
 2
6
5
5
9
7
9
3
8
6
1
2
4
7
9
1
8
4
3
2
6
7
5
3
8
4
1
5 9 4 2 1 3 6 5 9 8 7

2 3
9
1 7
4 9

5 4
8
40
6 8
4
7 6

3 4
3
1
4

75 1
9
8
7 1
THE ONES (3 LINKED PUZZLES) DEBADATTA MOHANTY

In each of the 3 grids, fill digits 1 to 6 so that each row and each column contains distinct digits.
In Irregular Number Place, the boldly outlined regions also contain distinct digits.
In Outside Difference, every outside digit is the difference between first two digits seen from the
corresponding direction.
In Skyscraper, the digits inside the grid represent the height of skyscraper in the cells. The digits
outside represent the number of skyscrapers seen in the corresponding direction.

The three grids are linked – The digit “1” appears at same cells in all three grids.

Skyscraper Outside Difference

Irregular 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 3
SOLUTION
3 2 4 1 2 2 3 4 1 2 1 4 3 2 1 1
EXAMPLE
1 3 2 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 2 3 4 1
(1 ~ 4)
4 1 3 2 1 4 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 4 2 2
2 4 1 3 2 3
2
4
1
1
4
2
3
2 2 2
1
4
3
1
3
3
1
2

Skyscraper
Irregular Number Place
1 2 2 3
6
5 3 1
5 2 2
40 5 3 2
50
3 3 2
4
2 3 2 2
Outside Difference
1 2 2 2 2 1
2 2 The three grids are
1 1 linked - The digit
30 2 2 "1" appears at
1 1 same cells in all
3 1 three grids.
1 1
2 2 5 1 2 2