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A '''Jigsaw''' Sudoku does not have 3x3 [[box]]es, but regions with an irregular shape. | A '''Jigsaw''' Sudoku does not have 3x3 [[box]]es, but regions with an irregular shape. | ||
Jigsaw is a very popular [[Sudoku Variant]]. | |||
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| . | === Example === | ||
| '-------. | |||
| | [[Image:Jigsaw example 2.png]] | ||
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| . . | In a forum, this puzzle can be presented like this: | ||
| .---' | |||
| . | . . | .-----------.---.-------------------. | ||
| . . . | . | . 2 . . . | | |||
| . | | .---' '-------. | | ||
:--- | | . . | . 3 . . | . 9 . | | ||
| . | | | :-----------. '---.---. | | ||
| '---.-------' | | . 1 | . . . | . . | . | . | | ||
| . | | .---' .-------'---. | '---: | ||
| | | 7 | . . | . . . | 4 | . . | | ||
| . | | | .---: | | .---: | ||
| | | . | . | . | . . . | . | 2 | 5 | | ||
| | :---' | | :---' | | | ||
'----------- | | . 6 | . | . . . | . . | . | | ||
:---. | '---.-------' .---' | | |||
| . | 7 | . . | . . . | . 6 | | |||
| '---'---. '-----------: | | |||
| . 9 5 | . . . . | . . | | |||
| '-------. .---' | | |||
| . . . 2 . | . | . 4 . | | |||
'-------------------'---'-----------' | |||
The irregular regions allow the player to use the [[Law of Leftovers]], a [[solving technique]] which can only be used on irregular regions. | The irregular regions allow the player to use the [[Law of Leftovers]], a [[solving technique]] which can only be used on irregular regions. | ||
[[Category:Sudoku Variants]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:02, 30 October 2021
A Jigsaw Sudoku does not have 3x3 boxes, but regions with an irregular shape.
Jigsaw is a very popular Sudoku Variant.
Example
In a forum, this puzzle can be presented like this:
.-----------.---.-------------------. | . . . | . | . 2 . . . | | .---' '-------. | | . . | . 3 . . | . 9 . | | :-----------. '---.---. | | . 1 | . . . | . . | . | . | | .---' .-------'---. | '---: | 7 | . . | . . . | 4 | . . | | | .---: | | .---: | . | . | . | . . . | . | 2 | 5 | :---' | | :---' | | | . 6 | . | . . . | . . | . | :---. | '---.-------' .---' | | . | 7 | . . | . . . | . 6 | | '---'---. '-----------: | | . 9 5 | . . . . | . . | | '-------. .---' | | . . . 2 . | . | . 4 . | '-------------------'---'-----------'
The irregular regions allow the player to use the Law of Leftovers, a solving technique which can only be used on irregular regions.
