INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

18TH 24 HOURS PUZZLE CHAMPIONSHIP

25-27, MAY, 2018
HOTEL AMADEUS
BUDAPEST

PUZZLES BY:
MATÚŠ DEMIGER & JAN ZVĚŘINA
TESTED BY:
ŠTEFAN GAŠPÁR, MATEJ UHER, PÁL MADARASSY

SIMPLE LOOP & SIMPLE LOOP STARBATTLE 10 + 55 POINTS

FOUR W INDS & FOUR WINDS STARBATTLE 20 + 30 POINTS
SHIKAKU & SHIKAKU STARBATTLE 15 + 45 POINTS
SUDOKU & SUDOKU STARBATTLE 70 + 60 POINTS
EASY AS ABC & EASY AS ABC STARBATTLE 20 + 60 POINTS
LITS & LITS STARBATTLE 25 + 90 POINTS
FILLOMINO & FILLOMINO STARBATTLE 70 + 40 POINTS
JAPANESE SUMS & JAP. SUMS STARBATTLE 35 + 70 POINTS
CORAL FINDER & CORAL FINDER STARBATTLE 65 + 75 POINTS
COMPASS & COMPASS STARBATTLE 45 + 100 POINTS

TOTAL 1000 POINTS

 ALL THE EXAMPLES CONTAIN JUST ONE STAR IN EACH ROW, COLUMN AND (SOMETIMES) REGION

1) SIMPLE LOOP (X POINTS)

Draw a single loop consisting of vertical and horizontal line segments, so that is passes through the centre
of each empty cell exactly once. The loop can never cross itself.

2) SIMPLE LOOP STARBATTLE (X POINTS)

Place two stars in every row and column. The stars can't touch each other, not even diagonally. Stars can't
overlap the black cells. Then draw a single loop consisting of vertical and horizontal line segments, so that it
passes through the centre of each empty cell exactly once. The loop can never cross itself.

3) FOUR WINDS (X POINTS)

Draw one or more horizontal and/or vertical lines from each number in the grid. Each number indicates the
number of cells covered by all lines starting from that number (the cell with the number not included). Lines
may neither cross nor overlap.

3 3
2 2
4 4
3 3
4) FOUR WINDS STARBATTLE (X POINTS)
Place two stars in every row and column. The stars can't touch each other, not even diagonally. Then draw
one or more horizontal and/or vertical lines from each number in the grid. Each number indicates the number
of cells covered by all lines starting from that number (the cell with the number not included). Lines may
neither cross nor overlap. Stars can't overlap the lines and given numbers.

6 6
4 4
3 3

3 3
5 3 5 3
5) SHIKAKU (X POINTS)
Divide the whole grid into rectangles (squares or rectangles) so that each of the rectangles contains just one
number. Numbers indicate the number of cells in the rectangle.

9 9
8 8
4 4 5 4 4 5

12 9 3 12 9 3
3 3
7 7

6) SHIKAKU STARBATTLE (X POINTS)

Divide the whole grid into rectangles (squares or rectangles) so that each of the rectangles contains just one
number. Numbers indicate the number of cells in the rectangle. Then place two stars in every row and column,
so that each region contain exactly one star. The stars can't overlap the given numbers and can't touch each
other, not even diagonally.

6 6
3 3
12 12
5 5
8 8
2 2
7) SUDOKU (X POINTS)
Fill in the whole grid with numbers from 1 to 9 so that no digit is repeated within a row, a column or an outlined
3x3 square.

8) SUDOKU STARBATTLE (X POINTS)

Fill in the whole grid with numbers from 1 to 7 so that no digit is repeated within a row, a column or an outlined
3x3 square. Then place two stars in every row and column and outlined 3x3 square. The stars can't overlap
the numbers and can't touch each other, not even diagonally.

1 2 1 3
2 3 2 1
2 3 2 1
3 1 3 2
9) EASY AS ABC (X POINTS)
Place letters ABCDE into the grid so that each letter appear exactly once in a row or column. Some cells will
remain empty. The letters outside the grid indicate the first visible letter in the corresponding row or column.

