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Standard sudoku rules applies. Fill the grid with numbers in cells from 1 to 9 so each digit occurs exactly once in every row, column and 3x3 box.

Color some small cells black. Digits who are not separated by black cells form a multi-digit number. Clues outside indicate the sum of all numbers one can see from its view. Note that multi-digit number, say 123, will be 321 from the other side. Black cells don’t share a same border.

Looks familiar? Well, it should be. I think there’s a puzzle type called magic sum, which i never know until two days before i set this. I’m not a fan of this type, but i do want to test my skills in dealing with calculation.

When i look at the puzzle, the first thing that came to my mind is that, why one side clues, it is so, lopsided. There was a time when i want all clues to be threes, but i don’t think i can avoid twos, so, that’s that. The original magic sum for me is a little bit dull, for it’s all about identifying the component, and one side clue is really emping up the calculation difficulty, at least it felt that way. As for the black cells, i did not expect it to be that useful

As for this puzzle, if you can figure out how did i do it, it shouldn’t be that hard. Because my cellphone is way to small to fit in a five digit number, i have to deal with 3 digit number. Still. I have to say, who name this, this name is so forgettable. It mix up with things like magic cells and magic squares. Like why?