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My experience of the ISC.
https://youtu.be/cmr7cKwyTWk

Sorry I'm a bit late with my feedback for SM 2026.

Thank you so much to the authors and testers for such a fun solving experience. Sudokus were challenging but fantastic. And tough they should be, as they need to set the standard required at such a high level. Variants were definitely unique and interesting compared to what I've seen in the previous years, making them fun and a great learning experience as well.

I especially loved the final round of identical solution pairs, as it rewarded solvers with an opportunity to score well once they identified the pairs. I also loved the addition of Overlapping and Scattered to the first round, creating a nice little dilemma on whether to focus on classics first or take a shot with these high scoring but tricky variants.

Also, big shout out to Prasanna, the volunteers and everyone else involved in organizing for a fun and enjoyable event. It's an event I look forward to a lot every year, and I can't wait to participate again in 2027 (I'll have to qualify first).

Edited by fusion3193@gmail.com 2026-08-26 8:41 PM

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This was my first live ISC experience and I had a lot of fun solving all the puzzles, noting down few that stuck out here:

Round 1: Classic 7 and overlapping flowed really nicely
Round 2: Trio Sudoku, Sum Next to N, Sudokurve were ones I enjoyed more
Round 3: Loved diagonal, Sum Next to 9 & Renban Sudoku here
Round 4: Did all the set 2 puzzles here, a lot simpler to deduce than set 1

On a side note, I did solve both the playoffs and the gift puzzle by clover, a lot of fun (though the gift puzzle took me a while to solve). Thanks to the organizers, puzzle setters and the general community for such an engaging event!