B A C B A C
B B B B
A A
C C
A B
A A B
C A C
B
B C B A A
B C
A B
C C
B
C B A C C
B C B B
10) EASY AS ABC STARBATTLE (X POINTS)
B
Place letters ABCDE into the grid so that each letter appear exactly once in a row or column. Some cells will
remain empty. The letters outside the grid indicate the first visible letter in the corresponding row or column.
Then place two stars in every row and column. The stars can't overlap the letters and can't touch each other,
not even diagonally.
B A C B A B A C B A
A B A A C B B
B A B B C A A
C B C C A B B
A C A A B C C
B C B B A C C
A B B A C A B B A C
11) LITS (X POINTS)
Shade exactly four cells in each of the outlined regions so that they are orthogonally interconnected within
the region and form one of the given shapes. Identical pieces may not touch each other orthogonally.
Tetrominoes may be rotated and reflected, however they are still considered as the same type. All the shaded
cells must be interconnected. Shaded cells cannot form a 2x2 square.

12) LITS STARBATTLE (X POINTS)

Shade exactly four cells in each of the outlined regions so that they are orthogonally interconnected within
the region and form one of the given shapes. Identical pieces may not touch each other orthogonally.
Tetrominoes may be rotated and reflected, however they are still considered as the same type. All the shaded
cells must be interconnected. Shaded cells cannot form a 2x2 square. Then place two stars in every row,
column and outlined region. The stars can't overlap the tetrominoes and can't touch each other, not even
diagonally.

13) FILLOMINO (X POINTS)

Divide the grid along the given lines into regions so that no two regions with the same area share an edge.
Each given number must represent the area of the region it belongs to. A region may contain none, one, or
more of the given numbers.

3 4 7 3 3 4 7 7
3 4 4 4 7
2 1 2 2 1 7
3 4 4 4 7
3 4 7 3 3 4 7 7
14) FILLOMINO STARBATTLE (X POINTS)
Place two stars in every row and column. The stars can’t overlap the numbers and can't touch each other,
not even diagonally. Then divide the grid along the given lines into regions so that no two regions with the
same area share an edge. Each given number must represent the area of the region it belongs to. A region
may contain none, one, or more of the given numbers.

3 4 3 3 4 3
3 4 3 4 4 3
5 3 5 5 4 3
5 3 5 5 2 3
2 3 5 2 3 3
15) JAPANESE SUMS (X POINTS)
Shade some cells, and fill the remaining cells with numbers from 1 to 9, such that no number occurs more
than once in any row or column. The clues outside the grid indicate the sums (including single digits) of
connected blocks of unshaded cells, in the correct order.

1 8 10 16 1 8 10 16
4 4 29 11 1 4 4 29 11 1
17 17 1 2 7 3 4
30 30 6 8 7 9
4 9 3 4 9 3 4 9 3
7 7 5 2
4 10 4 10 4 9 1

16) JAPANESE SUMS STARBATTLE (X POINTS)

Place two stars in every row and column. The stars can't overlap the numbers and can't touch each other,
not even diagonally. Then fill the remaining cells with numbers from 1 to 9, such that no number occurs more
than once in any row or column. The clues outside the grid indicate the sums (including single digits) of
connected blocks of empty cells, in the correct order.

1 15 1 15
7 9 24 9 7 9 24 9
3 7 3 7 1 2 7
23 23 6 9 8
11 11 3 1 7
4 17 4 17 4 8 9
17) CORAL FINDER (X POINTS)
Shade some cells in the grid. All shaded cells must be orthogonally interconnected. All unshaded cells must
be orthogonally connected to the edge of the grid. Shaded cells can never form a 2x2 square. Numbers
outside the grid indicate the lengths of all blocks of shaded cells in the corresponding row or column, not
necessarily in the given order.

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

18) CORAL FINDER STARBATTLE (X POINTS)

Shade some cells in the grid. All shaded cells must be orthogonally interconnected. All unshaded cells must
be orthogonally connected to the edge of the grid. Shaded cells can never form a 2x2 square. Numbers
outside the grid indicate the lengths of all blocks of shaded cells in the corresponding row or column, not
necessarily in the given order. Then place two stars in shaded cells in every row and column. The stars can't
touch each other, not even diagonally.

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

19) COMPASS (X POINTS)

Split the grid along the given lines into orthogonally connected regions, exactly one for each clue. Each clue
consists of four parts. The number at the top of a clue must be equal to the number of cells within the region
lying above the clue, regardless of their horizontal position. Clues on other positions work correspondingly
for cells to the right, below and to the left of the clue.

0 0
0 0
1 1
1 1
2 2
2 2
3 3
3 3
20) COMPASS STARBATTLE (X POINTS)
Split the grid along the given lines into orthogonally connected regions, exactly one for each clue. Each clue
consists of four parts. The number at the top of a clue must be equal to the number of cells within the region
lying above the clue, regardless of their horizontal position. Clues on other positions work correspondingly
for cells to the right, below and to the left of the clue. Then place two stars in every row and column, so that
each region contain exactly one star. The stars can't overlap the given numbers and can't touch each other,
not even diagonally.

0 0
11 0 11 0
8 8
2 2
2 0 2 0
0 0
1 1
0 0 0 0
0 0
4 4
0 9 0 9
4 4
1 1
0 2 0 2
0 0
3 3
0 0 0 0
0 0
NAME: COUNTRY: POINTS:

18TH 24 HOURS PUZZLE CHAMPIONSHIP

25-27, MAY, 2018
HOTEL AMADEUS
BUDAPEST

PUZZLES BY:
MATÚŠ DEMIGER & JAN ZVĚŘINA

TESTED BY:
ŠTEFAN GAŠPÁR, MATEJ UHER, PÁL MADARASSY

SIMPLE LOOP & SIMPLE LOOP STARBATTLE 10 + 55 POINTS

FOUR W INDS & FOUR WINDS STARBATTLE 20 + 30 POINTS
SHIKAKU & SHIKAKU STARBATTLE 15 + 45 POINTS
SUDOKU & SUDOKU STARBATTLE 70 + 60 POINTS
EASY AS ABC & EASY AS ABC STARBATTLE 20 + 60 POINTS
LITS & LITS STARBATTLE 25 + 90 POINTS
FILLOMINO & FILLOMINO STARBATTLE 70 + 40 POINTS
JAPANESE SUMS & JAP. SUMS STARBATTLE 35 + 70 POINTS
CORAL FINDER & CORAL FINDER STARBATTLE 65 + 75 POINTS
COMPASS & COMPASS STARBATTLE 45 + 100 POINTS

TOTAL 1000 POINTS

1) SIMPLE LOOP (10 POINTS)
Draw a single loop consisting of vertical and horizontal line segments, so that is passes through the
centre of each empty cell exactly once. The loop can never cross itself.

2) SIMPLE LOOP STARBATTLE (55 POINTS)

Place two stars in every row and column. The stars can't touch each other, not even diagonally. Stars
can't overlap the black cells. Then draw a single loop consisting of vertical and horizontal line segments,
so that it passes through the centre of each empty cell exactly once. The loop can never cross itself.
3) FOUR WINDS (20 POINTS)
Draw one or more horizontal and/or vertical lines from each number in the grid. Each number indicates
the number of cells covered by all lines starting from that number (the cell with the number not included).
Lines may neither cross nor overlap.

4 2
1 1 5
4 3
2 3 2
2 2
1 2
1 2 5
3 3
6 4 5
5 8
4) FOUR WINDS STARBATTLE (30 POINTS)
Place two stars in every row and column. The stars can't touch each other, not even diagonally. Then
draw one or more horizontal and/or vertical lines from each number in the grid. Each number indicates
the number of cells covered by all lines starting from that number (the cell with the number not included).
Lines may neither cross nor overlap. Stars can't overlap the lines and given numbers.

3 2
4 2 3
3 3
1
1 2
5
1 1
1 3 2
3 5
5) SHIKAKU (15 POINTS)
Divide the whole grid into rectangles (squares or rectangles) so that each of the rectangles contains just
one number. Numbers indicate the number of cells in the rectangle.

8 8
6 8

4 6 5 6
24
24
6 6 3 4

8 6
4 8

6) SHIKAKU STARBATTLE (45 POINTS)

Divide the whole grid into rectangles (squares or rectangles) so that each of the rectangles contains just
one number. Numbers indicate the number of cells in the rectangle. Then place two stars in every row
and column, so that each region contain exactly one star. The stars can't overlap the given numbers and
can't touch each other, not even diagonally.

4
6 12
3 4 4
3 4
6 6
4 6
2 6
4 4 4
8 6
4
7) SUDOKU (70 POINTS)
Fill in the whole grid with numbers from 1 to 9 so that no digit is repeated within a row, a column or an
outlined 3x3 square.

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

8) SUDOKU STARBATTLE (60 POINTS)

Fill in the whole grid with numbers from 1 to 7 so that no digit is repeated within a row, a column or an
outlined 3x3 square. Then place two stars in every row and column and outlined 3x3 square. The stars
can't overlap the numbers and can't touch each other, not even diagonally.

