Sunday 27 December 2020
Tuesday 22 December 2020
Tuesday 15 December 2020
Hidoku no 6 (7 by 7)
I created the solution to this puzzle using a C program which I wrote myself.
I created the puzzle from the solution using a Python program written by Rainhard Findling
I rendered the image below using Amit Kuba's Online Hidoku Solver If you enjoy my puzzle, you will find many more to try there.
Here is a reminder of the rules:
I arranged the numbers 1 through 49 in ascending order on the grid below before removing some of them at random. Your job is to replace the numbers I have removed. When you have finished, the grid must contain all the numbers 1 through 49 exactly once and cells with consecutive numbers must be joined horizontally, vertically or diagonally:
See answer
Monday 14 December 2020
Tuesday 8 December 2020
Friday 20 November 2020
Tuesday 10 November 2020
Thursday 29 October 2020
Monday 26 October 2020
Saturday 17 October 2020
Thursday 8 October 2020
Friday 2 October 2020
Sunday 20 September 2020
Saturday 12 September 2020
Solution to Example from Sudoku no 558
Hodoku explains it as follows, with reference to the picture below.
Row 2 can have its 7 in 2 different squares, both marked in green.
Row 9 can also have its 7 in 2 different squares, both marked in green.
The 7s could be in:
R2C5 and R9C6
or
R2C5 and R9C7
or
R2C7 and R9C6
Whichever combination you choose, 7 must be removed as a candidate from R3C6.
It calls this a skyscraper:
Example from Sudoku no 558
I worked on sudoku no 558 until I got to the position below, where there is a hidden single value of 6 to be placed in row 9 column 5.
What is the next step after that?
Monday 7 September 2020
Saturday 5 September 2020
Friday 28 August 2020
Solution to Sudoku no 555
Here is my original version of the solution:
...and here is another version, which Susu Smitzh sent to me on LinkedIn: