Arrow Sudoku: 200 Puzzles

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So, for example, if we consider the circle in the very center of the grid, you’ll notice that the cells its arrow covers all have their digits given. In this case it’s a 7 and 2. This means the center cell must be a 9. Arrow sudoku is a visually striking variant of the standard sudoku puzzle, and really adds a very interesting element to the solving mix: arrows that use the numerical values of cells to help you solve the puzzle.

I've finished off the 2 issues of Arrow Sudoku Magazine. Any chance of some more being produced please? Immerse yourself in all things mystical with this assortment of pleasing puzzles and calming conundrums, guaranteed to bewitch and enchant you. Now that you know the rules for Sudoku solving and how to play Sudoku, you’ll want to actually start solving some puzzles. Look at example B. We can eliminate 3 as candidate in every cell marked in blue. The reason for this is that if we consider the possible placements of the number 3 in the red cells, we get two alternatives: either you must put 3s in the green cells, or in the purple cells, as example C shows. In any case, each of the columns 2, 4, 7 and 9, must contain a 3 in one of the colored cells, so no other cell in those rows can contain a 3. Related puzzles Calcudoku, Circle Sudoku, Consecutive Sudoku, Futoshiki, Graeco-Latin Sudoku, HyperSudoku, Irregular Sudoku, Isosudoku, Killer Sudoku, Offset Sudoku, Outside Sudoku, Samurai Sudoku, Star Sudoku, Sudoku, Sudoku X, Toroidal SudokuThen I used the process of elimination and (in pencil!) colour over the numbers as you decide they're not a possibility. No circle can be 1, and nothing in the path of an arrow can be 9. If there are more than 2 boxes in the path of the arrow, then none of those boxes can be 8. If there are 3 boxes in the path of the arrow and they are all in the same row, column, or square, the number in the circle must be more than 6. Your solving tips are good, although I'd worked those out for myself, and still haven't finished one! The circle at the top of each arrow contains a number that is the sum of the numbers that appear along the body of the arrow, ending in the square with the arrow head.

I came looking for help as I spent most of Sunday trying to complete the puzzle and failed. Thank you for the tips. I shall not be beaten. Thus if you look at the first circle in cell two of the puzzle, the number therein is the sum of the first and eleventh cells of the grid, so if those two cells contain 6 and 3, then the circled cell contains 9, as the sum of 6 + 3 = 9. Category: sudoku variants | Keywords: arrow sudoku Comments:I am addicted to these Sudokarrow puzzles but as you quite correctly suggest, have only found them in the i on Saturday. Is there a book? can I buy online? If you would like to comment on this post, please enter your comments below; all fields are mandatory. Posts are moderated before display.Look now at the arrow region whose head is the second cell in row 6 (to the right of the given '2'). Note that the body of the arrow goes through 5 cells, and that three of them are in the same region. Since the three cells are in the same region, then the lowest total for them is 1 + 2 + 3 = 6, whilst there are two cells in other regions, so the lowest for those is 1; thus the circled cell contains either 8 or 9, with all other values instantly eliminated. Furthermore, the cells at the start and end of the arrow can contain only 1 or 2, and the three in the middle can only contain 1,2,3,4. If all but one cell in a region for instance lie along the path of an arrow and are not at its head, then none of those can contain 9. One of the greatest aspects of Sudoku is that the game offers engaging challenges to both the novice, as well as the seasoned puzzle player. Whenever they play a puzzle tailored for their level of competence, both the beginner and the experienced Sudoku solver will have to put a good amount of thought and technique into completing the task. Their approach, though, may not be the same. Solving a hard Sudoku puzzle will require quite a different set of techniques compared to an easy one. This article presents nine such techniques; in increasing difficulty. Whenever you’re able to add a number to the grid, you should always make sure you will not be repeating a number that’s already in the row, column, or 3×3 box. Never try to guess the solution