1 4 7 3
2 3 7
5
3 6
3 2
5 1
3
1 5 6
2 1 4 7
9) EASY AS ABC (20 POINTS)
Place letters ABCDE into the grid so that each letter appear exactly once in a row or column. Some cells
will remain empty. The letters outside the grid indicate the first visible letter in the corresponding row or
column.

A B C E B
D
A
D C
B C
D A
E
C
B D A C D
10) EASY AS ABC STARBATTLE (60 POINTS)
Place letters ABCDE into the grid so that each letter appear exactly once in a row or column. Some cells
will remain empty. The letters outside the grid indicate the first visible letter in the corresponding row or
column. Then place two stars in every row and column. The stars can't overlap the letters and can't
touch each other, not even diagonally.

B D E E A E C A B
D B
E C
B A E
C B E
A C D
E D A
C E E
B D
D B
D E B C E A E B D
11) LITS (25 POINTS)
Shade exactly four cells in each of the
outlined regions so that they are
orthogonally interconnected within the
region and form one of the given shapes.
Identical pieces may not touch each other
orthogonally. Tetrominoes may be
rotated and reflected, however they are
still considered as the same type. All the
shaded cells must be interconnected.
Shaded cells cannot form a 2x2 square.

12) LITS STARBATTLE (90 POINTS)

Shade exactly four cells in each of the
outlined regions so that they are
orthogonally interconnected within the
region and form one of the given
shapes. Identical pieces may not touch
each other orthogonally. Tetrominoes
may be rotated and reflected, however
they are still considered as the same
type. All the shaded cells must be
interconnected. Shaded cells cannot
form a 2x2 square. Then place two stars
in every row, column and outlined
region. The stars can't overlap the
tetrominoes and can't touch each other,
not even diagonally.
13) FILLOMINO (70 POINTS)
Divide the grid along the given lines into regions so that no two regions with the same area share an
edge. Each given number must represent the area of the region it belongs to. A region may contain
none, one, or more of the given numbers.

5 8
6 6 8
7 7 7 6
5 3 7 6
3 5 4 4
5 4 5
3 2 4 9
4 3 4 4
2 5 4 7
5 2 9
2 9
14) FILLOMINO STARBATTLE (40 POINTS)
Place two stars in every row and column. The stars can’t overlap the numbers and can't touch each
other, not even diagonally. Then divide the grid along the given lines into regions so that no two regions
with the same area share an edge. Each given number must represent the area of the region it belongs
to. A region may contain none, one, or more of the given numbers.

4 2
5 4 5
3 2 3 5
3 3 5
1 3 5
5 5 3
3 4 4 2
2 3 5
2 3
15) JAPANESE SUMS (35 POINTS)
Shade some cells, and fill the remaining cells with numbers from 1 to 9, such that no number occurs
more than once in any row or column. The clues outside the grid indicate the sums (including single
digits) of connected blocks of unshaded cells, in the correct order.

3 4
6 2 10 3 5 19 4
1 32 10 8 17 6 39 7 16 6 35 2
11 14 20
2 4 4 19
27 10 5 3
11 15 12
4 32 6
8 23 5

16) JAPANESE SUMS STARBATTLE (70 POINTS)

Place two stars in every row and column. The stars can't overlap the numbers and can't touch each
other, not even diagonally. Then fill the remaining cells with numbers from 1 to 9, such that no number
occurs more than once in any row or column. The clues outside the grid indicate the sums (including
single digits) of connected blocks of empty cells, in the correct order.

3 22 20 15 9 22
14 10 9 7 9 26 5 32 12 11
21 11 35 13 27 10 21 5 23 9
27 8 5
6 38
33 4 7
2 5 29
23 13
9 29
28 4 5
5 7 29
36 6
9 5 29
 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 3
2 7 2 2 3 3 6 3 2 3
17) CORAL FINDER (65 POINTS)
1 1 2 2
Shade some cells in the grid. All 1 1 1 2
shaded cells must be
orthogonally interconnected. All 1 7
unshaded cells must be
orthogonally connected to the
1 1 3
edge of the grid. Shaded cells 2 2
can never form a 2x2 square.
Numbers outside the grid 1 1 4
indicate the lengths of all blocks
of shaded cells in the
1 2 4
corresponding row or column, 1 1 2
not necessarily in the given
order. 5
1 2 3

