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I came across a couple of "Distance Sudoku" puzzles by Richard and cdwg and thought I'd try to create one of my own with my own twist on the ruleset. If you enjoy this, here's the puzzles that inspired it:

• Distance Sudoku by Richard
• X-Distance Sudoku by cdwg2000
• X-Distance Sudoku #2 by cdwg2000

My twist on the rules is that the row and column number determine the distances between numbers.

The Rules:

• Normal sudoku rules apply - fill every row, column, and box with the numbers 1 to 9.
• Clues around the outside give the numbers that are N steps away from the N, where N is the row or column number. When two digits are given, the order of the digits must be determined by the solver.
  • For example, a 3 5 in the 2nd row means there must be a 3 and a 5 exactly 2 steps away from the 2 in that row. This could be ##3#2#5## or #5#2#3###
  • For example, a 8 ? outside the 3rd row means there must be an 8 3 steps away from a 3, as well as another number 3 steps away from the 3. This could be #8##3##?#, but couldn't be #3##8####.

The Puzzle:

Click to solve on f-puzzles.