RULES : Classic sudoku rules apply. Orthogonally adjacent cells containing consecutive numbers are separated by white dots. All possible dots are marked.
Monday, 31 August 2020
Sunday, 30 August 2020
PUZZLE NO. 172 : Classic Sudoku
RULES : Place a digit from 1 to 9 in each empty cell so that each digit appears exactly once in each row, column and 3x3 box.
WORLD OF SUDOKU - VOLUME # 1
Hello everyone. It gives me great pleasure to share with all of you that my first book "World Of Sudoku - Vol # 1" is ready and will be available soon. It has 24 classic sudokus and 8 different variants having 12 sudokus each , making it a total of 120 sudokus.
The book includes
- Classic Sudoku
- Odd Even Sudoku
- Thermo Sudoku
- Killer Sudoku
- Consecutive Pairs Sudoku
- Arrow Sudoku
- XV Sudoku
- Trio Sudoku
- Liar Sudoku
Further details regarding the availability of the book will be updated this week.
Saturday, 29 August 2020
PUZZLE NO. 171 : Average Sudoku
Friday, 28 August 2020
PUZZLE NO. 170 : Little Killer Sudoku
RULES : Classic sudoku rules apply. Additionally, the numbers with arrows outside the grid indicate the sum of the digits appearing in the cells in the corresponding direction. Numbers may repeat in the direction of the arrow.
Thursday, 27 August 2020
PUZZLE NO. 169 : Odd Even Sudoku
RULES : Classic sudoku rules apply. Cells containing grey circles contain only odd digits. Cells containing grey squares contain only even digits.
Wednesday, 26 August 2020
PUZZLE NO. 168 : Palindrome Sudoku
RULES : Classic sudoku rules apply. Additionally, digits along the given lines read the same from either direction on the line.
Tuesday, 25 August 2020
PUZZLE NO. 167 : Anti Knight Sudoku
RULES : Classic sudoku rules apply. Additionally, a digit cannot repeat in a cell which is at a knight's step ( as in chess ) from itself.
Monday, 24 August 2020
PUZZLE NO. 166 : Consecutive Pairs Sudoku
RULES : Classic sudoku rules apply. If a grey circle is given between two adjacent cells, then the numbers in those cells will be consecutive. Not all grey circles are given, which means adjacent cells without a grey circle may or may not contain consecutive digits.
Friday, 21 August 2020
PUZZLE NO. 165 : Arrow Sudoku
RULES : Classic sudoku rules apply. Additionally, there are some arrow shapes in the grid.The sum of the digits along the path of each arrow must equal the digit in the circled cell. Digits may repeat along an arrow.
Thursday, 20 August 2020
PUZZLE NO. 164 : EXTRA REGIONS SUDOKU
RULES : Classic sudoku rules apply. Additionally, each group of nine shaded cells must also contain the digits 1 to 9.
Wednesday, 19 August 2020
PUZZLE NO. 163 : Disjoint Groups Sudoku
RULES : Classic sudoku rules apply. Additionally, no digit can appear in the same position in different 3x3 boxes.
Tuesday, 18 August 2020
PUZZLE NO. 162 : XV Sudoku
RULES : Classic sudoku rules apply. If the sum of digits in orthogonally adjacent cells is 10, then they are separated by an X. If the sum of digits in orthogonally adjacent cells is 5, then they are separated by a V. All possible Xs & Vs are marked.
Monday, 17 August 2020
PUZZLE NO. 161 : Palindrome or Creasing Sudoku
RULES : Classic sudoku rules apply. Each line in the grid is either a Palindrome or Creasing. ( Palindrome line implies the digits on a line read the same from both the direction . Creasing line implies the digits on the line are strictly increasing from one end. ) It is for the solver to determine which lines are Palindromes and which are Creasing.
Sunday, 16 August 2020
PUZZLE NO. 160 : Killer Sudoku
RULES : Classic sudoku rules apply. There are some cages in the grid. The number on the top left corner of each cage is equal to the sum of the numbers in that cage. Numbers do not repeat in a cage.
Saturday, 15 August 2020
PUZZLE NO. 159 : Clone Sudoku
Wishing all of you a very happy independence day. A Clone Sudoku themed on India's independence.
RULES : Classic sudoku rules apply. Additionally, cells having orange circles and cells having green circles are clones. It means that they contain the same digits at the same locations. The clone regions can neither be mirrored nor rotated. I chose this variant because it also signifies that we are all equal irrespective of our gender , caste religion , place of birth etc.
( Special thanks to Hemant Malani for the beautiful looking image )
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Friday, 14 August 2020
PUZZLE NO. 158 : Liar Sudoku
RULES : Classic sudoku rules apply. Additionally, every given clue is lying. The correct value is either one more or one less than the given clue.
Note : A 1 can only have value 2 and a 9 can only have value 8.
Thursday, 13 August 2020
PUZZLE NO. 157 : Antiknight - Non Consecutive Sudoku
RULES : Classic sudoku rules apply. Additionally, orthogonally adjacent cells cannot contain consecutive digits. Also, a digit cannot repeat in a cell which is at a knight's step ( as in chess ) from itself.
Wednesday, 12 August 2020
PUZZLE NO. 156 : Thermo Sudoku
RULES : Classic sudoku rules apply. Additionally, there are some thermometer shapes in the grid. The numbers are in increasing order from the bulb to the flat end on each thermometer.
Tuesday, 11 August 2020
PUZZLE NO. 155 : Trio Sudoku
RULES : Classic sudoku rules apply. Additionally , cells containing grey circles will only contain digits 1, 2 & 3. Cells containing grey squares will only contain digits 4, 5 & 6. Cells containing grey diamonds will only contain digits 7, 8 & 9.
Monday, 10 August 2020
PUZZLE NO. 154 : Non Consecutive Sudoku
RULES : Classic sudoku rules apply. Additionally, orthogonally adjacent cells cannot contain consecutive digits.
Sunday, 9 August 2020
PUZZLE NO. 153 : Diamond Sudoku
Hello friends. I am back on my blog after a long break. I had created two diamond sudokus for the monthly test Quinze 2. This one is slightly on the easier side. Do give it a try. Feedbacks are always welcome.
Also, from now on I will be providing an online solving link for people who like to solve online. Thanks to Swaroop for the amazing interface which makes it possible.
RULES : Classic sudoku rules apply. Additionally, all the four sides of the diamond contain the same set of digits. Digits may repeat in this set.
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