1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1
4 1 5 2 2 3 4 5 4 1
18) CORAL FINDER
STARBATTLE (75 POINTS) 2 4
Shade some cells in the grid. All 1 2 3
shaded cells must be orthogonally
interconnected. All unshaded cells 1 5
must be orthogonally connected to
the edge of the grid. Shaded cells
1 1 3
can never form a 2x2 square. 1 3
Numbers outside the grid indicate the
lengths of all blocks of shaded cells 2 4
in the corresponding row or column,
not necessarily in the given order.
1 1 3
Then place two stars in shaded cells 1 2 3
in every row and column. The stars
can't touch each other, not even 1 1 3
diagonally.
1 2
19) COMPASS (45 POINTS)
Split the grid along the given lines into orthogonally connected regions, exactly one for each clue. Each
clue consists of four parts. The number at the top of a clue must be equal to the number of cells within
the region lying above the clue, regardless of their horizontal position. Clues on other positions work
correspondingly for cells to the right, below and to the left of the clue.

0 5
2 0 6 0
0 1

11 2
0 18 2 0
7 0
1 1
5 0 4 0
4 2

4 3
5 0 4 1
0 4

20) COMPASS STARBATTLE (100 POINTS)

Split the grid along the given lines into orthogonally connected regions, exactly one for each clue. Each
clue consists of four parts. The number at the top of a clue must be equal to the number of cells within
the region lying above the clue, regardless of their horizontal position. Clues on other positions work
correspondingly for cells to the right, below and to the left of the clue. Then place two stars in every row
and column, so that each region contain exactly one star. The stars can't overlap the given numbers and
can't touch each other, not even diagonally.

2 5
3 0 4 1
2 0
2 4
0 5 0 6
0 6
9
15 1
1
0
0 4
2
0 0
7 8 4 2
16 8
6 8
3 2 0 10
0 0
 SOLUTION BOOKLET
PUZZLES BY

MATÚŠ DEMIGER & JAN ZVĚŘINA

1) Simple Loop (MD) 2) Simple Loop Starbattle (JZ)

3) Four Winds (MD) 4) Four Winds Starbattle (MD)

4 2 3 2
1 1 5 4 2 3
4 3 3 3
2 3 2
1
2 2
1 2
1 2
1 2 5
5
3 3 1 1
6 4 5 1 3 2
5 8 3 5
5) Shikaku (JZ) 6) Shikaku Starbattle (JZ)

8 8 4
6 8 6 12
3 4 4
4 6 5 6 3 4
24 6 6
24
4 6
6 6 3 4
2 6
8 6 4 4 4
4 8 8 6
4

7) Sudoku (MD) 8) Sudoku Starbattle (MD)

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

9) Easy as ABC (MD) 10) Easy as ABC Starbattle (MD)

B D E E A E C A B
A B C E B D D E A C B B
A B C E D D E E D B A C C
C E D B A A B B C A D E E
D D A B E C C C C B D A E E
A A B C E D D
B B E D A C C
E E B D C A A
D D E B C A A
C C A D B E E
E E C A D B B B A E C D D
C C B D A E D D E C A B B
B D A C D D E B C E A E B D
11) LITS (MD) 12) LITS Starbattle (MD)

13) Fillomino (MD) 14) Fillomino Starbattle (JZ)

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

15) Japanese Sums (MD) 16) Japanese Sums Starbattle (MD)

3 7 9 8 62 4 1
6 3 4 7
9 2 5 8
8 9 2 6 5 34 7
2 4 1 8
5 7 3 6
4 5 3 2 8 16 7
3 6 2 5 9 8 1 7 4
1 8 6 5
3 9 2 4
2 1 3 4 6 5 8
9 4 6 7 2 1 3 5
4 8 6 9 3 7 5 2 1
2 5 4 8 1 6 9 3 5 7 3 6 8 1 9 2
4 8 9 2 5 1 7 6 1 8 5 9 7 4 2 6
1 7 8 6 9 3 2 6 3 4 1 7 5 8 9
17) Coral Finder (MD) 18) Coral Finder Starbattle (MD)

19) Compass (MD) 20) Compass Starbattle (MD)

0 5
2 0 6 0
0 1 2 5
3 0 4 1
2 0
2 4
0 5 0 6
0 6
11 2
9
0 18 2 0 15 1
7 0 1
1 1 0
5 4 0 4
0 0 2
4 2 0 0
7 8 4 2
16 8
6 8
3 2 0 10
4 3 0 0
5 0 4 1
0 4