Sudoku Variants Series (398) - Sums next to 1 and 9
(Published on 28. December 2022, 06:00 by Richard)
Sums next to 1 and 9
Inspiration for this type comes from LucyAudrin.
Solve online in Penpa+ (thx Nick Smirnov!)
Apply classic sudoku rules.
Clues outside the grid indicate the sum of all direct neighbours of the 1 and the 9 in the corresponding row or column, in order of appearance.
or in F-Puzzles
or in CtC-app (thx RockyRoer)
Solution code: Row 5, followed by column 4.
Comments
on 16. August 2023, 06:29 by zrbakhtiar
Is this goodbye then?
on 13. March 2023, 12:26 by LordM
Das du Pause machst, ist sehr schade. Deine Rätsel sind immer fordernd und inspirierend. Haben mir immer eine große Freude bereitet. Danke und hoffentlich bis bald.
on 25. January 2023, 00:48 by SudokuExplorer
Sad to hear, but I'm sure you'll be back with a bang! Thanks for all the puzzling joy. Best of luck with your other projects :-)
on 10. January 2023, 00:45 by Nylimb
I'm sorry to hear that there won't be any new SVS puzzles for a while, but I have about 180 older ones still to do, which will probably keep me busy until your return. Thanks for all of your puzzles, and enjoy your time off.
on 1. January 2023, 07:26 by Orpheus
I have never seen this varient before. What a fun stretch for my brain. Thank you and I wish you well in your hiatus.
on 29. December 2022, 15:08 by Krokant
Thank you for countless hours of fun, Richard. Already looking forward to your return. :)
on 29. December 2022, 03:54 by glum_hippo
I think 398 is a very nice number, but I also look forward to having you back again when you’re ready, dear Richard! You’ve been a true inspiration and great friend
on 28. December 2022, 19:07 by Greg
Thanks Richard! Hopefully your hiatus is short but thanks for all the puzzles so far, I will definitely wait in anticipation for the restart.
on 28. December 2022, 17:33 by Richard
Thx for the kind words.
As I have written, I expect to be back with new variants later; this is a temporary last one.
It's just that I face a busy time with a few other things that are all more important than SVS. And if I do something, it's with full focus and attention. No worries, I'll be back! :-)
on 28. December 2022, 17:29 by Richard
Added more links for online solving.
Thx RockyRoer!
on 28. December 2022, 16:27 by KNT
Thank you Richard for all you have contributed. I hope this is not the end, and good luck with whatever the future has in store for you :)
on 28. December 2022, 15:28 by Rollo
Thank you Richard for 398(+1) excellent SVS puzzles. We are looking forward to number 399 in 2023 or even later ;-).
on 28. December 2022, 15:22 by marcmees
Thanks Richard . I wish you succes with your next projects. I enjoyed this series and will very much miss the wednesday puzzle. I hope one day SVS will continue its course.
on 28. December 2022, 14:31 by Senior
Ein herzliches Dankeschön an Richard für das besondere Rätselvergnügen, das er uns seit Dezember 2013 mit seinen 399 SVS-Ausgaben bescherte.
Viel Freude und Erfolg bei deinen zukünftigen Projekten, Richard!
Ich nehme mir vor, gelegentlich einen kleinen statistischen Rückblick beizusteuern.
on 28. December 2022, 14:14 by RockyRoer
I too immediately thought TWO MORE!
Richard, your puzzles have been such an inspiration to me as a setter. I will miss waking up on Wednesdays to see what you came up with next. I will miss how you take every type of variant and make a smooth solve with lots of interesting logic that each variant provides. Congratulations on so many wonderful puzzles, and we wish you the best in your future plans!
F-Puzzles: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=2jqan88o
CTC: https://bit.ly/3YVghck
on 28. December 2022, 11:20 by Richard
Added link and tag for online solving. Thx Nick!
on 28. December 2022, 09:27 by Nick Smirnov
Penpa:
https://tinyurl.com/2zcwxynw
on 28. December 2022, 08:47 by Big Tiger
You couldn't just get to a nice even 400?? lol
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reply: I don't think this is a very appropriate comment! :-(
BT: Uh, it was just a bit of humor. You got to 398... :-P
